Although its been dropping to 22 degrees F(-5.5 C)over night, the days have been sunny. It may snow by the end of the week, but I’m betting I’ll be able to get out until Thanksgiving.
My wood pile is growing but probably still isn’t big enough. I’m not worried–with my packboard I will be able to cut and pack wood after the snow flies. I also have a small propane heater hooked up to a 20 lb tank that I can carry down to the little store, on my packboard, 2 miles away, and get refilled.
I bought a bunch of food–not enough for all winter, but Amazon sells food cheaper than I can get it in town and though the UPS guy won’t come to my cabin, he will drop my stuff off at the little store or at my neighbors down by the road.
I have never seen a piece of fruit in the little store but they do have milk, cottage cheese, and if your are quick, the occasional tomato.
Last year, my neighbor and I spit a huge box of apples. She stored it in her cold storage and about every two weeks I would go get some more. I ate apples everyday, all winter for 3.00. Maybe she would be into doing the same thing this year.
Once again, I have resumed my Netflick subscription.
The library, out here, mails books to you in cloth bags. When you are done reading your book you just zip it back up in the bag and put it in your mailbox.
I am working on getting a LED lamp hooked directly to my DC storage batteries. It will only draw 2.5 watts and will make it nicer to read at night. I’m very excited about this new improvement.
I’m looking forward to being snowed in. Life is so peaceful and focused once I have been freed from having to go anywhere. Time stretches out, before me, infinitely and then there is always time, for anything, without hurrying.
