I’ve had a dream for many years that’s taken on various flavors depending on which way the winds are blowing, but essentally, the dream is a dream of self-sufficiency. Having stumbled across the thoughts and ideas of one Pat Gardiner, I am now further inspired to expand my gardening and homesteading fantasies to include a cow, a pig, and six chickens!!
To further fuel my enthusiasm, according to Mr. Gardiner, citrus fruits are within the realm of possibility, in my climate!
My pipe dream plan is to build my home/garden/estate/farm/compound (small scale, all about self-sufficiency), and work the garden and the animals and cook healthy simple organic wholesome foods, and live sensibly and quietly (with Mr. Gadget holding some sort of job to pay for the gadgetry, technology, taxes, and utilities) and maybe, just maybe, I could write books.
Sigh. Other people do it. Write books, that is. How to make a living at it is a completely different matter.
It would probably help if I could actually write. At least, write in a voice worth reading.
I shall write fabulous, clever, interesting, and gripping books about how I made my self sufficient dreams come true.
Or not.
Maybe I’ll market some of my baby contraptions and gizmos.
All the same, it’s a dream, worthy of more contemplation and pursuit.
