Let's see:
- prepare 3 meals a day from scratch, including bread (often) and noodles/pasta (occasionally);
-- can and preserve homemade jams, jellies, fruits, pie fillings, condiments;
-- Read voraciously, but it's gotta be paper. Kindles creep me out.
-- shop at our local farm stand, farmer's markets and locally-owned stores whenever possible.
-- Do all my own housework, 95% of which I do without toxic chemicals (soap and Bon Ami are my friends!)
-- do lawn and yard maintenance and gardening with 100% hand tools. Our mower is a reel push mower, no electric or gas engine on that thing!
-- train my dog for functional purposes as well as fun. Basic obedience, agility for fun (just started), but we're also about to start her in carting, so we can use her to haul groceries to and from the store!
-- Take pictures using a 1970's film Nikon (OK, I have a digital too but really like the meditative aspects of work with manually-focused film cameras).
-- Talk to family and friends on the telephone.
-- Write thank-you notes and letters by hand and U.S. postal service them.
-- Keep a diary, by hand.
-- Birdwatch
-- Do household maintenance with hand tools, whenever possible.
-- Have neighbors and friends over regularly for dinner, snacks, etc. as part of community-building and friendship.
-- Volunteer with community groups (food bank, local HOA, Habitat for Humanity, knitting for charity)
-- Knit by hand; occasionally sew and quilt using a machine.
-- Mend clothing by hand.
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