Well kind of anyway. Here's what was on my needles. I joined Karen over at Sew Many Ways in an on-line baby shower. I decided to knit a baby hat out of the Knit Baby Head & Toes book. I didn't have to buy any yarn, I just dug in my stash.
We're still trying to simplify our life over here and Amy over at Homestead Revival has a homemade drain cleaner posted. Amy always has some great posts on frugal living.
Our well pump seems to be going out and tho we can take showers, washing clothes is out of the question. I just might be getting snow and melting in on our wood stove to get water if it doesn't get fixed any time soon. The "well guy" is supposed to be coming out on Monday. Partly because it's really really cold right now, and partly because, we live in the country and small town life.
We are still cooking on our wood stove every chance we get. Why turn on our gas stove/oven if we have the wood stove going.
So, I guess living without running water can't be all that bad. Right?
The hat turned out great!
Posted by: Aleena | February 09, 2011 at 05:06 PM
I remember one year we were without power for 9 days because of an ice storm and I cooked and boiled water for baths on our wood stove. At first we pretended with the kids that we were on a camp out and pulled out the camp stove and lanterns...lot of fun. Then we had to depend on the wood stove...at least we had food, heat and bath water.
Posted by: Linda | February 09, 2011 at 05:30 PM
UGH! At least you can take showers, but I know how quickly dirty clothes pile up. Hope you can get it resolved soon.
That hat is cute! You're so sweet to do it for a gift. :)
Posted by: TexWisGirl | February 09, 2011 at 05:42 PM
Wow-that’s great Judy. Amy does have great ideas to simplify. Good ideas we can all benefit from. Love that baby hat--it is too cute. Hang in there-hope the well guy comes when he is supposed to :)
Posted by: Amy | February 09, 2011 at 09:19 PM
That hat is so cute! I hope we get to see a picture of the baby wearing it someday.
Sounds like you might be living off grid whether you like it or not if you don't get that pump fixed. Hope it is soon.
Posted by: Nancy @ A Rural Journal | February 09, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Well, if anyone can do it, I'm sure you can, Judy! :)
Sweet little baby hat. I just finished a pair of mitts with a similiar flower attached, and am knitting a new pair for my friend's 8 year old daughter's birthday.
Posted by: Allison | February 10, 2011 at 02:49 AM
Love that little baby hat. So sweet. I don't know about living without water...hmmmm.
Posted by: Farmchick | February 10, 2011 at 08:47 AM
I don't even like to think about being without water...or sewage service...I haven't told it yet on my blog..not sure I am going to. But last week, we had sewage problems, or I guess I should say the city had sewage problems. We went about 36 hours where we hardly used any water. It was during the first days of all the ice, the city could not get their truck started.
It really made me think what it would have been like before inside plumbing.
Posted by: Rose | February 13, 2011 at 01:29 PM