Showing posts with label pandemic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pandemic. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

~ Back to Basics ~

 Good Morning Friends & Folk ~ 
and a happy Wednesday to us all.

Thank you so much for your kind and gentle condolences on the loss of our beloved Roxy...

I love looking through old photographs on Pinterest,
of the way life was, how it has changed
and how it comes full circle once again;

13 Off-Grid Manual Washing Machine that Won't Numb Your Hands

"I'll bet hundreds who read your article threw up their hands and said: 'One woman could not do it all.'" 

Aussiegirl...   churning butter! When I was little my Grandmother taught how to churn butter.....she lived in Milwaukee, WI....
Mowing On The Farm.  Ever used one of these?  If you have,  you know one of the many reasons, you don't mess with country people.  You gotta be tough.

October 1939. "Mrs. Calvin Brown, wife of Farm Security Administration borrower, with grandson in garden near Eaton, Colorado."

When they realized women were using their sacks to make clothes for their children, flour mills of the 30s started using flowered fabric for their sacks, 1939

With the advent of air conditioning, the South experienced an influx of Yankees, who either couldn’t understand a word we said or made so much fun of how we talk, that in some circles, Southe…

 These are very trying times, indeed.
but some things can be amended and broken down into a simpler way of life
just by making the mindful choices to choose positive change.

grow a garden ~ nurture your soul.

mend your heart & mind by sewing, or other hobby that you enjoy.

get out into the fresh air and sunshine when you can.

recycle, reduce, reuse ...repeat.

make healthier, non-meat food choices for yourself and family.

always be supportive of friends that need you, even a phone call or message
can make a person's day.

Blessings from the Farm
 ~ Lori