tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post3040617281492094803..comments2023-08-24T05:05:27.274-04:00Comments on Blueberry Hills Homestead: Farming as High DramaJordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-87846227072681460592010-10-13T10:34:28.304-04:002010-10-13T10:34:28.304-04:00Yes, about 2x a week I stay in town to do somethin...Yes, about 2x a week I stay in town to do something or other. About 1x a week or so, I come home, feed everybody and head back out. Sometimes more and sometimes less, when I get tired of the 45-minute drive just to socialize.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-69986054330340457632010-10-13T09:32:27.919-04:002010-10-13T09:32:27.919-04:00Jordan, is there any way you can do both, such as ...Jordan, is there any way you can do both, such as spend an evening in the city after work, then head home? There is a great independent movie theater at the end of 787 for example, and a civic playhouse, and loads of other things in the cities. I know with dogs, there is flexibility, and there probably is with chickens too, re tending to them. You are far out in terms of the landscape, but not far out in terms of getting into the city when you choose to.<br /><br />Just a thought. Also, learn to use that shotgun, if you haven't yet. You might try having a roommate as an experiment, to see how it goes for you. Your place surely is big enough.<br /><br />Good luck!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478104766635836508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-3574313995131709042010-10-12T06:50:35.562-04:002010-10-12T06:50:35.562-04:00Either move closer to the city, or give up trying ...Either move closer to the city, or give up trying to meet city people and do city things more than occasionally...or find a roommate so I'm not so freakin' *alone* out here!Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-6588360327560108302010-10-11T22:26:48.847-04:002010-10-11T22:26:48.847-04:00rut row...sounds like someone is moving back to th...rut row...sounds like someone is moving back to the city.... :-(melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-52278687175471776462010-10-11T16:17:15.770-04:002010-10-11T16:17:15.770-04:00Agree that this change in projections will probabl...Agree that this change in projections will probably rattle many folks. Some in a good way, some in a bad way. I thought "shocker" was a little melodramatic though. In a funny aside, I initially forgot that this stuff is where the stock exchange first CAME FROM. Farmers wanting a way to get consistent prices. From the CBOT, pork bellies - that's real pork & real bellies. From farmers. I think that's really cool.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712893867575841432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-7027258042794773862010-10-11T15:11:19.791-04:002010-10-11T15:11:19.791-04:00I bet lower corn projections will, indeed, mean ha...I bet lower corn projections will, indeed, mean hardship for someone - farmers, consumers...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-16908352968003526342010-10-11T13:36:41.075-04:002010-10-11T13:36:41.075-04:00Life. It's an evolving process, isn't it?...Life. It's an evolving process, isn't it? Sometimes hard, sometimes easy . . . but always changing.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6138859409301308693.post-76680665828291242632010-10-11T13:21:24.745-04:002010-10-11T13:21:24.745-04:00As I've read your blog over the long-term, I&#...As I've read your blog over the long-term, I've appreciated how you bring your expertise and perspective as an engineer to the tasks of homesteading. Maybe you need a smaller laboratory? I like this book: http://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Homestead-Produce-food-quarter/dp/1603421386 for its "do what you can" approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com