> >Speaking honestly, if I had accumulated some, I'd
> probably be worried about their evaporation. On the other hand, paring life
> down toward simplicity is one of the things that draws me to the homestead
> lifestyle.
Cathy, it is like the bit in Proverbs says:
"The laboring man's sleep is sweet,
whether he hath eaten much or little,
but the wealthy man's gold
will not suffer him to sleep."
What many do not understand, and more's the pity, is that you cannot purchase
the homesteading life.