Finally… I’m back
Sorry to my legions of fans for the long hiatus. I was afraid that this might happen. I’m good at starting things, not-so-good at keeping them going.
See, when I was posting a lot, a few things hadn’t happened yet: I hadn’t really moved into my office and started “working” and we still spent lots of time down at/near the farm-house using their wi-fi. The former meant that I had more time just being around to think about and execute posts. The latter meant that I could actually do so.
Both of those things have changed, so somehow “blogging” just falls to the bottom of the triage list every day.
We’ve settled into a pattern; on Sunday and Monday (Bekah’s weekend) we do our errands, have a meal to two “out”, catch-up with dishes, and usually work some in the garden. I work Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, then Friday I help out on the farm. On Saturday, Bekah goes to Market, I follow soon after, do some shopping, then go to work again for the rest of the day. Then the process starts over.
When I’m at work, I try to not procrastinate, and to actually work. I am not so successful at this, but I think I’m getting better (the internet is so darn distracting). But it’s meant that I haven’t set time to ‘blog’ (sheesh, I still am uncomfortable using that word as a verb).
Things are good. I really like living the way that we are. I feel good about participating a little bit on the farm. Among other things, I’ve helped load hay onto the hay elevator, which is the closest thing to real work I’ve done in a while (I even got callouses!) I helped to herd some pigs. I watched other pigs being castrated. And some chickens be ‘processed’ (didn’t have to help on those projects, thanks). It’s all great — I’ll treasure these experiences forever, I expect. Sometimes in the actual doing of the things, I’m a bit crabby… but I knew that would happen. I’m not a very patient person, and repetitive rote tasks tend to drive me a little nuts. I’m hoping that these small doses help me to grow beyond this limitation.
We’ve had some visitors… it’s always interesting to see your own life through someone else’s lenses… you can see more clearly, at least for a little while. I really like this area. I even like coming in to work; I just wish I could be in both places at once. And I wish that my family and friends were closer by… we’re pretty isolated out here, and though I love being so alone and close with Bekah, I miss all of you.
I even went to NYC for a few days… some work and Slow Food business. It was great, but I didn’t discover that I had missed the city so much. Folks, sure, but the character known as The City… not really. (Though, I discovered I missed certain elements of sophistication… quality of food, that sort of thing.)
There are challenges, of course. I’ll write about some of the bigger ones some day… but they’re all abstract and chronic… not acute, or even relevant to my day-to-day.
In short: I like it here. On the whole, I’m happy. We’re happy. Things are good. Life is rich, full of Strawberries and Shitakes.
Thanks for keeping track; I’ll try and be better about keeping up.
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