Your story is so inspiring!! I read each line and could picture such a life. I had always dreamed of such a life and almost succeeded until my divorce 14 yrs. ago. I learned so much from my mother in law. She taught me how to can, make homemade bread, homemade cheese, homemade wine, prosciutto (like ham) and the appreciation for a simpler life. I knew some of the simpler life as my mom made homemade bread, hung close out on a line....(even in the winter)... : ). My heart of hearts has always been to live a country life... I love hard work and when my husband and I bought some land and built a home, I had to get some goats, rabbits, a horse....and did all of my canning, and other homemade things. I even had my husband put up a clothesline for me....it was a wonderful life and I was so happy and blessed to be able to share this kind of life with my children even if it was for a short while. I believe anyone who gets the opportunity or chooses a more simple life, has a little heaven on earth. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful story as it has given me inspiration not to give up on my dream, to have that beautiful homegrown life. God Bless you.

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