We are still here. There is six inches of snow outside and the temperature has been in the minuses for a good few days now.
We are two full months away from being here a year now, the full cycle. We worried about the cold and winter earlier in the year and saw it as a real challenge. We weren't sure we would be able to cope with the cold, but we are doing. In fact, its not a challenge at all, just a fantastic experience I'm glad to be part of.
We wake to frozen water, we ran out of electric the other night, forcing us to wrap up, get under the duvet and huddle together to keep warm.
We are confined to our caravan, its a 15ft x 7ft metal box, that we live, eat, cook and sleep in. We also share the space with a cat and a kitten. The awning is off limits, its way to cold, and it sits dormant until spring arrives.
So.......
Quite a lot has happened in the four months since I last updated. At the time our cat Luke was being terrorised by the Top Cat of the site - Mutthead. Mutthead became ill, his ears were falling off, literally, He got taken to the vet, and was diagnosed with the big C. He was put down, and went to the great Cattery in the sky.
It seemed to move people on the site, although nobody wanted to take responsibility for him, he had become a fixture on the site, and now he was gone.
It was shortly after that one of the residents offered us a kitten, Princess Leia, who as we speak is hanging off a curtain.
She doesn't know yet, but she has 3 brothers and sisters who are also living with other people on site, they are all set to meet up in the spring, once they have had there jabs.
Autumn came and went, the new buds of spring that greeted our arrival last March, blossomed and grew, only to fall to the ground to complete the cycle. The temperatures dropped, and we retreated further inside. We still have no tv, microwave, electric kettle, running water and other mod cons. We try to keep our life as simple as possible, its liberating.
The main aim of starting this blog was so anybody else in the world who was thinking about living in a caravan, could use it and gain an insight into what life would be like.
As I write, snow falls around me, the bbc website claims it to the coldest and snowiest winter for decades, the roads in and out of the site are closed due to snow. The boiler has broke in the shower block and washing area, so no hot water for showers, washing up and laundry. Life is about as simple as it can be.
I can honestly say with my hand on heart that moving into a caravan for the last 10 months has been the best thing I have done with my life, and I expect will prove a huge inspiration for the rest of my life. I have no desire to move into a house or similar style of living, and if I don't live in a caravan, I know I will live somewhere as close to nature as possibly can be.
The snow on site is absolutely mesmerising. Living in snow covered woodland is an amazing experience. The trees are all snow lined and look stunning, as if painted by an angel. Natural perfection.
It's time to go now, I hope it won't be too long until the next update. Our full cycle comes round on March 6th, a whole year. It has flown by and has been one of the most enjoyable years of my life. Simple and natural.
To summarise. The whole experience for me is based around nature, we are one and one is all. The human race is being separated from its truest source, and is suffering the consequences.
I ask anyone who is reading this to close your computer, turn of your tv, get wrapped up and go and walk in the nearest bit of countryside to you. Look around, breathe it in, and reconnect to to the source of all things.
