We had to come up with a lot of different ideas for the ground floor. As much as love the natural big stone walls, we have had to cover up one side completely. Because the house is made on a natural slope, in winter underground water seeps in and it's worse during heavy rain. So we built in a gutter along the wall and attached a pipe for water outlet. Also, as the wall is not even everywhere and has some entropy, we had to cover it up on one side. Fingers crossed that we solved the water issue. #offgrid #construction #building #homestead

GM Nostr! We are blessed with another beautiful morning. The sun is shining bright, the birds are chirping and the flowers bloom with all their glory. We have each other in this small piece of land that we are trying to befriend and work with. Truly blessed! #grownostr #offgrid #homestead #garden

GM. Searching for moments of tranquility in the garden this morning. Starting the day in my garden is the best way for me to start the day. #growyourownfood #garden #offgrid #grownostr

We have started working on the ground floor. This was originally used for making wine and for storage so the construction work is very poor. The floor is completely slanted so we had to tear down the old floor and redo the whole floor. We also decided to keep the elevated part because taking that out would mean a lot of extra work and time and we need to focus on getting the basics done right now. #homestead #construction #offgrid

Today my heart is heavy. I usually stay away from news and events but when something happens back in your home country, you kee an eye out. The government of Nepal has today reached a new low and although I did see it coming, I had hoped that it would not be this bad. Gen Z had organized a massive nation wide protest today against the pervasive corruption in all levels of Government offices. Following the Phillipines' social media trend, videos show casing the lavish lifestyle of politicians' kids started trending alongside the sad reality of most civilians. This was slowly churning years of silent injustice and people started sharing more and more of these videos. In response, the government banned all social media platforms, except tiktok under the guise of needing local registration. Cut to today, the peaceful protest turned to a shooting ground and young adults were killed in the street for wanting accountability from their government. Rest in peace dear brothers and sisters! #nepaliprotest #corruption #nepal

We got a lot of toys for our daughter from friends and family and she plays with none of them. Her interest rather lies in everyday objects like a vacuum cleaner and kitchen utensils. So the question is, are there children that love toys or is it just an industry catering to adults' desires to buy something for kids rather than catering to kids? #parenting #homestead

Our very first sunflower harvest. Our daughter's hand for scale 😜. We are leaving smaller sunflower heads in the garden for the birds for winter. The seed was actually bought from a tiny store for eating and we just wanted to see if it would work. It is amazing how much joy small things like this can bring! #garden #flower #homestead #growyourownfood #grownostr

Good morning people! We have had a nice garden run this morning. The tiny green watermelon was a nice little surprise. We were way late to plant them and the vine was so tiny and lost under all the tomatoes that we did not expect to see anything come of it. We somehow still managed to get one. So, watermelon is added to the list of plants for next year. #foodstr #growyourownfood #offgrid #homestead

We have updated our energy setup. Now we have almost double the capacity than a week ago. All of the construction in our place has been supported by the old system but last week with fixing the floor, we had a bit of a struggle so hopefully the new setup will help. #offgrid #solar #homestead

The floor is done people and finally we have a little more space for our little one who is always moving around. The windowsill has been replaced. There is still a whole lot of work to be done, a lot, but it feels like things are moving along towards the right direction. #homerenovation #homestead #offgrid

What a beautiful morning it has been! The flowers adorn our land and the soil gifts us bounties. We harvested our potatoes today. Three months ago, we planted about 15 potatoes and now we got about 15 kilos back. Our neighbours are not impressed (😅) as they produce enough for the whole year. But we are ecstatic. This year is a trial for us, a year to see what mistakes we make and how we can do better next season. #foodstr #gardening #growyourownfood #homestead

The main reason I learned how to make cold process soap was for our homestead. We want to use the grey water from our home to go the garden so we needed products that were not only biodegradable but also biocompatible. For the last three months, our grey water has fed the garden and the garden has loved it. We were out of our cleaning soaps so this is the first batch weade here. Now it needs to cure for a month and we have our own multipurpose cleaning and washing soap again. The soap is made with 90% coconut oil and 10% olive oil. #coldprocesssoap #offgrid #homestead #handmadesoap Music: Young Me Dreaming Musician: Carl Storm

I really wanted mashed potatoes for dinner so had to do a little garden run. #homestead #foodstr #growyourownfood #offgrid

Slowly but steadily we are heading towards making this building our home. Concrete has been poured and now onto fixing the doors and windows. #homerenovation #homestead #progress #offgrid

Dinner is sorted!! Music: Wander Musician: @iksonmusic #growyourownfood #garden #homestead

It looks like it's going somewhere

Posting this here because I find it pretty cool to see a bumble bee at work so up close. #flowers #homestead #gardening https://m.primal.net/RIOr.3gp

Flowers and fruit edition. Our mornings are made beautiful these days by the plathora of colours of our small garden. #foodstr #homestead #growyourownfood #garden

Extremely privileged to experience motherhood like this. I get to witness every emotion, every development and every feeling of my girl every day. It is really tough and challenging, not going to lie about that, but motherhood, parenthood is not a journey you choose for comfort. #offgridliving #homestead #parenting #stayathomemom