Thank you very much for suggesting this book and the link. I appreciate it. It looks like something I'd enjoy reading. I've been environmentally aware since my childhood and when I can I try to educate people about these things. Not everyone appreciates it though 😉 Thank you for reading my article and commenting too 🧡
My grandparents, and parents, were products of the Great Depression so they did not waste anytning and were too poor to accumulate too much. As a kid, my first bicycle was a used one that my Dad bought, repaired and repainted. Women sewed many of their own clothes and their kids's too. My grandmother made pillow cases out of chicken feed bags. The downside was my grandfathers saved everything, One of them had a shoebox in his garage labeled "pieces of string too short to save," When the box got full he would tie them all together and use them to wrap packages, the paper of which came from used paper sacks.
Guess I should write a longer piece (blog) on lessons learned....
I think a blog post would be a great idea. Maybe you could make a series from your stories. Many things from our past are unknown to current generations. Some may not care but the internet is timeless & things last forever on it. (Try getting something removed 😉)
Thanks. Our lives are full of stories....this one might belong in the category of inconspicuous consumption or life lessons from grandparents. Because mine are much older than most, and so am I, it was a very different time. My grandparents were all born in the 1800's and I was born in 1937, before WW II.
I remember reading this about 10 years ago and enjoyed it. You might too/
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Stuff-Overconsumption-Communities-Health/dp/1451610297?asin=1451610297&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1
De clutter is de problem...
Thank you very much for suggesting this book and the link. I appreciate it. It looks like something I'd enjoy reading. I've been environmentally aware since my childhood and when I can I try to educate people about these things. Not everyone appreciates it though 😉 Thank you for reading my article and commenting too 🧡
My grandparents, and parents, were products of the Great Depression so they did not waste anytning and were too poor to accumulate too much. As a kid, my first bicycle was a used one that my Dad bought, repaired and repainted. Women sewed many of their own clothes and their kids's too. My grandmother made pillow cases out of chicken feed bags. The downside was my grandfathers saved everything, One of them had a shoebox in his garage labeled "pieces of string too short to save," When the box got full he would tie them all together and use them to wrap packages, the paper of which came from used paper sacks.
Guess I should write a longer piece (blog) on lessons learned....
I think a blog post would be a great idea. Maybe you could make a series from your stories. Many things from our past are unknown to current generations. Some may not care but the internet is timeless & things last forever on it. (Try getting something removed 😉)
Thanks. Our lives are full of stories....this one might belong in the category of inconspicuous consumption or life lessons from grandparents. Because mine are much older than most, and so am I, it was a very different time. My grandparents were all born in the 1800's and I was born in 1937, before WW II.
Hard for many to relate...
My Dad was born in 1935 and my Mom in 1938. I can relate. My grandparents in 1904 & 1905.
You're from the Silent generation like my parents. Your stories are very valuable because no one has really done it before.