Today
is Doug's last day off to hunt. He got his buck yesterday, but Tay
hasn't gotten his yet, so they are back out, along with a friend from
the other side of the mountains. (home!)
Tori
and I are cooking deer steaks, mashed potatoes, bread drenched in olive
oil and broiled to get crusty, and a nice salad containing the last of
my baby squash and various tomatoes. I planted so many varieties I lost
track of what they were!
I started up another sourdough starter with kefir, water, and one part
rye flour to one part wheat, freshly ground. I think I need to focus on
the health of my family again. It's hard to stay diligent when there
are so many distracting things going on.
After
church the day stretched out, to be enjoyed lazily with books and
capuccinos, but I still didn't settle in. Still homesick, I'm afraid. I
love this home, and the country life, but it would be different, and
better, if we had friends and family around. This house is too big for
just us, and the holidays looming ahead like things to avoid instead of
to celebrate. I'm grateful for my children, and I'd rather be with them
than anybody, but I know they get lonely too. Maybe in a few years we
can move back home. That's the plan. Until then, I remind myself to
"grow where I'm planted" and be grateful. I am!
So many times people email me and ask if country life is really
everything I thought it would be. The answer is yes...and no. It's
better. We just have the strange circumstance of being completely alone
out in this part of the state. I do miss our friends and family. I
would miss our home and animals if we moved away though.
I suppose one thing I have learned is community and family are really
very valuable and it's wise to not take them for granted. I think it's
time for a daytrip back home to visit.
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2006-Oct-23 - <i>Untitled Comment</i>
I know you are homesick...you;ve been saying that since you moved here. Sorry the friendships you have made here leave you feeling so lonely. We sure have considered you part of our family/friends community.
Edited by tnschaffer on 2006-Oct-23 at 10:15