Thank You, Mother

Reader Contribution by Bruce Mcelmurray
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I am so excited to be a blogger on this site. It is an honor and privilege to be included in such a distinguished group of bloggers. In the early 70’s I was in a grocery store and saw MOTHER EARTH NEWS on the rack. I leafed through it and thought it would be something I would enjoy, so I purchased it and started reading the articles, and I couldn’t put it down. That single act sparked a dream that lasted and grew over the next 25 years. What started out as inspiration from that single issue of MOTHER ended up with us living our dream and moving to the mountains in southern Colorado.

We now live at 9,750 feet. We have lived here full time for 14 years in what I consider a fairly harsh environment. We heat with a wood stove, cut and split by hand all our firewood (11 cords) to see us through our very long winters.

I have never written a book, have no expertise in any specific area, but we have lived and survived here in the mountains for 14 years. We are living our dream that started with what was probably the first issue of MOTHER all those years ago. That tiny dream grew and was nurtured by all those unselfish contributors that wrote articles which encouraged and inspired us to live that dream today. We used much of what we learned in MOTHER in our homestead.

It would be my hope that in participating in this blog that I could do the same for someone else. We live remote and often are visited by wild animals, we have constant repairs, improvements, and routine chores that I will report on. I hope it will inspire others to pursue their dream, ask questions, and contribute their experience. But most of all to see first hand if we can do it, you can too. For a better idea of who we are check out the First Hand Report in the Aug/Sept 2010, issue of MOTHER. Or we would invite you to view our personal blog that tells of our daily life, mountain man wisdom, humor, and everyday trials and blessings with photos.

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