A Year in the Life
-Starting Over Again at 58-

My husband of 16 years died in March, 2010 and I am now faced with rebuilding my life without him. In my case, that meant moving back to my hometown, to be closer to my own family. Dave and I made our living as certified organic farmers for the past 10 years and so I will be in the process of re-establishing my growing spaces in a new location. It also means that I have to figure out how to cope with life without my husband and partner. I hope I am up to the tasks at hand...

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Because this journey is intensely personal, there will be times when my posts will be about more than just rebuilding the physical aspects of my life. They may be random and sometimes I think they may not even make sense to some. But whatever I post here will be as honest as I can make it, no punches pulled, telling it like it it. I hope that I can share some insight with others who might be going through a similar transitory period in their own lives. With luck and perseverence I know I will eventually successful in my new life. I have very high hopes for all of this but then I had those when Dave was alive, too. I am naturally a pretty optomistic person, I think.

For anyone who didn't know me prior to Dave's death, I have published, here at this blog, our original farm blog in its entirety. It was entitled "Simply Sustainable - My Life on an Organic Farm" and even though it was my own life written there, I have to say it was pretty interesting. If you start on the blog archive at the left of the page, most everything posted prior to 2010 is from the original farm blog.

Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (3)
    • ►  Feb (1)
      • Last Ditch Effort to Save the Farm
    • ►  Jan (2)
      • I have not posted anything here in a very long ti...
      • On Saturday Nov 5th, Dave and I would have marked...
  • ►  2011 (9)
    • ►  May (3)
      • Latest pictorial update
      • Heirloom Gardening Part 2
      • Heirloom Gardening Part 1
    • ►  Apr (3)
      • The Shape of What's to Come
      • How things are going with new beds, etc.
      • Missing in Action ~~~ Now I'm Back
    • ►  Feb (1)
      • There now seems to be a lot of confusion floating ...
    • ►  Jan (2)
      • I am definitely going to try this method of growin...
      • Tiny Dog versus The Evil 18 Wheeler
  • ▼  2010 (72)
    • ►  Dec (3)
      • I posted this last January. Dave died in March. Fu...
      • Not MIA...just working elsewhere,,,,,
    • ►  Nov (2)
      • Sorry I have been slack again. Not much going on. ...
      • Tractor guy came by today and said he is ready to ...
    • ►  Oct (5)
      • Working on projects in the house this week. Nothin...
      • It is raining today so that put the kibosh on any ...
      • Today I am working on a project that started back ...
      • Okay, I admit it. I am wishy washy.  I said I wasn...
      • Finally, some progress!!!
    • ►  Sep (2)
      • How I got to the place I now find myself. The real...
      • Oh my!  I just looked at the last time I posted so...
    • ▼  Aug (9)
      • Things are not going as planned....BIG SURPRISE!!!...
      • For anyone following this blog...
      • “You have to do it yourself, no one else will do i...
      • Only a true Hillbilly both knows and understands t...
      • Dirt Delayed, yet again....
      • Tomorrow I am getting a load of organic top soil d...
      • I have officially bestowed a new title on myself. ...
      • I will now be known as "Makawee Maha-Mistress of t...
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    • ►  Jul (6)
      • In that last post, I mentioned that I lived on top...
      • Sorry about yesterday's rant. Today is a better da...
      • I think that this blog may be becoming passe.  The...
      • Think that the heat might finally let up a bit thi...
      • Starting this week off with a bang (at least that ...
      • Finally back on line!!!
    • ►  Jun (5)
      • No computer access for 2 weeks YIPES!!!!
      • I am down to the wire on moving. Have hit a snag b...
      • Tonight I decided it was time to get back to posti...
      • Been VERY busy with finalizing the move. Haven't h...
      • Been very busy this week other places besides the ...
    • ►  May (10)
      • The rain has slowed me down this week. I can not b...
      • Here are some of the things that I have carted ove...
      • More pictures of Ground Zero
      • New Location, Starting at Ground Zero
      • Beds to be installed
      • Basil - From Seed to Transplant
    • ►  Apr (10)
    • ►  Mar (5)
    • ►  Feb (11)
    • ►  Jan (4)
  • ►  2009 (33)
    • ►  Dec (8)
    • ►  Nov (2)
    • ►  Oct (2)
    • ►  Aug (1)
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    • ►  May (3)
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    • ►  Mar (3)
    • ►  Feb (3)
    • ►  Jan (8)
  • ►  2008 (64)
    • ►  Dec (9)
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    • ►  Mar (9)
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  • ►  2007 (41)
    • ►  Dec (4)
    • ►  Nov (14)
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