Winter's a-comin'
So far this year we’ve had an extraordinarily mild winter. No complaints; we were moving.
But we also knew the mild stretch was unlikely to last. Sure enough, it looks like we’re in for a winter whomp of both snow and cold this upcoming week.
If we get all the snow in the forecast — and we may not — we could see 18 inches of snow on the ground by next week.
So we’re battening down hatches. Unfortunately battening down hatches here in our new place is not quite the same as at our old place.
For one thing, we’re entirely dependent upon electricity here — a situation we don’t like and will change as soon as we’re able. On Monday, for example, we got about five inches of gentle light snow overnight…
… but it was enough to short out power lines in the area, so we woke up to a power outage.
Normally this isn’t a big deal — we have plenty of kerosene for lamps, and stored water — but it meant we were without heat. Being at the mercy of the power company is not our idea of self-sufficiency.
It also underscores the need to install our wood cookstove, still boxed up and sitting in the barn at our old place. Unfortunately this isn’t likely to happen until next summer. Not only do we still have to transport it here, but we have to prepare a fireproof pad in the house, punch a hole in the roof for a triple-walled pipe, etc.
So, because we can’t be without heat in case of another snow-related power outage, Don purchased a propane room heater suitable for indoor use. We’ll have this hooked up, tested, and on standby today in anticipation of this week’s weather.
We’ve always said self-sufficiency is a journey, not a destination; and here in our new place, we’re embarking on a new journey in that direction. The difference between then and now is we kinda know what we’re doing this time. We know what projects we’d like to accomplish (install the wood cookstove; build a garden; plow a wheat field; securely fence the pastures; build a chicken coop; fence a chicken yard; get cows; etc.), but we have to be patient, pace ourselves, and tackle things as time, money, and opportunity permit.
And right now, I’d say the cookstove is numero uno on the list.
Source: http://www.rural-revolution.com/2021/02/winters-comin.html
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