tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post4405673512900814746..comments2024-03-28T23:30:37.411-04:00Comments on Shipslog: The simple lifejack69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-20068651356681845762014-07-23T20:22:46.266-04:002014-07-23T20:22:46.266-04:00Driving on I-25 with my honey today to pick up Eli...Driving on I-25 with my honey today to pick up Elitch Amusement Park tickets I won on the radio for our kids, haha, they are all in their 20s but the time at the park will be good for the four of them! I hate the fast moving cars and crazy drivers! we still own one car between the two of us! We have had to live simply because we have been poor with five kids and two of them in private school! The youngest, a runner, went to a two year college on scholarship and now has the opportunity to attend the Kansas Wesleyan University. They can't give him as huge a scholarship as the little school did but he is over the moon about it! We are too! So our simple lives stay simple. ALl the other kids make decent money so we hope they will care for ole ma and pa in our truly golden years! I do not iron! Iremember my mom giving me an iron for an extra wedding gift that she got at the Savings and Loan for making a deposit! I have a no ironing clause in my marriage vows! LOL! LOL! I do simple living. Thanks for this share.Annesphamilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355786666073982088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-79634688799511305632014-07-20T07:24:02.658-04:002014-07-20T07:24:02.658-04:00I'm with you, that way of life would not be fo...I'm with you, that way of life would not be for me. I like to think I live life in the slow lane simply because I take my time and enjoy it. I move much slower than I used to but that is a good thing. I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-37477898660042212182014-07-20T00:38:21.756-04:002014-07-20T00:38:21.756-04:00Your simpler life involved a lot of hard work on y...Your simpler life involved a lot of hard work on your mama's part to accomplish it, didn't it?TARYTERREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620999913159718018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-77089048077392005742014-07-19T19:05:40.097-04:002014-07-19T19:05:40.097-04:00Glad my first washer was a wringer type so I appre...Glad my first washer was a wringer type so I appreciate my modern one more. Wouldn't mind seeing a line full of baby diapers flapping in the sunshine and breeze though. Oh but walking the floor with a colicky baby, no thanks. Wow! I could go on and on with this entry. Thanks for the memories.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007728342316668058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-46908600410010068772014-07-19T17:20:52.992-04:002014-07-19T17:20:52.992-04:00I'm with you, Jack, I admire those that live t...I'm with you, Jack, I admire those that live the simpler life, like the Amish, but that is definitely not for me either. I am glad I didn't live in the pioneer times; I don't think I would have survived very long. You are right, there is a process for canning to be done right so things don't spoil; I know my in laws would can long ago, my mom would just make strawberry jelly here and there, but I remember her having her process of sealing the jars, etc.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-9839605753819218652014-07-19T16:00:20.071-04:002014-07-19T16:00:20.071-04:00Great reminder! Personally, I've become spoi...Great reminder! Personally, I've become spoiled rotten by modern conveniences. <br />'Hate to imagine what I'd do, were I dependent on growing, harvesting and canning my own food -- but then, my grandparents did just that every day with a smile on their face.<br /><br />(Still, I miss those solar dryers!) Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-14296168386307615342014-07-19T13:09:25.482-04:002014-07-19T13:09:25.482-04:00As you know, there was an Amish community in centr...As you know, there was an Amish community in central Missouri and we knew some of the families well. How they managed was amazing. Just walking into the house from being outdoors in 90 degree heat makes me so grateful for modern A/C. Hope you're cooler up there! Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729245550131715085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-48046118062652410762014-07-19T12:35:09.989-04:002014-07-19T12:35:09.989-04:00I remember canning on a smaller scale. Tomatoe...I remember canning on a smaller scale. Tomatoe's and green beans. I took in ironing when I was divorced since I could not afford to pay a baby sitter and still work away from home. One time Lee, Marty's dad left and came back with a box fan I could put in the window. the was 102 degeree's and I was ironing. I would not like to live the life the Amish live but I sure have worked just a little like them and it would be hard work.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272388069537746789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-72215248708711146602014-07-19T12:02:27.906-04:002014-07-19T12:02:27.906-04:00Let me see simpler life, long gone.
My life should...Let me see simpler life, long gone.<br />My life should be easy, but things<br />to do all the time. Farming is a<br />chore. My few plants takes me<br />about 1/2 day to water. Growing<br />cotton is fascinating to me seeing<br />the beautiful cotton fields when<br />we were traveling. I was wondering do the Amish grow cotton? Amish<br />are great people..shirl72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268124369207064149noreply@blogger.com