At the homestead there's a lot to love and there's also a lot we could do without!
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Love It
1. Wren's laugh.
It brings my heart delight to see my ever-so-kind, gorgeous, ever-so-perfect & never bitchy sweetheart chuckle with delight. Laughter is the best medicine and she's got a cabinet-full.
2. I love that we have freedom to build whatever we want.
In the county we live in in Missouri, there are no building codes or regulations so we don't have to pay an architect or engineer or be limited in what we can create. We can also have a humanure system and not have to worry about a septic. Yes!
3. Ini's baby blue eyes.
I love the color of his eyes like a clear blue sky! They look great with a blue shirt.
4. Access to clean water.
We have a beautiful creek running through our property which we bathe in regularly - you can see to the bottom. We fish regularly in local waterways and visit some of the largest springs in the US which are really close to our home! We also have a deep well with pure fresh water which we're so thankful for! Water is a human right and we would wish this for all beings.
5. Enjoying autonomy of inter-sufficiency and provision of our own needs....
...Through growing & storing food, building structures, water, and good neighbor relations. As creative omnivores, it's a beautiful thing to engage with genetic biodiversity.
Shove It
1. Ticks.
Of course, #1 topping the list. I'm sure if you've encountered these tiny creatures in the spider family, you have an active disdain for them as well. They sometimes have spirochetes (google that one) that carry long-term, mysterious, and difficult to treat diseases that slowly debilitate people. Oddly enough, sometimes they also pass on a disease that makes you allergic to red meat - WHAT?!
2. Closemindedness.
3. Living in the 4th dimension which is Time.
In permaculture when considering landscape design, we talk about the obvious 3 dimensions of space and are careful to include the 1 dimension of time. This time thing really is a bitch; everything takes longer than you think it will and some things seem to drag on forever. Anyone have a time machine yet?
4. Healthcare & FDA limitations and legalities on herbal medicines and practices.
Washing Ashwagandha Root Wren Grew
I mean, c'mon we have to declare all of these healing medicines dietary supplements and can't make statements about their healing potentials. Whatever!
5. Lack of organic matter in the soil.
We're not complaining here, but we live on the top of a hill with very little organic matter and a lotta rocks! We're working towards building it up, but it takes time (see Shove It #3). It also gives us a chance to work on our mantra:
OM
Organic Matter
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