Nelda's most profound loss became her most profound transformation. Nelda Clay's husband died, and the crystal-clear picture of her life blurred. She was alone for the first time in adulthood, mere steps away from her fiftieth birthday. Thrown into a nebulous world of uncertainty, would she ever find happiness again? Discovering her identity in the world as a woman living alone and on her own terms was revelatory and gut-wrenching. She found her place and her voice; through her own efforts, the shattered glass of her previous life reassembled into a beautiful, ever-changing, colorful kaleidoscope of contentment, even joy. Walk the path with Nelda and perhaps learn something about yourself along the way. Cynthia and her husband have dedicated themselves to frugal living, purposeful living, anti-consumerism, self-sufficiency and living peacefully and free. Their modest Blue Ridge mountain home is surrounded by tall peaks in a rural community. They live with their many chickens and a blind cat named Finn. Cynthia makes quilt sand crochets in her spare time.
