Aliquam Vitae

Posts by Samantha Angiola Di Salvo

Flooded

The root cellar’s flooded from the rain. We didn’t think about that. It’s something we’ll need to fix right away. And a lot of what’s been put there already was on the ground. Because we were working on it. And just kind of….left stuff. Luckily, I believe we got to it all and removed it […]

Rain

It has been raining today. There was a slight chill in the air.  Winter will be here soon. The root cellar is done. We hope we have done it correctly and that our vegetables last through winter. Some of the men are leaving in a few days. They are going on a run to get […]

Family

We’ve burned the last of them. The scent will be in the air for days. But then it doesn’t often “smell” nice around here as we have the goats and the chickens. I feel so far removed from what I once was. Living in an expensive apartment in the city, with a wonderful view of […]

Ash

Yesterday, unfortunately was too busy to write. Even for an experienced reporter, like myself, there is just no way to convey the abundance of zombie carcasses and the stench. The moat is practically overflowing. And this is only a small percentage of the swarm that scuttled through here. We spent the entire day yesterday dealing […]