), and sometimes I just wish I could go sit on my best friend's couch for an hour and share a pot of tea, like we used to (we had 'dates' on friday nights, many of them involved pots of tea). I wish I had a close female friend in my new location, but there seems to be little time to form bonds like this when there's wood to chop, seeds to plant, kids to feed, dishes to clean, never ends.


the winter months are long with few visits

I know there are women out there "like me" to a larger extent but finding them is proving rather difficult!
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"One cannot help an involuntary process. The point is not to disturb it. - Dr. Michel Odent
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There aren't many of us, but there are people in the area who want to get together for things like potlucks. I had a nice group of people over for a deer roast in the autumn...
How did you find these women to begin with, if you don't mind me asking?

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"One cannot help an involuntary process. The point is not to disturb it. - Dr. Michel Odent
Regarding homeschool or other groups - you may have to form your own..... plan outings, field trips and such, and then post these on as many other groups as you can, skipping the sign-up only ones of course. I know other moms would appreciate your efforts, maybe not those trying to be exclusive, but those trying to provide more opportunities for their kids will. I will say it's not easy - we could start a whole other thread on this subject alone.
Leah Sattler wrote:
I volunteered to host a get together ... this is rather unlike me...... my hands are sweating just thinking about it
Our relationship was a one in a million friendship, never to be duplicated again. Of course we are in contact with each other from time to time, but it's not the same thing.
Even though it's only about a 2.5 hour drive, the separation affects the relationship. There's just no way it couldn't. You just can't pop over for a quick smile and a glass of wine. It's definitely a trek. Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but absence just makes your friends absent, and the relationship changes. There's no way around that.
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Jennifer Smith "listenstohorses" wrote:
I sometimes run an ad on craigslist..."WTT horse back riding/lessons for goods or services"
So far lots of talkers but few takers.
back to work!

marina phillips wrote:
It's true, Josh, I didn't mean to imply that your presence across the river didn't mean anything to me. You guys are actually my entire social life! I am excited for the "new comers" because it will just bring more traffic in general to the area, and I think that's something from which we could all benefit.


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kiva! hyvä! iloinen! pikkumaatila
get stung! beehives
be hospitable! host-a-hive
be antisocial! facespace
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