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The Whimsy Dome Joins 21st Century with STARLINK WIFI

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 Hello Everyone! I've never been so excited to write a blog post update before. This is exciting news, but before I get into it. Let me give you a little backstory. April 2020 | Champlin, Mn   Amazing Wifi $40/mo no contracts, and wifi was unlimited. (At this time I thought all wifi was unlimited.) July 2020 | Wallace, MI Our options up here in Upper Michigan are very limited.  Hughs net is Satellite wifi, but is not offered at our address. Astrea costs $109/month for up to 25 speed with a 2 year contract no trial period and no cancellations. Oh and by the way it gets slower when its rainy, foggy, snowy, icy, or during peak hours when too many people are on. So basically never I would imagine. Never in a billion years would I sign a two year contract for that bologna. Oh and they can't gaurantee that it will work at your address.. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider in the area (that I know of) and they are 7 miles down the road and would cost a fortune to g...

August Update

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Yesterday was a fun day of foraging and picked up some new plants!  Ozzy loves our new Ginkgo Biloba tree! We found a nice sunny spot for her! We picked up a few mixed planters from Corey & co Landscaping in Oconto Falls! They had a small purple elephant ear and we just couldnt resist!  we picked up our 1/4 cow this weekend and already have soup bones in the crock pot working on our first batch of bone broth! Our freezer is stocked up full of meat! Add a few deer this fall and we will be set for the winter! Today Sean is working on  building a foot bridge to cross the aquaduct in the garden!  Sean and I were jogging a lap around the property and stopped us in our tracks when we saw the chicken of the woods on a big ole oak tree!!  We harvested half and left the other half for nature. We dropped off a few bags with friends and family and prepped the rest for us! We pan fried a bunch up for our breakf...