We live on sixty acres in the country.
But, no, we don’t have a dog. Or a kitten. Or chickens. Or children. Or honey bees. Or a donkey.
All we’ve got is one aloe vera plant in a green plastic container on a window-sill. With no dish underneath it or anything.
But I’m okay with it. In fact, I kind of like it that way.
Sometimes it’s quite nice to wake up when I want to and take a nap when I want to. To leave the house at ten at night to get groceries and to skip the pet food aisle entirely. To have my time belong only to me.
Maybe someday we’ll have some of these things. But, today, I like things just how they are.
You should get chickens. No work, fresh eggs.
♥ U
These are great. I want chickens, two donkeys (apparently they like company), honeybees, sheep, llamas, goats a pet pig and an orangutan. Okay, I’m kidding about the orangutan. We plan to start with chickens and honeybees.
I was looking after my neighbours’ dogs yesterday and today, and also had to check on their three Clydesdales. I do love those big drafthorses!
Oh yeah, and we need a farmsitter after we get all those animals. ;)
I have a teddy bear – don’t have to walk it, clean up after it, vaccinate it, mate it, feed it – and he is always there for a snuggle and just to listen.
No plants inside the house.
Live as you want – not as others think you should.
My son worked on a farm this summer – chickens are work.
Hi Laura-Jane,
Great blog! I stumbled across it while Googling PEI and dreaming of spending the summer there. Just dreaming of the summer is nice right now, even without PEI. I’m hooked and have been listening to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ig-ZF1-qoQ on a loop as another reader suggested, while working my way through from the very beginning.
I love spending time with animals, and completely understand why you might dream of caring for some one day. However, I encourage yo to think about what is in the animals’ best interests. If they were given a choice, would they want to be raised and killed for their flesh? Would they want to give birth every year and have their babies turned into veal so we can eat cheese? Would they want to brought into this world solely for our purposes? I suggest that animals have their own interests and exist for their own reasons; they are not ours to use.
If you love being around animals as much as I do, perhaps you would consider adopting a few who are in need of a safe home. There are thousands (or more) who have been rescued from abusive or neglectful situations, and need a safe place where they can peacefully live out their days.
For more info on the philosophy of animal rights and non-violence, check out this great website: http://www.abolitionistapproach.com/
For more info on becoming the caregiver to an animal in need, check out Farm Sanctuary’s adoption network: http://farmsanctuary.org/rescue/adoption/faqs.html
Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss this further.
Keep on writing and spreading inspiration!
Caroline :)