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Perhaps I have not mentioned that I work for myself, which is also a SS skill that I use to barter with. I am a Coppersmith with a level of working of a Master Craftsman and have my own stamp after 11 years of working under my mentor James Chamberlian. Not only do I do some straight up copper work, ...

Welcome!!! Its great to see that you have started!!

Thanks Spider, please join me on my blog I have lots more things to get done and lots to do. Peanut, the family dog, is back to old self. Though most of that was posted in Feb 2010, it started from march 2009 up until those postings. I have a living journal that I just moved to a blog. My next proje...

WARNING

Please don't be drinking while reading this, and if you have a weak bladder go to the loo before reading this. If your soft hearted might wanna grab a tissue as well.

http://modern-pioneer.blogspot.com/2010/02/bears.html

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I dunno why the link won't work for you... :dontknow: It seems I have had my KB set a little high for having so many pics on one post, so I lowered the quality just a little so that it is dial up friendlier. A personal friend of mine, Dale Chihuly, is the artist that blew/made all of the glass in th...

It made me LOL while posting it!! Decided that we needed a break so we decided to go into the city and have a couple days just chillaxen with the family and regroup from old man winters grip. http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt169/modern_pioneer/city%20visit/P1011794.jpg http://i608.photobucket.co...

That's right!!! where the woods are full of Kung-Foo fighting bears!! http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt169/modern_pioneer/SS%20living/bear-fight.jpg A place where mullets are out dated (sort of) http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt169/modern_pioneer/SS%20living/mullets.jpg A place where the ani...

hello Jeff!! Welcome. to ish I am near the end of my 3rd year out of what started to be a five year plan. That's a gut buster because I will be years working towards a better way of life. Lots of folks here and ideas, if you have some free time visit my blog see what I created for a run down forgott...

wow eight feet!! you win...

I can't wait for spring!!

There sure is a lot of info to read and sort through here!!! I never felt like I was alone, as in nobody else was working towards some level of SS. I know when I started my journey I didn't want people to see me as the crazy mountain man. I started a journal last year and looking over that really sh...

Hi Jay, welcome. its always fun reading about others who are actually doing 'it', rather than me who is still dreaming!. altho, i have a garden and have begun my preps for this year!. my goal with my garden is more about how much i have to grow in order to not have to buy vegetables at all. and yes...

Thanks Maggie, I have the spring gardening itch like it's nobodys business... LOL... Stacked on my table are seed catalogs, which I keep opening as I plan. Planing my garden this year has been much more serous than ever before. Understanding my body and the right balance of food it needs is my goal....

:wave: Hello folks.... My name is Jason and I live in a small town in PA. The current number of people that live here is 218, so yes it is a small town. My homestead sits on 4 acres on the side of a mountain, and once was used as a small chicken farm. When I purchased property it was run down, all o...