Wednesday, August 22, 2007

THE SCIENCE (OR IS IT ART?) OF BACK & FORTHING

Traveling back and forth between town and the farm is a challenge. As we become more accustomed to it, we do a better job. When we arrive here, Mike unloads the vehicle while I unpack coolers and boxes. We leave one empty box available in the diningroom and toss items returning to town into it as the days go by. We also keep a pen and pad on the table on which we make lists – things to do in town, things to bring next trip, groceries, etc. We never pack clothes. We just bring the laundry. During warm weather I do all the laundry here and hang it out to dry. The trip back to town is not so extensive – just any leftover perishable food plus anything we think we’ll need in town. We leave an empty box in the dining room – and maybe several boxes in the guest bedroom – and the packing process begins all over again. Hopefully we didn’t forget our lists because it’s difficult to reconstruct them, and we usually begin to use them right away to organize our town activities.

The most difficult thing about the process, I find, is the packing of fresh produce. Any ideas? Also, we use a lot of milk. Even though our family is grown, we can still say, “If there’s a gallon of milk in the refrigerator, we’re close to out.” KW

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Hallie said...
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Anonymous said...

buy a cow and plant some vegies in the sun room -mvw

Kathy said...

I wondered if someone would say, "Hey! You live on a farm. What's this about buying produce?!" Hopefully the garden comes next year. However -- NO COW! XO

debdog42 said...

Milk can be frozen. Then you could unthaw it as you needed it at the farm.