Posted by seldomseen on November 30, 2008, at 9:33:56
In reply to Re: too grateful » Dinah, posted by fayeroe on November 29, 2008, at 20:47:05
I'm a lot like you Pat.
I grew up in a very very rural area.
From my great aunts and uncles I learned how to live without all the fluff because that's how they lived.
I can sew, milk a cow, make soap and candles, quilt, make butter, mayonnaise, and can can vegetables and pickle anything. I can also salt cure and smoke meat I can make molasses. This may not be for the faint of heart, but I can slaughter and dress all sorts of livestock.
I can grow anything. My family has three natural springs on their land.
I even have a lawnmower that doesn't use any energy but me.
Food cooked in a woodstove still tastes the best to me - especially cookies. Wood heat is still my favorite.
Am I grateful for all the fluff - oh heck yeah! Could I live without it? Yep.
Seldom.
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