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[KNat <knat AT sprintmail.com>]

> Homesteading is more of a mindset than a location, I do believe, and I 
> intend to start doing what I have procrastinated all of these years 
> waiting for a change in location.
>   
Even with the land possibilities now, I think the homesteadiest place 
right now for me is the kitchen. I had the joy of sharing with 2 boys 
yesterday how to take soy nuts and pumpkins, maple syrup, flour and 
spices and get a pie. It's not important, but satisfying, whether this 
syrup came from our maple, this pumpkin came from our patch, the eggs 
from our chickens, what I bartered for these spices or flour.We used 
modern conveniences to grind the soy but mixed with a whisk by hand so 
they could feel the texture. What is important, to me, is 2 humans of 
next generation, without coaching, wanted to save the seeds and meet 
again next year. Relationship with the planet and with each other is 
long term to them.  That is something many missed in my childhood and 
part of my Grandmother's homesteading days I choose to reclaim. Happy 
Thanksgiving all.

Peace,
Kathyann