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["Wendy" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Hi Bev,
I'm still in Bloomsburg, PA.  I work for PPL (a power company) now and 
recently bid into a position that pays me over double what I was making in 
my old position.  And I love it.  I'm still on my little half-acre with my 
youngest son (17).   I'm doing very well.   I'm still catching up on some 
debt left over from when I was unemployed with four kids, but now that will 
be taken care of in short work and I can put money aside for a home with 
much more land.  I haven't given up my desires of homesteading just because 
the last ass-hole I was married to stole the downpayment for my last farm. I 
have a nice little garden out back with tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, snow 
peas, zucchini, green beans and beets along with my rambling herb/flower 
beds but I still have to board my horse :-(.  It looks like the real estate 
marked rattled just in time for me.  I believe we are going to see another 
big drop in real estate prices from the next wave of foreclosures in the 
next year or so.  This area has a nice four season climate, good soil and 
lots of nice rural land.  I'm a happy camper.

I still haven't figured out what that weed was that you sent me a picture 
for ID.  Did you ever find out what it was?

Wendy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Ingenuity


> We have used rubber sidewalls from tires for hinges. Good to see you
> Wen.  What is going on in your life?  Are you still in PA?-can't
> remember where...
>
> Bev
>
> Wendy wrote:
> > I noticed the flip-flop hinges.  I use the bags from coffee "bricks" for
> > hinges.  Just fold them into strips and nail into place.  They are strong
> > and last a long time outdoors..
> >
> > Wendy
> >
> >
> > > Very cool website! I particularly liked the Toyota Cowrolla!--Sage
> > >
> > > EarthNSky wrote:
> > > > I would say this is a good way to waste an afternoon or a weekend, but
> > > > it is not a waste of time.  This is homesteading in it's purest form,
> > > > making do with what you have, innovation showing no bounds.  I saw this
> > > > work ethic motto on one page:
> > > >
> > > > "Never expect magic from no where"
> > > >
> > > > http://www.afrigadget.com/
> > > >
> > > > I was mesmerized by this site, alternating between extreme heartache 
> > > > and
> > > > profound admiration.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bev, wondering why no one posts to this list.
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