[Homestead] Simplified life ?

Susan Trickett gmasue at inbox.com
Thu Sep 25 21:00:41 EDT 2008


Hi Sandy,
      I think that the way you live your life shows the homesteading spirit and mindset. Your concern and involvement for your community is a true gift to them. I was in Daggett about 30 years ago, dh had a job interview with Edison. We also had friends in Barstow that worked for the railroad. I'm not a desert person but there is a wild beauty to your area and the sense of history that is very appealing. The evening breeze is lovely.

                 Sue

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bunjov at aol.com
> Sent: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:26:43 EDT
> To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Simplified life ?
> 
> Hi, Sue -
> 
> As I've said before, I am not a bona fide homesteader but I live every
> day
> in the hope that I will be someday.
> I am 66, and my 'significant other' is 82. He lives 400 miles away, just
> outside of San Francisco, with his sister - who is 81.
> 
> They care for their 106 year old mother. We speak openly about her
> passing,
> and on the one hand - we are anxiety-stricken that it will happen - and,
> on
> the  other hand look forward to the final freedom it will give us. I get
> 'down'
> sometimes at the possibility that she will outlive us all, and she will
> be
> dancing on our graves, while we have accomplished relatively nothing. She
> is a
> lovely lady, and I can't fault her for wanting to stick around - she
> raised
> two wonderful children on her own and probably feels she still has to
> keep  an
> eye on them.
> 
> There is little at this point that I can do to simplify my life, except
> wait...and accept each day as it comes. If I were already in my 'ideal
> situation', I suppose simplification would consist of being able to wake
> every  morning
> to the pre-dawn cock's crow, knowing that there wlll be fresh eggs for
> breakfast. Knowing that butchering and canning and pickling will ensure
> that no
> matter what the winter brings, my little circle of loved ones will have
> food on
> the table. Knowing that I'm smart enough to educate my children (now
> grandchildren) in the basics, at least, and teach them how to  survive.
> 
> I would like to get up every morning and know that I don't have to leave
> my
> house - or my property - for any of the basic necessities of life. I
> would
> like  to spend my day knowing that there's no human need that cannot be
> fulfilled
>  right here, be it food, shelter, education or love.
> 
> These are my 'simplifications'.
> 
> Sandy
> Mid-Mojave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 9/25/2008 4:43:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> gmasue at inbox.com writes:
> 
> Because  homesteading, self sufficiency and outside jobs take so much
> time
> how have you  simplified your life?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Sue
> 
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