The day after Christmas, Joseph writes a long letter to his brother André. He states that they live in a hut of about 35 m² (which will later be a grainary) in the center of their section of 1 square mile (exactly 259.2 hectares) of which 160 hectares are devoid of wood and ready to be cleared.

The cabin has a door to the south and two windows to the east and west. Pompon usually does the cooking with a cookbook from Ms Robinet that he brought with him (Mrs. Millet-Robinet’s cookbook was published in 1906 by Rustic House of Women). They each drink a litre of milk with cocoa and bread before going to work. He describes the life style they live as being very comfortable and tidy. He even attaches a very detailed drawing of their "home”.

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