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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

> My ideal would be two or three households sharing production and duties.
>
Uh-huh. Or a large family with children ranging in age over 20 years.
It's hard to get even two like-minded households.

I have a couple of like-minded friends, but two of us have full-time
jobs, and that makes coordination nearly impossible. The one without a
job is wonderful because she's always willing to help me with stuff
when I need it (I just feel bad that I can only reciprocate when I
have time.

It all worked a lot better here when I had a partner, even when he
couldn't do much but coordinate.

Marie