”Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”—C.S. Lewis. A special thank you to my good friends who have made survival not only endurable, but enjoyable. :-)
This is a quote from my oldest grand daughters facebook post today. How true it is. My friends are one of the things I need to survive.
There is a lot of talk today in my group of friends about self-sustaining living. It is my goal, possibly to the point of being off the grid with no computers, phones, television, and many of the things that make life more enjoyable, but not necessarily better. Extreme? Yes!!!! But it would get rid of all the things I have that waste my time.
Last night we talked about when our old microwave quits, which could happen any day…and what about the dishwasher even older…do we replace them or not? The refrigerator we would have to replace, but those two, we could make a few changes and not need them at all. $500 to $600 is a lot of money for something to warm up our coffee and defrost meat when I forget to get something out of the freezer. So, the decision is made…we won’t replace them but possibly use that $$$$ to get a wood range for the kitchen, something we could even use now while we still have electricity. This isn’t something I WANT to do, but something that is in the best interest in our future.
There is all the talk about December being the end of the Mayan calendar and the end of the world. I don’t buy into that…I think they just ran out of room and ended it there….but there is a good possibility that natural disasters, terrorist activities or our declining government could put us into a position where things get tough. Really tough if we aren’t prepared. So, my goal is to be prepared. If I’m surprised and none of these things happen…GREAT…but if they do happen you who aren’t prepared know where to come when things get tough because I will be.
Rick is having a hard time giving up anything. Change is hard for him anyway, but he’s a trooper and eventually comes around to our way of thinking once it has been discussed over and over again. I keep telling him that he can get a mule and that perks him up. I think he even has a name picked out for “his” mule. He is so funny at times.
On a brighter note, I have a picture of Ginger, by lovely Saanan goat. She was a rescue last summer, coming to us a rack of bones and skin and instantly my best friend. Rick brought her in the house for a few minutes to say hi so I snapped a few head shots. She is such a lover and I hope I never have to let her go. Hopefully, she is going to give me some babies in May. Last year she had triplets, and nursed them all. This year I will be glad to help her and I can hardly wait. Everyone else is having their baby goats arrive and mine are still months away. I try to remind myself that when theirs are over their new baby cute time, I will just be getting started. Next year I have to have at least one doe give birth in December or January.
Have a great day!!!
