Hello again, Erkka! A happy new year to you! I quite enjoy reading your blog. It is cool that you share your way of life with the world.

In fact, you inspired me to start my own blog, about life in the woods and farmlands of rural Appalachia. I think that my and your lifestyles are at the same time both very similar and very different, but I thought you might be interested in reading mine as I read yours.

Our big winter hunting seasons just ended on December 31, and the small game seasons are still in through the rest of winter. So most of what I've posted so far is about hunting. But come spring I hope to be posting things about farming and fixing up my old house, too.

My blog is at http://www.mrpolecat.com . I hope it is not rude to post the link here. If so, I apologize!

Again, thank you for making your blog. I have a great deal of respect for the way you choose to live your life, and admire that you are unafraid to share it with the internet. Those of us who live similarly to this in the USA are often maligned by the mainstream US culture, and tend to keep quiet to avoid stirring up the haters, hehe.