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[PopPopT]

No worries, katlupe.

Life has a way of evolving over time, sometimes taking us to places we didn't anticipate or necessarily even want. There may be things in your future that will be related to your former homesteading, no not the same, but maybe things that can apply. You might end up with a place to have a small garden again. You may raise a few greens for your own eating, maybe even a tomato plant someplace. You may find stuff at the farmers market that you'll not be able to resist and bring it back to your place and can or freeze a little. Or there could be bigger things to come.

Doesn't sound like life is over for you, and your picture suggests someone who has quite a few years of living left. So see where life goes. I don't think homesteading is a requirement to join in the conversation here so don't be a stranger.

 

[Debra Beeuwsaert]

Since I wrote this post, I have as many of you know from other threads, I have left this homesteading life behind. It was not an easy decision to make because I was leaving not only the lifestyle, but my horses, cat and husband.

Just know that you have to do what is right and best for you. Not being on here a lot, I don't know the reason or if it was stated. If you were in an abusive relationship whether it be physical, verbal or mental, you definitely did the right thing by leaving. It would only get worse.

If you left due to health issues, your health is of the utmost importance. You did what you had to do for yourself.

Just know that situations can change again and you may once again live the lifestyle you desire the most.

 

[ellie]

Here's a question for all you youngsters...what will you do when you "age out" of all the hard work. I not only don't want to work this hard any more, but it's getting to a place that it takes too much physical toll. Putting my one acre homestead on the market this month. All my tools and implements and gizmos will go with it. Sigh. Not sure what's next tho....

 

[Tirediron]

I am going to just keep makeing stuff so that I can do it as I age out, and be less concerned with what "needs" to be done.

 

[Sourdough]

Here's a question for all you youngsters...what will you do when you "age out" of all the hard work.

I try to keep focused on the primary goal. The homesteading was a road to the end/ultimate goal. Which was and continues to be prepping for survival.

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

I am going to keep doing what I can/want to do until I drop dead for one reason or another. If something can no longer be done, I intend to be at the point it no longer needs doing.

 

[ellie]

Well, that's what I've been doing, but here in Oregon, my biggest job is mowing which is a killer...cause if I do not, the grass grows to 6 feet and the bureaucrats think it's a fire hazard. And they're probably right...And this year, I swore it would be my last time of killing myself over freaking grass! So I guess I'm looking forward to something new--at least a garden and a dog...we'll see about chickens.

 

[Dani]

Here's a question for all you youngsters...what will you do when you "age out" of all the hard work. I not only don't want to work this hard any more, but it's getting to a place that it takes too much physical toll. Putting my one acre homestead on the market this month. All my tools and implements and gizmos will go with it. Sigh. Not sure what's next tho....

I'm sorry Hun. Getting old does suck. . . I do truely understand this. If you are not really wanting to uplift your life at this time, I would suggest getting a couple goats to help trim down the grass or maybe even a mini cow? Either way, you could start getting daily milk if you chose that route. Make cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, yogurt. . . You get the point. But then again, it depends on how much you want to work.

 

[viking]

Coming on to 82 years on this planet, I know exactly what you are talking about, thing is, my son now lives on our property and he keeps things mowed and clears out low brush and we have a friend that lives just a 1/4 mile down the road that can collect eggs for us and helps with firewood, occasionally his wife cooks up extra food that they send our way. I still have plenty to do around here and we don't plan to go anywhere, I just tell my wife and friends that when I get that bad off that I'm ready to die, just lean me up against a tree so at least I can provide compost to make the tree grow.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Here's a question for all you youngsters...what will you do when you "age out" of all the hard work. I not only don't want to work this hard any more, but it's getting to a place that it takes too much physical toll. Putting my one acre homestead on the market this month. All my tools and implements and gizmos will go with it. Sigh. Not sure what's next tho....

We're already working on that issue. We live 18 miles from town, 500 pop, 2 hours to a hospital and 3 hours to a larger town, and that's in good weather. Summers here are hot, dry and dusty, temps up to 95 degs and no rain for 4 months at a time. Winters we get heavy snow, wind and cold temps. I have about 3 miles of road that I need to keep cleared of snow, which sometimes drift 6 feet deep. At times it takes me anywhere from 12 hours to a week to clear our driveway. We usually get snowed in for 3 - 6 weeks every winter. Right now that isn't a problem at my age, 67 years old. But I can see a day coming where it'll be too much. For that reason we're looking at property over on the coast, where it gets little to no snow. I'd like to scale down to about 40 acres or so. Once we buy a property we'll put in all the infrastructure and keep living here for as long as we can.

 

[joel]

Here's a question for all you youngsters...what will you do when you "age out" of all the hard work. I not only don't want to work this hard any more, but it's getting to a place that it takes too much physical toll. Putting my one acre homestead on the market this month. All my tools and implements and gizmos will go with it. Sigh. Not sure what's next tho....

I am putting everything in a trust for my off spring & DW, let the chips fall where they may.