Homesteading With katlupe

Happy Father's Day To All Fathers!

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers in our homesteading world! Fathers are an essential part of the homestead lifestyle. Where would we be without them? My father is not a homesteader by any means. In fact, he was not happy with our choice of this lifestyle. Having said that though, he has taught me many things. Because like it or not......he did grow up on a farm.

At 89 years, he still plants a big garden, still works on his own vehicles and goes to the junk yard to get parts (they know him there). He even has been working on his roof! I tell him not to go up there and that my husband would be happy to do that, but he wants to do it himself. Very self sufficient. When I first started getting into this life, my father is the one who taught me how to can. He grows grapes and we canned lots of grape juice and jelly. Next he showed me how to can beets. I took to it real quick! My favorite thing to do now.

When I was a child, we lived in central Florida right along the St. John's River. In fact, the area we lived in was called the "Bass Capital Of The World". Can you tell I grew up in a fishing family? My father's favorite past time. I went fishing with him all the time. And I loved it. We spent hours fishing and talking. My mother loved fishing too and she would pack us a picnic and we would spend the day swimming and fishing. Great life for my brother and me.

Unfortunately, my son did not grow up with a father like mine. I married the wrong man and by the time I knew that it was too late for me. So I ended up divorced from him after he had an affair with a topless dancer who could not dance anymore. So she wanted to be taken care of and my husband wanted that job. Actually, it was a good thing he did that to me, as my life is so much more happier and I am more content in how it has changed. And that is going from a life of luxury to being VERY frugal. But I love it! And I love being frugal! It took me awhile though to come to this lifestyle.........my life is totally involved in this homesteading life.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Sunday. I did. Our Pastor Joy gave us a sermon that totally supports what all of us homesteaders are working on at this time. And she is not a homesteader and does not know anything about it. She just goes by the Bible.

Have a good evening everyone!

katlupe

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{ 10:52, Sunday, June 15, 2008 } { Posted by HSBFrontPorch }

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Chasity L. Burrell
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