If local conversations center on homemaking techniques or people she doesn't know, the bride may feel she will never fit in. If she assumes an uninterested air as a kind of protection, the local folks may feel she is standoffish. It may be that the individual you have always been wanting to meet has for just as long been wanting to meet you, too. Schedule your recreation. Many people drive themselves so hard that they allow themselves too little time for recreation - an essential for good physical and mental health.
Recreation can include both creative hobbies as well as physical exercise.
As technology has eliminated many of the labourious farm tasks, farm families may feel the need for more physical activity. If the neighbours are feeling the same way, the time may be ripe to get everyone involved in games of team play. Softball and volleyball are good exercise as well as excuses for social events. Concentrated reading or a mentally-stimulating hobby can also divert thoughts and worries about the farming operation. Farm families who enjoy nature's broad horizons may also feel at home with the horizons of art and literature.