Just an update on the update posted by Gemma earlier. The picture opposite is of a marshy area we discovered last weekend. Loads of bull -rushes, stretching for at least 100 foot back and 30-40 feet wide. This is within 100 foot of the building site, so we are a bit excited. We know there is a large pond/lake at the bottom of the site in the valley ( we can see it in Google Earth) but have been unable to get down there as yet due to the adverse weather. Maybe we'll get there this weekend. I'm sure Oliver will enjoy more places to explore ( and get extremely muddy in )I have started getting together the Alternative Energy system for the house. I have a Xantrex/Trace 3624 Inverter sitting in the dining room and a charge controller on it's way from the US (Both courtesy of Ebay). With batteries and solar panels and/or a Wind turbine we will have the ability to produce our own power.
Found out today from another Forum that an electric cooker(range) can use up to 56 KWH per month just to run the clock!!! Will be un-plugging that from now when not in use.
That's it for now.
Cheers, Jerry
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