Progress

I realized long ago that I will not be able to live the intentional kind of life I REALLY desire while living in town. Many people do the 'urban homestead' thing and that is great. But I need a few acres to putter around on. I own a home in town, and hope to sell it (as soon as fall, maybe) and buy a hobby type farm. At some point I had to think about just how much I wanted to convert my urban yard. I mean my idea of a fun time may not be someone else's. Not everyone might want a lot of edible landscaping. Should I cement in posts for a clothesline? I don't think Mr. Franklin would care for me having chickens all up in here. I can't, or maybe shouldn't, make all the changes I want to make. So for the time being I'm concentrating on fixing up my place in a way that will appeal to more potential buyers, not just me and all the other hippies.

But...My mom lives on 5 acres. And that land will stay in the family. So I don't mind working on it. It will definitely benefit someone in the long run, if not me, my sisters for sure. And I don't have to worry about pissing anyone off with my off beat ideas cause they're just as crazy as I am.

A couple of weeks ago we cut and pulled up sod the make a garden. Last night I again made the hour long drive to spread moo poo and peat moss and work it into the soil. It is ready to plant! We also took a load of tree branches to the dump. Now for the first time last night we went to the dump and came back with something! I know I know! I always used to wonder what those people were looking for. But what I found was chunks of concrete and bricks. Jackpot! We pulled the sod around the old fire pit that hasn't been used in years. The grass was knee high. Then we put down the concrete in a mosaic type circle with bricks, and stones. It may be homely to some, but to me its perfect. Such a mix of found materials. I can't wait to go have a fire there this weekend. I should have taken a picture.

Getting Mom's property into shape is going to take a long time. It has been neglected for quite a while. But slowly, we are making progress. It is going to take hard work. But that's the thing. When work is split 3 ways and you get to talk and laugh the whole time it doesn't really even feel like work.