Those Were The Days 2.0

Marie Mallory said:
Good times. Too bad the younger generation doesn't get to experience some of what we did.
Imagine telling a 6 or 8 yr old today to go draw water in a gallon buckets and bring it to the house to bathe.
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OMG yes, and how about using a ladle to dip into the pail of fresh creek water sitting on the kitchen counter when one was thirsty!

We kids used to have to do that at the grandparents house! No running water at grandma and grandpas place!
 
Madge Bumstead said:
OMG yes, and how about using a ladle to dip into the pail of fresh creek water sitting on the kitchen counter when one was thirsty!

We kids used to have to do that at the grandparents house! No running water at grandma and grandpas place!
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I can imagine the look on their face now. The look that would have earned us stripes and I'm not talking about the candy kind.
I could only hope my family could have such a wonderful life.
Now the only thing most women want is a huge house to work and care for.
I ask one of my granddaughters why she didn't get a little bit of land.
She looked at me like I was crazy.
I wanted to see her little boy and newborn baby girl riding horses and tending goats, chickens, etc,.Having a garden.
None of them want that. I was telling my 20 yur old grandson yesterday why not get a horse, he said maybe someday.

 
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Marie Mallory said:
I can imagine the look on their face now. The look that would have earned us stripes and I'm not talking about the candy kind.
I could only hope my family could have such a wonderful life.
Now the only thing most women want is a huge house to work and care for.
I ask one of my granddaughters why she didn't get a little bit of land.
She looked at me like I was crazy.
I wanted to see her little boy and newborn baby girl riding horses and tending goats, chickens, etc,.Having a garden.
None of them want that. I was telling my 20 yur old grandson yesterday why not get a horse, he said maybe someday.
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It's sad what our world has come to. From all that I see, kids today aren't experiencing even a sliver of what we folk experienced growing up. We had freedom, our playground was for blocks around, we ran and played from morning until night, coming in only for meals and bathroom breaks, and when the street lamps came on, that was our calling to make our way home.

I remember visiting relatives that owned a hobby farm, we roamed freely and the start attraction was climbing up into the loft of the barn and playing in the hay bales!

We'd go until we tired ourselves out, at which point we'd find a comfy spot amongst all of the bales of hay and take a nap.

Today everything seems so sanitized, so clinical, white picket fences containing small little play areas, everything structured and scheduled. What hubby and I would have given to raise our kids on acreage/land or on a farm-like setting. Hubby and I talk about what a great life it would be living out of town and away from all of the hustle and bustle. What we'd give to have a taste of that.

I believe today's younger generation have been exposed to and tainted by the false presentation of lifestyles filled with champagne wishes and caviar dreams. So sad that nothing could be farther from the truth.

Take me back in time, Marie, to a place where life was slower and more relaxed, where simplicity and home-grown fun filled the days, and where everything was an adventure of sorts.
 
About 45 yr ago we went to this country club in Atlanta, they had the mechanical bull.
Of course, men will be boys and want to show off, the only 'off' they saw was when that thing threw them.
I decided I would give it a try, riding my donkey who lcved to peel me off her back, I figured I would be ok.
I rode the thing to a 7 which was further than the ones in video below got. ex-horse rider Jake and his friend who probably never been in a saddle ' didn't think I could do it. I had great balance.
 
Madge Bumstead said:
It's sad what our world has come to. From all that I see, kids today aren't experiencing even a sliver of what we folk experienced growing up. We had freedom, our playground was for blocks around, we ran and played from morning until night, coming in only for meals and bathroom breaks, and when the street lamps came on, that was our calling to make our way home.

I remember visiting relatives that owned a hobby farm, we roamed freely and the start attraction was climbing up into the loft of the barn and playing in the hay bales!

We'd go until we tired ourselves out, at which point we'd find a comfy spot amongst all of the bales of hay and take a nap.

Today everything seems so sanitized, so clinical, white picket fences containing small little play areas, everything structured and scheduled. What hubby and I would have given to raise our kids on acreage/land or on a farm-like setting. Hubby and I talk about what a great life it would be living out of town and away from all of the hustle and bustle. What we'd give to have a taste of that.

I believe today's younger generation have been exposed to and tainted by the false presentation of lifestyles filled with champagne wishes and caviar dreams. So sad that nothing could be farther from the truth.

Take me back in time, Marie, to a place where life was slower and more relaxed, where simplicity and home-grown fun filled the days, and where everything was an adventure of sorts.
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Madge I always wanted to get back into the rural life with my kids, that didn't happen, even when I married Jake we never could afford to get back to the woods till the kids were grown.
Times are different for sure.
All that energy now is not spent as wisely, imo.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Madge I always wanted to get back into the rural life with my kids, that didn't happen, even when I married Jake we never could afford to get back to the woods till the kids were grown.
Times are different for sure.
All that energy now is now spent as wisely, imo.
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Same as us, affordability being the deal-breaker.

