so the ultimate goal if we ever win the lottery is this:
we buy 10+ acres and build a super-efficient-as-off-the-grid-as-you-can-get house.
i'm talking geothermal/solar/wind energy. rainwater collection for gray water uses. crazy composite materials for insulation and building materials. next generation glass that hasn't even been invented yet.
just crazy off the grid.
except for cable. probably satellite. there's no way to not have internet/200 channels.
a couple of the acres will be dedicated to grapes. we will have our own vineyard. i have to support my habit somehow.
we will also have goats. carla likes goats. and i like goat cheese.
it will be modern day house on the little prarie. with a 60" tv in the living room.
until i have millions or a sizable down payment on this rural utopia, i'm stuck living a suburban "lite" version:
we have raised beds that providing vegetables (though, we need to work on our raise from seeds program, failure this year. had to buy already grown)
planted 2 apple trees (braeburn and granny smith), 2 plum trees (stanley and italian).
strawberry patch, blueberries, raspberry and blackberry canes round out the fruit selection.
and we have chickens! we have 4 chickens. 2 rhode island reds and 2 orpingtons. they are not old enough for egg laying yet, but they will get there. and then i will be eating the freshest eggs possible!
just living the pseudo-hippie dream...
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