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It’s been a year since we bought our property. We’ve achieved so much this year! A well, electricity, a camper, garage and cabin (art studio). We’ve learned a lot and I have cried a lot but am learning not to … Continue reading →

From where we live, the Mimbres river is about five miles away, as the crow flies. But from what I hear, the Mimbres is mostly an underground river, only showing itself above ground during the monsoon season when the river … Continue reading →

We’re picking up speed on this whole moving-and-developing-the-Deming-property-thing. We applied for our address with the county! That’s a huge thing for me. I feel homeless without an address and it’s awful to have to tell people how to get out … Continue reading →

We’re leaving for Deming today with half of our household packed into the truck and a new 6×10′utility trailer. The other half will come with us when we finish the move on October 2. It’s a big day for us … Continue reading →

We’re heading back to Rancho Manana for a week on Friday to get things ready for our move there. The next time we are home in New Mexico will be the end of September for our actual move to Deming. … Continue reading →

Here’s how you keep cool between the hours of 1:00 to 7:00 p.m.: Well, this plus a big spray bottle and an outdoor shower whereby you can drench yourself every few hours. Just sayin’. If you ever find yourself in … Continue reading →

This month we moved from this: To this: And to this: And this, which sort of makes us look civilized now: I learned that I’m one tough chickie and that I can do far more than I ever thought I … Continue reading →

We got the toilet done in one afternoon and it was as easy as can be, except that part where I knocked the whole carefully balanced thing over and then when we picked it back up and put it together … Continue reading →

We’re heading to the property toward the end of next week and we’re going to take our new toilet with us-our composting toilet that will require no water at all! Our neighbors out in Deming loaned us a great book … Continue reading →

We’re entering “interesting” territory. I think it’s appropriate to replace the word “scary” with the word “interesting”, or maybe “exciting” would do just as well. But we won’t call it “scary.” Even though it is, a little. We’re pretty sure … Continue reading →