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[Bunjov AT aol.com]

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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