tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post1146358405564440547..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-17474197061401309872012-07-09T23:09:16.934+01:002012-07-09T23:09:16.934+01:00Aha! Such good and practical measures! I especia...Aha! Such good and practical measures! I especially like the working early and late, because it's one of those strategies that can be done without special technology or altering the house or spending money - just simple adaptation.<br />Stillwater Meeting House - that's the one where the Conservative Friends Meeting is that Kevin Roberts posts the photos of on the website, isn't it? I love those photos!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-6940006279135373622012-07-09T19:26:21.467+01:002012-07-09T19:26:21.467+01:00Yes, there is a very large population of Amish in ...Yes, there is a very large population of Amish in the northern part of Ohio.<br /><br />Well, I've just done a google search, and many people point out what folks have done for hundreds of years. Work early in the day and late. Live in the basement. Cook outside. Wide porches. Houses built for cross-ventilation (largely forgotten by new builders). In addition, drink lots of water and lemonade, and play in the creek. For animals, the Amish apparently will put a tub of water by the road to help travelers sustain their horses.<br /><br />Barns are often high-ceilinged enough to allow heat to rise away from the ground. <br /><br />Two weeks ago, I was at the Stillwater Friends Meetinghouse in Barnesville, Ohio, when a heat wave struck us. The meetinghouse is cavernous, but we were very hot. We used hand fans, in addition to electric. The kitchen and dining hall at Olney Friends School are partly basement. Much cooler there than anywhere else. The girls' dormitory is built into the side of the hill, so the lower level is quite cool, and breezes come through to cool the first floor (upper level), which faces north.<br /><br />We have largely forgotten how to keep cool through proper house design and planting shade trees. I have neighbors who cut down their trees because they hate to rake leaves. Their yard is bleak, and their air conditioner runs all the time. But we have become accustomed to electricity, and when it is 100 degrees for several days in a row, we can't just roll with the punches.Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-66530128288319008392012-07-09T15:47:09.618+01:002012-07-09T15:47:09.618+01:00Hi Paula - good to hear from you!
Ohio . . . there...Hi Paula - good to hear from you!<br />Ohio . . . there's a significant Amish population in Ohio, sin't there? And they don't have phones or electricity in their homes, but they do have a significant number of animals. I wonder how they care for their people and animals in the heat wave?Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-59405865451579538982012-07-09T14:59:43.799+01:002012-07-09T14:59:43.799+01:00Hello, Pen,
I'm catching up after being away ...Hello, Pen,<br /><br />I'm catching up after being away for 2 weeks, with a day and a half at home between weeks. It was during that day and a half that the huge storm hit Ohio (see Pilgrim's comment). Our home was without power and phone for 8 days. The last time this happened, I learned many of the lessons on which you meditate here. But this time, the storm and power outage accompanied a terrible heat wave. About 30 people died. I was away, of course, but I heard daily from my dear husband about the trials of trying to keep pets comfortable in my absence, and the efforts to keep the fish in the backyard pond from dying. (We lost two before we realized they were in trouble.)<br /><br />I don't know what the solution would be if our country were without any electricity. The local governments opened up community centers and shelters for people to come to, to escape the heat and charge their phones. During times like this, I recognize that my romantic notions run hard up against the reality of Mother Nature, and I count my blessings for living in a 1st world country.<br /><br />Love, Paula in OhioPaulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-42053565674543150222012-07-06T11:55:20.167+01:002012-07-06T11:55:20.167+01:00:0) One of the joys of living simply is that we g...:0) One of the joys of living simply is that we get our treats back! The more luxurious a person's life becomes, the more treats they lose.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-70568702941877118822012-07-06T11:46:19.987+01:002012-07-06T11:46:19.987+01:00I have just started a big clean up, that we probab...I have just started a big clean up, that we probably won't have time to finish this time round, which is why it is there I guess. I have had five kids, and all these excess things are from the time of a full house, a magazine habit, keeping baby fixings? etc. <br /><br />But, when it is taken away I will have not much, because our money has been tight lately and I haven't been spending money on clothes, makeup, decorating etc. It will look spartan. I don't live near chain stores. I was looking today for a decoration for my room, if I can afford one lol. Basically you need a certain amount spent on you and children to be well maintained as the real estate people put it. I see old friends I grew up with in the city now with money and they look different to me. So I mean a certain amount to be well maintained, the rest seemed to take something away from them, the good life is taking something from them. I had a nice bottle of wine, shouted it to myself and it was nice. So I think an occasional treat may help, but I think it is a way of life for them so maybe not a treat so much any more. I don't know, I remember being like that when I was in my 30s. I like this semi spartan life better, but want it to be slightly easier, which it will be I think.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457300221571368059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-13276522300585559942012-07-04T16:00:36.632+01:002012-07-04T16:00:36.632+01:00:0) Hello decided. I like your blog. Good to me...:0) Hello decided. I like your blog. Good to meet you.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-27161296918292483042012-07-04T15:31:07.116+01:002012-07-04T15:31:07.116+01:00A thought provoking post.
