If you’ve ever found yourself in a West Virginia bakery, gas station, or local restaurant, chances are you’ve crossed paths with the pepperoni roll. Now that we’re spending more time in West Virginia, Mr. Nacho picks up a pepperoni roll everywhere he sees them (i.e., every trip to West Virginia). They really are everywhere! But […]
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Excavation on our mountain land started this week. Even though it’ll be years before we could move there full-time, I’ve started thinking about how I might adjust to living in a remote area. What things do I take for granted now? What do I value today that I might not realize? I’ve organized my thoughts
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We’ve never excavated anything before! This has been our experience planning for an excavation so far. While we won’t be building anything on our mountain land any time soon, we still want to start clearing space so we and our friends can go camping more often. (Note: I have gone camping exactly 2 times in
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Getting to know our West Virginia property made it start to feel more like home. The landscape was more diverse than expected and it was so fun to walk around! I already felt an affinity for the land when we first purchased it, but then I discovered a whole new dimension to it. Exploring a
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Mr. Nacho’s always had a dream of owning land to camp and garden on, even before I met him in 2019. He was already spending hours each week browsing Zillow for remote properties. Then when COVID hit, the price of everything shot up. It wasn’t until 2023 he found a land lot he wanted to
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