Out of Step

[delphinastar]

 I have been feeling out of step lately- out of step with a LOT that is going on around me. Like I should be somewhere else- doing something else.

And my thoughts turn (as they sometimes do) to getting back to “simple living”. I yearn for a big chunk of land, some farm animals, a big old garden to grow my own food. I think about the lost arts that

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[sienna_leaf]

maybe you could start doing some of it now?
I know your schedule is plenty full...but maybe there are bits you could do as family projects.

It's late in the season...but next year a small garden might be nice.
Get the kids to help out...?

i don't know, but if you think outside of the box a little maybe you can get a little bit of that lifestyle goin. I'd like to join you.
:)

[delphinastar]

We try a small garden every year. It always ends up eaten and full of weeds... We have a groundhog that loves it.

We CAN grow tomoatoes and herbs though- pretty successfully- for a few years in a row. So we're getting there.

Jassy wants to learn to spin. I think I might try to find someplace to teach us. I know there's a local lady who does it.