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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I could have written pantry, storehouse, or smokehouse rather than root 
cellar.  Root cellars were not common where I was raised, but much of our 
food was grown , harvested and canned.  I know something about it because my 
childhood occurred in a similar lifestyle.  I have acquired many of the 
things that people on this list discuss.  Just becuase I don't mention a 
vita-mix or a huge pressure cooker, etc, doesn't mean I haven't already 
picked one up at an estate sale , etc. over the years.  

What exactly are you saying that I should prepare for ?  Being tired and 
sweaty?  Being frustrated when a crop doesn't perform ?  I think I can handle 
all of that Lynn.  Imagine if it were just you and an imaginary husband.  You 
didn't have to worry about zoning.  Your (imaginary) husband had somewhere 
else to go, for short or long periods of time if 'he' didn't like the stress. 
 You had no mortgage.  You had several years of canned and dried foods, and 
some , maybe not much, but some, assets left.  Would you feel as pressured as 
you now feel?


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--- On Tue, 12/9/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
 I never know what to make of you, Bob. How do you know that will make you 
> happy if  you haven't done it? You seem fairly uninformed about homestead 
> life (canned goods and dried food do NOT go in the root cellar). I did a 
> lot of homestead stuff when I lived in the city...bought fruit
> and vegetables in season and canned them, cooked from scratch, gardened, 
> made a lot of my own stuff....when I moved here, it wasn't a major 
> lifestyle change. You don't sound like you are prepared  (or preparing) for 
> that kind of change.
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth 
> 
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