Guest guest Posted March 19, 1997 Report Share Posted March 19, 1997 How about campers? Diane wrote: > > > > Ray, > Well, first we gotta have some kind of shelter! LOL > Di > > H. R. Neal wrote: > > > > > > > , When shall I move? Ray > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, > > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: > > http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, > > * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen > > 14278868@... > > For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ > > Ray in Virginia > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 1998 Report Share Posted November 17, 1998 Hey Ray, I have an acre of land in the mountains of western NC. It has a mountain spring on it, huge pines, mountain laurels and rhododendrons. Maybe we can all pool our resources, or get ahold of " Habitat for Humanity " and build us a big log cabin retreat there that is chemically safe. All I ask is one large room for myself and my puter, and we could build a nice big sitting room, and the rest bedrooms and a big cozy kitchen. This is my dream, but I don't see me making it come true alone. My grandparents bought this land back in early 1900's. They paid $50 for the acre as they got it from her father, my great-grandfather. Grandpa went up on the hill and built a reservoir, and the little shack they had on it had piped in spring water before they died. It is my heart's desire to live there, as the years I spent there as a child are the only happy childhood memories I have. The rest of the group could take turns " retreating " or " being a hermit " as lyn calls it. The air is clean, the water is clean, and no big farms spoiling things with pesticides, etc. as it is very rocky. My ancestors lived off the land by mining and " shinin " ...I remember great-grandpa had a " spring box " in the creek...a wooden box with innertubes all around it, and this is where they kept their milk, eggs, and butter. They dug ginseng and sold it; gathered " gaylacks " and sold to the florists, etc. The soil is fertile and they grew almost all they ate (after digging out all the rocks!) They dug " root cellars " to store canned goods and winter vegetables, and did their cooking on wood stoves; heated w/ wood stoves; and burned " coal oil lamps " . On weekends they all gathered and played " bluegrass " music. Alas, the hills are silent now. I have a poem that I am working on about that. *S* The moss is so thick on the rocks that we kids used to cut it in the shape of furniture for our playhouses. Ferns grow lush in the woods. Streams gurgle gently across the rocks. *sigh* I go down there as often as I can, as it is soooo peaceful. The woods are full of deer and all kinds of wildlife and birds...and teaberries and nuts and all kinds of good things to eat. It is close to a quaint little town called Spruce Pine. Livin is cheap. Only industry really is a hosiery mill. How many of us would it take to pool our SSDI checks to make this dream come true?? Dreamin'.... Diane...future author of " Stronger Than Nine Rows of Garlic " H. R. Neal wrote: > > > Maybe we can all form a commune somewhere and escape the " normals " for > awhile. Let's order our pre-fab units tomorrow. Ray > ---------------------------------------------------- > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: > http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, > * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen > 14278868@... > For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ > Ray in Virginia > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 1998 Report Share Posted November 17, 1998 Sounds like heaven Diane...but one problem..who would do the work!!LOL...none of us can!! I love the concept though, I can just imagine it! Your description of it was written beautifully! A short piece of prose might be better suited to the subject than poetry! Exquisite! Lyn Laughter Heals!! Homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari/index.html ArthritisWarriors: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis FibrolandNewsletter: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Fibroland DachsieHeaven: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeaven DachsieBirthdayPage: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 1998 Report Share Posted November 17, 1998 Aaaah! Lyn, don't be such a " poop " ! Diane's beautiful prose actually had me visualizing this utopia. You just had to bring up that dreadful four letter word ( work ) ! Damn ! It did sound nice though, didn't it ? Mike > > From: lyn55@... (Lyn Gottschalk) > > Sounds like heaven Diane...but one problem..who would do the > work!!LOL...none of us can!! I love the concept though, I can just > imagine it! Your description of it was written > beautifully! A short piece of prose might be better suited to the > subject than poetry! Exquisite! > Lyn > > Laughter Heals!