Charlie was hired in 1972.
(Charlie's books are no longer available for sale.)
Being here now...
We lived off the grid for about thirteen years and in that time had several medical emergencies, survived wild animal and nasty human attacks, learned to feed ourselves (for the most part) and have helped to change a few laws. We've advocated for safe water, protection of beavers, helped stop illegal blasting, helped change mining law and generally shown up when required. A wise hermit told us our boundaries are "the dotted line around the property" and we lived by that boundary.
This life is not for everyone but it sure suited us. As we both get older we streamlined things; like making more permanent fencing to keep animals out of the gardens. We added a plow and an old Nissan to run it around so we hope winters will be a bit easier on us. We've given the chickens to our neighbour so we can still get our free ranged hen's eggs and we've given the bunnies away in favour of our local abattoirs meat and friends' fish catches.
Finally the time came to move and we have an 82 year old home in the
nearby town of Latchford, Population 400 people (in the winter) and likely double that in the summer. We are adjusting.
