I have a dream

I try not to go backwards too much.
I try to stay very close to this moment like I've been learning to do.
I stay close to this moment for protection and comfort.
This moment is the only place I can find shelter and answers.
I know this because sometimes in the mornings after waking, and I'm not so much in the present but really longing for the past.
I recognize how small I am on this planet without the nearness of those I love most.
How the strongest and most confident I have ever felt in my world is when I have shared my life
in close proximity with my friends: Mryiam, See See, Linda and Emily.
I have this dream.
That We would continue on this satisfying discovery of each of our lives.
So new and fresh and interesting with Max and Dave and with Kerry's new path - the hair is fantastic..
I dream that we are close enough to each other to share in a more intimate way - our lives.
I dream that Myriam or I can pick up Max from school if Linda is not available.
I dream that we won't have to buy a plane ticket to be in the room to hold Myriam ---- on the table - when she's bears a child : )
I dream that we can get away on a Friday night for dinner - just the girls...
and
yeah.
I wonder how it would feel to have the present moment to live in with my most favorite people on the planet in walking proximity for coffee and conversation and walks and to hug me and tell me the world is going to heal and even if it doesn't, we'll still be together.
Max is wonderful and cute.
Kerry's hair is short and wow - how is he taking it?
I miss you both so much and wish you were here with me.
In real life. real time.
yeah, so other than that things are cool here.
: )


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SIZE: 480 square feet, external - 312 square feet, internal
ESTIMATED COST: under $10,000 including utilities, if you...

1 - are willing if not eager to live simply
2 - do most of the work yourself
3 - use recycled materials whenever possible (and do lots of scrounging)
4 - twist a few friend's arms to help you once in awhile (free pizza works everytime)
5 - price shop around for the best deals on all materials, especially the expensive items like solar panels, composting toilet, and metal roofing - prices vary a great deal
6 - stick to the simple design features below - fancier roofs or a concrete foundation, for example, really add to the cost...
7 - can build your starter straw bale without having to permit it (more on this later)