Safely Moved

Well, I got all moved to Coe Hill five days ago. I have the house mostly set up and looking good, and we have already gotten the main fire pit in and the chicken coop set up. All the fur and feather babies are loving it; the hens have a multitude of toads and insects to eat, the dogs have a multitude of trees to pee on, and the cats of a multitude of little animals to hunt! I am letting the hens free range at the moment, hopefully theydon't get eaten by anything!

The solar energy is working well. During the day it easily powers my computer and any little things I need. At night, there is a gas generator that I run for two - three hours to top off the batteries. At night, I can watch TV, do laundry and any other big energy user things that need done. All in all, it's a fine set up, easy to use and works well. There is a water tank in the house that I have to fill each day, but it's easy, I just push a button :)

The property is gorgeous. It's full of beautiful trees, large boulders and rocks, and lots of wild flowers and mushrooms. The wildlife here is amazing; so far deer, wolf, coyote, toads, frogs, birds and snakes have been seen.

I still haven't had a chance to explore the whole property (Ive been so busy getting everything set up!). I'm really looking forward to going out for a long hike by myself! It's a very spiritual place, being surrounded by Mother Earth. I am very excited to call my patron God Pan to the land!

The internet here is surprisingly fantastic. I have the same internet company as I did before, but due to the lack of customers in the area, it's 10GB more and $30 cheaper! Yippee!!

Here's a couple of pics from up around the house. The first pic shows a bit of the house, solar panels and some outbuilings. The second pic shows the hens doing their thing and the third shows the solar panels.

Moving Day

Today I am moving to Coe Hill, Ontario! I am super excited to start this amazing new adventure! I have always wanted to live in the middle of a forest, surrounded by Mother Nature! It truly is a dream come true!

I'm a little nervous about the ride there, I have five hens, three cats and three dogs that are not going to enjoy 5-6 hours in a car. I am so blessed to have an awesome friend willing to take them all in her van.

It's been a hell of a crazy week,very tiring and stressful. There was some insurance problems; it s much harder to get house insurance on an "off-grid" home than a normal home, and we had a bit of a fit finding a fridge; propane fridges are hard to find and extremely expensive. From what I understand a lot of new laws have passed over the last couple of years, making going "off-grid" much harder.The government doesn't seem to like it when people try to get out of their system. You'd think with the ever dwindling natural resources that the Government would be encouraging people to be changing to alternative energy, but that really doesn't make them money.

Well, here's hoping today's move goes smoothly and all the fur and feather babies make it there safely! I won't have internet until Tuesday probably, so will update with photos when I'm back online.

Hugs!

Coe Hill Ontario

So my new house is in Coe Hill, Ontario. I thought you all might like to learn a little about the area I'm moving to. :)

Here are so interesting tidbits about the area I am moving to:

Coe Hill is a community in Wollaston township in Hastings County, Ontario

The Wollaston township had a population of 708 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Coe Hill has restaurants, gas station, Royal Canadian Legion branch, beer store, post office, grocery store, bakery, fishing supplies store, library, and a doctor's office.

Coe Hill is about a ten minute drive away from my new home.

Wollaston township covers an area that is 220.19 km2 (85.02 sq mi)

Wollaston township has a population density of 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi); which mean there is 1 person per every 8.3 square miles (I LOVE that!)

The nearest hospital is in Bancroft; it is about a twenty minute drive away.

Coe Hill Agricultural Fair is annually from Friday August 28th and Saturday August 29th, 2015

Ducks

I've been researching livestock for the new homestead. As most of you know, I'm a bit of a tender hearted wuss and am not comfortable killing things, so I'm looking for livestock that can be profitable without the killing.

I have egg laying hens already and they are awesome, so I will definitely be increasing my flock of hens. I was also thinking about adding a flock of ducks.

I learned some interesting things about ducks lately:

-There are some breeds of ducks that lay as well as hens

- Most domestic duck breeds don't fly

- Male ducks are notorious rapists. they have huge penises (up to 17 inches long!!)  that are spiraled.

- In an attempt to stop duck rape, female ducks evolved a spiral vagina (that spiral opposite the male's penis) to make it harder to impregnate them. Only about 2% of duck rape ends in pregnancy!

- Ducks are better at insect control than hens are

I think (assuming I can find some in the area for sale. I am going to get Indian Runners. they are the best laying breed of ducks. Here's a YouTube video if them :)

Moving to Coe Hill

I'm very excited to announce I am moving in just five weeks! I am moving to 42 acres in Coe Hill, Ontario. Coe Hill is about 20-30 minutes south of Bancroft and about an hour north of Peterborough.

Since my very first trip to Algonquin Park I have dreamed of living somewhere that had moose and bears, deer and wolves. I have dreamed of living deep in the forest, surrounded by Mother Nature. Dreams really can come true!

It is going to be quite the exciting adventure. I have never lived somewhere like this before. The house is off-grid (it has solar panels and a propane generator for back-up). I hope it doesn't give me too many problems with running my electronics! It has a nice wood stove, so I'm certainly going to be warmer come winter than where I am now!

 There is a lot more animals there, which is super cool, but also a little scary. I am a little worried about my hens. I hope they all don't end up dead in the first week there! We plan on adding more hens to our flock and getting two female goats! We may also get some other livestock!

Below are some pics of the new homestead :)

My First Children's Book!

I have published my first children book!

It can be purchased on Amazon for Kindle for $2.99

Animal ABCs on Amazon for Kindle

it can also be purchased in physical book form on LuLu for $17.89

Animal ABCs on LuLu

Please help a single mom of three pay off student loans so she can go back to school!

A friend of mine has started an Indiegogo campaign to help pay off her student loans and go back to school.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/going-back-to-university