Simple Living News Update

Hey, thanks for the link, I’m interested to peek some more at your site, it looks quite interesting. My wife and I have been in a similar process of simplifying life, and I’m always interested to hear and see what others are doing.

I feel extremely fortunate that we live in Portland, as I think much of what we’ve done to simplify things has been easy and for the large part socially normal even, compared to much of the rest of the U.S. Some of the things we do might surprise some people, but they don’t generally think we’re crazy

Much of it started with food – starting with the basic ingredients and making our own – then moving into more advanced stuff like bread and sauerkraut and simple cheeses (which really is simple, and just takes some time) and soon hopefully sausages and more pickles and fermentations (kimchee perhaps).

Then came bicycles

Then smaller apartment, oil lamps and candles, fewer and fewer electronic devices (doing things like shaving by hand is more enjoyable anyway), and on and on.

It’s an interesting journey, finding an appropriate balance in life. I like the process a lot. Cheers!

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