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Days of Yore

Think back, way back to days of yore The simplest things today were such demanding chores Bake bread from scratch Slaughter a chicken Salt it and drain the blood Fetch the well-water Trudge through rain and mud Sew and knit all your clothes Cut the firewood and keep it lit Wash and press laundry by hand Eke out a living from stubborn land We often say that life was less complex back then ~ Though we can't tell a chicken from a hen

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 10/13/2020 8:14:00 PM

Can we imagine spending our day on these tedious things? I cannot and yet they did.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/9/2020 3:19:00 AM

Trouble with all these new fangled mod cons is that it makes you lazy. Used to love my walks to the tv to change the channels lol. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/9/2020 11:13:00 AM

I used to get even more exercise than you, Tom. I'd walk over to my TV and kick it in the shins!! lol. Of course, not since 1978 when I gave up TV for reality. (And that's true too). :) gw

David Welch

Date: 10/8/2020 7:31:00 PM

And we never had time to feel unsatisfied or get stuck inside our heads, we were too darn busy staying alive! Nice perspective.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/8/2020 7:55:00 PM

Precisely. The more leisure, the more psychiatrists, I always say. Of course, 'you' give me your money, and I'll give you my problems... Peace and Serenity, Gershon

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/8/2020 6:28:00 PM

Perhaps they were more satisfied. Truly savoring a meal and a dance.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/8/2020 6:58:00 PM

So true, Kim. The simple pleasures are too often forgotten today in the rush for --- what, exactly? Great point! Thanks, Gershon

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 10/8/2020 5:08:00 PM

G’day Gershon … I recall carting and stacking bales of hay as one example. After fourteen hours the body was spent, but then it happened again the next day - thanks for the memories Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/8/2020 5:53:00 PM

Myself, I couldn't take the work in the cowsheds in my mid-20's. The smell in the sheds, the heat baling the hay. Not as tough as you, I guess. The fruit orchards were more to my liking. G'day! :)

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 10/8/2020 4:40:00 PM

LOL Gershon. I remember those days fondly, but then when we go camping, I miss the conveniences we have now after about 5 days. ;) Linda PS: I do still bake bread from scratch on occasion :) PPS: We raised chickens...I can tell.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 10/8/2020 5:52:00 PM

Ha, ha! I used to work on a farm where I had to load up chickens for market. Not my favorite animals!! Smiles, Gershon