We were wondering what the average homesteading age is now days and where everyone is from. We are 50 and 52 and in the SW Virginia mountains.

-- Karen (mountains_mama2@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002

Answers

42 and 40 from OK. He always tells everyone that I am 40 too!

-- Nan (davidl41@ipa.net), February 23, 2002.

38 and 39. We live in NW Ohio

-- Joanie (ber-gust@prodigy.net), February 23, 2002.

he is 42 next week, I am 38. Central VA.

-- julie (jbritt@ceva.net), February 23, 2002.

Hello there Karen, I am 52 and husband is 54. Not that we really admit it, we're both 39 and holding. In Texas!! And you were beginning to think the homesteaders were all young! Best wishes and happy weekend!! Nita

-- Nita Holstine (nita@phancypages.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 33 and hubby is 36, our kids are 5 and 2. We are in central NC.

-- Anita in NC (anitaholton@mindspring.com), February 23, 2002.

38 and 39 northwest lower michigan.

-- cindy young (youngsponderosa@coslink.net), February 23, 2002.

42(me) and 41 him, in Central Wisconsin.

-- rose marie wild (wintersongfarm@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

54 him 46 me in NW FLA

-- Daryll in NW FLA (twincrk@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

53 and 51 living in Western Maine

-- Ken in Maine (Kenjan@pivot.net), February 23, 2002.

Me 34, he 38. Near Kalamazoo, MI.

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 53 and my husband is 41. We live in northern Mo.

-- Kathi in Mo. (rrubyacres@excite.com), February 23, 2002.

Hubby 58, me 55 and we live in North Central Iowa.

-- Anna in Iowa (countryanna54@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

My dear husband is 42 and I am 47 and we live in North central Arkansas.

-- sherry in Arkansas (chickadee259@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

Him 39, me 44.

-- Gina NM (inhock@pvtnetworks.net), February 23, 2002.

West Central Indiana, DW 54,DH 46. Have 1 daughter 15.

-- Linda (jlsam@ccrtc.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 33 and Gilly is 37. We have three children 6, 4, and 1. We live in NW North Carolina in the mountains.

-- Bren (wayoutfarm@skybest.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 39 and he is 41.We live in NE. 3 kids 15,11,7.

-- Carla (herbs@computer-concepts.com), February 23, 2002.

I am 42 my DH is 45. Our children are 14 and 13. We live in ND.

-- Pat (hiddentreasuresfarm@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 33 and Randy is 34- our children are almost 2, 5, 7, 9 and 11. Currently in South Louisiana, but heading to Oklahoma soon, the Lord willing.

-- Kristin, in La. (sevenstonestile@earthlink.net), February 23, 2002.

We are both 44, have 5 children ages 24, 23, 15, 13 and 11 (yes, all one family!) and 3 grandchildren ages 6, 5 and 2. We live in North Central PA.

-- Jo in PA (farmerjo02@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm gonna be 49 soon - husband's with the Lord - our daughters are 15 & 17

-- Pat (mikulptrc@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

Hi.....I'm 45, hubby is 52, kids are girl 22, boy 19, boy 10. We live in Southeastern Ohio, near the Ohio River...

-- Harmony (harmonyfarm57@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 53, hubby is 51. Raising granddaughter, 10 almost 11. We live in eastern Colorado. Jan

-- Jan in Co (Janice12@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 60 shes 46

-- David in North Al (bluewaterfarm@mindspring.com), February 23, 2002.

I am soon to be 59 and She is 51. We are in Houston Tx area for the winter and Stilwell Oklahoma summer.

God Bless and have a Gret weekend.

C & C (Celia & Charles)

C & C Boer Goats IBGA

Santa Fe Tx & Stilwell OK

-- Charles Steen (xbeeman412@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 48(going on 4)...single but looking and live in NE West Virginia about 15 miles out of western Md.

-- Bee White (bee@hereintown.net), February 23, 2002.

Jim 38 Dena 39 Jon 14 Dave 11 Soon to be Sevierville, TN

-- Jim NE KY (jedeweese@earthlink.net), February 23, 2002.

i'm 29 he's 37. Indiana

-- Susan (dsowen@tds.net), February 23, 2002.