I still think of how much fun it would have been to be waiting for my kids when the school bus dropped them off, seeing them enjoying fresh air and play with no white picket fences, and teaching them good old-fashioned domestic things.
 
Madge Bumstead said:
Same as us, affordability being the deal-breaker.

I still think of how much fun it would have been to be waiting for my kids when the school bus dropped them off, seeing them enjoying fresh air and play with no white picket fences, and teaching them good old-fashioned domestic things.
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Your so right, we now have that little piece of woods but no kids to dhare it with much, when grands were younger, they spent summers here and did get to know horse and donkey for a short time. They loved petting the baby chic's too.
I think too society has changed too much and kids don't realize what they are missing.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Your so right, we now have that little piece of woods but no kids to dhare it with much, when grands were younger, they spent summers here and did get to know horse and donkey for a short time. They loved petting the baby chic's too.
I think too society has changed too much and kids don't realize what they are missing.
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You are absolutely right, Marie, our world today has changed so exponentially that even the young parents of today who are raising little ones grew up in an environment absent of what we did.

When we were growing up... no batteries needed.
 
Madge Bumstead said:
You are absolutely right, Marie, our world today has changed so exponentially that even the young parents of today who are raising little ones grew up in an environment absent of what we did.

When we were growing up... no batteries needed.
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So true Madge, what do you do now for entertainment or enjoyment?
I go for walks in the woods and save trees from vines, or listen to music and post here.
I won't be doing anymore exercises on You Tube, I'm finally getting over the last one I did.
I don't get to see family much now. Mostly Facebook or phone. Sometimes daughters come down a couple times a year.Son I seldom hear from.
 
Marie Mallory said:
So true Madge, what do you do now for entertainment or enjoyment?
I go for walks in the woods and save trees from vines, or listen to music and post here.
I won't be doing anymore exercises on You Tube, I'm finally getting over the last one I did.
I don't get to see family much now. Mostly Facebook or phone. Sometimes daughters come down a couple times a year.Son I seldom hear from.
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I love to garden! I live for gardening!

Hate the winter months, because I can't garden. Hubby and I cross-country ski, go for walks, go on wilderness outings, pick mushrooms and berries (during the season), and go for Sunday drives (spring till fall) which I really love!

Hubby and I are both music lovers through and through, so we always have something on in the background.

Also love having friends and family over for get-togethers/meals, even a night of old-fashioned board game playing.
 
Marie, Madge,
@Marie Mallory @Madge Bumstead
Talking about kids today....
Yesterday I seeded 70 pots for vegetable and flower garden beds outside. My daughter lives with us with her 3 children, ages 8,10,11. This morning at breakfast I asked my 3 grandkids if they liked to garden. The youngest my granddaughter said yes. The 2 oldest (boys) weren't interested. I was hopeful that they would take an interest in my seedlings. I still get that good feeling when I see that tiny curved stem breaking through the soil, the seeds germinated. I will teach my granddaughter and try to keep her interested in gardening.

My Grandmother on one side of my family, and my grandfather on the other were both farmers. I wish I had learned there methods.
 
Madge Bumstead said:
I love to garden! I live for gardening!

Hate the winter months, because I can't garden. Hubby and I cross-country ski, go for walks, go on wilderness outings, pick mushrooms and berries (during the season), and go for Sunday drives (spring till fall) which I really love!

Hubby and I are both music lovers through and through, so we always have something on in the background.

Also love having friends and family over for get-togethers/meals, even a night of old-fashioned board game playing.
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Seems your living it, good for you, cross country skiing:cool:,that's a big one Madge. Wilderness is great too. According to doctors and other's, social life and family is very important. This is where we fail, not much of that since we moved away 28 years ago today, Feb.1st, 1998 moved onto property, since its been more work than play.
Had plans that got wrecked when Jake broke his back in 2002.Although he does well to have a back full of metal, he stays busy.
Also we love music too, I like to dance of course at this age and isolation it's not dance.;)
 
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Tony Page said:
Marie, Madge,
@Marie Mallory @Madge Bumstead
Talking about kids today....
Yesterday I seeded 70 pots for vegetable and flower garden beds outside. My daughter lives with us with her 3 children, ages 8,10,11. This morning at breakfast I asked my 3 grandkids if they liked to garden. The youngest my granddaughter said yes. The 2 oldest (boys) weren't interested. I was hopeful that they would take an interest in my seedlings. I still get that good feeling when I see that tiny curved stem breaking through the soil, the seeds germinated. I will teach my granddaughter and try to keep her interested in gardening.

My Grandmother on one side of my family, and my grandfather on the other were both farmers. I wish I had learned there methods.
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Tony I just saw your post, that's great your granddaughter is interested in gardening.
I sent my 13 yr old great grandson a garden fork, shovel and garden wagon with seat and some seeds. He did build a raised bed and planted the seeds, now he is in sports and I'm glad about that too. At least if he ever needs to plant seeds, he'll have an idea of how.
 
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