Good Surprise, Bad Surprise
--- Everett
I
took a look at a little essay I wrote in 2004 while dreaming of (and
saving for) land. Here's the short version of what I envisioned
--- eating strawberries and homegrown tomatoes, rescuing minnows out of
buckets of creek water before using it to irrigate the garden, hunting
down fencebreaking cows, and visiting outhouses with a view. As
you can tell, most of the specifics of my dream were limited to buying
the land and moving there. Still, I can definitely say there were
some surprises after arrival.
When I dreamed of moving back to the land, I always imagined living
here alone. Then Mark fell into my life, and now I can't imagine
doing
it without him. As I've said before, it's amazing to be part of
team working toward a common goal. Good surprise!
My dream timeline of self sufficiency was way off. Read more....
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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