"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."
- Native American proverb
A metamorphosis of sorts is happening around here. In the course of a few weeks this spring, two long-term projects began to blossom: The Homestead and The Business.
First, the business: After years of dreaming, talking and planning, we set up our own company, Borrowed Earth LLC. Initially, it will be the vehicle through which we'll run the writing & editing business, Fine Lines Editing. I've been fortunate to have quite a bit of editing work come my way this year, especially given that I have done no advertising or promotion as yet. It became obvious early in the year that we'd need to get some kind of structure set up to handle the income from this venture, and thus Borrowed Earth was finally born.
Years ago now, we settled upon Borrowed Earth as the phrase that encapsulates our life view in its current incarnation: Living simply, teaching our children about love and kindness and hard work, being connected to as much of the physical world as we can, and maximizing the time we spend together. It is that last reason that inspired us to name our company Borrowed Earth LLC. Perhaps someday it can be our sustaining financial force, allowing us to have a home-based life.
Speaking of, our little homestead has really started to manifest itself. It took a lot of set-up work over many years, but with the addition of a boundary-line fence on the south side of our backyard, garden fencing, some new garden beds and the chickens, we have the early stages of the homestead we ultimately envision. More on all of that, as well as pictures, coming soon.
A couple close friends have urged me recently to do more with this blog, in response to my own self-chiding about the lack of personal writing in my life. I thought perhaps if I made a written commitment of sorts, it would help compel me to visiting this space more often and share the life of our family in our little corner of the world. So here I am. And there you are. Welcome, welcome. I intend to be back soon.
