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I've so been wanting to try that. It sounds like much fun. I adore murder mysteries.

I definitely recommend the How to Host a Murder. My favorite was the Halloween one ... um ... A Night to Dismember or something like that. It was perfect, everyone came in costume and really got into their characters!

The problem is that a lot of the How to Host a Murder ones are out of print, so we've been buying them on eBay.

I'll have to keep my eyes open for those ones. I know I've seen some in stores before, but I don't know if it was those or not.

Thanks for the info!

I've always found the social scene and parties boring and also don't care for sports. To me, there is nothing more boring than a ball game.

My DH and I got married out in the sheep pasture and our sheep shearer did the honors. The ceremony was followed by a sheep shaped cake and coffee.

For vacations, we have some differences of opinion. DH likes to go visit his family in Europe. I prefer Egypt. Other than that we enjoy going to various and sundry sheep shows.

We aren't sports fans. We aren't overly social. We go to gatherings related to work, and entertain friends on occasion, but never more than one friend or one couple at a time.

We want to be hermits when we grow up. Both of us dream of working from home and only having to deal with the massive stupidity that is humanity a couple of times a month when we need to go shopping. We're just homebodies, who are never as happy elsewhere.

Me too Myrabeth.

I love the sheep theme, Llyn. A sheep shaped cake? Fabulous!

I've always wanted to try those murder mystery parties, Ingilbert, though I doubt the hubby would play along.

I totally agree with you, Duane, on the chattiness-online thing. In person, I'm very quiet. I'm thankful for the net. I've met my very best friends in e-groups and forums.

This is totally us. Our retirement plan is to actually buy a home in an unpopulated area by a body of water and work to live off the land. Dig a well, grow a garden with a little farm, install solar power... It's a huge pipe dream, though, because we're inherently lazy. Maybe that'll change when we age. We just like the idea of being far away from other people in our own little world. We're constantly coming up with ideas to make us independently wealthy or able to work from home.

This is totally us. Our retirement plan is to actually buy a home in an unpopulated area by a body of water and work to live off the land. Dig a well, grow a garden with a little farm, install solar power... It's a huge pipe dream, though, because we're inherently lazy. Maybe that'll change when we age. We just like the idea of being far away from other people in our own little world. We're constantly coming up with ideas to make us independently wealthy or able to work from home.[/quote]

LOL! That's exactly what my DH and I did when he retired - bought a very small farm out in the boonies. We did sheep and llamas. No veggies - I have 2 brown thumbs. I basically became a hermit. My DH likes to get out and about more than I do so he does most of the shopping & such.

If you're serious about moving to an unpopulated area, there is some stuff that it helps to know before moving. Like how to fix everything from the plumbing to the electric to a leaky roof and the well pumps. Small engine repair also comes in handy. Also, if you don't know how to use a gun, learn to shoot - rural areas can and do have both 4 and 2 legged predators around from time to time. Knowing basic first aid is also a must - not only people first aid, but if you plan to have animals you've got to know how to deal with their injuries and illnesses too. Realize that, when you're way out in the sticks, it can be difficult to get service people to come out to you so you have to be prepared to handle whatever comes up, at least in the short term.

That's the down side. The up side is it's peaceful, quiet, and beautiful.

Have any of you gone on vacationn to any of these resorts (Sandals, etc) where it's all couples? I have friends who have done this but we've never seriously talked about it. Just wondering.

Llyn, thanks for the advice. I'm a brown thumb myself but I keep persevering. I didn't even think about learning animal first aid. Luckily, DH knows how to fix almost anything and I can fix a lot of things myself. Don't know about the gun thing... I'm pretty skittish around firearms. DH would love it, though. He runs outside with his pellet gun to scare other birds away from our yard - he's our Hummingbird Protector!

Bifumus, I've never been to any of those resorts. It'd be fun to gather a group of us from the forum and go... Anyone remember the thread about a CFBC Conference? Wouldn't a Sandals resort be perfect to host such a thing?