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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Thanks bev; she likes gardening and animals and reading.  Those are three 
rural activities.  She likes to visit wild nature, not so sure how 
'permanent' would work.  

When I say "culture", I mean it in terms of doing things off site, away from 
the homeplace; which would usually involve other people. I'm not talking 
about the things you can do in a city (I can be in probably the most 
respected American Indian Museum, inthe country, in five minutes).

  I know those type things require longer "trips".  Thatt really wasn't waht 
I meant by "culture".I should have used another term .  My wife and I will 
not be visiting bars or churches (well, she might go to mass, occasionally).  
Those ot two common meeting places, rural or not.

I'm a bit eccentric, I could almost be a hermit, even without internet 
access, but, I really would not like giving up internet access totally, .  
worst case, once or twice a month, I could go to town to a library or 
internet cafe.  

I have my eye on a piece of property that has no utilities.  But it is 
beuatiful, will probably visiit in springtime, if I don't change my mind 
three times before then.  How is goverbnmental aggravation: codes, zoning, 
etc, where you live in northern GA.? ....bobford


--- On Fri, 10/24/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] rural friends
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 6:37 PM
> bob ford wrote:
> > Bev, I think you are not understanding just how rural
> I want to be.
> > I used Zanoni as an example becuase it is quite a
> drive to
> > gainsville, which is very small itself.
> 
> I've been to Gene's Heartwood.  It reminds me of my
> own home turf.   I 
> am not quite as far out-I don't think, but I have just
> as much privacy 
> and seclusion.
> Gainesville?  Why would anyone looking for culture go to
> Gainesville..I 
> believe West Plains is about 30 miles or less-from memory
> it seemed 
> about 30 minutes away.  I am 30 minutes from town, one way
> Calhoun, the 
> other way Rome, but the distance is a bit less..
> 
> > How large is the town near you?. 
> 
> 35K
> 
> 
> 
>   When you first moved there did you
> > know pwoplw already? Like if you or Ron had family
> there, that makes
> > a difference.
> 
> We knew absolutely zero people here.  Family was two hours
> away.
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > I want to live in the real "woods".  I think
> my wife could handle it
> > and only go into town once a week, if she made a few
> friends to visit
> > occasionally.
> 
> Later tonight, I will put a aerial shot of my place up on
> myspace.  I'm 
> gonna watch West Side Story(the original), and then I will
> do it.
> My friends, because I don't get out that much are
> mostly neighbors.  I 
> have lost contact with most of my city friends, whom I
> never had much in 
> common with anyway.
> 
> 
> Bob, does your wife enjoy gardening, sewing, or anything
> that might in 
> any way be considered a rural pasttime?
> 
> B
> 
> -- 
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> Anger leads to
> hate. Hate leads to suffering.”        Yoda