A few days ago we had a series of very hot days, where the record for the hottest day was set and then broken the very next day. Here in the United States we have various parts of the country that are under Heat Domes and other weather conditions have resulted in temperatures in the triple digits. One of the reasons that my wife and I moved to the country was to avoid increasing heat and humidity that we were experiencing in Florida. However in moving to the country we bought a home that did not have central air or heat. We were lucky enough to adapt to both extremes in a variety of ways and have adopted many of the concepts discussed here. I have covered the topic of staying warm without central heat before in this blog and decided that I should talk about staying cool without central air this time around. As the temperature rises in the future it's going to affect how we work, play, eat and even the decisions that we make . It's also going to affe...
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.