Husband: 50, Wife: 46, children: 24,22,18,15,12,10,8 and 5. We've been married 27 years and live in Central WA otherwise known as the middle of nowhere, according to our friends! LOL Two of our older sons are away at school so not everyone is currently living here.

-- Marie in Central WA (Mamafila@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

65 him, very young 60 me sw mo

-- Corky Wolf (corkywolf@hotmail.net), February 23, 2002.

Well, since we are listing kids I will add mine! Mine are 30, 25 and 5. Yes you read that one right...we started all over again. We kid we will have to find an old folks home that takes minors!

-- Karen (mountains_mama2@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 49 and hubby is 53. We are up in Northern Wisconsin.

-- Jean in No. WI (jat@ncis.net), February 23, 2002.

I am 27 next week and husband is 57 we live in North Central West Virginia and our 3 kids are 1, 2 and 8.

-- sonneyacres (jtgt12@ntelos.net), February 23, 2002.

Hubby and I are both 41. Daughter 20, daughter 17, and son 7. All of us, including OUR parents were born and raised in the city in South Florida. We are presently living in Ft. Lauderdale (TRUST me - it's NOT all sun and fun!) DYING to get OUT to the country. Thanks to all for helping me keep my dream alive and bring some of your homestead hospitality into our home. :o)

Blessings,

-- Greenthumbelina (sck8107@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 45, husband is 52, daughters 13 & 16--we live in S. Central, VA.

-- Sharon (spangenberg@hovac.com), February 23, 2002.

He is 29, I am 27 and we have five kids, ages 6, 5, 4, 2, 10 months and one on the way in June.

Leighanne in Tennessee

-- Leighanne T. (robertt@click1.net), February 23, 2002.

I am 41 and my man is 44. We are in E. OK. My children aged 22 and 21 live in the big city.

-- AyleeAnn (AyleeAnn@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I am 31, hubby's 41 & baby Lydia is 10 mos. ;)

-- Heather (h.m.metheny@att.net), February 23, 2002.

Oops! We're in western PA for now.

-- Heather (h.m.metheny@att.net), February 23, 2002.

48 going on 21 single In Western Maryland But travel over the summer to work!!New England the last few summers not sure this year yet!!

-- Grizz in Western Maryland (southerneagle@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 56, hubby is 58 and sons are 35,33, and 31. We also have 3 grandsons ages 9,3 and 1.

-- Judy in N.W.Wa (TootlesTheBrit@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I am 50, divorced with children 28,27,24,22,16, and 12. I am down to just the last two boys at home here in western Washington, at the base of Mt. Rainier--(although, I don't know, after last night, I might be rethinking having the 16 year old still at home!! :))

-- Lynn in Wa. (crabbyfiddler@earthlink.net), February 23, 2002.

I turn 53 today. Live in a small rural city in central western New South Wales, Australia. Two adult sons, 26yo in Sydney, 24yo in Melbourne.

-- Don Armstrong (from Australia) (darmst@yahoo.com.au), February 23, 2002.

Me, 45 and children 11 and 6. Live in SE Vermont.

-- Terran in VT (homefire@sover.net), February 23, 2002.

Greetings from the summers end in New Zealand '

We are not homesteaders here in the deep south of New Zealand but I lurk each day since I enjoy the dairyfarming and chookraising lifestyle.I have reponded from time to time. My husband is 47 and me 45. 3 grown family with 2 grandbabys.

-- kiwikaren (cowfarmerz2@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

Already told you our ages and where from, but since others are including children, here's ours: daughter 24 and son 4! (I had empty nest syndrome really bad when she went away to college)

-- rose marie wild (wintersongfarm@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

39 & 36, kids are 11,10,7,6 We raise Dorset sheep & bale alfalfa hay in S Central PA. Have enjoyed small farming for 15 years.

-- Lisa (vadas@nfdc.net), February 23, 2002.

I'm 58 and hubby is 55 and we live in southern tier of New York.

-- Kate henderson (kate@sheepyvalley.com), February 23, 2002.

We are youngsters of 50 and 53 and totally enjoying the empty nest syndrome in North Alabama.

-- Nancy (georgiaattitude@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 56 and single and farm in SE michigan. Karen are you near Rosehill Va?

