The Impetus

What happens when you take one Corporate Energy Attorney and one start-up Executive and place them in rural Northern New York on 135 acres of land? Well that is the question. And this blog is where we will try to answer as best we can.



A little bit of background

Lynn and I had been working at a furious pace for a number of years. We lived in Northern California and Connecticut building our careers. Both of us reached, what is considered by many, success. Yet we were both left singing the fabulous Peggy Lee tune, "Is that all there is?"

It's wild when both people in a relationship reach the same point at the same time. We both realized that all of our goal setting and achievement was not enriching us. We needed something else to fill our soul coffers. That something else we decided was to relocate to our property up in Norfolk, NY. A farm house built in 1860 nestled on 135 acres of mostly wooded land (pictured above) to achieve a more sustainable way of living.

Lynn was raised in this area so that is how we landed on this property. I have to say that the St. Lawrence river area is extraordinarily beautiful. I have also found the people to be equally as wonderful. Very grounded and resourceful group up here. That is not to say that all people are, but they are quick to lend a hand, share their expertise, sit for a drink or two, or just swap stories. I had no idea that people "dropped by" anymore. They do here, and the visit is most welcome.

So without getting further into our history and all that blah blah, (I am sure it will come up as this blog grows) we hope to try and document our experience. Although this is mostly for our own purposes, perhaps someone else may find it interesting.