In the beginning…
Hello and welcome all readers, friends, those I have met and those I know through the internet. This is a first for me, blogging, I have resisted blogging ever since I first heard of it, for reasons I can’t explain, most likely because it was the “in” thing to do, and I tend to be anti-trendy. But now, I find that I have a need to write down my new adventures for those who want to keep up with what I am doing, so I am now part of the blogger family.
As to my adventure, well, I am finally doing something that most people only dream about, it was certainly something I have dreamed about for many years… I am moving from the “big city” to a bit of acreage on a mountain side in west Texas (yes, Texas does have mountains). I will be living off-grid, that means I will not be hooked up to any utilities. No electric, no water, no gas, no phone… To some, that sounds scary, to others, it sounds like heaven, I am of the latter group. That doesn’t mean I will be living without electricity, water, gas or phone service, I will just have to make my own electricity, bring in my own water and gas, the phone will be my trusty cell phone. Heat will be generated with a wood stove, I will cook with wood, propane and solar.…