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 1998 Report Share Posted November 17, 1998 Ya Mike thats me always the pragmatist...bad habit. Actually I did envision it too..until it came to living off the land. THEN I envisioned the work involved in that...POOF.... Laughter Heals!! Homepage: http://home.talkcity.com/spiritcir/lynmari/index.html ArthritisWarriors: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/rheumathritis FibrolandNewsletter: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Fibroland DachsieHeaven: http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/DachsieHeaven DachsieBirthdayPage: http://members.tripod.com/~Lynmari/DACHSHUND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 1998 Report Share Posted November 18, 1998 What a wonderful story Diane. It reminds me so much of my childhood days on the farm. The root cellars were my favorite places to play. No matter how hot it was, we could go there to cool off. We were lucky enough to have an artesian well that we hooked up to an old fashioned bathtub. It was great for the animals and no work to water them. We even had an outside steam bath powered by coal. We would get all steamed up and go roll in the snow, and then run back in the steam room again. So much for the theory that changes in body temp causes colds. Thanks for bringing back the memories. If only we could go back. Diane wrote: > > > > Hey Ray, > I have an acre of land in the mountains of western NC. It has a mountain > spring on it, huge pines, mountain laurels and rhododendrons. Maybe we can > all pool our resources, or get ahold of " Habitat for Humanity " and build us > a big log cabin retreat there that is chemically safe. All I ask is one > large room for myself and my puter, and we could build a nice big sitting > room, and the rest bedrooms and a big cozy kitchen. This is my dream, but I > don't see me making it come true alone. > > My grandparents bought this land back in early 1900's. They paid $50 for > the acre as they got it from her father, my great-grandfather. Grandpa went > up on the hill and built a reservoir, and the little shack they had on it > had piped in spring water before they died. > > It is my heart's desire to live there, as the years I spent there as a child > are the only happy childhood memories I have. The rest of the group could > take turns " retreating " or " being a hermit " as lyn calls it. The air is > clean, the water is clean, and no big farms spoiling things with pesticides, > etc. as it is very rocky. > > My ancestors lived off the land by mining and " shinin " ...I remember > great-grandpa had a > " spring box " in the creek...a wooden box with innertubes all around it, and > this is where they kept their milk, eggs, and butter. They dug ginseng and > sold it; gathered " gaylacks " and sold to the florists, etc. The soil is > fertile and they grew almost all they ate (after digging out all the > rocks!) They dug " root cellars " to store canned goods and winter > vegetables, and did their cooking on wood stoves; heated w/ wood stoves; and > burned " coal oil lamps " . > > On weekends they all gathered and played " bluegrass " music. Alas, the hills > are silent now. > I have a poem that I am working on about that. *S* > > The moss is so thick on the rocks that we kids used to cut it in the shape > of furniture for our playhouses. Ferns grow lush in the woods. Streams > gurgle gently across the rocks. > *sigh* I go down there as often as I can, as it is soooo peaceful. > > The woods are full of deer and all kinds of wildlife and birds...and > teaberries and nuts and all kinds of good things to eat. > > It is close to a quaint little town called Spruce Pine. Livin is cheap. > Only industry really is a hosiery mill. > > How many of us would it take to pool our SSDI checks to make this dream come > true?? > > Dreamin'.... > > Diane...future author of " Stronger Than Nine Rows of Garlic " > > H. R. Neal wrote: > > > > > > > Maybe we can all form a commune somewhere and escape the " normals " for > > awhile. Let's order our pre-fab units tomorrow. Ray > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, > > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: > > http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, > > * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen > > 14278868@... > > For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ > > Ray in Virginia > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 1998 Report Share Posted November 18, 1998 a, You are welcome. It's that way up at Grandpa's spring. There is like an arbor over it of mountain laurels, and you can walk in there on the hottest day and it is like walking into an air-conditioned room. The moss above it is always cool. Nice place to lie and meditate and listed to the spring water splashing out of the reservoir on the rocks. If you get thirsty, can always rinse off a laurel leaf and pinch it on the ends and make a cup for a drink! You can also take them and break up tiny stick pins out of wood and make wreaths (crowns) for your head, or belts...we kids had no " store bought " toys. We mostly played with what God provided. Grandma would pack up a picnic lunch for us and we would spend the whole day playing in the woods...swinging on big grape vines; climbing the pines to the very top and swaying them back and forth; swimming in the creek for little bitty