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We were outbid by a local dirtbag attorney with deep pockets. I was pretty bummed at first but am working on improving my outlook
There are a couple of other properties that I am eyeballing but until the Old Man gets back here I won’t be doing land shopping.
Ari and I took a great road trip into the nearby city (2 hours or so) to go shopping at Costco and just to get out and about. We had a lovely time but it makes me feel even more trapped here. On top of that I was dreaming ab9out my beloved dogs, still trapped in Sonora. How I wish I could bring them here! I would love to take them for walks upon the beach! I miss my dog pack but until we can get land they have to stay where they are.
I suppose it would help if i could find people to be friends with but so far, no luck. Ari and I both have been pretty lonely. We’ll muddle through, I suppose. If the rain would just stop for a few days….
It will make Judah happy:) http://judahhimango.com/chavah/
I like to run it in the background when I am cleaning or cooking. I especially like the skewing towards Sabbath songs for Fri-Sat.
Keep in mind there are some wretched songs on there. Don’t be afraid to fast forward! I have developed a strange fondness for Aviad Cohen’s Techno-messianic music, but it seems it’s getting downvoted to oblivion.
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The Old Man came up here as I needed to see him. I don;t think I was going to make it much longer with him gone. It’s also the week of our anniversary (22 years) and my birthday(shhh, don;t tell anyone!)
I am concerned about whether or not there are fees attached to the parcel that would be burdensome. We did find out that the parcels being auctioned are current on their taxes, so no surprises there. However, it’s difficult to find out about other, more difficult fees that have do do with the break up of a defunct HOA and a water system that never got off the ground. The people auctioning the parcels have financial incentive to not be forthcoming with information, which makes it even more worrisome. But I am learning to trust.
I have a line on a bit of property. Nothing I can build on, but I can live in the RV on it, and we can have the dogs and garden. It would be like a vacation property, and incredibly cheap. There are some issues that need to be checked on before we big on it. The auction is this weekend. Daniel is going to check on it by phone, so see if it is feasible for us to bid on. It will be a huge off-grid leap: no power, no internet, no water , but we get 100+ inches here a year so cisterns and water storage will not be a problem. We can live there for a couple of years and save a LOT of money while doing it, and it will get us out of the horrid rental house and closer to living the way we want to while waiting for the right property to come up.
I will let y’all know what’s what when something happens!
My blog has been mostly about our old micro farm, and I find I am at a loss for words to talk about my life without it. I don;t do much. I go to work, I come home. I read books, do a bit of loom knitting, and surf the internet. Not much of a life, eh? I am going to try and blog about cooking a bit in order to stretch my blogging muscles out. It’s hard to be excited about food when I can’t produce any of my own. I am going to be going almost entirely off the internet, as I spend too much time and energy roaming around on it, looking for signs of impending doom. Doom for me has become entirely personal, having gone through it recently. Occasionally, I feel like I can’t lose much more without going insane, but I know the creator has a plan for me, and the hard parts are the parts that are most needed. I pray nightly for patience and wisdom, and for the ability to cope with grace. Do far I’ve not done well on any front, but that is due to my own stubborn will, not to any neglect on the part of my creator. I can even SEE the reason all this is happening, but I still have a hard time with it. Shame on me, for not learning to be still and listen.
Well, this is my post for today, and I keep moving forward.
Still struggling with direction for the move, but I am hopeful the struggle will be resolved in the new year.
I honestly wanted to observe Yom Teruah this weekend, and looked forward to hearing when the moon was sighted, but did not get there, mentally or physically. We did make a lovely apple cinnamon Challah based on Tammy’s Recipes version, which was delicious. Ari had a nice meal at the table last night, and she said grace for us. I rested, and read books and blogs, but felt miserable and sad the whole time, which is not exactly celebratory. A lot of days I feel like we made a horrible mistake, and will pay heavily for it. For all of us to stay together there was no other choice. I hate being forced into choices based on other people’s bad behavior, but it is what it is. I will get out of this funk eventually. Maybe when we are all together again, and have a common purpose and goal. We’ll see.
Our family is going to our first foster care licensing meeting today. We have the opportunity to foster some small children locally in need of a home, and are looking at what it would take to do it legally. Pray for us as we open a door that would really change our lives!
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