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April/May 2004
By Robin Wright 
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A GREAT LIFE

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My sister and brother-in-law are still in the planning stages of building their house, but they live only 15 minutes away and frequently come to visit. We often keep each other's children, which is a real advantage. Between my mom and my sister, I never need a sitter. Our family shares everything — meat, vegetables and fish. We hunt deer in the woods behind our property, so venison is plentiful. My dad is an avid hunter — we get a lot of our meat from him, plus I hunt a few times a year, too.

We've added to our array of livestock, so I rarely buy any meat. In addition to chickens we raise rabbits and ducks, and bass and bream in our ponds. Last year, we butchered a young goat and were surprised it tasted so good. When you have fresh eggs, fresh milk, a freezer full of meat, and whatever is being harvested from the garden and the orchard, it's amazing how long you can go without grocery shopping.

Living our country life has been a dream come true. The peace and quiet is only interrupted by the geese honking or the horses neighing across the pasture to each other. "Put up or shut up," my brother-in-law had challenged. I'm so glad we "put up."

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