-- Bill In SE. Mich. (Billshsfrm@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 39, him 42, in Virginia on Va/Tn state line. 1 son 15, son and daughter 22 (yours, mine and ours), 1 grandson 4

-- Lesa in VA (Lemaradd@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 50 , husband 52, were in N.E. Oklahoma

-- Marilyn (okiegoatwoman@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 30 and live in western Maine. Happy Birthday Don!!

-- Murray in ME (lkdmfarm@megalink.net), February 23, 2002.

DW 55 DH 52 Cascade Mountains CA

-- Thrifty Sarrah (olefashion@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

Older than dirt, deep in the heart of Texas.

-- paul (primrose@centex.net), February 23, 2002.

I'm 44 and wife is 42 here in SW PA; we were two kids from suburban Pittsburgh who have been enjoying the country life since 1985. Unfortunately our county leaders are hell bent on making our adopted home another version of sprawl; new toll roads and much talk of "economic progress"...

-- Walt in SW PA (kraterkrew@lcsys.net), February 23, 2002.

DH is 31, I'm 29, we've got boys 2 and 3 mos. We live in Central New York, about 1/2 hour west of Albany.

-- Sharon in NY (astyk@brandeis.edu), February 23, 2002.

I'm 59, he is 49 and we live in North Central Wisconsin. I have two grown children 38 and 31 who have given us four wonderful grandchildren!

-- Ardie/WI (ardie54965@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

Just turned 30 and hubby will be 37 soon, two girls at 13 and our boy is 8, we're in southern Indiana, just finishing our log cabin!!

-- Tracy (tconklin@ncci.net), February 23, 2002.

We are both 47-kids 28yrs. ,24yrs. (daughters) & 23yo (son)! "Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning!" North Carolina that is!

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), February 23, 2002.

Me 46, she 45. Preparing aour homestead in Southwest WV, still keeping the Metropolis home for now.

Kids are 22 and 19.

-- Rick in Southwest WV (Rick_122@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I am 41, hubby is 37 (but has been out of the picture since spring), and I live in southern California. Btw, Don, happy 53rd!

-- Leslie A. (lashkani@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

Wife and I are both 46 . Two sons 23 & 21 , daughter in law and two grandsons all living on the 118 ac. homestead that was my dads . south eastern Indiana. Indiana Country Friend Jack Bunyard

-- Jack Bunyard (bunyard@cnz.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 28 and she's 26 we have a 2 yr old boy and 3 week old daughter. We live in North Central Texas just on the border of East Texas in Hunt County.

PoePoe

-- PoePoe (rpd932@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

We too live in Indiana, sw of indianapolis about 20 miles. Im (wife) 33 and hubby is 30. Been married 7 years together 9 and have 2 girls ages 6 and 5.

-- Kristean Thompson (pigalena_babe@yahoo.com), February 23, 2002.

41 and single, central Wyoming

-- (sagehills@msn.com), February 23, 2002.

Hubby and I are both 51 yrs. young and living the good life here on the coast of Maine. One 29 yr. old son and a 4½ yr. old granddaughter who is absolutely perfect :-)!!

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), February 23, 2002.

I am 41 and I live in southwestern New Hampshire.

-- george nh (rcoopwalpole@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

Hello Karen,

I am 45 and my wife, (Melitza) is 25. Our daughter is almost 2 and we have another one on the way in 7 months! We live deep in a valley in the Missouri Ozarks.

Sincerely, Ernest

-- http://communities.msn.com/livingoffthelandintheozarks (espresso42@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'll be 55 in June and husband was 57 in Jan. We live in Southeastern NC. Yeah, Debbie is right. Nothing finer than to be in CAROLINA.

-- Sheila in NC (nannie@intrstar.net), February 23, 2002.

Hello juveniles I am 82, My wife is 81 Daughter 58 Son 55 Grandson 3o Granddaughter 28 . Old folks live in N W La. ,kids and grands scattered . Retired Post Office. Big George

-- George Wilson (cwwhtw@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 41 Hubby 42; on 20 beautiful acres near Silex, Missouri

-- Debbie in MO (risingwind@socket.net), February 23, 2002.

Good for you, George!! I sure wish I still had my grandpa around!

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), February 23, 2002.

