I’m not a homesteader. I never want to farm or ranch. I have no intention of living an enforced rough or difficult life in order to survive with nature. I only want to be healthy and strong as I continue to get older… That and not be in a position to look out our bathroom window and see the neighbor lady in her nightie in her kitchen. True story! After Doug got a job with an internet commute that is where Dearest Hubby and I started when we began looking for our dream house.
The description in the ad: MILLENIUM READY! Luxury custom home - totally sef-contained including its own hydroelectric power plant. Numerous skylights, bay, garden & leaded windows, 2000 ft waterfront on over 23 secluded acres.
I’m Jessi. Some of this is my story but Doug has enough to say that you’ll see a post from him every now and again. In my past I had a shortened stay at university with a focus towards engineering and Doug has degrees in Electrical Engineering and the Computer Sciences and has spent time in the Navy as a Submarine Officer (Whoo Hoo! Love a man in uniform!)
Now we have everything we asked for plus a little extra:
- Annual to-do projects?
- Emergency Challenges?
- Still get to relax at night with all the modern luxuries?
Well... Maybe we could do without the emergency challenges 
This place has a few interesting stories and I’ve got to tell you that contrary to all reports (anyone else pick up on this?) Google doesn’t have all the "how-to" answers.
Welcome to Steemit, Jessi.
I am really happy that I convinced you through Doug to start on Steemit.
I am thinking of going to visit you in August.
Happy Steeming.
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Looking forward to it! Bring the kids and we'll teach them the fine art of chopping firewood! I really enjoyed seeing your bathroom thread. I'll definitely check it out again now that I'm here. Doug loved the rating system.
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Nice work encouraging more interesting people to join in!
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OMG, I love your house! Next step, chickens with a matching coop, a veggie garden and a permaculture food forest? :)
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Thanks! You make me laugh! We tried the garden but I found it discouraging when everything except peas, onions, and radishes ended up disappearing - some from the top down and others from the roots up! Chickens.... hmmm.... The neighbors across the river kept chickens and between their experience and my meeting with a cougar, I decided not to keep bait. I'm a whole-hearted advocate of the farmer's market! ;-)
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Welcome to steemit community. At Steemit we are all together like a Family. We help each other in information sharing and grow together along with steem community. Feel free to contact or follow me any time :) @hafizulislam
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Let me welcome you to Steemit Re-engineer . I'm @chrisx and if you need any help feel free to contact or follow me :-)
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Hi there @Re-engineer :) - Welcome to Steemit ! I am @digital-gypsy, nice to meet you !
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G'day @re-engineer! Welcome to the platform :]
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welcome to steemit and I am happy to learn from you different DIY project and the hydroelectric generation system.
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Hello and welcome! Followed and upvoted! I read tarot and write about everyday life stuff. Check it out if you would like.
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Thanks! I've always had some curiosity about the tarot. It seems very complicated.
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Welcome to Steemit! Seems to be a very pleasant life. I do not think I could do it. I love being around the city. Living on the West Bank of New Orleans was GREAT! I was 15mins close enough to down town Nawlins, but 15mins far enough away from downtown when the "Mardi Gras" craziness happens. I moved to a smaller town in the country and have never been as happy as I was in Nawlins. Will be moving back VERY SOON! Even though I could never live the life you love,,,,, I am still mesmerized by it. Hope to see more on your journey. :)
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There are a some huge advantages to living in the big city. I do sometimes REALLY miss the Seattle University District where we moved from. There were a lot of things about it I absolutely loved. Of course, like Robert Frost said in his poem, when you come to a crossroads you have to make a choice... sometimes you are pulled to take the road less traveled. :-)
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