In the Beginning...

I've always been drawn to the wilderness.

To rural places with fields and meadows that seem to go on forever. As a young girl, I found myself climbing trees, bushwhacking in parks, observing wildlife, playing in the mud, growing things in our tiny urban garden. Instead of doing what other girls my age were doing. Like going to the Mall, or the nightclubs, driving expensive cars and wringing up credit card bills.

Being born and raised in Canada's largest metropolitan area, doesn't itself make you a "city girl". Sometimes a Soul comes into the world that's just meant to do things differently. Well, that's what I believe anyway.

As long as I can remember, I was the "odd one". A social outcast in many ways. Never one to hang out with other girls, I preferred the company of other outcasts (nerds/geeks), most being boys.

I could defiantly roll with the best of 'em and was often the one kicking the snot out of bullies growing up.

I was the most ungirl-like girl in school. I also didn't partake in many of the vices that other kids in my school experimented in. I didn't smoke, do drugs, or even drink (though with European parents, the occasional sip of beer or wine was unavoidable). I didn't see a point to what I saw as time-wasting pursuits, when I'd rather be by the creek watching trout spawning, or be in the woods identifying animal tracks.

The beauty and calm of  life outside the city-driven hysteria which we seem to unquestioningly assume is "normal", was what I craved.

As I got older, interests changed. Goals evolved.  But my love for the soil, nature, open spaces, and the hatred of uncontrolled urbanization and over-development remained a constant.



I've been interested in prepping, homesteading, self-reliance, hunting and fishing, as well as raising animals like chickens, ducks, goats, and rabbits for as long as I can remember... despite the fact that my parents are not (though they do have an affinity for nature). Like I've said, I've always been the odd one.


I hope, as I write this blog, I'll be able to explore more of my inner-self, both strengths and weaknesses.... and find out what's driving me. As I work towards my ultimate goal. Living on the land, far from the city. Sustaining myself through my artistic talents (I'm a painter and crafter), and good ol' hard work.



Who knows. Maybe we'll all learn a little something along the way...