July 25

Just when we thought the weather was improving, we got hit with more wind and rain. In the morning I made more energy balls to prolong exposure to the outdoors. Afterwards, I decided to start working on the Mystic Mountain manual, something I talked about doing since the beginning of summer. I started by organizing the layout and then began tweaking and writing the different sections which included the various buildings, maintenance, and safety procedures among others. This ended up taking the whole afternoon until it was dinner time. At that point I helped cook dinner which was salmon and cod, a wonderful salad, and millet with onions, mushrooms, and fresh sage from the garden. It was a delightful meal complemented with a glass of red wine. 

After this Kristy and I fed the chickens and then retired to our cabin for the night. I thought I would read for awhile but instead found myself cleaning the whole cabin top to bottom. Just as I was finishing up downstairs, I heard a great crash behind me. Kristy had fallen down a steep set of stairs in the cabin and was lying awkwardly on the bottom step. As unfortunate as this was, I could not stop laughing. This didn’t help the situation any, but it was funny none-the-less. There truly is never a dull moment here at Mystic Mountain.

Sunset view from the Eagle's Nest cabin.