Autumn hikes a country market and me thinking Simple Again!

Thinking Simple Again...

 

Gammel jaktbu i Setesdalsheiene

An old hunting shack in the mountains of Setesdalen.

 

Har tenkt mye på hvordan man kunne få til et år med et enklere levesett...

være litt modig...

prøve noe nytt - eller gammelt

en kombinasjon egentlig.

Er så veldig lei av et samfunn som gjennom ulike medium forteller meg om alt jeg trenger for å ha det bra, for å kunne regne meg som vellykket!

Sprøyt mesteparten etter min mening.

Hadde vært utrolig spennende å prøve et år med minimalt av dagens bekvemmeligheter...

Uten Tv med bare radio...

Mobiltelefon med solcellelader i tilfelle medisinsk nødtlfelle

uten bilen men med (hesten) ATVèn til sommersbruk og ski til vinterbruk når man måtte til sivilisasjonen.

Kanskje jeg hadde kommet løpende tilbake

 disillusjonert..

kanskje ikke...

Kanskje jeg hadde funnet sider av meg selv jeg ikke visste jeg hadde...

Kanskje det hadde blitt enda klarere for meg...

hva som egentlig betyr noe her i livet...

 

Could do some sereous simple living here, makes one think a bit.

What things would I really miss after a winter here??

I have to be warm, at least be able to dress the cold out...

meaning I need a wood fire and a lot of firewood!

I need to have mobile coverage - in case of a medical emergency...

I have to have a stack of books,

my skis,

my Bible (should have put that first!)

Food - dried and canned...

would only take me a day to the shop on skis...

or an hour on the ATV in Summer...

In soggy wet weather when the marches are to boggy, I would have to walk...and that...

would be different story entirely ;)

 

Intriguing thought though...

a year in simplicity

stripped of all the unnecessary things the media keeps telling me that...

I HAVE to have

in order to be successful...

and happy...

 

in the words of Mr Ebeneezer Scrooge:

 

BAH HUMBUG!!!

 



 

Jenny enjoying a simple rest in the grass...

couldn`t let her loose as the sheep were still free in the mountains.

Next time we go hiking here they will have been gathered in and miss Jenny can roam free once again :)

 

Jenny koser seg med en liten hvil i tyttebærlyngen.

Sauesankingen var ikke kommet igang da vi trasket i Setesdalsheiene, så hun måtte være i bånd denne gangen.

 



 

Above and below picture

From a country market in August.

Selling traditional, local food

such as lefser, jam, smoked fish and other.

Also a wide selection of home crafted items for sale

and demonstrations of traditional farming crafts

this year: the blacksmith and hesje- drying hay as done in past.

 



 

 

Another Autumn hike

A new one every weekend

who needs the gym for a workout

 

 

 

A meal with a view

 

A part of the climb

 

 

From the top

hugging my painted wooden coffee mug and enjoying the view.

Living the moment.

 

Have a great weekend anyone popping in at Winkel`s

 hugs and blessings Pam