COUNTRY LIVING

The only way of life there is....

I grew up in and around Dallas, TX. As most of you know, that is not exactly a small town or country living. Time passed and I got married, had kids, went to college and basically lived life. I received my education in the school of hard knocks and ended up living in the country. I remember my first impression when I drove up to the house.

It was an old white frame home, not in the best shape, surrounded by lots of space.
When I first moved there, I thought to myself that I would be crazy within the week from the seclusion. Little did I know that my soul was craving just this type of environment. Within a month, I felt like I had found my birth place; my soul.

My little family and I thrived out there in the wide open spaces. I slowly acquired goats, chickens, dogs galore, a dozen cats (from finding a litter there when we moved in), and a rabbit.

Sugar, the rabbit, was cute. He thought he was a goat and would go out in the pasture with them in the morning and into the barn at night.

So, to make a long story short, in time, I got to feeling like I was TOO close to town. Now, I don't mind living out a bit. In fact, when I have had to live in town, I felt like I was smothering.

Time passed and I lived in an old frame house outside the city limits of a town with less than 200 people. I loved it. I had goats, rabbits, ducks, geese, chickens, cats, and a Great Pyrenese dog who was wonderful.

Well I managed to move north. I have moved to the big sky country of Montana. I am still looking for THAT piece of land with my name on it. Then I will no longer have to move again. I will bury my roots so deep nothing short of God will get me off of there.

On this page, I will have a smorgasbord of information; some links to some other wonderful sites to fill all those spaces in your brain and give you lots to check out while online.

Just be patient as I am just learning this web biz stuff. I am sure to make plenty of mistakes.



Homestead.Org This is a wonderful basic site filled with many things to try and learn.
Homestead Email list This is a great email list that you can learn lots of practical advice from those living out there on their homestead.
Countrylife Online Village This is also filled with lots of info for the person desiring life in the country.
Backwoods Home Magazine This is one of the best back-to-basic magazines on the market.
Another wonderful site for those who are interested in alternative building is:
Strawbale Association of Texas One day I will have my home built of strawbale.