Moving in...

No kitchen, no floors. We had a stand pipe outside for washing, and we cooked on the balcony. All four of us slept in the upstairs bedroom, with a fireplace. I used to sit up reading by candlelight at the end of the day, while the family slumbered. I remember reading a dozen Shakespeare plays, one after the other.
Water was an issue. We had to pump it up from the brook (also our swimming hole) and catch it from the rooves. For power, we installed solar energy. The same panels, converter and batteries continue to give sterling service.