Hi, I'm 30 and living in north Iowa.

-- Nickie (niwar28@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

I'm 34 and so is hubby.Two boys,9 and almost 2.We live in central Texas.

-- Johna (marcnjohna@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

My wife and I are both 37, boy 10 girl 8. Eastern Ontario, in Ottawa now. We didn't move, the city stretched and grabbed us!

-- Ross (amulet@istar.ca), February 23, 2002.

Vicki 46, John 44, Stephy 23 (having our first grandchild in July), Joni 19 (in college), Jake 17. North of Houston, TX.

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

51 single in sw missouri about 45 miles east of springfield.

-- gail missouri ozarks (gef@getgoin.net), February 24, 2002.

me 32 him 42 kids 4,6,8 - we live in >Itlay - he is italian, I am american

-- kel (kellytree@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

I'm 45, hubbby is 43, my son is 16, here in the flat fields of Ohio.

-- vicki in NW OH (thga76@aol.com), February 24, 2002.

I'll be making the great leap across the void of 40 in anther two months. My wife is 32 and the baby two. We're in the Gainesville, FL area of North Florida.

........Alan.

-- Alan (athagan@atlantic.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 47. Homestead is in S Central Ohio.

-- Rog (rw285@isoc.net), February 24, 2002.

me 43 DH 44 in KC MO

-- cindi in MO (redhenrarms@rovin.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 30 and Darrin is 31...our kids are 9,7,4,&2. We're in NW Oregon Cara

-- Cara Dailey (daileyd@agalis.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 39. DH = Joe is 36, but holding at 21 w/ 15 yrs experience ;>) Live in Northern New Mexico. Happy belated Don! Way to go Big George!

-- Michelle in NM (naychurs_way@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

I turned 33 yesterday (Feb. 23) and am a single mom of a 12, 11 boys and 16 y/o girl.

-- Ruth (western WA) (dntwnna@yahoo.com), February 24, 2002.

Almost 40, hubby 37 and daughter 2.25!

-- Darlene in W WA (tomdarsavy@cs.com), February 24, 2002.

I'm 38 and my husband turns 45 in a couple days, we have two children 5 years old and 17 months. We live in between Albany and New York City...yes there are farms near NYC.

-- claudia in NY (cooleyville@aol.com), February 24, 2002.

Both 41, our son is 14. We live in Western North Carolina

-- Carol (heywoodu@dnet.net), February 24, 2002.

Hubby John and I are both 35 Sons are 18, 15, 14, 11, 4, baby girl- 8months. All in Indiana.

-- Sherrie R Clifton (BryrPatch35@aol.com), February 24, 2002.

Hubby-41, Me-41, Son-20, and Daughter-15, living in the beautiful U.P. of Michigan :).

-- "Maggie" (ruby@isp360.net), February 24, 2002.

I'am 40 my hubby is 45 and we have 4 great kids and live in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina- Brigid

-- Brigid Luckey-Smith (lckysmth@bellsouth.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 45 and Steve is 39. We live on top of a hill all by ourselves (except for all the critters), about an hour south of Louisville.

-- Cindy in KY (solidrockranch@msn.com), February 24, 2002.

Can we lie?

No, I'm 39 and hubby is 37 and kiddies are 11 and 9. Dogs are 3 and 2 1/2, one cat is 7, one is 14, one is 3 and one is less than a year. Goats are 4 and 1. Chickens and ducks are all a year. One rabbit is going on 4, and one is going on 2. Mystery cat is ????. Bird is 3. We haven't asked the mice their ages. We just hope they have short lives.

-- marcee (thathope@mwt.net), February 24, 2002.

Oh yeah. And we live in SW Wisconsin (and now for the lie) where it is ugly and dried out and flat and treeless and greenless and always there is a drought, where there are strip malls everywhere and it is so overpopulated you can't fart without the mayor knowing, and the prices are REALLY REALLY REALLY high and no one homesteads or homeschools so we are the real freaks in the are and there is no one like us and we REALLY REALLY HATE IT HERE SO DON'T EVEN VISIT IT AT ALL BECAUSE YOU WILL HATE IT TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phew. Did you believe me?

-- marcee (thathope@mwt.net), February 24, 2002.

