Jan 12 2005
Log Cabin in the Woods
I just read this on the Whole Wheat Radio chat page:
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I was living in San Francisco for 12 years, and one crazy summer I came up here to Alaska to work, and after that summer I knew there was no way I could continue living in the city. So I worked like crazy for 8 months, put everything I didn’t sell into storage, got on a plane with $1,000 in my pocket and a large duffel bag.
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11 years later: I live on my own 4 acres in a 12 x 16 cabin.
I could handle that.
Several years ago I used to live in the country, and I loved it. I thought I would never live in a city again, but here I am. Luckily I’ve hooked up with someone who wants to get back to the country like I do — which I think makes all the difference. There are some things you just can’t do alone.
(My thought for the day.)
I hear you…
I hear you, too. I actually researched about it long ago, reading up on how to build log cabins, reading other folks stories on how they did it, including a book about a British Columbia couple who decided to give it a go. I think I read that book twice, though I don’t remember its title.
- Jody (taking a break from working insane hours on an insane software project)
Ahhh… there’s nothing quite like living in the country. Unless it’s near a chicken barn. Or a dairy farm. Or near the farmer who likes to use pig manure. (And let’s not get into grape casings - the smell knocks you down and leaves you gasping.) Other than that, I loved living in the country :)
As long as I have a highspeed net connection I don’t care where I live.
Wilderness Seasons: Life and Adventure in Canada’s North, by Ian and Sally Wilson, is the book Jody mentioned. I read the book twice, too, and although I liked what they did, I remember thinking while reading it that I could write a better book. Maybe I will.