This blog was started because I had lived most of my life as an urban dweller; I wanted to record my adventures as I tried my hands at different things and I never pictured this blog would become what it did. Country life suits me in some ways. I'm at a point in my life where I can appreciate looking up into the night sky and seeing thousands of stars, just like I did as a kid. I just love how the moonlight bathes my beautiful sleeping wife in a creme colored light. Country life is more peaceful and a lot more hard work than I would have ever expected. While my neighbors and I may not agree politically or philosophically, my new lifestyle has given me insights on how they view the world. This brings me to my main point. Here in rural America we simply don't have public transportation, nor do we have a lot of manufacturing or diversity or hospitals or even great education...and if we are going to move forward with a brighter greener future that we all want then we canno
There is an old saying that goes something like " You can never really own the land, you are only borrowing it from future generations." The exact quote escapes me at the time of this writing. However the sentiment holds true. We are considering the possibility of buying our next door neighbors one acre lot. At one time Harvey, who long time readers of this blog know was helpful when we first moved into our home, lived there. However the property and the trailer he lived in where showing signs of falling apart; when he moved unexpectedly the property fell into further disrepair. For the past year or so, it has simply been empty. Susan and I are considering buying it. Partly because we can put another trailer on the land to rent if we wish, as the plumbing and electrical wiring is all ready in place and we don't believe the current property is worth saving. That of course, means tearing the old one down. Rents in our area are actually below the national average an