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Quitting the Rat RaceRead the article this discussion is about
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 1 2 Next » » vix1 - Thanks, Renie! Thank you so much for your warm welcome! I appreciate it very much. Rural Country Living is my passion too--and I'm living my dream, only my children came along with it!They love country living as much as I--they adore the freedom it gives them. Nature, of course, is right here; we live alongside her every day, from the rugged, snow-capped mountains around us--to the Blue Jay's stealing the dog food from our yard! There have been magnificent, eight point, elk wandering through our yard, stopping to graze now and then--they look at us, and carry on grazing! They are beautiful animals and we consider ourselves extremely privileged, to behold such beautiful creatures in their natural habitat. We share your passion, Renie! Thanks for the post and the rating, much appreciated. Victoria Ries -- posted by vix1 » Renie_Burghardt - Victoria, you are so lucky to have some of your children there with you. My children are all grown and raising families, and they come to visit, often. My granddaughters love the country, and I'm hoping I'm instilling in them the love of Nature and all living things.It must be grand to see the elk. I have the deer going through here, of course, and are not a bit afraid of me. We used to have elk in the Ozarks, but they were hunted out, of course. now, they're re-introducing elk to the area, and I hear they're doing well. I hope to see one, one day. I have seen a black bear on one of my rambles through the woods. Fortunately, he took off, and wasn't a bit interested in me! Hehe. I look forward to your articles. It must be a beautiful area where you are. Again, I'm glad your here. See you next time. take care!
-- posted by Renie_Burghardt » k - Welcome Victoria I enjoyed your article. I, too, love living in a rural setting (I'm in Michigan) and my children are getting the best education from it. I look forward to reading more of your articles.Karen Suite 101 Frugal Living P.S. No elk in our part of Michigan, but we see deer, coyotes, turkeys, eagles and pheasants daily. -- posted by k » vix1 - Hi Karen Thank you so much for welcoming me! Everyone is friendly here and it makes me feel right at home.I'm glad you liked my article. I found it fascinating to write. I love the country and wouldn't like to live anywhere else, at any price! Your part of Michigan sounds beautiful--a great place to raise your children; it's so important for them to experience nature, and animals in their natural habitat--it stays with them all their lives. Thanks for posting, Karen. -- posted by vix1 » SandieKay - Quitting the rat race Some people think that my husband and I have gone to the extreme by leaving our jobs and selling our home and moving to Romania to care for handicapped orphans, we did this in 1991. We had massive problems securing clean water, food and utilities. But now we have 3 such homes and I recommend it to anyone who has the taste for adventure! sandiekay-- posted by SandieKay » vix1 - Re: Quitting the rat race In response to message posted by SandieKay:Dear Sandie, I think it's wonderful that you and your husband cared enough about the handicapped children of Romania, to have given up your lives, unselfishly, for such a worthy cause. You both must have suffered great hardship in reaching your goal--it must have been a huge undertaking on both your parts to secure all the necessary amenities--but you've succeeded in doing the impossible! I'm sure you'll be contacted by reader's of this site, wishing to do the same, or offering to help you. Wishing you both, continuing success, -- posted by vix1 » vix1 - Re: ponding/ditching In response to message posted by saw77:It sounds as if your perc isn't up to snuff--really there is nothing you can do to improve your septic system--besides dig the whole thing up and put the leach lines much deeper than they are at present. You could try the biological microbes that eat septic waste--but I believe it costs around $99.00. You'll need a cystern to collect all your useful rain gutter water--you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much water you collect! The 1000 gallon capacity or more, cystern, should be underground with an electric or 12V pump installed to get the water out. You can use this water for dishes, bathing, watering the garden etc., The washing machine water--you could save easily, by running the out pipe from your washer down into some swimming pool hose and then storing the water in 55 gallon barrels. You can use the washer water on the garden and your trees--but discard bleach water--it'll kill your yard! The average washer uses 40 gallons of water per cycle. Hope this information is of some use--whatever you do--please don't waste--use your water wisely! -- posted by vix1 » Deliche - Dropping out of Society My husband and I live in Brookyln and we've had it. We're ready to take off and start a life in a rural area where we can be comfortable on a meager wage. What you've done is so inspiring. I only wish I could find some online support groups for people looking to permanently flee the city. Any suggestions??-- posted by Deliche « Previous 1 2 Next » Please follow the guidelines set forth in the Suite101 Posting Etiquette when adding to the discussion. |
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