Hilarie and Jeffrey initially lived between LA and NYC. However, they both always wanted to live on a farm - a shared dream they discussed on their second date. So, after welcoming Gus, they relocated. Their family has expanded to include animals like alpacas, Highland cows, ducks, chickens, donkeys, and an emu. Hilarie wrote a memoir, The Rural Diaries, about her life on Mischief Farm. They also ended up co-owning the local candy store, Samuel's Sweet Shop, with Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger.
We have a New Yorker cartoon magnetized to our fridge that features a bedraggled but happy couple crawling through a desert with the caption, "It's nice that we want the same things." My husband's family frequently laments to me, "He never does things the easy way!" without truly understanding that this is my preferred way of doing things, too. Against the grain. Off script. Rarely the easy or obvious way.
"The initiative, known as Live in Ambroz, aims to help repopulate the rural town and offers grants of up to $16,778 to remote workers willing to relocate for up to two years."
Actors Dylan Kennedy and Jenny Fennessy, formerly thriving in Britain, have embraced rural life in Waterford, launching a theatre company and leveraging their talents in a sound booth.
Alongside Rhode Island and West Virginia, Wyoming is one of three states without any Costco locations. Despite my husband and I being DINKWADs (dual income, no kids, with a dog), we're accustomed to shopping in bulk.
In February, there were reports that they were considering leaving the property, after locking horns with locals over a single-storey extension on their land.