The Simple Life eBook Rachel Brezinski
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I have lived a life tossed from one extreme to the other. From the sophisticated life in Europe to the bare-bones opposite on a self-sufficient farm in Northern California. The memoir I present to you is a story about the latter. It tells of the skills my husband and I learned in order to provide for ourselves and our two young boys, and the hard and never-ending work that accomplished that. For nine years I cooked on a woodstove, made all our bread, learned the finer arts of making cheese and preserving fruits and vegetables, of tanning hides, of raising then slaughtering and butchering animals. We became involved in the politics of the area and I started an environmental organization which took on the U.S. government, a lumber giant, and Southern Pacific Railroad. We also homeschooled our boys for three of those years.
But it is also the story of the people we met – from a millionairess to dope growers, from loggers to ranchers, from old-timers to the hippy arrivals, from the successful to those plagued by bad luck. It is filled with humorous anecdotes of our efforts and the characters we knew.
The Simple Life eBook Rachel Brezinski
Wow! As a small-town Midwestern girl, currently raising 2 young children in the Bay Area, I really connected with this book! I appreciated all of the detail about the family's self-sufficiency processes in the kitchen, garden, around the home, and even in the education of their children. Really amazing and educational! I will apply many of these lessons and values to my own life as a suburban stay at home mother. This book has also inspired me to journal about my life experiences as a mother, wife, and homemaker so in the future I can look back on my family's amazing experiences throughout the years and remember details which may otherwise be forgotten. Thank you to the author for sharing your story.As an added note, last year my husband and I took our children to watch a lunar eclipse at Whiskeytown recreation area, which is near where this story took place. A very beautiful area! All of a sudden I'm feeling the urge to drive up again and maybe take a detour through Hayfork. :-)
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The Simple Life eBook Rachel Brezinski Reviews
I had similiar experiences back in the 70s and so was looking forward to this back to the land narrative. I found the writing quite dry and boring. I felt more character development and less play by play of the day to day activities would have made for a more enjoyable read.
Brought me back to my attempts at homesteading
A beautiful story. I fell in love with the town and all the people. The reality of farm work and the love between family and neighbors is so attractive. I would love to hang out with this family!!
The book was okay. The author started to lose my interest when she started talking about her sons education. The topic seemed to consume the last half of the book.
Lacking in so many ways...
This story was a real eye-opener. Haven't we all dreamed of escaping the pace and pressure of our lives and returning to a simpler life? Ms. Brezinski's detailed, often humorous and charming account of nine years of near-self-sufficiency opened my eyes to the brutal pace our ancestors maintained just to survive. I was left with barely enough energy to warm dinner in the microwave and press the remote control on the TV.
The Simple Life is a delightfully detailed account of a family leaving not only city life, but the European lifestyle to get back to the land. Beautifully written, the reader immediately becomes acquainted with the family as they find a house and land in a Northern California milling town. We learn everything from bee keeping to how to slaughter and use every inch of a pig. At times you just laugh out loud with a hilarious account of eating unidentified mushrooms at others you learn of the stresses back to the land folks face often leading to divorce and pain.
I would recommend this book to anyone, old or young, who considers leaving the rat race to grow their own food and live off the land. As Ms. Brezinski notes besides farming it is essential to become involved with the community and take a stand against the Big Guys when you health and water supply is threatened.
Thanks for the remarkable 9 year journey.
Wow! As a small-town Midwestern girl, currently raising 2 young children in the Bay Area, I really connected with this book! I appreciated all of the detail about the family's self-sufficiency processes in the kitchen, garden, around the home, and even in the education of their children. Really amazing and educational! I will apply many of these lessons and values to my own life as a suburban stay at home mother. This book has also inspired me to journal about my life experiences as a mother, wife, and homemaker so in the future I can look back on my family's amazing experiences throughout the years and remember details which may otherwise be forgotten. Thank you to the author for sharing your story.
As an added note, last year my husband and I took our children to watch a lunar eclipse at Whiskeytown recreation area, which is near where this story took place. A very beautiful area! All of a sudden I'm feeling the urge to drive up again and maybe take a detour through Hayfork. -)
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