I woke up, to Christmas music playing in the house, the wife decorating the place in lights and pine and, a pot of chili simmering on the stove.
I dressed, went outside, put my son on the tractor to mow the last spot in the west paddock, repaired a broken gate hinge, mended a spot in the rail fence, winterized the rabbit / chicken hutches, ran the dog, played with the kids and, sat on the front step with the dog for a few minutes and enjoyed what might be the last taste of Autumn weather.
So, what does any of that have to do with Thanksgiving?
For me, EVERYTHING!
I hope everyone else who has the ability to pause and, recognize the really important things to be thankful for in the grand scheme of things...does recognize them.
3 comments:
Well said. Nothing beats the flavor of self sufficience.
TJ,
I'm not completely self-sufficient just yet but, always a step closer.
The day I can walk away from my day job and just work the farm for a living, I'll consider that as being completely independent...and thats a ways off yet!
My spring goal is to set up two 1800 watt wind turbines and a bank of eight deep cycle batteries (to start) which would cut my reliance on grid power and, provide a reliable backup to run the well pump and lighting during outages without having to store a mass quantity of gasoline for a generator.
Today's project is a bit more primitive but, cheap.
That's a great plan, Sepp. The well pump is important - you can live without almost every other electrical gadget.
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