Doing Without

Thanks to Marc, we never ran out of firewood.  That pile was always stocked.  But we did do without a lot of stuff in this experimental year, which is ending at the end of this month.  We've really enjoyed doing without some things (*), and some others we'll be happy to have again (§), and still others come with both pros and cons, and we'll be happy to have them, or not, in the future.

Stuff we did without:

TV *

Driveway (road access to house) *

Any non-homemade decorations *

Blender §

Mixer §

Couch §

Mixing Bowls §

Radio/Speakers §

Piano §

Cell Phone

Doorbell (or knocker, or any way for visitors to show they're here)

Dishwasher

Microwave

Car