Friday 25 May 2012

Frivolous Friday


May 25,2012

It has been  unusually warm and sunny  for Eastern Canada in May. Consequently I have been outside much more than usual and as I am 97% retired I am thoroughly enjoying it.  However, it has caused me to miss a few blogs, and instead of being  contrite, I am putting things in "my" perspective.  Putting  my  words on .... I almost said "paper" ....a blog, versus being outside enjoying the sun and working in my yard, well, even if you don't know me, you can guess which side of Lady Justice's scales are tipping!!


Now for the "frivolous" part.  While working in the yard today I was thinking of how some of what we do today would be so weird if seen by our ancestors, even as recent as  grandparents. Think about this. First of all I go to a store to buy plants to put in my garden.  "Big deal" you say, "so does everyone else".  but the ancestors who I will affectionately call "the oldies", planted seeds and waited to see if they grew.   I have a small  back yard, but it is pretty bare in places so off I go to the trusty garden center, and fill my trunk up with rolls of grass!!! Again , a fairly normal thing to do, but picture if you will the look on the "oldies" faces if they could see me buying  25-  3x1.5 foot rolls of grass!!! They would be bent over laughing or  feverishly "figgerin'" how much they could earn if they rolled up the "back 40" of their farm!!  Think about it ...... planting fully grown grass!!! O.K. I know what you are thinking.... the oldies hadn't' even heard of that kind of grass, so get with my program here!!!  Now , after  all this hard work , my husband and I take a break and sit on the back deck.... (porch as "they" called it) and instead of  sipping well water from a well used ( and God knows how bacteria laden)  dipper,  we go to  fridge and get two "bottles of water" Now I know for a fact that the mere thought of having to purchase water would be more than they could comprehend. But  even in their wildest dreams such an occurrence could not be true.

Alright, my evening, along with my back, legs and shoulders , is about finished and I am talking to a former neighbor about the weather..... well, what else do you talk to someone you haven't seen in years about when you have 10 minutes to kill..... and picking up my  rakes,  edgers, etc, when I bend down and  realize that the Nike shorts I am wearing  are ripped from top to bottom on one side, with only the waistband and hem intact!!!Oh, crap, now what to do...... I smiled, pretended like nothing was wrong and walked as gracefully as one can with arms full of  tools and and right thigh exposed , to the shed.   Definitely another thing that the female "oldies" could never imagine happening to them!!!!





10 comments:

  1. That's just too funny and so true. When I work so hard in my gardens, I often try to remember my grandparents working in theirs. But I can't, and their yards always looked so nice. Makes me wonder why we do it all, sometimes.
    I have and old family 'dipper' probably from the 1920's that we actually use to drink our well water. But I have to admit, it does get disinfected fairly often.
    Enjoyed your post and little trip down memory land and back.
    Kathy at Oak Lawn Images

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    1. Thanks, Kathy, I was just having fun with a very busy and tiring day!!

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  2. Enjoyed the post, but bottled water, baaaad. Think of the environment. All those plastic bottles. We use a Brita filter on our faucet. No I don't work for them, only for the earth.

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  3. You are very right,Jo. My sister who blogs as "Older Mommy Still Yummy" is very much an environmentalist, and would agree with you. Guess I have to change. Brita here is come!!

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  4. I often wonder what people in the 1800's would think if they came back today. Shoot, my grandma (born 1892) never quite got used to women wearing shorts. She's probably rolling over in her grave with the dental floss that girls wear now!

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    1. Exactly, and that is only one of the things that would keep her..... and a lot more... rocking and rolling for many years to come!!!

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  5. Got another that would have the "oldies" shaking their head. I had to go to Sobey's last night (10.30pm as they are open 24/7) and pick up some items for a school fundraiser. A cake and banana bread were the items. Purchased both items under $10 and made my way home. Dropped them off at school today and no one is none the wiser.....well except for the packaging but hey...cheaper to buy them than the ingredients and then bake until 2am.
    Modern technology/convience isn't all bad. ;-)

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    1. ** convenience ** Now all I need is spell check to work on here and I'm great.

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  6. Gee, Kelly, I wouldn't have even noticed the sp.error. What you did is called expert effeciency!! Thanks for the comment!

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  7. I loved reading this post Pat, how true it all is! Our grandparents would definitely be scratching their heads in confusion!
    @Kelly, that is called "time management", nothing wrong there. If your Mom lives handy to you, grandmothers love to do baking for their grandchildren's school functions. Next time just ask your Mom. ;-)

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