hi, John H. waitingpatiently here:
I'm down here in Sunny Florida. (way sunny)
I have during my life collected seeds. I now have accumulated
a large "wad" of them. I also need to connect to carrot juice again.
Imagine that- I'm now living for carrot juice!!!!!
The big problem in organizing rural ICs is making a living. Seems that is a stumbling block for most folks.
To begin an effort like this, you just about have to have other means or have something established already that you can bring along.
Well, Austin and Tori are coming back here to join us...which we're all excited about about! Since they've left the first time, to go back to nurse Tori's sis through a back surgery, we have stayed in contact, so instead of ending the relationship between the two families, it's gotten much deeper and feels much more now like community and family than it did at first. So that situation is going very well!
As to getting a lotta interest from other folks, we have met two or three couples / families with very serious interest, through ic.org. So I guess I shouldn't complain...don't mean to, anyway. It's just my impatient nature, And the fact that I came of age in a time when huge efforts came together seemingly overnight, compared to the extreme slowness of today, as far as response to obvious need.
I guess I need to just keep remembering that it's God's movie, not ours, ultimately. And to just surrender to being a bit player. (I gotta admit that one doesn't come too easy for me, either....but oh well gotta make the effort).
As to getting response to forming community....yeah....it's hard enough to attract interest and make it happen when you DO have the land!
Classic case of "what comes first, the chicken or the egg?" type conundrum.
Back in the 60s and 70s, people just went for it, and word got around like lightning withOUT computers. It was just Happening.
Now, we have all these fantastic ways to communicate and come together, but everybody's afraid to do more than wet their big toe in the water. Some caution is fine and necessary, but c'MON folks!
Here we are at the End of the Age, and we wanta be all alone and "safe" in our thin-walled little cubes !?! Unbelieveable.
I wonder if women have this hard a time gettin guys to commit? :-)
I'm not sure how to do the downloading, but Linda would probably know. Yes, if you don't mind; I'd appreciate that. MAybe then I could make a Roxio copy of it? How long is it anyway?
Thank you....and I wonder if you've gotten many bites on your Tye Dye Acres post on the ic.org site yet?
I wish I had high-speed instead of dial-up. I would love to check out the "We Love You" film you added awhile back. But no "streaming videos" with the backwoods dial-up trip....we're just one step up from tom-toms....still occasionally use the odd smoke signal.
Yeah, wierd....I have no idea what caused my profile description text to vanish from the screen. I went to the "My PAge" click and saved it, and then back to My PAge, and then it re-appeared.
I did nothing to change, delete, or move the Profile text. It's like the "1 new" on the Inbox, when there's nothing there....dunno, don't understand why it's there....I'm no computer shaman. :-) Mystery.
How's your search for land going? Got any others to throw in with you yet? Hope land prices in TN aren't as ridiculous as they've gotten up here...we've been "discovered" by the Napa Valley folks.
Here, it's a push to get ready for winter, as usual in September.
But it's pleaant work compared to gettin the hay stash up, since we're no longer paranoid of every rain that comes along...:-)
Best of luck with your new Tye Dyed Acres project...may it be the opportunity that you & yours have been dreaming of for so long!
Still in NJ but englishtown, NJ about an hour northwest of where I was. Rooming with a friend that owns a old farmhouse. It's a very lush and green area farms all over the place...much more my speed. Although I am commuting to work :( going to have to see about making a job switch but with the way NJ's economy is I might be better off just sticking with where I am at.
Hi royce, this is willow, thank you for the welcome, i forgot about this site, and just found it again so a late happy new year, and keep in touch maybe one day we will be living in a commune together,
willow out
Increasingly, it seems that newcomers on the site are serious neither about informing others about themselves, or learning much of anything about community.
I think that banning obvious commercial spammers is an excellent first step towards solving the problem. That's if it's obvious that the person is there PRIMARILY to sell. You should inform folks that if they're sincere about the site, they should fill in solid info on each category of the profile....and keep their commercial hype off the site entirely.
You have done too much excellent and important work on this project, to have it spoiled by such trivia now.
And once again, a HEARTY thanks to you! Have a great week! --- Ben
Hey thanks Royce! I am glad to be a part of this community and would love to know more about living in a "commune" somewhere in northern cali. It doesn't have to be a commune, but it would be cool if there were people living for the same cause as i have-to live off of the nature, having no house but a tent, and just living to love and be happy. Could you email me any advice regarding northern cali communes or places to camp for free among a community? Note: I have already checked ic.com out and have a few possibilities but everything and anything will help. Thank you and be well!
