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As we finally start to slow down,
Read more: As we finally start to slow down,We have been on the farmstead for over a month now and finally are starting to slow down a bit. It has been late August HOT, for most of July though so serious outdoor pursuits have been delayed. We had hoped to have a small greenhouse, larger tractor, and a dog by now and are…
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We make plans………and God laughs!
Read more: We make plans………and God laughs!So we are finally moved onto the farmstead full time! The house is about 95% finished, and a lot has transpired in the past few weeks. We had big plans, oh did we. We were going to do a large eighteen panel solar array and be off-grid as far as electricity goes. We would…
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A chilly evening update with some traditional Northern European food and drink
Read more: A chilly evening update with some traditional Northern European food and drinkI managed to get the truck in 4wd low, up the existing steep driveway on about 2 inches of remaining snow. Finally we have some “normal” Ohio winter weather which means it is no longer in the single digits! I decided to take a mid-week mental health check and come to Valhalla for an evening.…
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Coming to the end of the year!
Read more: Coming to the end of the year!God Jul! It has been some time since I have posted. A combination of ailing parents, martial arts injuries and sickness have kept us from being at Valhalla much. On the up side we are 95% done with the Cabarn. In fact as I write this I am in the future office, hot mug in…
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Another Weekly Update
Read more: Another Weekly UpdateSeems things are starting to move on getting our current place either sold or using it as a HELOC tool to finance the new house at Valhalla. We currently have about 1800 sq ft. and 3 Ac which appraised surprisingly high last week. We already have a cash tentative offer from a neighbor so we…
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Why Move Very Rural?
Read more: Why Move Very Rural?So I cannot think of a better “First Post” for this blog than to simply explain why we have decided to depart from a somewhat rural suburb (we have 3AC currently, 45 min from a City of 1.5 Million), to one of the least populated counties in our state, a county without even a hospital.…
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- Almost Winter update
- As we finally start to slow down,
- We make plans………and God laughs!
- Farmstead Update
- A chilly evening update with some traditional Northern European food and drink