And we have a water tank that actually fills up. The floor is still not ideal. We will have to put some work in it in the summer because its super wet now but at least we will have running water in house for the time being. #buildstr #offgridliving #homesteading

Dear family, friends and all of you Nostrians who have been with us this year, we wish you all a blissful and merry Christmas and an amazing new year. May the new year bring new prospects and new opportunities for us all. May love be abundant and support be productive. May we all get to live a fuller life, a life in the embrace of people we love and cherish ❤️ #christmas #festivities #offgridliving

GM nostr. We harvested the last of the squashes today. We cleared some of the garden space to prepare it for the next season. We have had loads of squash curry the last month and they taste so good that we want to save these for Christmas to make some more. Right now we have about 80 garlic cloves in the ground, planted at intervals to get a prolonged harvest. We have some cauliflowers growing and some long turnips. Our land is generous and we are forever grateful!! #homesteading #growyourownfood #offgrid #foodstr

What a few days of rain has done to our small waterfall. #rain #autumn #offgrid

This has been a bittersweet development for us. On one hand, having insulation and the dry walls done on the roof means that we have taken a huge step forward but the quality of the work leaves us bit dissatisfied. After consulting three different companies we chose to work with someone who seemed to fit the best with our needs. But maybe it's the lack of command of Portuguese on our end or the difference in work culture or both, the difference between what we wanted, and what has been delivered is a bit too big for our liking. The dry walls are not symmetrical in any angles in the corner of the house. The wall in the kitchen side is also not a straight line, rather a curve. We are in no position, neither financially nor with time to redo the ceiling so we have to accept this asymmetry. #buildstr #offgrid #hiccups