Hi Guys, I very rarely comment, but I wanted to know that I really like the shift the blog has made. Of course, it is different from when I first started reading the blog years ago, but all things change with time. To me, it's just like a friendship that started in college and progressed through life. It's different but still valued.

I enjoy reading what you are doing even if it isn't 100% homestead related. There is almost always some nugget of information that I can take away from your posts.

I’m a longtime follower. I love your varied content. you may think some of it mundane, but I so love your pictures and short vignettes of your life. You open my eyes to other possibilities 🙂

Although I fully understand wanting to not HAVE to write something each day, I certainly will miss my bedtime reading!!!

Love to both of you.

Sheila

I've always enjoyed this site as an escape from from political/twitter feeds. If it's to be less a once a week - perhaps a bit more on the one, including video. I enjoy "process" how one overcomes/fixes/finds the way whether garden/tools/repairs.
good luck!

Well thank you for all the years of sharing your lives with us. I will miss your daily adventures, but totally understand. Best of luck with this next stage of your lives.

Just wanted to chime in to say that I enjoy reading your blog. I appreciate your commitment to posting every day - I like that you choose to share with us. But I can also appreciate the burden that puts on you, and how it might keep you from relaxing and enjoying your new life (which is still filled with interesting, but different, activities). I hope you will continue to post, even at a reduced frequency. Your outlook is refreshing and I like how you're taking time to enjoy your new town and all it has to offer.

Your blog has been your sharing, and I really love all the variety, esp. the problem-solving ones (with Roland's answers!) but also the good photos. I can see you are less dependent now on the blog, yourselves. I think keeping your hand in, with weekly, or even bi-weekly blogs, which wd of course be less spontaneous, might be useful for both you and your readers, esp. with the plant-starting indoors season coming up. Your planting and home-improvement facets are the comfort zone, for me. But I think your own needs should come first. Since I really don't know the problems of maintaining a blog, maybe before you do leave for good, if you do, you could share some of this? That is, how you have developed a blog. This might be very useful for even HS students

When there are life-changes, I always think of Dylan Thomas' Farewell to the long-legged BAIT"--yes, your blog has been a bait! If you have to release it, we can still check back...!love, mom

Hi Anna,

Perhaps it could become an open place where anyone can share their growing tips? without the usual commercial harassment.

John

Have been following along for years after coming across your blog entries multiple times when researching various gardening subjects. Since we are in the same USDA zone, and you are way more organized than I, Iv even used your posts as a reminder when I am behind on annual planting. So Il just add my agreement to those who have said whatever you feel like writing, Il keep reading. Best of luck.

Well don't totally go away! I will sign up for the email alerts. And let us know when the old place sells!

I have been following you two on and off over the years but before you two go can you tell me what ever happened to Lucy. Perhaps everyone would like to know the story of her from beginning to end.

I hope you both have a very happy holiday.

John

I learned and tiptoed through chicken keeping, goat keeping, garden growing etc thru you. I miss your posts but understand the reasons......I hope you are well but miss you........