Hello everyone, Tom and I, live on a 10 acre farm,and We walk about 50 feet to the mail box, down a little road.If I had to walk any farther, I don"t think we could make it, My computor is in the bedroom, thank goodness, I would hate to try to get to a library. Just jokeing people.We used to raise chickens, But after trying to get eggs out of nest, with big long fat snakes under the hay we gave that up.We are haying the fields this weekend, and hire that done. Why, cause we are just to darn old to do it any more. I have canned everything already, and got enough to feed a army, I wish I could write Like that post. He or she should take up writeing a book, fiction of course. there was a lot of talent there. And Jim, please send me the pass word for beyond the sidewalks.and I hope your feeling better, Tom just had a birthday, 73, He is doing pretty good,I am 71, We work together on everything, pruning, gardening, and canning.Together we make one good person. Our kids are so busy with there own lives, and they all work hard at there jobs, They come out for Sunday Dinner, But really hate to put them to work. Well I quess I am rattleing on, You know how old people like to talk. Love Irene

-- Irene texas (tkorsborn@cs.com), July 14, 2001

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Hi, Irene.

I really enjoyed your comment on how you and Tom together made up one good person. That's how I feel about my DH. We've done things together for so many years like handling firewood, canning, yardwork, etc., I'm not sure I would know how to do it by myself.

Just a wee tiny comment on the Gladys and Walt post. We have friends who have a 3 mile driveway but it's not all on their property; their mailbox sits at the end of the state road. And hopefully this won't get me kicked out of the human race, but I'm a sucker for the Zelda video games. Got started on them with my grandson and just love them. It's a really good (or bad, depending) way to spend a rainy day with a 10 year old.

Love this forum and feel as if the people here are the family and friends I don't have living close by.

Wishing you enough and thanks for reading.

-- Trevilians (aka Dianne in Mass) (Trevilians@mediaone.net), July 14, 2001.

"Together we make one good person". Irene- what a beautiful sentiment. I feel the same way about my darned old Yuppie Boyfriend, although he is not yet properly trained as a gardener! He is learning though, and loves it so I have hope for him yet! Thanks for sharing it with us.

-- Elizabeth (ekfla@aol.com), July 14, 2001.

What a wonderful warm, heartfelt introduction, Irene! I have never had the "good fortune" to find a snake in the nest boxes of my hens, but, that may come yet, as do have a lot of black snakes here, but they prefer the barn rafters. Rather have them than the native copperheads though!

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), July 14, 2001.