What do we really need. Reflections on our simple life.

 

 

Sitting on the bed watching the tennis yesterday  I was inspired to comment to K about how comfortable we are in our tiny house. We are parked on the farm without town electricity, gas connection or running water. We were sitting on the bed, with a coffee from our coffee machine, home made bread sandwiches on a plate. The fan was going, dinner was ready to heat up later. Our setup works just about anywhere. However we are really grateful to our daughter and son-in-law for allowing us to set up here in the summer.


Like most people we had worked most of our lives to keep a roof over our heads and provide for our children while they were our responsibility. A joy most of the time. But now we are kid less and able to do what we want together. I guess I had envisaged a cottage by the sea, or a town house somewhere with amenities, new furniture at last. But here we are in a 20 foot long box......


Our box has gas bottles for heating, cooking and the fridge. It has battery power charged by solar panels or the generator, for lights, fan, coffee machine, microwave, washing machine and camp fridges. We can watch TV, listen to music, wash clothes, shower and cook.


Our tiny space has all the things two people need. We can even cram in visitors for a meal, even if someone has to sit on the bed if outside is too hot or cold.


And there are blackberries ripening in the bushes outside.






Cheers Sue


A Ferg on the Move.

My caravan. My home.

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We are back at the farm in our caravan again. It truly is home wherever it is parked. We are heading over to SA for a quick visit so we are only "home" for a couple of days.

Everything is all ok. The contents of the annex survived a fortnight without damage. The fridges are all running, the batteries fully charged.


We drove out of Newcastle ahead of the really bad weather. It had rained here on the farm but not really heavily. Yesterday was cold, cloudy and windy. I dragged the minky blanket out from under the bed. Nice and cosy and light rain on the roof. Heavenly. I made hot brunch for our wedding anniversary. Homemade bread, bacon, eggs for K and banana and cheese for me. Coffee in our new espresso cups.

Today the sun is shining. The washing is dancing on the lines at the back of the caravan.

When we first arrived the blackberry bushes were flowering. Now the first berries are ripening.

While checking out the berries I looked up and caught a wombat coming out of the blackberry bushes up the hill. It moved purposefully across the rise and climbed through a convenient hole in the fence. I grabbed my phone and snapped this shot. Looked good as I framed it...but he turned his head away. Oh well. You get the idea.

This morning after the washing I sat out "reading" in the annex on my camp lounge chair and lost an hour or two.







It is good to be home.

Cheers Sue
A Ferg on the Move