An Artist's Wife

One of the best things about owning a little country home in the country is September means harvest time. We are far from a true "harvest" but we grow lots enough for the two of us. Last weekend we were able to supplement with the few items in our tiny bar fridge (yes, that is right still no fridge) enough vegetables from our garden to make it four days and not having to go into town to get groceries. Terri loves a dish I made him - he lovinging refers to as spicy potatos - there is something special about eating his own potatos, with some of the hot chili peppers and onion. Note to self - pick zucchini when small :).

We have been renovating for a while now ... Ok truth be told we have been renovating since we bought the house. But we have reached a new level it seems lately, when we first started renovations we barely knew what we were doing, now I think I could hire Terri out as a general contractor. This past weekend, we reached a new level - we installed an eight foot wide header between the two main rooms. And even took the bold step of removing our propane wall heater, we hated the beast. It was so noisy that when it came on (and it seemed to come on every other minute) you could not hear yourself think. This now forces our hand to get the wood burning stove we have always wanted. There is something that excites us both about the idea of living as much off our own property and as simply as possible, and one thing we have a lot of is dead trees. This weekend - we take on electricity - wish us luck.