In a lot of ways I feel rejuvenated. It's a glorious morning as I am driving down to Pittsburgh with the local radio station playing a mix of old and new that elevates my mood, the sun shining strong through the sun roof. I am on my way to buy plants. I have a list in my pocket and I expect that I'll be coming home with a few of them. I had hoped to buy spicebush and maybe serviceberry , in addition to what I did end up buying. As I talk to people there, I use the term " food forest " because that's about the closest definition to what I'm trying to do, although it's also not the best one. What I'm more interested in doing is creating a refuge. A place for a weary traveler in the future to stop, rest under the trees and have access to wild strawberries and blueberries (which sadly didn't take last year), apples etc. A place of respite rather than a place that can self maintain itself over time, although I do...
Can the City Mouse adjust to life in the country? The day to day adventures of a "city boy" in rural PA trying to adjust to things like chopping wood, growing his own food and dealing with the horrors of the complete lack of a decent Chinese restaurant.