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February. The shortest month of the year, that seems to just go on and on and on.  It’s also what I felt was the snowiest month of the year.  When the old proverb “As the days lengthen, the cold strengthens” rings true. The time of year that everyone starts becoming antsy, with cabin fever andContinue reading “February. The Longest Short Month.”

This past weekend was a clear reminder of how cold winter can be up on “The Hill”, in Kingsbury. Despite the weather on my phone, claiming it was 15° out, Real feel 7° and winds were supposedly 35mph, I had to disagree. Our thermometer stated 7° and the winds were much stronger. Factoring in theContinue reading “The Dirty and Slightly Chilly Side…Outhouses”

I try to get a sense of what someone is thinking when I tell them we live off-grid.  Do they see Little House on the Prairie or The Adventures of Grizzly Adams? Are they picturing us cooking dinner over a fire by candle light and trudging through deep snow to go to the outhouse? WhatContinue reading “Handy Gadgets Everyone Should Own”

Being built in the early 1800’s the Old Schoolhouse has its fair share of charm and character. Not only does it have timeless details and solid workmanship, it has history. Being a historical landmark of Kingsbury Plantation, the Campbell Schoolhouse has also been and continues to be a part of our family history. To sitContinue reading “A Treasure in the Middle of Nowhere”

2020 came and went. On to a new year. I know most were hopeful with the end of 2020 insight. As though with the arrival of 2021, all the bad will cease. Life will resume to normal. Whatever that actually is. It’s not as easy as that. You can’t just remove the calendar from theContinue reading “2020. Let’s Hope for a Better Year, 2021”

Winter. One of my favorite seasons here at the Schoolhouse. Comfortably cozy insulated by snow. Usually. The Almanac, depending on which you read (as I do both versions), were conflicting. I was hoping for the snowy forecast. I’m assuming my wish is not going to be granted at this point. I’m still able to seeContinue reading “Our Bizarre December”

Christmas is just days away. This will be our second here at the Old Schoolhouse. Many special occasions have been celebrated here, from Birthdays, bachelor/ bachelorette parties, graduations, New Year’s Eve and even a wedding.  Grammy and Grampy use to hold Thanksgiving dinner here for the family, many years ago. We did as well, beforeContinue reading “Holiday on the Hill”

Temperatures have been oddly mild, most days, for this time of year. October came in really cold after a scorching summer. November and December….so far bearable, even the wind has let up. That trend seems to be coming to an end this week.  With negative numbers in the forecast. I was abruptly woken up atContinue reading “Keeping Cozy on the Hill”

If by any chance we hadn’t been able to make it to camp for awhile, which wasn’t often, we liked to pop in, check it out and see how things were. Pretty much, just to step foot in and breath in the familiar smell of the Schoolhouse. We’d walk around, inside and out. Open cupboardsContinue reading “Intruders and Visitors of Another Kind”

Yesterday was howling winds, pouring rain and 55°. It’s the beginning of December. In Maine!! Our yard looks like the end of March or April. I had to pull my husband’s work van out of the mud, with the side by side, this morning at 4:30. Did I miss a season? I returned from sunnyContinue reading “There are other sources then the grid”