It started around 7:30 last night and this morning it looks like five to six inches have fallen and it is still snowing. When I first looked out, a male cardinal flew across to the oak tree - the red certainly stands out. It is beautiful to look across the fields and to look out the front and see the pine trees with their branches iced in white.
When I look at the limestone house, I again appreciate the hardiness of our ancestors - the wood stove does not make for the same coziness as our house. Of course, if you have ten to twelve bodies in there you'd have more heat. Still what did they do all day after the animals were fed - build snowmen and sled down the hills?
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I haven't seen it or heard of it - is it still running? I'm not a big fan of most reality shows but this might be interesting.
Posted by Cynthia | January 18, 2003 5:50 AM
Posted on January 18, 2003 05:50
Have you ever seen the PBS special "Frontier House"? They answer that question. It's the best reality TV show I ever seen.
Posted by mermu | January 17, 2003 11:25 PM
Posted on January 17, 2003 23:25
Certainly explains what the parents were up to - guess they sent the kids to the cellar.
Posted by Cynthia | January 17, 2003 6:18 PM
Posted on January 17, 2003 18:18
..............how many children did you say threre were? Maybe that answers your question!
Posted by Leah | January 17, 2003 4:15 PM
Posted on January 17, 2003 16:15
I keep thinking about laundry day and salting the meat and riding the fences and canning the vegetables and making the candles/soap/clothes and curing the hides....though that last one seems more like American Indians than pioneers.
On the other hand, I up for a good sled ride :-)
Posted by Jfer | January 17, 2003 4:02 PM
Posted on January 17, 2003 16:02
You could be right!
Posted by Anonymous | January 17, 2003 5:54 AM
Posted on January 17, 2003 05:54
I bet they sat around and recited Bible verses to each other.
Posted by Elizabeth | January 16, 2003 7:13 PM
Posted on January 16, 2003 19:13