I think I am one of the ...A thought provoking post.<br />I think I am one of the "gleaners" you mentioned.decidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577143319938783957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-34032453568187567722012-07-03T07:33:47.855+01:002012-07-03T07:33:47.855+01:00Cool! Thank you, Tess. That looks good, I've...Cool! Thank you, Tess. That looks good, I've added it to my list of links. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-41655307134560836082012-07-02T19:10:17.062+01:002012-07-02T19:10:17.062+01:00Ember, another wonderful, thoughtful post, thank y...Ember, another wonderful, thoughtful post, thank you. I'm so looking forward to the links you've posted. Here's another suggestion: http://www.hermitary.com/Tesshttp://www.pilgrimsmoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-84853698007902155842012-07-02T09:22:12.723+01:002012-07-02T09:22:12.723+01:00:0)I read the wonderful story about your sewing ma...:0)I read the wonderful story about your sewing machine on your blog, Maria - God bless your stitching! xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-28363579776414004082012-07-02T00:03:28.729+01:002012-07-02T00:03:28.729+01:00Since My Lord saw fit to bring me another treadle ...Since My Lord saw fit to bring me another treadle sewing machine (I sold the one I had) I find myself sewing more and more for myself and for my family.<br /><br />Taking my time for the garment to take shape, is such a blessing. When the needle goes into the fabric and I pull it through, I am connected in a moment of stillness.<br /><br />I understand completely my friend. I find myself enjoying my solitary endeavors, because it gives me more time to be with My Lord quietly.<br /><br />m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-53348194479878781252012-07-01T20:54:04.310+01:002012-07-01T20:54:04.310+01:00:0) Hi Zillah! Waving! Teaching small children a...:0) Hi Zillah! Waving! Teaching small children and baking bread . . . what better immediacy could there be. These are occupations of the soul, close to God's heart. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-40109773497590939242012-07-01T20:25:01.965+01:002012-07-01T20:25:01.965+01:00Thank you for sharing those thoughts. I'm at ...Thank you for sharing those thoughts. I'm at a time in my life (small children to home educate, bakery to run) when I find it hard to make time to read as much as I would like. Your concerns are similar to mine, and I value learning about the things which you have read and pondered upon.<br /><br />More please!Zillahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347799103341131560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-75472895504468194492012-07-01T20:01:27.747+01:002012-07-01T20:01:27.747+01:00Hi Daisy - thanks for that link - looking forward ...Hi Daisy - thanks for that link - looking forward to exploring it. x<br /><br />Hi Pilgrim - what you say about Ohio is another really good reason for re-examining my relationship with electricity. In these turbulent times I imagine such events as you describe will happen more and more. Though none of us can entirely insulate ourselves against common misfortune, if our lives are simple and basic the challenges have to be very serious to affect us significantly. <br />Some things of course we can only do collaboratively. I read one time about a town in California where they planted a great many trees, and as these grew up the need for air conditioning diminished considerably - but the civic imagination doesn't usually stretch to such visionary lengths.<br />Absolutely about the money - it just runs out like water!!<br /><br />Hi Kat - yes, chop those cards! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-32643655132599643222012-07-01T18:27:49.106+01:002012-07-01T18:27:49.106+01:00have just chopped up about ten "money'ish...have just chopped up about ten "money'ish" cards, lying unused in a desk for years!!<br />xxxkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852963693304001127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-83800070096155116122012-07-01T17:58:58.194+01:002012-07-01T17:58:58.194+01:00We had over half a million people without electric...We had over half a million people without electricity in Ohio, after a storm on Friday. Many will not have it for a week. No hot water for showers, and a lot of food will need to be thrown out.<br /><br />We are fortunate to still have it. My son gets very little sleep in this heat, without an air conditioner. We've had over a week of temperatures in the 90s, during the day, and are looking at another coming on.<br /><br />It is easy to spend money very quickly, without much thought, especially as prices continue to rise. <br />I also have a billfold packed with cards. Everyone wants to be remembered, to pitch for a sale every time you open your wallet.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-52710589748548133662012-07-01T13:11:47.764+01:002012-07-01T13:11:47.764+01:00Just a quick comment, more later. There is also t...Just a quick comment, more later. There is also the Fellowship of Solitaries which I have found a great help over the years.<br /><br />It's members are mainly ordinary people, like us trying to work out our call to silence and solitude in the midst of the active life.<br /><br />http://www.solitaries.org.uk/DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.com