Ok so i want 5-10 acres of land and a yurt, or ger (rhymes with hair) I want to live completely off the grid, except for Internet, mail service and roads. I can imagine it:
Its late January and we wake to a cock crowing, time for farj. I dash off dizzily to our bathroom, a connected small yurt. I make wudu and the Man does his business then we make salat. After salat I dress and wake the Kid. "Wake up and get ready."
I put breakfast on, oats with raisins. The Kid gets up and dressed. He and the Man go outside and milk the goats, let the hens out and feed all the animals. By then I am dressed and breakfast is ready. We all eat and then I start the Kid on his school work. The Man goes back out to dig out necessary paths from last nights snow. I clean house and start lunch. The Kid takes a break and plays. I work on my weaving and the Man comes in to get warm. After lunch the Kid goes out to do chores under the Man's supervision and I go out too.
We have chickens, goats, sheep, 3 horses, a lama, ducks, fish in the pond or stream/river, a barn, a yurt, composting toilet, grey water recycling, rain water collection system, solar power, a mini orchard, pastures, kitchen garden and to pay for repairs, doctors visits, taxes and what not we sell organic felt, wool and woven products. In the summer we sell extra produce a the farmers market. All our dishes and what not are either hand spun earthen wear or other organic materials. We move to a more sheltered location as the climate cools each year and back to a warmer location close to the farming fields for the warmer seasons.
Our yurt is actually the main yurt where all the non bathroom and conscious activities are held. We have 2 small connected yurts, one is our bathroom fitted with a rain water shower, a composting toilet and storage. The other small yurt is divided into sections via curtained walls. We sleep in one section, the Kid in one and the rest is storage. Things like items to repair the yurt, kitchen equipment or what not, items for the business like records, shipping items and other such related items.
The walls of the yurt are covered with quilts rugs and other fabric items. This adds beauty, color and insulation to the yurt. In the center of the main room is the kitchen area. To the east is the office/school area to the west is the seating area, to the south is the entrance and to the north the bathroom yurt. Also on the western side is the sleeping quarters.
The only plastic or non biodegradable to be found is one or two toys and the computer related items. As well as few packing items like tape, plastic bags to protect items being shipped.
After dinner, we each settle into sedentary tasks. The Kid finishes school work for the day, the Man works on business related talks as do I. At Isha we make salat then the Kid gets ready for bed.
He brushes his teeth, with miswak of course, washes up, puts on pjs, reads a story and then says goodnight. I turn on the heat for the room and kiss him good night. .......
O the floor is compacted earth with adobe on top. On top of that is a layer of felt for padding and insulation and then rugs. Some huge, some not so much, but all hand made.
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