I don't think it's cool. format should be up to admin, you. it looks like their kiddieing it up. something about providing a service then changing it around like this makes me feel uncomfortable.
Hey royce. How's it going in TN? we got another 12" of snow up here, gettin artsy with it so whatever. Wondering if it was you that changed the format of things here or the ning peoples. I liked the photo box better the way it was before though.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU again for starting this site, and helping us come together with Tori & Austin and their two beautiful daughters...they are truly wonderful people. Fun & incredibly open to new experiences, bright and willing and helpful...perfect!
You still amaze me, Goddess. Being a wife, mother of SIX, and starting & hosting a website like this all at once! :-)
All our love and a long-distance hug to you all tonight!
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I'm down here in Sunny Florida. (way sunny)
I have during my life collected seeds. I now have accumulated
a large "wad" of them. I also need to connect to carrot juice again.
Imagine that- I'm now living for carrot juice!!!!!
To begin an effort like this, you just about have to have other means or have something established already that you can bring along.
As to getting a lotta interest from other folks, we have met two or three couples / families with very serious interest, through ic.org. So I guess I shouldn't complain...don't mean to, anyway. It's just my impatient nature, And the fact that I came of age in a time when huge efforts came together seemingly overnight, compared to the extreme slowness of today, as far as response to obvious need.
I guess I need to just keep remembering that it's God's movie, not ours, ultimately. And to just surrender to being a bit player. (I gotta admit that one doesn't come too easy for me, either....but oh well gotta make the effort).
As to getting response to forming community....yeah....it's hard enough to attract interest and make it happen when you DO have the land!
Classic case of "what comes first, the chicken or the egg?" type conundrum.
Back in the 60s and 70s, people just went for it, and word got around like lightning withOUT computers. It was just Happening.
Now, we have all these fantastic ways to communicate and come together, but everybody's afraid to do more than wet their big toe in the water. Some caution is fine and necessary, but c'MON folks!
Here we are at the End of the Age, and we wanta be all alone and "safe" in our thin-walled little cubes !?! Unbelieveable.
I wonder if women have this hard a time gettin guys to commit? :-)
Thank you....and I wonder if you've gotten many bites on your Tye Dye Acres post on the ic.org site yet?
Love, Light & Laughter---- Ben
Yeah, wierd....I have no idea what caused my profile description text to vanish from the screen. I went to the "My PAge" click and saved it, and then back to My PAge, and then it re-appeared.
I did nothing to change, delete, or move the Profile text. It's like the "1 new" on the Inbox, when there's nothing there....dunno, don't understand why it's there....I'm no computer shaman. :-) Mystery.
How's your search for land going? Got any others to throw in with you yet? Hope land prices in TN aren't as ridiculous as they've gotten up here...we've been "discovered" by the Napa Valley folks.
Here, it's a push to get ready for winter, as usual in September.
But it's pleaant work compared to gettin the hay stash up, since we're no longer paranoid of every rain that comes along...:-)
Best of luck with your new Tye Dyed Acres project...may it be the opportunity that you & yours have been dreaming of for so long!
--- Ben & Linda
willow out
Increasingly, it seems that newcomers on the site are serious neither about informing others about themselves, or learning much of anything about community.
I think that banning obvious commercial spammers is an excellent first step towards solving the problem. That's if it's obvious that the person is there PRIMARILY to sell. You should inform folks that if they're sincere about the site, they should fill in solid info on each category of the profile....and keep their commercial hype off the site entirely.
You have done too much excellent and important work on this project, to have it spoiled by such trivia now.
And once again, a HEARTY thanks to you! Have a great week! --- Ben
I'm happy to be a part...
And i'll share more...
much regards,
Sandeep
peace
I just wanted to say THANK YOU again for starting this site, and helping us come together with Tori & Austin and their two beautiful daughters...they are truly wonderful people. Fun & incredibly open to new experiences, bright and willing and helpful...perfect!
You still amaze me, Goddess. Being a wife, mother of SIX, and starting & hosting a website like this all at once! :-)
All our love and a long-distance hug to you all tonight!
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