by Millie Copper | Sep 13, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid, Working From Home
Most days I love our off-grid life. Our little farm of goats and chickens bring me joy. Building our own house, while often a struggle, is also very satisfying and I love seeing it come together. Our dry cabin is sometimes a challenge but not having running water...
by Millie Copper | Feb 3, 2017 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid
Hello, Friends! Winter is still in full force at our Wyoming farmstead. January brought many more snowy, cold days and even colder nights. With this cold weather, our septic system froze. Many off-gridders don’t have a flush toilet and instead use...
by Millie Copper | Oct 26, 2016 | 20 Acre Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid
Off-grid bathrooms often make for interesting conversation. Because many of us living off the grid have to figure out interesting ways to bring water into the home we look for water conserving measures. Compost toilets are super popular in the off-grid community. This...
by Millie Copper | Feb 12, 2015 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid, Two Acre Homestead, Working From Home
Hello, Dear Readers, If you are looking for Simple Lives Thursday please go here. Last week I worked in Oregon (the photo above is of Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge). While I was there I came to the realization that I am spread too thin. This...
by Millie Copper | Dec 8, 2014 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid
We’re so excited to have the shell of our new cabin completed. It is absolutely amazing. To be quite honest, it is beyond anything we could have imagined. Are you ready for a tour? This side of the cabin is the bedroom end. While it’s just a big box right...
by Millie Copper | Oct 8, 2014 | 20 Acre Homestead, Around the Homestead, Life in Wyoming, Off Grid
Our new cabin is coming right along! Last month when I posted about our cabin we had just left the property with the foundation complete and the floor in progress. You can read that post here. Our builders have been hard at it and are making great progress. In fact,...