My Woodland Tribe

The well has been drilled!!! But still no running water. Two rigs showed up, one had a giant drill and one had a water tank and pipes on it....

WOW! The leaves are so spectacular up here. I mean, they were nice in Minneapolis too but up here on my 5 acres I am surrounded by Maple, Bi...

When we first bought our place back in 2012 we took a class in Ely, MN on how to build a Rocket Mass Heater. We knew we wanted to build one ...

I. Have. Internet!!!! at my house!!! I have learned that if some customer service rep tells you "no" you call back and keep asking...

I am so grateful for the Internet! (even if I can not fully get it at my house.) I was able to connect with a local home school moms group. ...

It's been a week of living in the woods. Without a well washing can be tricky. We have a dish/hand washing station outside at a table. A...

Two of the five trees came down!  Last night about 3am we were awoken to a loud thunderstorm and it rained all day until about 3pm.  Travis ...