Sunday, September 25, 2016

Life on the Farm Day 1


Well, not really a full day. I arrived after 6.00pm. A looooong drive, well over 600km. 2 breaks but not long breaks. Gorgeous spot, I felt I was in Ireland with all the farms around, and the animals, and hand made quilts and a stunning modern type house but all wood inside, vaulted ceilings, loft, old repurposed wood, the whole house designed by the young woman and executed by her new husband. They were married this month. She fell in love with him in high-school when she was 14, they became best friends and had their first "real" date 2 years later. They have started this farm from scratch and built green houses and chicken coops and grow crops and are expanding it into outfitting, i.e. taking groups hunting and fishing and trapping. They have a cabin on crown land in the inaccessible (except to them) wilderness. They are living their dream and so very young at it too.

So I've laid out my materials, set up my computer, filled my shelf in their fridge with my food and have settled in. I had 5 bags including my food, my journals, my binders of work, (books, anthology), my reading material (oh so much, my books by mail (BBM) have chosen this last box with extreme care, every single book I decant is riveting, the knitting has suffered and so has Netflix.

Which reminds me: update my book list on this blog. Will do.

So I'm settling in quite nicely. And happily. I feel miles away from everything and everybody.

Which is wonderful.

19 comments:

  1. Enjoy! If only I could find a good, quiet place to go in my wheelchair...Sending you all good thoughts!

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    1. I wish you could too - even here is completely inaccessible, steps up to the front door, etc. How careless of designers everywhere. As I age I am far more conscious of it and even more so as I have challenges in my legs now.
      Maybe with the gaing populations everywhere the world will wake up.
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  2. Enjoy....and pamper yourself. Sometimes our batteries get so low we need a complete break to recharge. Yours have been run down by too much work and devastating personal losses. Take time, and enjoy.

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  3. Thanks RJA, you completely get it. I felt I had nothing left and it's a chance to revisit all of that too and sort out where the energy goes.
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  4. I am thrilled to see your post this morning. Thought you might be out of touch while you are away. Enjoy and recharge . Peace. Genie

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  5. I believe -- strongly -- that we all need a change of place now and then. It seems impossible to break the cycle of tasks and worry otherwise. Glad to see you've found such a beautiful place to put your feet up.

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    1. And to regain priorities, I was spread far too thin with an inability to see what was important and what was not. So very glad I escaped!
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  6. I can hear your spirit humming with gratefulness from here. Sounds perfect for you at this time, Wise Woman!

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    1. Thank you Lori, I'm charging up and shifting direction as I check my blog!

      XO
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    1. I think you'd enjoy the completely different surroundings, Ramana. I love it.

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    1. Thanks Betty, I hope all is well up in beautiful downtown Barrie!

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  9. I'm feeling slow today but now with new worries about loved ones. Hoping for a break myself. Enjoy your "down " time.

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    1. Uh oh Hattie, things must have changed since your last blog post!
      I hope it gets resolved and soon.

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  10. Looking so forward to whatever insights come your way while you're away.

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