tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post674940989396081240..comments2023-10-20T04:52:34.327-05:00Comments on Through the Eyez of Denimflyz: The New "it" that is really the Old "it.denimflyzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04737448177805751756noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-10542783598143036812011-01-20T13:17:14.353-06:002011-01-20T13:17:14.353-06:00To say that something is "getting old" i...To say that something is "getting old" is to suggest that it's more of a "fad". I guess that's what it is to some people. But to me, being frugal is just a way of life. It's how I was raised and how I've lived during most of the almost 45 years that I've been married. Everyone has their own definition. Some people won't buy anything expensive and to me, buying cheap things is not frugal, because they don't last. I expect things I buy to pay for themselves by saving me money or time. I have been wasteful sometimes. It happens.<br /><br />I was a young mother during the "super-woman" phase. We tried to do it all. Consequently we weren't able to do as good a job at any one thing as we might have, and we exhausted ourselves. Our children missed out on the nurturing they should've had. I was a secretary. I spent my days seeing after the work-related needs of some other woman's husband while she, instead of doing this herself, did charity work. This was before very many women were becoming "the boss" themselves. And when my labors helped the man's business grow, a share of it was not mine. <br /><br />It's so complicated now, people working jobs where they have no security, no stake in the business. It's a small wonder no one is loyal anymore. I remember a time when the employer valued each employee, and they stayed with him all their careers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-76825960012865606202011-01-14T06:32:55.038-06:002011-01-14T06:32:55.038-06:00Now, there is an interesting website!
Thank you fo...Now, there is an interesting website!<br />Thank you for the link. I want to go back and read in a more leisurely fashion. Only funny thing I thought about was her encouraging everyone to go off the grid, get rid of electronics..........all while I am reading her "blog" on a computer!<br /><br />The general message is good though.<br /><br />Your point is very good, each of us cuts out what he can and does what he can to live better and eat better and more economically. What works for one doesn't work for all. <br /><br />More food for thought: Lasagna gardening...........it is what was called sheet mulching back when all the green stuff was called Organic! I was a child of that era and own a good many of Rodale's Organic Gardening and Farming books. I have Ruth Stout's book the No-Work Gardening one. She was lasagna gardening way back in the 70's.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-88285771962750105172011-01-13T21:01:17.092-06:002011-01-13T21:01:17.092-06:00Seems like a lot of us have been having the same k...Seems like a lot of us have been having the same kinds of thoughts lately. You are right, there are so many aspects to all this it makes my head spin.<br /><br />I am so glad you are my blog friend. It helps to know others feel the same about stuff. Keeps me sane. <br /><br />Granny sure does tell it straight doesn't she LOL.Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627658822705830258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-89506598173072017362011-01-13T20:21:05.038-06:002011-01-13T20:21:05.038-06:00I've never really sorted these ideas into word...I've never really sorted these ideas into words. maybe I've felt a little smug when all the ranting about "green living" went on. So many of us grew up taking for granted the things done by the "back to the land" folks--it is just a way of life that we have continued to practice and refine.<br />Still whatever it takes to keep older skills alive and well for younger generations is good.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-2907880660409261452011-01-13T12:41:28.484-06:002011-01-13T12:41:28.484-06:00You had a post a while back about fund raising pro...You had a post a while back about fund raising projects for the homeless shelter. Had you thought about writing to the seed people to ask if they would like to donate some seeds? Lord knows it's a worthy cause. I saw something a while back about using newspapers torn into strips or run through a paper shredder, as one of a series of layers -- a layer of newspapers, a layer of leaves, straw, grass clippings (if you use this go easy with it), or such and then more newspapers, and more organic stuff, and then your dirt. This is supposed to help hold water, and will compost good. You know, If you can come up with some scrap lumber, some long, wide boards, you can build a box and do this composting thing at the bottom, then fill with dirt, and there's your raised garden. By everything I've seen and read, it doesn't have to be but like a foot deep. Then each fall, once you've done harvesting everything, let the plants just die where they are and then fork them under. Fork the whole thing up good and mix things up. Good luck on your shelter garden thing. I think it's a great idea.WOLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775462248193876148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5947599876960559348.post-78246079079820065982011-01-13T12:27:31.721-06:002011-01-13T12:27:31.721-06:00I agree. I smile to myself when I read the blogs ...I agree. I smile to myself when I read the blogs of the 20-30 somethings thinking they have *discovered* a new *green* way of doing things. I was part of the hippie movement back in the day and my grandparents were part of the Great Depression: now that was *green*...and a matter of survival...but it is kinda' fun watching the *new kids* making their discoveries!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.com