Author Archives: Darlene & Ken

About Darlene & Ken

Experiencing life off the grid, building a home, and trying to live sustainably.

Workaway 2018 – Vanessa

Posted on September 25, 2018

September 1 to 23, 2018   We just finished another fabulous Workaway experience. For three weeks we hosted a delightful young lady, and fellow vegan from Germany, Vanessa. She helped me get the garden off, helped Ken to split wood … Continue reading →

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Family Time – August 2018

Posted on August 13, 2018

August 13, 2018 My house is eerily quiet right now. For the last two weeks its been packed to the rafters with family. Our kids, Kerry, Christopher and Kelsey were here with their families. We had a fabulous time with … Continue reading →

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Workaway 2018 – The French Connection

Posted on July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018 A big Thank You to our Workaway friends from France, Maxime, Sandra and Emilie. They stayed with us for four weeks and we really enjoyed having them here. They were a great help with our landscaping projects … Continue reading →

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Garden 2018

Posted on June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018 Yeah, the garden is finally all planted. I put the last of the seedlings – watermelon and cantaloupe -in yesterday and today we are having a nice soaking rain. It is so satisfying to see all the … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse

Posted on June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018 Spring came late this year and as a result we were quite behind schedule. We planned to put up a greenhouse this year, and hoped to have it up and running before we left for our vacation. … Continue reading →

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Workaway 2018 – Lucas

Posted on June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 Our first Workaway for 2018 left today. Lucas is from Belgium and stayed with us for seven weeks. Two of those weeks he was on his own, house/dog/cat/plant – sitting for us while we were on vacation. … Continue reading →

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European Vacation 2018 – Part 2 England

Posted on June 5, 2018

May 6 to 19, 2018 After 6 days in and around Amsterdam we travelled to London, England by bus. We took the ferry across from Calais, France to Dover England. The first glimpse of England we had was the white … Continue reading →

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