Here are some images I captured today in the village and near my construction site. Please respect the signage -- do not enter.
Tag: off-grid
PN takes a deep breath, and plunges forward! … …
The author reflects on sacrifices made, including leaving an abusive father, giving up dreams of marine biology and a career in fish farming, and leaving a well-paid job to become a high school science teacher. Despite challenges, they find contentment in semi-retirement with a peaceful property. The post also includes updates on home renovation.
Teacher polo shirts & teacher slacks :-(
I am making the switch from being a classroom teacher to a handyman. It has its challenges.
Oranges, apples, HI-picked precocious pineapples, blackberries, swamp-blueberries
The author shares their top 5 favorite fruits: Oranges for fragrant blossoms, Apples for local growth, Hawaiian field-picked pineapple for freshness, Blackberries for the challenge, and Blueberries for unique cultivation requirements. The update from the proto-farm involves various construction and heating details (generated by AI?! [nice]).
Updates from the (proto) farm…
My project manager is keeping the site neat, however, it IS an active construction site. Gate closed? Call us before entering. Trespassers will be persecuted. (You’ve been warned).
An easy answer: I don’t regret purchasing property on the North Bruce Peninsula… on the East side!
A writing prompt and current construction events!
Our 4th bushwhacking session.
Delivery. Shredding. Resting. Panorama.
SCREWING UP & RECEIVING KIND FEEDBACK
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? Make mistakes? Yep. Been chided for it? Damn. Get indifferent responses? Those are awful. Meh… relieved to be out of the full-time classroom. CURRENT EVENTS Adding value to our rental home.
Puttering. Strolling. Meditating. Sharpening. Cat Shnorggling.
Bloganuary writing promptList five things you do for fun.View all responses PUTTERING. I cannot let good-enough alone. If I can mess around with electronics, plumbing, woodworking, home electrical, workshop organization, handtool maintentance... then I will find time to do it. When I was still working in school boards, that meant setting up science labs with … Continue reading Puttering. Strolling. Meditating. Sharpening. Cat Shnorggling.
Most memorable road trip? Why, driving down from Tobermory (via our first trans-Canada trip) to visit my mother-in-law!
Bloganuary writing promptThink back on your most memorable road trip.View all responses At least 25-30 years ago, TS and I traveled from the Lower Mainland (British Columbia) to North York. We were going to stop in Tobermory for the night (after our ferrry trip from Manatoulin Island), but we decided instead to make the run … Continue reading Most memorable road trip? Why, driving down from Tobermory (via our first trans-Canada trip) to visit my mother-in-law!
Close to 20 years in front of a classroom? Yep.
Daily writing promptHave you ever performed on stage or given a speech?View all responses I know this isn't exactly the same as stage acting. Or addressing a crowd of >100 peers. The closest I had was talking in front of the school-work staff... and that was about 80 different peers. Most were politely listening to … Continue reading Close to 20 years in front of a classroom? Yep.
Early retirement, moving to Lion’s Head, watching our forever-home being built!
Homes in the bush, stepping away from full-time pedagogy.
I’d like to be crepuscular.
Daily writing promptAre you more of a night or morning person?View all responses Crepuscular?! Yep. I like being most active at dawn and dusk {{Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Crepuscular. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepuscular }}. My favourite examples: walleye, pickerel, wild turkey, coyote, deer, ruffed grouse.
My favourite websites, in semi-order…
Wikipedia, of course. I treat it like the worldwide edition of People Magazine + TMZ + Encyclopedia Galactica 🙂 . I like knowing that I can never view all the pages in my lifetime. For fun, TS will ask me how I got from Point Aye to Bee... and I show her! Wikivoyage. Ibid. I … Continue reading My favourite websites, in semi-order…
The Bruce Trail Conservancy – they get my mythical $1M
Truth can be stranger than fiction, no?
Paul’s answer: my post-career health
Time to get on the farm, before the Fall heat.
My priority? Today, check out rentals. Tomorrow, (gentlemen) farm maintenance.
TS needs a bigger table; PN needs to mess around on the woodlot.
Revisions, revisions, revisions (and it gets THOSE IDEAS out of my f**king head)!
Daily writing promptWhat do you enjoy most about writing?View all responses As a newly retired standup science philosopher (high school science teacher), I understand that writing is a SKILL. I enjoy being able to articulate myself -- if not verbally (where my stutter gets full-on manifested)... then in a format that allows me to review … Continue reading Revisions, revisions, revisions (and it gets THOSE IDEAS out of my f**king head)!
The Great Lakes, the food, my friends, and (occasionally) fast freeways out of town!
Daily writing promptWhat do you love about where you live?View all responses When TS and I were looking for property... what... 10 years ago, she insisted that we be no more than 1 day's drive from the big smoke (Toronto). I couldn't understand that need. I was looking at property around Lake Superior... or at … Continue reading The Great Lakes, the food, my friends, and (occasionally) fast freeways out of town!
August 13-15, 2023 Update
Evolve Builders have been busy! Here's what we saw earlier this week (in no particular order): We watched the Perseid meteor shower. What plant species is this? The entrance to our construction site. Call before you enter. One of the crew had his blue van by the parking lot. SE corner Driveway leading to the … Continue reading August 13-15, 2023 Update
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