tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post1706215986868188367..comments2023-11-20T03:37:18.313-05:00Comments on The Knitty Gritty Homestead: Pioneering: Part 3The Knitty Gritty Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890656094078973552noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-8158675644853129762010-06-14T15:17:10.359-04:002010-06-14T15:17:10.359-04:00Stephanie,
How I have enjoyed reading this post! W...Stephanie,<br />How I have enjoyed reading this post! What a wonderful place to visit!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08585956094647636047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-1395235789448913172010-06-12T01:19:46.270-04:002010-06-12T01:19:46.270-04:00I love going to such places. My nearest favourite...I love going to such places. My nearest favourite is Fort Steele and each time we go we get there at opening and don't leave until closing because I Just Want To Move In And Stay There Forever. <br /><br />What a beautiful realisation about our simple human needs, I often think that the sense of connection the pioneers shared in those sorts of villages/communities must be what got them through some of the very tough times.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-37691810756031211872010-06-11T21:17:25.113-04:002010-06-11T21:17:25.113-04:00Thank you for the book recommendations--I am alway...Thank you for the book recommendations--I am always looking for something to read, and I meant to read the Outlander books ages ago but completely forgot...I'll be adding them to my reading list now. My daughter also is 11 and reads books like no tomorrow--I'll check if the library has The Root Cellar for her. <br /><br />And, thank you so much for posting such lovely photos. I'm sure that if I had the opportunity to step into that beautiful farm house, I would have tears in my eyes as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-77020137325811271132010-06-10T12:39:36.943-04:002010-06-10T12:39:36.943-04:00Oh! Stephanie, sometimes I think you are reading m...Oh! Stephanie, sometimes I think you are reading my mind when you make these posts? But, I guess that is why we all keep coming back - we are drawn to such simplicities of life and a time and way of life forgotten by TOO MANY. I am having to teach myself many things, that I wish my mother and grandmother were able to teach me. <br /><br />My DH and I lived without electricity for about a month when we first moved in together. It was a GREAT way to get to know each other intimately, and it was a truly humbling experience to live the way that we did. I only recently got a dishwasher, which has freed about a half hour of my daily time. I can't imagine being without my modern washing machine. I am betting there would be much less time for crafty goodness which enriches our lives and the lives of our children very much. (Although, I think much crafting was done during the winter months. No?)<br /><br /><br />I was in the area a month ago and it wasn't open yet. I *SO* wanted to go. If there is a field trip in the horizon, please invite us!! Puuuleaazzeee! ;o) I have been to Renaissance Festivals when living further south and though these speak of an earlier time and a different place, I love them JUST as much. *squee*Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07993491069604129351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-21520217187741267912010-06-09T14:02:09.105-04:002010-06-09T14:02:09.105-04:00Wow! What a brilliant description. I also find i...Wow! What a brilliant description. I also find it a moving thing to think about how life was.<br />It is so true how everything is so purposeful and beautiful. Interesting the difference between a dollar store then and now.<br />Maybe a trip is in order this summer.sheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338525373968705776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-64737079754991874212010-06-09T12:25:29.156-04:002010-06-09T12:25:29.156-04:00looks like fun. you guys are so cute in that last ...looks like fun. you guys are so cute in that last photo!Ariellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187228073968629552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-39983483350666917822010-06-09T09:58:19.886-04:002010-06-09T09:58:19.886-04:00I love your photos, I haven't been to Upper Ca...I love your photos, I haven't been to Upper Canada Village since I was a very young girl. I think it's time to gather the family and head out to explore! Your photos have motivated me to go :)<br />My ggreat grandparents are from Dickinson's Landing, so I imagine that's pretty close to how they would have lived.<br />AmandaAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742662410055038695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-18311781991291324762010-06-08T22:49:34.536-04:002010-06-08T22:49:34.536-04:00Yup, we've been itchin' to do a similar tr...Yup, we've been itchin' to do a similar trip. I sense a field trip on the horizon. Thank you, Homestead Girl!W-S Wanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242784517253760863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825862861569609473.post-31164183792981590642010-06-08T21:50:04.544-04:002010-06-08T21:50:04.544-04:00I've been wanting to take Ruby there for awhil...I've been wanting to take Ruby there for awhile now...I think your post is going to do it!! What a magical place, and pretty much right in our backyard!! I know when I think of our pioneer ancestors, grandmothers, great grandmothers, it evokes such emotion...we "ache" for simplicity, and to spend our time farming, tending, mending, nurturing...oh, if we could only go back in time! (and yes, I know it wasn't all good, but just the pure simplicity...that is what I pine for)!<br />xo maureenTwigandToadstoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408437451671761958noreply@blogger.com