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off grid life
blandford, nova scotia
our home, designed and built by Susan and Brainard Fitzgerald
For us, it was all about living on the coast. We believe that life is too valuable to spend living ordinarily. So we sought adventure and solace living off grid on the shore of an isolated cove on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.












our home
250 watt photovoltaic panels
6V Surrette Rolls batteries
wood for next winter
wiring the electrical panel
fixing up the existing well
meeting a neighbour
getting supplies home when snowed in
mackerel and squid fishing
mushrooming
growing vegetables
view from our deck
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