I cannot pretend that today is a completely new start to a new life. We have been chipping away at this dream for five years already. I can pretend it has been a tough weekend farmer existence, but that would be a lie. It has been a cherished existence, sacrificing a few creature comforts and big city lights entertainment, for the sake of living off the land.
Today being 1 May 2023, you can work out that the start of this journey pre-dates COVID. It has been in the works for long. COVID simply advanced our game plan, leading to my new full time living off the land occupation.
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You may or may not have raised similar existential questions during COVID. If you did, were you able to make much progress?
Enough of the philosophical musings already. Let us get practical – day one starts with a starter.
How to make a sourdough starter if the friendly baker who used to share his starter with you, is a 2-hour drive away:
Start with a complicated list of ingredients. 
And then follows a complicated assembly (not…)
Hopefully I see you with a freshly baked sourdough loaf in two weeks’ time.
Tomorrow will bring a different experience, prior to locking myself behind a Teams meeting screen.