Marcee...hope you're not looking for a job at the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce and Tourism :-)!!! Really, though...are you okay???

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 32 and DH is, too! We live in Alberta Canada -- from the looks of things only the SECOND Canadian to respond (HI ROSS IN OTTAWA!!!)

-- Tracy (trimmer31@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

I'm 30(surprise :o) and hubby is 42. Grant is 13(may not make it to 14!) and Sara is nearly 11. Yep you guessed it hubby is a gunsmith. Hubby lives in northeastern Texas and me and the kids sort of float back and forth between Tx and my place in south central Missouri(near Mountain View MO). May seem odd to some but it works for us. If any of ya'll live on the I-30 corridor going up through Arkansas I'll wave as I go by next time :o).

-- Amanda (mrsgunsmyth@hotmail.com), February 24, 2002.

S.E. Okla., by my lonesome, 62 or ? is it 39? Still got my looks tho. Live on a big lake here, so guess I'll go fishin.

-- Dick Tracy (kb5drl@lakewebs.net), February 24, 2002.

I'm 39, my wife is 37, a three year old son, and (hopefully) a healthy daughter in about a month. Living in the Edinburg / McAllen area in deep south Texas, waaaaay down there against the U. S. / Mexican border, about 60 up from the mouth of the Rio Grande River.

-- j.r. guerra in s. tx. (jrguerra@boultinghousesimpson.com), February 25, 2002.

45 yrs old. Divorced with just one child, Boy (has other names too) is 13. Live on 25 wooded acres in Northcentral West Indiana after being forced to live in town for almost 20 years... Too many animals (I growl a lot about it) and always collecting more. Waiting for my Oberhaslis to kid...

-- Gailann Schrader (gtschrader@aol.com), February 25, 2002.

Hi!! I'm 38, Jeff is 41. 2 daughters-20 and 17, son is 14. 1 granddaughter-will be 2 next month. We live on 5+ acres in East Texas (about 2 miles from Vicki!!) and raise Boar crosses, pigs,etc!!

-- susie yeager (susiemby@samlink.com), February 25, 2002.

My wife, Julie and I are 42 years old, and we lived in 20 acres of trees (till I can figure a way to get rid of most of them) in Southern Maryland. We have four children. My oldest son is 25 and in the Navy presently stationed in Bath, Maine; my second son is 23 and in Baltimore; my third son is 18 and at the Univ of Md, and my baby girl is 16 and at still at home.

-- TonyG (here@here.com), February 25, 2002.

We live in central OK, just north of OKC in Edmond, which has just about doubled in population in the 15 years I've been here.

I'm 32, Lance is 30, the boys are 5 1/2 and 3. We've been married 9 years, he's been a firefighter for nearly 8.

-- Christine in OK (cljford@mmcable.com), February 25, 2002.

Hubby 52 in a few weeks, me 43. We have 3 kids amoung us. The oldest son 26 in living in TX (mine), 1 daughter 24(tomorrow)living in KC MO. & youngest son 20 (his)lives about 45 miles north of us. I'm the homesteader of the this family, hubby born & raised on Guam. Don't know a thing about farming ect.! Kinda dragged him into this here lifestyle, I love so much. LOL. He is coming around, slowly.

-- Pam in SE KS (psanford@terraworld.net), February 25, 2002.

I was gonna say that I thought we were the only ND here, but then I saw Pat on My second scroll through. Hello up there!

30 and 33, boy 10 1/2, girl 8, cow, goat, sheep, many chickens, geese, guineas, 2 dogs, 2 ferrets.....did I get everybody?

-- Novina in ND (homespun@stellarnet.com), February 25, 2002.

We're 57 & 55 living in a small town in Southern Calif, with our organic garden, chicks and ducks. Just completed a small (10x12) cabin with the help of our mostly grown 5 kids on 2 1/2 acres in Pioneertown (perfect name, huh?)where we someday hope to retire and really homestead.

-- JoAnne (gosenbj@msn.com), February 25, 2002.

Me - 42, DH - 51, boychild - 12 next month. Twin girls - 21, grandbabies - 4 - ages 5, 4, 3, 1 - all boys. Homesteading in Georgia with horses, turkeys, a goat, dogs, pigeons, 2 roosters, one jack, and last but definitely not least - Mr. Biggles the cat.

