tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post5693225889051559049..comments2023-10-24T13:19:52.915+01:00Comments on Marigold Jam: Less is often More Part IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-76765044314225816692014-02-02T15:49:22.027+00:002014-02-02T15:49:22.027+00:00Just catching up after our few days in the SW. Saw...Just catching up after our few days in the SW. Saw lots of surface water around you but didn't venture into the worst parts. I doubt they need sightseers but I did read that people have been trying to do just that. Thanks for the reminder about the three days week. I remember it well and like you said, we just got on with it. You always offer a thought provoking slant when you reminisce Jane and this post is another of those that drag our attention back to things past.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-45537139335214938312014-02-01T03:31:25.686+00:002014-02-01T03:31:25.686+00:00Your quilting efforts are coming along very well. ...Your quilting efforts are coming along very well. The bright cushion covers will be used soon. <br />It's really amazing to think about how much things have changed in one's lifetime. We live in such comfort now with all of our electrical and electronic devices - if the electricity goes out for an hour or two people complain. I hadn't heard about the 3 day week in 1974 in Britain. Wow. That would have taken some getting used to. Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-70874518840825406522014-01-31T23:01:11.810+00:002014-01-31T23:01:11.810+00:00I can't quite get my head around quilting, too...I can't quite get my head around quilting, too much colour perhaps?<br /><br />Your childhood and mine sound very similar, except that we always had a radio - a very large piece of equipment with very romantic sounding radio stations on the dial. Hilversum comes to mind. There seems to have been electicity all my life but, as you say, the kettle was always on the hob, warming up, in case anyone needed tea and the iron, when elecrtical ones first appeared, had to be plugged into the light. Happy days! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-50653149905598173762014-01-30T13:03:51.156+00:002014-01-30T13:03:51.156+00:00Love you little quilts. I do think that we are ove...Love you little quilts. I do think that we are overwhelmed by the amount of choice we have now and too much choice oddly does not make us happy. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-31520072524932657852014-01-29T11:45:04.004+00:002014-01-29T11:45:04.004+00:00I think that not so wonderful 20thC invention inbu...I think that not so wonderful 20thC invention inbuilt obsolescence has a very great deal to answer for ... a simple repair to something with years more life in it took a lot less longer to sort out than sourcing a new version of something you'll need to replace again in five minutes.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-16464381596424531692014-01-28T22:23:07.545+00:002014-01-28T22:23:07.545+00:00Love the little 9 patch quilt with its zingy colou...Love the little 9 patch quilt with its zingy colours.<br />I often wonder if we, and our children, appreciate what we have now.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-64465309079832195882014-01-28T04:31:48.143+00:002014-01-28T04:31:48.143+00:00Wow! You certainly are doing well with the quiltin...Wow! You certainly are doing well with the quilting. Did you do the quilting bit by hand or on the machine?<br />As for the good old day ???? I much prefer the way things are now. Going without electricity, even for a short time , is awful here as we really need our refrigeration especially. It would make us get up and out a bit more though.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-54096431059987530612014-01-27T21:52:48.630+00:002014-01-27T21:52:48.630+00:00I love this thought-provoking post. Although of c...I love this thought-provoking post. Although of course I wouldn't wish for some of the hardships, I am convinced people were happier then. Now there is a huge amount of anxiety caused by all of the electronic stuff and commercial bombardment. I think I would love a simpler way of life. The poster is wonderful.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266224907043302947.post-90908527422535836612014-01-27T21:41:04.403+00:002014-01-27T21:41:04.403+00:00The "less consuming, more creating" bit ...The "less consuming, more creating" bit is going successfully - I like your colourful mini quilt! Your post is so evocative and brought back memories of having to warm my plasticine over the candle during the blackouts! I agree with you about the appeal of a simpler life. Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693903606189589310noreply@blogger.com