Comments on: What I Have In Common With Eva Gabor

By: Deborah

Deborah — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:33:34 +0000

What I loved about Green Acres were the local characters. We lived at the end of a mile long dirt road without electricity or running water, on 100+ green and wooded acres. This was in Saranac, a small town in the north western Adirondacks. When my son Teva (pronounced Tayva) was born, his dad, Peter, announced it at our local Agway. The owner, Bob, said, “Whatya gonna call him, eh?” Peter responded, “Well, I think, we’ll call him Bob.” None of the local business men from the gas station/repair shop to the town workers, ever used Teva’s name. They always referred to him as little Peter.

By: paige

paige — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:11:41 +0000

Megan–I love your blog! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your tracks. I’ll definitely be reading. And, by the way, you’re much further along the farming adventure than I am, though I definitely have goat envy.

Millie–Yep. Rats in the palms, rats in the ivy, rats, rats, rats. Mice, too, of course, but rats are more dramatic :-) Give me a heads up before you decamp for some exotic locale, please.

Anastasia–I had no idea about your off-the-grid early childhood. I hope you’ll tell us more!

By: anastasia

anastasia — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:57:25 +0000

I’ve been a country girl all my life–I was actually born in a house with no electricity or running water, where my parents had been living off the land for over 10 years! When we moved to The Berkshires (I was just 3), it was a huge change for us, too. But the inverse of what you’re describing here. Funny how one family’s country mouse experience is another family’s town mouse experience!

But I’ve always loved ‘Green Acres.’ The theme song was a mainstay in my childhood for about five years…

By: millie rossman kidd

millie rossman kidd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:28:25 +0000

Really, rats in the palm trees? Rats in the subway, sure, but I never knew that about LA!

The last 9 (!) years spent in CC is the longest I’ve ever lived in one place and the 7 years before in NYC was the longest before that.

I was a military brat so I actually get a bit itchy if anywhere too-too long. I’d love to try a couple years in a foreign country someday.

By: Megan Webster

Megan Webster — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:49:24 +0000

Hi Paige,
Funny I thought I was Eva Gabor, maybe I’ll just be “Mrs. Douglas”!
Five years ago “Farmer Keith” & I bought a small farm and then got married on it. Our wedding song was the theme to Green Acres. Two years later we both had quit our jobs in cancer research to farm full time. Neither one of us came from a farming background, Keith is from Queens NY originally and had never been on a tractor. Needless to say we’ve learned a lot these last three years growing hay, raising chickens, goats and one steer – we keep a blog for our “city friends” amusement. This makes my fourth upending life change and I think I’ll stick with it for at least 20 more years.