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www.downshiftme.com - the website of Matt and AJ and the story of our change from city life in Leeds, UK to a simpler country life in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hopefully there will also be something for those who also wish to downshift for a simpler more natural lifestyle. This is the podcast only feed.Sunday, November 08, 2009
Podcast 69
Chicken update
duck – lame duck
chicks appearing – natural rearing with their mothers/surrogates
LotteLotte
Produce update - 3rd summer
* tomatoes
* garlic
* onions
* potatoes
* carrots
* peppers
* beans
* peas
* zucchini (courgette)
* berries
* grape vines
* water tank
Some of the harvest
AJ visit to England
Work on house
Mortgage (short), good interest rates, buffer against future disasters
Envirofoam – basement insulation
Ecowater – water softener
New windows (energystar rated)
Non-house things things (which will not add value to it) too
New sofas and other furniture
2 new netbooks after various laptop disasters
Future works
New roof, skylights, verandah restoration, kitchen door, carpet, flooring, bathrooms, closets, insulation and dry walling. Work on wiring happening in next few weeks. But probably not solar panels for now.
Bad things AJ – his father's death
Matt – the economy
Good things
AJ – Lotte and turning 40
Matt – Skype, white woodwork, clean water, lots of produce, rainwater harvesting.
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