Our second year here saw a decent garden harvest
Increased egg production:
A few visits from loved ones:
Connecting with our neighbors through a GMRS radio network:
And a whole lot of "the same old, same old".
We did add a few things such as a beautiful hand woven Navajo rug, the cold frame, a tent to cover the chicken coop in the winter, a washing machine, a burn barrel, and an honest to god wood front door:
We experienced sadness in early 2016 with the passing of both Zeke (joint related issues) and Zuno (cancer).
After a short (and very weird) period of owning no dogs, we paid a couple of visits to the animal shelter in Grant's and rescued Matty:
And Louie:
One of the successes of our life at Mariposa has been the humanure composting. After 2 years, we have filled our first pallet box. No bugs, no stink, and in a couple more years I look forward to working the compost into the garden:
Since its reopening, we have become regular members of the Fence Lake Community Church. The building isn't much, but the fellowship is amazing:
I have been having fun setting up ranges, reloading, and shooting, but I think I will start a separate entry for those activities.
Well, there you have it; a brief update of year 2 at lovely Mariposa. We are very pleased with our life and the area we landed in!
