Contemplation

2 July 2009 - 11 Months from freedom and the move. Our decision to sell everything, retire early, and move from Alaska to Missouri increasingly comes into focus. Holly and I have been homesteading for a few years now without really knowing it..we have been increasingly interested in gardening, self reliance, and hunting/gathering as a way of life. Coupled with this is a desire for a return to old fashioned values and an enjoyment of old things. We like old stoves, toasters, cars, trucks, tractors, furniture....? The collapse of the economy and the general feeling of unease in the country seems to make our decision clear.

We are approaching 50, all 5 kids are grown, Holly has 11 years of State employment and I have 33 years of service in the Marine Corps and Army, 24 years of which is active duty. Our plan is to retire to the Ozarks, live on a rural property where we will have gardens, some animals, and a decent shop/barn. I need peace..I cant explain it beyond that.

So far we have sold our fishing boat...

Motorcycles....

And some household goods. Right now we are concentrating on getting the house ready to sell and gardening...