We are slowly finding our rhythm here and we have gotten into a bit of a routine. The girls are growing with all the sunshine and sea air. There are way more smiles in a day now and we are often out exploring, picking flowers or food from various trees, bushes or gardens. I have been home schooling Sally the past two weeks and its been going well. The house is starting to feel more like a home. We are feeling more settled in.
With that, Justin has been out clearing the land in some of his downtime. It's starting to look good. We have a path that we can take a 4 wheeler through all the way from the old house (where we are living) to Js folks house. We are going to be mapping and measuring out our plan for the house, driveway, garage, garden and lawn. That is, once we have paths cut and some of the bigger sections of land cleared and the garbage removed. There is a lot of work left to do, but it is nice to see progress.
We have started to fill the freezer we just purchased used from a lady in a neighboring town. It's now packed with meat from a local supplier and blueberries I've collected and put in any container I can find. I am going to getting some tomatoes from the local community garden and Aunty Cathy's garden and make some tomato sauce to preserve. I am also going to make some apple jelly from the apples I got from a tree across the street and Aunty Cathy's back yard. I also plan on making some apple pies and some apple crisps for winter. We are trying to preserve as much as we can which is actually exciting to me. I heard a rumor that someone planted a field of potatoes and they are giving them away, so I hope to get some of them too. We have set up our composter as well, so we hope to have some good soil in a year or so. It's all part of the process and plan, and super exciting.
We have been trying to soak up the sunny days and lovely evenings before it gets too cold. The sunsets are spectacular here and I often find myself wandering to the blueberry patch just before sunset to try and soak in the last part of the day and enjoy the ocean breeze - and the sun setting over the ocean. It's simply wonderful. I can't get over the beauty of this place we are so lucky to call home.
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