clockwork

clock.work
 noun
1: the inner workings of something
2: the machinery (as springs and a train of gears) that run a clock; also: a similar mechanism running a mechanical device (as a toy)
3: the precision, regularity, or absence of variation associated with a clock or clockwork  

Pattern: Clockwork by Stephen West 

Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Merino Light in Well Water & Steam Age

Two years ago, a decision was declared to the universe. We were going to move to Oregon. The how would work itself out. The universe is amazing in that respect. 

One year ago, we started looking at properties in the Willamette Valley and found the perfect spot. We joked and laughed the night before we saw it, because on paper it was perfect. It had everything we were looking for. Acreage (a good mixture of pasture and forest), out buildings, a small house, seasonal creek, and it was on water (river & lake).  With the both of us being Pisces living near a body of water has always been a dream. There just had to be something wrong with it! It was the last property we looked at that day and it was love at first sight. It was perfect.  Like most things in life, the timing wasn't right...yet. 

So, we went back to Indiana and kept the positive thoughts and positive energy flowing.  Hoping that the property would still be available when the timing was right.  In October, we went back to Oregon and started looking at other properties. All the while comparing them to the perfect spot. Our broker suggested we go and look at the property again to see if our feelings had changed. Once we arrived and got out of the car, we realized our feelings had not changed at all. 

One year later, I sit here in our slice of paradise and marvel at the fact that we did it.  We are no longer behind enemy lines.  Now the inner workings of our new life are starting to sort themselves out.  Precision and regularity charting the day to day tasks. The plan is homesteading. How small and self sufficient can we get? The objective of this blog is to document our homesteading journey; things I geek out on (Harry Potter & Battlestar Galactica being the first two that come to mind); insights into the meaning of life (ha!); keeping my nearest and dearest abreast of the current chapters of my life; and last but certainly not least, my adventures in creating (knitting being at the forefront)! 

Cheers!
fox xoxoxoxo