Part of homesteading has to be water management. I mean - you can’t take a bath in the lake every single day, and the truth is - building fences, remodeling houses and gathering wood can really be a “strong” experience - if you catch my whiff. So it was clear to me that we needed an outdoor shower. Jamie found this black bag with the shower head attached and it holds about 2 1/2 gallons of water. Then we added a bucket of water and voila! We had enough to really clean two stinky people. Such fun, and of course it’s so private out there that you just want to take your clothes off - really!
It’s been a while since I posted the Blueberry chronicles. Actually, the plants are all in and really doing fine, but here’s the second part of the saga of getting the patch ready, and the plants in the ground. It was a real family affair with Jamie’s brother’s and nephews helping a lot. Jeff, Rick, Ryan and Alan - even Jim came by.
After spending our first night on the land, we had to wait a day until the blueberry plants showed up, but when they did, we needed to decide on a place to put them. Originally we thought about an old garden plot that Jamie’s grandmother had, but after reading about what blueberries like, it became clear that that area would be too wet for blueberries - they love water, but don’t like wet feet. After picking the land, it was time to began breaking the sod. Oh yes, it was not pretty.
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