I’ve been volunteering for the Harvey Hall in the past few years, and recently was asked to revive some programming I’d done long ago – historical demonstrations of pioneer living, that I called “Homesteading 101.” I traveled to classrooms, senior centers, museums, libraries, and other venues to share how the tough old pioneers survived making their own threads and yarns, hand-woven cloth, butter, cheese, candles, soap, and bread. Quite often I'd have to find my way to a public school in a gritty part of a downtown neighborhood, lugging a weaving loom and a canvas bag full of filthy raw sheep fleece. Frequently, I'd find myself lost in transit to distant urban locations, struggling for nearby parking, battling flights of stairs with loads of cumbersome equipment, or jammed up in bumper-to-bumper traffic. I soon learned to leave a big window of time in case of delays.
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