Oh, how I would love to be able to live on a big old farm, grow my own food, and be semi-self-reliant. It would be so awesome if I could win the lottery and move all of my family and closest friends onto a 100-acre lot of land. I would need 100 acres because I understand the whole concept of privacy and the need for space. Hmm, what's that saying my dear friend Heather brings up? Something about a row of hedges makes happy neighbors, although it's supposed to rhyme. Oh well. Back to Dallas, GA, my dear!
It's been fun doing what little we have to be self-sufficient. So far, we have some chick(en)s in the backyard that will provide us with some eggs, someday. I have planted a nice herb garden in the front yard, that has already seasoned up some absolutely delicious mashed potatoes yesterday night. I would really like to get a clothes line put up somewhere out back to hang our clothes. Well, not yet, I'll wait until the rain passes! But what else is there one can do to cut costs and dependency?
After paying for a pricey chicken coop project, I am not comfortable spending any more money on our yard, which includes our planned veggie garden. I could go out and try to hand till a big plot for a small garden, but it's 95% clay and 5% rock. I do have a compost pile started. It smells crazy with the chicken coop waste. We're using hay in the coop, so it's providing a nice looseness in the compost. Just today, I was turning the compost and saw a huge worm (no, not a snake) wiggling around. Yay, I love to see a happy compost pile! Maybe after these storms pass, I'll get out there and do something. Hey, cutting veggies off the grocery bill could mean at least a 25% savings. That makes it all the more worth it!
Okay, I guess I've pecked enough. Before I started typing, I had all sorts of stuff I wanted to share, and now, it's gone. I suppose I got most of it out. Main thing is that I really want that big old plot of land. Anyone know of an old fogey with no family and lots of land? I'd be happy to adopt them for a piece of dirt! Heck, I'd bake them fresh bread and apple pie every day to their last. Isn't that awful? I should put an ad in the Farmers and Consumers Bulletin for that. I bet I'd get an interesting array of responses. There's nothing wrong with adopting family. Heck, adults have kids all the time, just to have someone to pass on their money and possessions. Why not befriend someone with no family so they can pass on their stuff to someone they know, instead of the government? Something to think about!
Okay, off to bed!
Blessings.
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