tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post5890533263762566746..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: WHAT WAS OLD IS NEW AGAIN By Sarah J. McNealLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-15562096124957517442017-06-10T06:55:13.848-05:002017-06-10T06:55:13.848-05:00Doris, we've all become used to the grocery st...Doris, we've all become used to the grocery store providing all our wants and needs. I had both knees replaced this past year and didn't reconfigure my raised bed garden. It doesn't feel right not to have a garden. The alternative for you and me is the fresh market. I like to buy fruits and vegetables in season from local farmers. <br />I remember when most people didn't have a Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-27273006046387101612017-06-09T20:48:00.788-05:002017-06-09T20:48:00.788-05:00Sarah, every time I try to grow anything, well let...Sarah, every time I try to grow anything, well let's just say I don't can anything at all. Still I admire those who can and do. My mother and brother are masters. Guess it just skipped me.*LOL* DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88898235457572464712017-06-08T16:51:09.912-05:002017-06-08T16:51:09.912-05:00My first reply got eaten by the cyber darkness. So...My first reply got eaten by the cyber darkness. So let me give this another try.<br />I liked your story about your da and his cousins. It's so true we all want what we don't have. Here in the south, country folk refer to bought, sliced bread as "light bread." I don't get why they call it that.<br />I like your grandpa. He sounds like a sweet and funny guy.<br />Thank you soSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-70347185720465125562017-06-08T16:34:23.184-05:002017-06-08T16:34:23.184-05:00I understand completely, Robyn. Now that I'm o...I understand completely, Robyn. Now that I'm older and have had knee replacement surgeries, I can't do the things I did jest a few years back. I made a raised bed garden which would have been good, but I didn't make it right--in too big a hurry. So I took it apart this winter, but I haven't replaced it yet. I have a plan in mind and that'll do for now.<br />I am so glad you Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-37732975748224896222017-06-08T15:01:48.314-05:002017-06-08T15:01:48.314-05:00Sarah,
I enjoyed your article so much. I share ma...Sarah,<br /><br />I enjoyed your article so much. I share many of your childhood experiences in relation to "putting food by", preserving, canning, and tending the garden. While my thumb runs more toward the brown side, my grandpa had a green thumb when it came to growing anything. He liked to say he could plant a piece of kindling and it would grow. *grin*<br /><br />This line made me Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-89610875188613282062017-06-08T11:15:51.593-05:002017-06-08T11:15:51.593-05:00Very thought-provoking post. I don't have a ga...Very thought-provoking post. I don't have a garden now, but I have in the past. It is not easy, especially when you are trying to stay away from poisonous pesticides. Soap spray only goes so far. Most years, the white flies and aphids won.... I've done my share of canning, but not now. I write. I supposed if I had to in order to eat, I could grow my own food. However, I am grateful for Zina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702876632509821510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-83904255496628843282017-06-08T07:46:21.752-05:002017-06-08T07:46:21.752-05:00Kristy, I think as all consuming and tiring as the...Kristy, I think as all consuming and tiring as the work was back then, people had the satisfaction of a job well done. They had the pride of accomplishment in taking care of their own lives and making it through another winter. They had purpose. I know they must have loved the few times they got to relax and socialize. They also made work fun sometimes such as quilt making. Sometimes it's Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-41780474819546019142017-06-07T18:49:31.655-05:002017-06-07T18:49:31.655-05:00Sarah,
I'm always in awe of how much work peop...Sarah,<br />I'm always in awe of how much work people did back then. We really have it easy these days!!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11097717361053482260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88108255876579390482017-06-07T14:21:55.801-05:002017-06-07T14:21:55.801-05:00Patty, I think, if there was some kind of apocalyp...Patty, I think, if there was some kind of apocalypse, you would read a book about gardening and start one. If you can grow things in a planter or a pot, you can do it in the ground.<br />I have wondered what I would do if bartering was the exchange system. Everyone has a skill somewhere. I think I would be okay at gardening, and I can sew and make do with what I have. Probably I could use my Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-24515959981875783632017-06-07T13:31:41.427-05:002017-06-07T13:31:41.427-05:00Hi, Sarah, what an interesting post. I especially ...Hi, Sarah, what an interesting post. I especially enjoyed reading about the lifestyle you grew up in! And the bees! I never saw an arrangement like that with the jars. We do attempt a vegetable garden every year and are generally unsuccessful. The summers in Chicago vary so much from year to year. I do lettuce, kale and basil in a container and it's happy and pretty to look at. I often think Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-25641350916814369462017-06-07T08:00:08.849-05:002017-06-07T08:00:08.849-05:00I didn't appreciate it back then either, Jacqu...I didn't appreciate it back then either, Jacquie. I feel so lucky to have been a part of that way of life now. Even though I moaned and groaned about going out to weed the garden and gather the vegetables, I learned some valuable information from Pop about gardening.<br />One summer my sister and I spent several weeks with our maternal grandmother. While we were there I found a big patch of Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-71867507682087502252017-06-07T07:31:39.811-05:002017-06-07T07:31:39.811-05:00Yep, that's how I grew up. We canned around 3...Yep, that's how I grew up. We canned around 300 quarts of green beans alone, and equivalent amounts of corn, squash, pease, spinach, tomatoes, fruits and berries. I loved Mom's pickled beets. We even canned spaghetti sauce and jalapeno salsa. Oh, and the relishes and preserves. My favorite was strawberry freezer jelly. Yum. Good food that you just cannot buy in the store. Of courseJacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com