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slow and steady

I said that I was going to write about something meaningful and well, I haven't.


Our lives are going through a lot of transition right now. On the farm we learned to live so simply, on very little income. We learned to appreciate the things around us, the time we spend together, the animals, the grass, the sunsets, the food, instead of the things.  Now that we are back at work we are spending (and planning our spending) much more wisely. It's difficult to resist sometimes (like the chicken coop with chickens I found last night on craiglist...) but we are, we want to grow slowly, at a sustainable pace. That's something we learned on the farm, something not-to-do, that slow and steady wins the race, buying everything at once is only going to make things more difficult in the long run. That said, we do have three rabbits now! You can see pictures over at the farm blog here. Our plan next is to save for about a month, then get some chickens. Then save for a month or so, before we get a goat. I cannot wait to have a goat and her wonderful milk again. Everything in steps, we will make this place into the farm we dream about. It is coming. 

I don't know that this can be counted as something "meaningful" but well, 
that's all I've got. For now.

Until next time,
Angela Kelly

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