RIP Carla Emery
Carla Emery passed on tonight, of complications from a heart attack. She was the author of The Encyclopedia of Country Living, a bible for many folks who lived on the land or wanted to live on the land or just thought about living on the land. I have it in my upstairs bath and love just thumbing it open and reading; she covers EVERYTHING you might want to know about living in the country, and from reading her I feel as if I know her. I don't know how old Carla was, but it doesn't seem like it should have been her time just yet.
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Carla Emery
I've heard Carla speak twice. Once to a group of small women interested in homesteading and 'home-living' (mostly homeschoolers) and again during a country living day. She butchered some chickens and yelled at little boys who were feeding the chicken too much popcorn. She was an interesting character in person, but OH!!!! her book. I bought my first book years ago, heard about it in Gentle Spirit magazine and then passed that one on to my oldest daughter when I bought the newest edition.
You're right, she wasn't that old - probably mid-50's or so. She was very afraid of her ex-husband, ?Mike?, and would never speak at large, well-publisized gatherings, for fear he would find her.
I've just learned that Carla
I've just learned that Carla Emery died. I had thought she might be in Pigeon Forge, TN- her address in the Ninth edition. I'm heading that way soon and wanted to meet her at long last.
I appreciate your comments and was happy to have something to read besides her obituary.
Vickie
I was just referring to our
I was just referring to our Country Living book by Carla and thought I would see where she is now. She signed it in 1999 at a talk she gave in Dodge City, Kansas. We appreciate her book and refer to it often. I was sorry to see she had passed but as a Christian know she is better now. Recommend the book to anyone wanting to be a little more independent.
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