I want to let you know about a book that is GREAT! Its called "See You in a Hundred Years" written by Logan Ward.
Logan and Heather Ward were living in New York with their baby. Logan was a writer and Heather worked also. They felt like they worked all the time, but were so stressed they never had time to enjoy anything. They decided to go on a year long experiment and live like Americans did in 1900.
They decided “If it didn’t exist in 1900, we will do without it, no e-mail, phone, computer, credit cards, utility bills, or car insurance.”
The Wards sold their apartment in New York and bought a farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. They had the electricity and water cut off and installed an outhouse and a wood cookstove. They bought goats for milk, a horse for transportation and seeds to plant. They did keep a phone in case of emergency, but kept it unplugged.
Heather Ward at their wood cookstove
See You in A Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America is Logan Ward‘s story of their year. At the beginning things were hard and the relationship between Logan and Heather was strained. As the year went on they became more confident.
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down at all! It gave me alot to think about. All I could think was how lucky they were to be able to experience this. It was hard but wow, the sense of accomplishment they must have felt after every new hurdle they got over. When they needed anything from anyone they made things to trade and one thing they made was Fruitcake and the recipe for this is in the back of the book!
I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who's trying to simplify their life.
Has anyone else read this book? How did you like it? I think I would like to read the wife's version of the story to see how it was for her, in her words.
Has anyone else read this book? How did you like it? I think I would like to read the wife's version of the story to see how it was for her, in her words.
