tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post6730308778362799771..comments2023-05-05T02:07:18.322-07:00Comments on Clare Corner: Finding Simplicity in a Complicated WorldClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07951385133545993990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post-57789540986101243872012-09-19T18:56:18.339-07:002012-09-19T18:56:18.339-07:00Thank you Bending Birches! :)
And Theresa, I do t...Thank you Bending Birches! :)<br /><br />And Theresa, I do think the Little House would appeal to boys too! I mean, guns, wolves, and Indians are exciting for everyone! <br /><br />And YES! I was confused that they were moving so far from that sweet little house. All I could think was the same, perhaps the Indian threat seemed too great, especially after their war rituals! They had so many close calls, but yes, in a lot of ways they really had it made! Imagine picking a piece of land, claiming it, and then living mortgage, debt and utility free! Only, running water is soooo lovely. Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951385133545993990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post-58716644970194752362012-09-18T20:55:14.210-07:002012-09-18T20:55:14.210-07:00I love the Little House books! They have been my f...I love the Little House books! They have been my friends since elementary school. Now I need them in hardback... ;) I just began to read aloud "Little House in the Big Woods" to three of my kids. I hesitated since two of my listeners were boys, but given that most of the story is about the cool things Pa does with his gun and his spare time, the boys were enthralled.<br /><br />And I'm totally with you on the Simplify Christmas Mode. <br /><br />But though, did you ever finish Little House on the Prairie and wonder why he didn't just pack up and move those three miles back over the border out of Indian territory? I suppose there were reasons (not so friendly Indian neighbors, the loss of a year, hard to rebuild cabin, etc). But dang, they had it made out there!Theresahttp://joysordinary.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post-42412187661797749272012-09-18T17:36:02.118-07:002012-09-18T17:36:02.118-07:00beautiful beeswax figures-- wow! and thank you so ...beautiful beeswax figures-- wow! and thank you so so so much for your advice on my blog. I will be remembering it during my most trying moments!!! xoxoxoBending Bircheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152624959065450814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post-60480307248669479372012-09-10T06:54:21.371-07:002012-09-10T06:54:21.371-07:00I know! Its almost sickening all the "stuff&q...I know! Its almost sickening all the "stuff" we have... and have to take care of! Though, I am grateful for things like insulation. haha. <br /><br />We have not been getting Backwoods this year. :( I just find I am not really a magazine person and Nick just goes back and fourth with Backwoods. Sad, I know. <br /><br />And I agree with Martin. Don't move to Michigan! Or we won't be able to visit you on our annual family visits! :) Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951385133545993990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751323053882025858.post-29458196041547469132012-09-09T09:35:12.722-07:002012-09-09T09:35:12.722-07:00I had the exact same feelings reading the Little H...I had the exact same feelings reading the Little House books. (We followed the Ingalls all the way to Silver Lake before deciding that they never should have left the Big Woods, so we went back and re-read the first book three more times, lol.) <br /><br />I love the simplicity of their lives. Ma's ONE decorative china lady, their tin cups, the fact that they each only had one cherished doll... In some ways I'm glad to see my kids have more, but in most ways I feel like their lives were so much richer. <br /><br />I keep trying and trying to convince Martin to quit his boring day job and take up the life of a hunter/trapper up in Michigan (land is SO CHEAP in Michigan!!) but he's stuck in the modern mindset that providing for his family means having the 9-5 paycheck coming in every month. <br /><br />Have you been following the "Journey to the Backwoods" story in Backwoods Home Magazine?Annie Hatke Schaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977890058435423969noreply@blogger.com