Friday 27 July 2012

Weekend Reading

This was a good one.  "Rurally Screwed" by Jessie Knadler -- check out her funny and informative blog Here.  The title is a little misleading, in that she doesn't live "off the grid" in the common idea of the phrase.  As in, she has electricity and running water, etc.  (Though not always enough heat!) But for a girl from Montana who was looking for something else, so moved to the big smoke, New York City, and then gave it all up to live a country life with her sweetheart, I'm sure she originally felt like she was off the grid.  Especially since her sweetheart is on the army reserve and when he gets called out, it's not just for a few days, and she's got to go it alone with the help of some very interesting neighbors.  Then add a child in there! It's a true-to-life (though edited), funny story of her trials and tribulations of getting back to the land.  I laughed out loud, and shed a couple of tears, too.  This book is for anyone who enjoys a good read, and especially for those of us who have given up a lot of the fancy stuff (i.e.: nice clothes, manis/pedis, clubs, generally being entertained and being able to satisfy any whim, within reason, at the drop of a hat) for a simpler existence.  It's not always easy, but there's almost always a story to tell afterwards.  As my daughter has said, "if you're going to laugh about it later, you might as well laugh about it now."

Wherever you go, whatever you do, Have a fabulous weekend!

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