Not that we’ll be moving any time soon. We do have a long-term dream of moving somewhere eventually… maybe southern Oregon, maybe Hawaii, maybe back to New Zealand. We’ll see. Rather complicated by all the animals, though.
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Speaking of Hawaii, I happened to come across this listing for an off-the-grid house on the Big Island of Hawaii. I love the look of it, though not sure I could handle the power restrictions, or slowness of satellite internet. It’s fun to dream, though.
After moving to the US and living in an apartment for a year or so, we bought a new 1522 square foot townhouse in December 2002. We imagined we’d be there for a few years, but ended up staying a decade. #ThrowbackThursday
That was quicker than predicted… the power is back on again, an hour and a half after going off. 🔌
I feel powerless… in an electrical sense. Shortly after publishing my Flock Friday post, we lost power. I’m more surprised that it lasted that long, with all the wind we’ve been having. There are a lot of trees around us, with overhead power lines, so a tree falling on a line takes it out.
We still have internet access, due to UPSes. Made mac & cheese on the gas stovetop (using a lighter) for lunch. The power company estimates it’ll be back on in a few hours, so I’ll just work on my laptop in the meantime.
As ever, the biggest inconvenience is that we have no running water when we have no power, since we’re on a well. But we prepared some jugs of water, and have other stuff to drink, so not too much hassle.
Our clothes washer had multiple issues, so it was time to replace it. We got a new LG washer and matching dryer, plus a cute little second washer that goes underneath the main one like a drawer (and a regular drawer under the dryer).
A little festive cheer in the living room.
Installed new under-cabinet lights in the kitchen, to replace the older light strips that kept cutting out.
Another thing we did yesterday was go to IKEA to buy a new bed or fold-out couch for Jenn’s office, to replace an uncomfortable couch (that the cats helped us remove). We ended up getting a nice daybed, so we now have a king-size guest bed in there.
So, remember my Throwback series of low-res photos of our New Zealand house? Here are some real estate pics from a few years ago, showing how much it changed since then. Subsequent owners removed my pond, but check out the size of those palm trees! #ThrowbackThursday