-- Cindy (colawson@mindspring.com), February 25, 2002.

I'm 43 and hubby is 37, Kids are 19, 15 and 6. We are in the wonderful snowbelt of NE Ohio.

-- kathy in NE Ohio (kathy0801@msn.com), February 25, 2002.

I'm 45, Cheryl is 44, two daughters Jessica will be 12 in March and Katlyn Rose is 4. I have a daughter (Melinda-22) and an adopted son (Kendall-18) from a previous marriage, two grandkids (Dylan-4)and (Josaphine-1) by my oldest daughter. We live 30 miles south of Olathe, KS (5 miles south of Osawatomie, KS just off HWY 7) on a 40- acre farm with my mom (68).

-- Phil in Ks (pemccoy@yahoo.com), February 25, 2002.

me-36 (26 on Saturday night ; ), single fulltime parent of Clint-8 and Sara-7. Living in southern California the past 2 years, previously KS, AL, VA, MT and PA.

-- Dave (something@somewhere.com), February 25, 2002.

Well - YIKES! I guess I am an older gentleman in this group! I am 60, Maggie a very young 59. But let me tell you that you are dealing with chronological age, a convenient but dreadfully imprecise method of determining "age". I strongly suspect that I can whip most of you younger folks in contests of mental ability or any other cerebral endeavor, and likely in contests involving physical acuity. Maybe not, but I strongly suspect that the greater numbers of this august group would not seriously challenge my beliefs. Bottom line is that some of us older folks still have a few minutes left in our possibles bags. Some of you young twits are way beyond being "over the hill"! The gauntlet is down! Come on you young (loveable- this is only a fun challenge!) twits - can you succeed in a game of mental fisticuffs with the Old Man, to wit, Weird Old Brad?? Have fun, and if you must lose anything, be sure that is not your sense of humor!

-- Brad (homefixer@SacoRiver.net), February 27, 2002.

ok Brad just let us know when you're done taking your nap. ; )

-- Dave (multiplierx9@hotmail.com), February 27, 2002.

Me - 40, daughter 8. West Texas til school's out then moving to Waco area.

-- Nessa (macnessas@yahoo.com), March 01, 2002.

He's 51. I'm 46. Kids are girl 25, boy 22, girl 19, boy 12, girl 11, boy 10, girl 9, twin boys 7, tubal 7. :^) Live in eastern Kentucky.

-- Gayle Smith (gayleannesmith@yahoo.com), March 02, 2002.

60 and single on a mtn. in SE WV

-- WV Ridgerunner (ewvaughn@mtneer.net), March 04, 2002.

I live down near the lake shore by Lake Erie. I am 58 years old and three year widdow. I have 2 sons, one who is 27, is married and lives in Erie, PA. I live with my younger son. I just live outside a village and I have a small homestead. We are learning the country skills until get it right. Irene Mc.

-- Irene (Lakeerie@comet.con), March 07, 2002.

If Brad is an "older gentleman" at only 60, anyone who is pre-War must be an old geezer! At 64, in south-central Wisconsin, lots that we could teach to the young kids if they'd only pay attention to their elders!

-- Martin Longseth (paquebot@merr.com), March 07, 2002.

Central Maryland

There are 5 of us people here: Hubby, 45, Me, 38, Daughter, 15, Son, 13, Daughter, 7.

-- LBD (lavenderbluedilly@hotmail.com), March 08, 2002.

Another small voice from Canada--Nova Scotia. I am 33 husband is 46, step-son 23(lives in city now), daughters 4&6.

-- Terri in NS (terri@tallships.ca), March 08, 2002.

We're in mid-Michigan.

Dh is 32, I'm 30, kids are boy 12, boy 9 (tomorrow), girl 7, and girl 4. Been living on 2 acres for the past 5.5 years, bought 40 acres in Jan and are itching to start building the new house so we can get moved and raise more of our own meat!

-- Kris in MI (ckarmom@ivillage.com), March 10, 2002.

Canada here...me 49...she 58...10 kids between us...all grown...youngest 24...all gone...yeaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!

Life is great!

-- Ben (11022033@canada.com), March 21, 2002.