In my brilliant plan (and opportunity) to live off the grid for much of the summer... I neglected to consider one small challenge... blogging! I am so very sorry to those of you who have continued to check in on my goings-on day after day after day, only to find a very poorly neglected blog. Bad blogging etiquette, I know. My brother was after me about it today (again), and as such, I am sitting outside the library poaching the free wi-fi signal from the library in this extremely small town. To give you an idea of just how tiny, the library building itself could fit into my kitchen and there is a small sign on the door announcing its opening hours per week (approximately 10.5) and a message that these hours are 'weather and availability of volunteers permitting'... gotta love it!
So where am I exactly? Well, my family and I are building a cabin just outside of a pretty little mountain town called Nordegg, Alberta. Trent and I used to work at an outdoor centre in this area 5 or so years back and just fell in love with the area. Needless to say, it is awesome to be back! Currently, my son and I are staying in a trailer (with only a generator for power - about 1 hour per day), and no running water. As for my 'living with less' values, I'd say that this kind of lifestyle fits right in! I have also harangued my mom to send virtually all local, organic foods up on the weekends, when my husband comes, so life is truly great!
I won't have a chance to write much this summer, but I'll be back this fall with a full report on the summer and the plans for fall.
All the best to you and yours and have a happy, happy SUMMER!!!
xoMarebarexo
