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My brother called me Grizzlyette Adams like it's a bad thing, but I take it as a compliment. (He still has not gotten over the fact that I moved hundreds of miles away from family to live like a hermit on the mountain.)
I escaped from the New Orleans / and Barataria area years ago and found out how good it was to live the "hermit on the mountain" lifestyle.
When I dropped out of so-called civilization and moved to my BOL, I think I must have gone feral somewhere along the way. Now, each time I visit the city, I feel a bit wild-eyed. Maybe it's culture shock, remembering how mindless the rat-race is. I hurry home, breathe in the clean country air and feel grateful that I am just a simple country mouse, not a city rat going after big cheese. They can keep every bit of it. I am privileged and blessed to wake up to birdsongs, not sirens; to watch fireflies and stars, not street lights and flashing signs; to sit on the porch shelling peas, not waiting in line for a can of peas...
I have always loved the outdoors, bow/gun hunting, fishing, foraging, gardening, teaching young people primitive living skills (flintknapping, making and using atlatls, etc.). Also an unapologetic bookaholic (70% of my collection is the how-to genre; 20% theology; 10% inspirational /biographies, etc.). No fluffy airy-fairy stuff, lol.
I also love to cook all kinds of cuisine and am one of those weird people who read cookbooks like some people read steamy novels. Also enjoy preserving foods (dehydration, fermentation, and some canning, too.), do tatting (lacemaking), plus a multitude of other artsy-fartsy stuff. I have also been an avid herbalist for almost 40 years.
I believe in preparing for hard times, and living in such a way that when hard times are upon me, I don't even notice them.
I am flat-out amazed how dynamic this board is, considering how young it is. Wow. I am looking forward to learning from you, contributing to the collective good, and meeting the folks that make this place rock!
I escaped from the New Orleans / and Barataria area years ago and found out how good it was to live the "hermit on the mountain" lifestyle.
When I dropped out of so-called civilization and moved to my BOL, I think I must have gone feral somewhere along the way. Now, each time I visit the city, I feel a bit wild-eyed. Maybe it's culture shock, remembering how mindless the rat-race is. I hurry home, breathe in the clean country air and feel grateful that I am just a simple country mouse, not a city rat going after big cheese. They can keep every bit of it. I am privileged and blessed to wake up to birdsongs, not sirens; to watch fireflies and stars, not street lights and flashing signs; to sit on the porch shelling peas, not waiting in line for a can of peas...
I have always loved the outdoors, bow/gun hunting, fishing, foraging, gardening, teaching young people primitive living skills (flintknapping, making and using atlatls, etc.). Also an unapologetic bookaholic (70% of my collection is the how-to genre; 20% theology; 10% inspirational /biographies, etc.). No fluffy airy-fairy stuff, lol.
I also love to cook all kinds of cuisine and am one of those weird people who read cookbooks like some people read steamy novels. Also enjoy preserving foods (dehydration, fermentation, and some canning, too.), do tatting (lacemaking), plus a multitude of other artsy-fartsy stuff. I have also been an avid herbalist for almost 40 years.
I believe in preparing for hard times, and living in such a way that when hard times are upon me, I don't even notice them.
I am flat-out amazed how dynamic this board is, considering how young it is. Wow. I am looking forward to learning from you, contributing to the collective good, and meeting the folks that make this place rock!
This just made my day!
