Curiouser and Curiouser
Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 09:15
~*~Dream All You Dreamers~*~
Today is a run-around day in the city. Every day is a run around day. I usually try to find some whimsy in the world around me, as I rush past it. I can be grateful for the dew on the curvy branches of the yellow city trees. I sort of feel sorry for these trees, trapped in concrete. Why they dare to change into beautiful hues of yellow, orange and red, I will never understand.
It's a little difficult to create an online magazine. Right now, I am doing the November "ThanksGIVING" issue, where we take a more conscientous approach to the general ideas of the Thanksgiving holiday. I am interviewing Kathy Stevens, who runs the Catskill Animal Sanctuary in upstate New York. The past five years for her have been about saving factory farm animals. She has built a dream sanctuary, and I can admire her. It is a peaceful place....clearly VERY different from what proper farmers would deem "suitable"...
When I mentioned my blogging about farm life, then the alternate of SAVING farm animals, she gives me the look most people give me "how in the heck could you say you want to run to a farm? All your city values are at direct odds to it'.
She DOES have a point. I'm a vegetarian. I like funky clothing. I'm all into the eco thing. Hmm....I'm a hippie? A hippie who wants to live on a farm, I guess. Considering that a recent study said that 80% of all women have at one time in their lives had a fantasy of living on a farm, I don't feel too bad....though I do wonder WHY that is.....hmmm.....
Oh well, off to finish articles, and other mayhem :)
PS...Here's a farmer's market in upstate NY...
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Stuck Between Two Worlds
Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 01:24
~*~Dream All You Dreamers~*~
Have you ever felt like you never truly belonged somewhere? I've always been a little bit of an outsider...not necessarily because I felt inadequate, but because I've had waaay too many interests. Like much of the younger generation, I blame my parents for this.
Now, before you go calling me ungrateful...let me explain. My parents actually did a GOOD job raising me. My father took me to the zoo as a baby so that I knew most of the animals there by name, before I could walk. My mother came from a farm from Europe, so I grew up getting up-close-and -personal lessons in sewing, knitting, cooking, embroidery and craftswork.....
And I had a massive fascination with art, which my parents fostered. It also helped that I had stories of my family's "old world" experiences.....ALL of this would help shape me....
The problem? I ended up being an artist who moved SMACK into the middle of New York City, with all of the big city trappings (yes, I'm a vegetarian, yes, I love the museums and high art), but with country girl sensibilities (Yes, I want to move to a farm, I love embroidery and jam making, and I don't MIND wearing aprons)....so, you see the dilemma here, right?
How do I go about negotiating these two very different worlds?
HA! The end result is a performing arts chick with, uhhm, very interesting hair, who dances, takes care of animals, and writes for magazines. One who also happens to garden in the teeensy city backyard (hey, I grow GREAT heirloom tomatoes), still makes jam, and just started an online magazine for people like me.
You know, the kind that has to settle for going to farmer's markets, who gardens on their fire escape, and secretly knits. We're a little bit country, AND a little bit rock and roll. Hmmm......
 This would be me. Not your typical farmgirl? I know, but I hope to work on a happy coexistence between the sassy city life and rural wisdom. I am really respectful and so happy to learn so many new things.
If you're interested, here is my humble little site: www.bigtownfarmer.com
I really hope to learn new things here, and exchange information.
:)
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Welcome to the tales of a city girl trying to bridge the gap between rustic charm and the hectic world of the city. I live for rural bliss. I make crafts, I love animals and nature. I just happen to live in the city. I'm starting the "rurban" (rural/urban) movement. I just happen to own an online magazine regarding all of this ~ See more at: www.bigtownfarmer.com
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