Last weekend hubby and I went for a bit of a drive.
We've both had a dream for years of buying a few acres and having a little hobby farm. Our vegie patch has been both productive and enjoyable for many years, as have our little fruit trees and our chooks, but we are always talking about what else we could do to be more self-sufficient/sustainable if we had some more room to play, get a cow, have some sheep....... How good it would be for the kids etc.
Well the opportunity may have just presented itself.
We drove an hour out of the city, which makes it and hour and a half from where we live, and had a look. This time of the year it's gorgeous. Green fields of wheat (ok and crappy fields of GM canola, but this is not the post to debate the evils of genetically modified foods!) rivers flowing nicely due to the pleasant amount of rain that we have
finally had.
The internet had quite the array of blocks of land and homes for sale out here so we cruised around and had a look. Including this one - 9 acres backing onto the river.....!
And what would we do for work you ask.....?
Well - this actually.
Hubby's trade is a baker/pastry cook and I think his heart is wanting to do it again, but for himself this time (ie, not working in a supermarket for a grocery giant). This bakery is for sale and if it's God's will for us it's looking as though we may well become the new owners. Scary stuff hey!?
The dilemma?
Well this Ruby Rose here has lived in the same beachside town for my entire 41 years of life on this planet!! I've
never considered moving away from my family, my friends, my church..... I just always assumed that I'd get a block of land kind of close to the beach (ah yeah - dream on Linda!)
Hubby is doing all that he can for us to do this, but this heart is torn - I'm such an oak tree with deep deep roots planted in this hometown of mine, and hubby is a groundcover! Pick him up and plant him elsewhere and he'll thrive..
We visited the little church there on Sunday and met some truly lovely people, including plenty of other homeschoolers. We checked out the sporting opportunities and many other facilities available and it's all good. But I'm still hesitant. Excited and hopeful, but scared and hesitant.
I've spoken to
this gorgeous girl and asked how on earth she packed up and moved from NZ over here - she said they just did it, without over analysing it.... Which is precisely what I'm doing!
This Kiwi babe is coming for a cuppa on Friday and will most likely say the same thing - just do it.....
So that's what I've been up to lately.
Will keep praying and will keep you posted.....!
xx
