We all know what time capsules are, so lets" make "a 21st century homesteaders time capsule here on the forum. Look around your place and pick not 1 (its to hard to pick 1 item and people tend to get to philosophical in their picking) instead pick 3 items to "put" in the capsule. The reason I think 3 is a good choice besause it gives us latitude to go the full spectrum from practical to frivolous, inside and out side the box. I don't even know what 3 things I am going to list yet, just got the idea for it. Remember, the only rule to this is pick 3 ( and keep our PG-13 rating).

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), August 16, 2000

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Okay,after some thought, I would like to put a copy of the old farmers almanac, a print out of a countryside link page and a copy of a letter of resignation written on a bottle of blowing bubbles with double wand included.. Any others?

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), August 16, 2000.

I'll put in a jar of my serendipity squash, a bag of my favrite "home grown" fertilizer (!) and a checkbook register, so the future world can see how little someone can really live on :)

-- Sue (sulandherb@aol.com), August 16, 2000.

a homesteaders time capsule. Hmmm. alright, a back-up of my hard drive, some homespun yarn, and my grandma's recipe, in her handwriting, for cabbage rolls.

-- Rachel (rldk@hotmail.com), August 16, 2000.

A loaf of my mother-in-law's homemade whole wheat bread, home-churned butter, and a jar of Nanking cherry preserves

-- (trigger@mcn.net), August 17, 2000.

I would like to contribute my well-used copy of "The Soapmaker's Companion", along with a bar of chamomile soap, and a photograph of my dogs and cats. (C'mon guys, this time capsule needs some more stuff!) Jay, I really loved this idea.

-- Cathy Horn (hrnofplnty@webtv.net), August 18, 2000.

I had to think about this one for a while. Let's add Carla Emery's Old Fashioned Recipe Book; some hand-dipped beeswax candles; and a goat-milking pail!

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), August 18, 2000.

(But you can't have my Carla Emery book for the time capsule until I'm done with it -- and as I am only forty-three, and, if the Lord tarries, hope to live another fifty years or so, it will be a while before we can seal up that time capsule!! :-)

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), August 18, 2000.

Kathleen, our homestead society and lifestyle is the capsule and it won't be sealed until we are all called home. C'mon , lets hear from some more before we ride "off into the archives".

-- Jay Blair (jayblair678@yahoo.com), August 18, 2000.

A Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog, some seed catalogs, and vac-packed jar of heirloom seeds.

-- Polly (tigger@moultrie.com), August 18, 2000.

A note " In this capsule you shall find--gifts of friends from another time--Most were greedy, proud, and vain--We leave you our treasures that weren't part of our pain. We hope you've discovered the answers we missed--These are our treasures, though to late found--We hope yours is a world where love and laughter abound. Signed, The Generation Lost in Space

-- Joel Rosen (Joel681@webtv.net), August 18, 2000.

First I guess it would be my gravely. Its 40 yrs old now and still going so maybe it'll make it to the nxt millenia.(Ha!) Homestead photos and my fave hammer.

-- john leake (natlivent@pcpros.net), August 18, 2000.

Pictures of home canned food and homestead tools, a list of things country folk do for fun, Hoot's stories. Good thread, Jay.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), August 21, 2000.

well you can have my copy of carlas book the print is to small to be enjoyable reading.a bottle of my favorite home made wine. and a picture of my motorcycle. they need to know how we got around after gas got out of hand. bob in s.e.ks.

-- Bob Condry (bobco@hit.net), August 22, 2000.

Wouldnt anyone else include a few copies of COUNTRYSIDE, showing how we successfully bridge the gap between the sidewalks and beyond the sidewalks... and hopefully, the gaps between the 20th, 21st and 22nd centuries?

Then, I have some jars of stuff in the root cellar that Im reluctant to toss out, because it might still be good and I might need it someday.(Anybody want some tomatillos?) Another hundred years couldnt hurt it much.

And third, a few receipts: for gas, groceries, land, almost anything. Lets make our descendents as amazed as we are when we hear about land for $5 an acre or gas for 21" a gallon, cigarettes for 20" a pack. Give them something to think about! Jd

-- Jd (belanger@tds.net), August 22, 2000.