tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post2459036890677753384..comments2023-09-22T01:03:52.121-07:00Comments on Thoughts on the matter...: Thoughts on the matterzappalindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04712964557995793354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post-43487377174317355252009-03-21T18:21:00.000-07:002009-03-21T18:21:00.000-07:00I agree with the thoughts of growing & making ...I agree with the thoughts of growing & making more of your own food. My grandpa would always let us come over and pick as much of his veggie garden and raspberries as we could- he always had a HUGE plot for just him and my Grandma (and I do mean huge- it was the size of his barn- one of the old ones that were used for cattle) so there was always plenty left over. This is the second summer without either of them and I've really missed the garden (apart from them, also). I wish I had taken some cuttings from the raspberry and strawberry plants he had- they were some of the best varieties! This year I've been looking into what area in my yard is going to be sacrificed. With a large herb garden already, I'm looking at expanding by the water pump- that way there's easy watering, too. I'll see as time goes by!Diminutive Discoverieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04900403960937562065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post-51348098135638122062009-03-21T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:27:00.000-07:00Hi there! I also found your blog through 'News to...Hi there! I also found your blog through 'News to Me'. I didn't know the show was cancelled. (bummer!) I also moved to the the pacific Northwest about a year ago... originally from southwest Virginia. It's been a real culture shock, coming from the south. And dealing with the rain has been the most difficult of all. But seeing other people move here and adjust gives me a little hope. Thanks for blogging your journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post-42603895912505040252009-03-18T21:38:00.000-07:002009-03-18T21:38:00.000-07:00Hi, My wife and I moved to Oregon from the Bay Are...Hi, My wife and I moved to Oregon from the Bay Area and actually stayed with her father for the first two months while our daughter was born.<BR/><BR/>I now run a website www.growandmake.com which is intended to help people 'grow and make' more of what they consume. I think is what you were alluding to in your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post-28604133897880694182009-03-18T20:16:00.000-07:002009-03-18T20:16:00.000-07:00I wanted to tell you that I watched the "News to M...I wanted to tell you that I watched the "News to Me" segment about you and that's how I found your blog. I've been reading your posts and can understand what you're going through. Back in the mid 80's the economy wasn't very good and I repeatedly lost my job due to reduction in workforce situations. <BR/>Having just been married a few years, we had one child and my wife was about 8 months pregnant with our second child when I lost my job again. We had no health insurance when she delivered. We were faced with hard decisions and very little income. I can remember looking through couch cushions and the glove compartment of our car for any money I could scrape together just to buy groceries. To make a long story short, we ended up filing bankruptcy and slowly got our life back on track after taking jobs that I never, ever, want to do again.<BR/>Your situation may seem bleak at times, and you might feel the urge to chuck it all in and give up. But I want to tell you that you will make it if you stay the course and be there for each other. To this day, we have a nice home and three children attending college. It has been, and we know it will continue to be, a struggle ... but we have each other to lean on. After 26 years of marriage, I wouldn't change one day of our lives together. <BR/>We both grew up living in the city and finally made the move to a rural lifestyle. It has been the best decision. While an Airstream might not seem like the best accommodations, I doubt it will be permanent. Enjoy your days - hard as they seem. You probably don't see it now, but you've left your troubles behind. Your bright future is just ahead.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877853404714934021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5256333880516719335.post-41454264553610524632009-03-18T19:59:00.000-07:002009-03-18T19:59:00.000-07:00http://www.itemizerobserver.com/DIONews9.shtmlchec...http://www.itemizerobserver.com/DIONews9.shtml<BR/>check out this link. It looks like it would be completely do-able.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com