spurts-til you started turning blue. We would also wade the creeks and catch lizards, etc. If the season was right, we would go up to the old deserted " House " and pick big, fat, juicy wild strawberries. Grandma would provide fresh cream and sugar for them! Ah yes, memories are precious aren't they? Glad if I brightened your day for a moment. Hugs, Di a wrote: > > > What a wonderful story Diane. It reminds me so much of my childhood > days on the farm. The root cellars were my favorite places to play. No > matter how hot it was, we could go there to cool off. We were lucky > enough to have an artesian well that we hooked up to an old fashioned > bathtub. It was great for the animals and no work to water them. We > even had an outside steam bath powered by coal. We would get all > steamed up and go roll in the snow, and then run back in the steam room > again. So much for the theory that changes in body temp causes colds. > Thanks for bringing back the memories. If only we could go back. > > Diane wrote: > > > > > > > > Hey Ray, > > I have an acre of land in the mountains of western NC. It has a mountain > > spring on it, huge pines, mountain laurels and rhododendrons. Maybe we can > > all pool our resources, or get ahold of " Habitat for Humanity " and build us > > a big log cabin retreat there that is chemically safe. All I ask is one > > large room for myself and my puter, and we could build a nice big sitting > > room, and the rest bedrooms and a big cozy kitchen. This is my dream, but I > > don't see me making it come true alone. > > > > My grandparents bought this land back in early 1900's. They paid $50 for > > the acre as they got it from her father, my great-grandfather. Grandpa went > > up on the hill and built a reservoir, and the little shack they had on it > > had piped in spring water before they died. > > > > It is my heart's desire to live there, as the years I spent there as a child > > are the only happy childhood memories I have. The rest of the group could > > take turns " retreating " or " being a hermit " as lyn calls it. The air is > > clean, the water is clean, and no big farms spoiling things with pesticides, > > etc. as it is very rocky. > > > > My ancestors lived off the land by mining and " shinin " ...I remember > > great-grandpa had a > > " spring box " in the creek...a wooden box with innertubes all around it, and > > this is where they kept their milk, eggs, and butter. They dug ginseng and > > sold it; gathered " gaylacks " and sold to the florists, etc. The soil is > > fertile and they grew almost all they ate (after digging out all the > > rocks!) They dug " root cellars " to store canned goods and winter > > vegetables, and did their cooking on wood stoves; heated w/ wood stoves; and > > burned " coal oil lamps " . > > > > On weekends they all gathered and played " bluegrass " music. Alas, the hills > > are silent now. > > I have a poem that I am working on about that. *S* > > > > The moss is so thick on the rocks that we kids used to cut it in the shape > > of furniture for our playhouses. Ferns grow lush in the woods. Streams > > gurgle gently across the rocks. > > *sigh* I go down there as often as I can, as it is soooo peaceful. > > > > The woods are full of deer and all kinds of wildlife and birds...and > > teaberries and nuts and all kinds of good things to eat. > > > > It is close to a quaint little town called Spruce Pine. Livin is cheap. > > Only industry really is a hosiery mill. > > > > How many of us would it take to pool our SSDI checks to make this dream come > > true?? > > > > Dreamin'.... > > > > Diane...future author of " Stronger Than Nine Rows of Garlic " > > > > H. R. Neal wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Maybe we can all form a commune somewhere and escape the " normals " for > > > awhile. Let's order our pre-fab units tomorrow. Ray > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, > > > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: > > > http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, > > > * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen > > > 14278868@... > > > For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ > > > Ray in Virginia > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 1998 Report Share Posted November 18, 1998 , When shall I move? Ray ---------------------------------------------------- Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen 14278868@... For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ Ray in Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 1998 Report Share Posted November 18, 1998 Ray, Well, first we gotta have some kind of shelter! LOL Di H. R. Neal wrote: > > > , When shall I move? Ray > ---------------------------------------------------- > Reach me by ICQ. My ICQ# is 14278868 or, > * Page me online through my Personal Communication Center: > http://wwp.mirabilis.com/14278868 (go there and try it!) or, > * Send me E-mail Express directly to my computer screen > 14278868@... > For downloading ICQ at http://www.icq.com/ > Ray in Virginia > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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