Wherever You Go, There You Are

Ever since Wok Man and I retreated to Western Massachusetts for some rustic living in October of 2008 (blogged here), we’ve wanted to bring a large group to Noble View‘s farmhouse. This past weekend, about 5 months since the initial plan was brought to court, a group of 15 intrepid souls packed it up and ditched electricity, running water and the usual luxuries. The group, plucked from their comfy homes in Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and Chicago, built fires, sawed logs, mastered propane interior lighting, cooked via campfire, braved isolated outhouses pushed back within the pitch-black night and, lit by the moon and the stars, lost the city. Here was my sustenance:

Lots of sun
veggie dogsTexas burgersbrews and firesnon-potable watervegan s’moresroasting Dandiesbaseballvegan pancakes
spicy chiliFriends