by Millie Copper | Jul 22, 2016 | food thoughts
It is hot, hot, hot in Wyoming! And along with hot, hot, hot we get dry, dry, dry. This afternoon we were happy to have a small thunderstorm roll in. Our happiness turned to nervousness when the straight-down lightning started. With one strike we saw the flash and...
by Millie Copper | Jul 11, 2016 | Cooking, Recipes
We’ve been enjoying our beautiful summer with trips to the local lakes and river for fishing. We had a few trout in the freezer and decided to invite a couple of neighbors over for a trout feast. Our off grid kitchen is perfect for barbecue. In ‘the olden...
by Millie Copper | Apr 11, 2016 | Meal Plans
Hello, Hello! Spring is definitely here! We had our first baby goats of the year yesterday. I haven’t seen them live and in person yet since my daughter’s still have the goats at our old house while we get things set up here. Both are males. We have 3 more...
by Millie Copper | Apr 4, 2016 | food thoughts
The last several weeks have been a whirl-wind while we’re settling in to our new home. Settling in might be a bit of a stretch. Since the home isn’t done and there is work to be done on it every day, a good portion of our household items are in a storage...
by Millie Copper | Mar 8, 2016 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid
After almost 5 years of planning we’ve officially moved off the grid. Almost three years ago we picked out our property. It’s a 20 acre parcel with amazing views. We’re still in Wyoming as evidenced by the lack of trees. The property was part of a...