tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post8545891964237878898..comments2023-09-25T09:13:30.994-06:00Comments on Bag Lady's Blather: Still Cold!the Bag Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-53068419855704835722008-01-30T09:13:00.000-07:002008-01-30T09:13:00.000-07:00dfTerrie: Good to hear from you! The Bag Lady know...dfTerrie: Good to hear from you! The Bag Lady knows what you mean. When she starts thinking about how tough those women had to be, she feels pretty wimpy!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-33702899358500326292008-01-30T09:02:00.000-07:002008-01-30T09:02:00.000-07:00df Bag Lady,What a fantastic post. It is amazing w...df Bag Lady,<BR/><BR/>What a fantastic post. It is amazing what people had to do for survival just a couple of generations ago.<BR/><BR/>I consider myself a feminist, but freely admit I am nowhere near as strong as the women who came before.<BR/><BR/>TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-42187708631666001342008-01-30T06:56:00.000-07:002008-01-30T06:56:00.000-07:00Crabby - yes, when the human race has evolved into...Crabby - yes, when the human race has evolved into talking heads with computer slaves, perhaps they will pine for the "good old days" when humans actually roamed the earth...the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-33687489598727144522008-01-30T06:07:00.000-07:002008-01-30T06:07:00.000-07:00I am SO glad I'm not a pioneer woman. I'm a spo...I am SO glad I'm not a pioneer woman. I'm a spoiled creature of my own times and have no desire to work hard all day.<BR/><BR/>But who knows, perhaps in a few hundred years our cushy lives now will seem tough.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-18298259798918929932008-01-29T17:33:00.000-07:002008-01-29T17:33:00.000-07:00The Bag Lady doesn't blame you in the least for no...The Bag Lady doesn't blame you in the least for not going to work! She spent as little time as possible outside today. Had to chop a little wood, and fill the bird feeders. Poor little birdies.<BR/>The Cowboy was home, so he fed the cows.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-101226238636389892008-01-29T15:33:00.000-07:002008-01-29T15:33:00.000-07:00I feel the chill too. It's frozen out here too...s...I feel the chill too. It's frozen out here too...so much that our car wheels are frozen solid, so my husband is stuck waiting at work for a tow so the car can thaw somewhere!<BR/>My grandfather would tell me stories of living in a wooden shack with paper windows and surviving winters with a friend, in their joint shack over their property likes so they could claim the land they were clearing, by living on it 1 full year. I can't even imagine...<BR/>I'm a wuss in the cold...didn't go to work today. I'm not willing to risk freezing to death for my job...:)Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-34275158870754338272008-01-29T14:26:00.000-07:002008-01-29T14:26:00.000-07:00The Bag Lady had to leave out so much stuff...she ...The Bag Lady had to leave out so much stuff...she could have written a novel. Hmmm, there's an idea...the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-32589257852415587162008-01-29T13:01:00.000-07:002008-01-29T13:01:00.000-07:00Oh, good post sis! Last time I felt windchill tha...Oh, good post sis! Last time I felt windchill that bad was just before that flight to Phoenix when we got off the plane there it was +50 F. <BR/><BR/>Uncle M told us last year that they all lived in a TENT for two years while the homestead by Doris was being built. I thought you would have mentioned that.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-1801382695437278342008-01-29T10:32:00.000-07:002008-01-29T10:32:00.000-07:00Hi, Hil: Well, if you ever want to experience 'rou...Hi, Hil: Well, if you ever want to experience 'roughing it', come on out to Alberta! We can arrange it. We'll drop you in the middle of our cattle lease and let you build a shelter, forage for food, etc. But only in the summer. We would never do that to you in the winter. Of course, in the summer, you might not freeze, but there are bears and cougars to watch out for... ;)<BR/><BR/>The Bag Lady is mightily afeared of HTML!! She doesn't know how it works, and - much like those pygmy tribes in darkest Africa afraid of cameras - the Bag Lady worries that HTML will steal her soul! Everything looked okay in the compose section, and even in the preview section, but when she published, it smooshed. Sigh.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-4110322205001805742008-01-29T10:12:00.000-07:002008-01-29T10:12:00.000-07:00Great post Baggie!There are many things I'd have l...Great post Baggie!<BR/><BR/>There are many things I'd have liked to have experienced firsthand, and "roughing it" certainly has its appeal at times, but I don't ever want to feel that cold without being surrounded by modern comforts.<BR/><BR/>Paragraph smooshing.. Blogger often does that to me. I find that if you go into the html mode, they still appear normal in there. Then when you go back to compose mode or preview, they've righted themselves. Failing that, you should still be able to recreate the spacing in html mode. This part you can probably still do with this post. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-51652162355929377822008-01-29T07:52:00.000-07:002008-01-29T07:52:00.000-07:00Sarah - It has warmed up a little because the wind...Sarah - It has warmed up a little because the wind died (thank heavens!), so it's only -43 now.<BR/><BR/>dfLeah - you are so right! In a way, it's sad that subsequent generations will benefit from all the inventions the pioneers came up with, without ever knowing what it was like before they were invented. (somewhat convoluted sentence, there - sorry, must be frozen brain syndrome!)<BR/>Oh, and don't know what was up with Blogger this morning - took all my paragraph breaks out - just refused to allow them!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-65113852503262216022008-01-29T07:43:00.000-07:002008-01-29T07:43:00.000-07:00Sometimes I think we have way too much time on our...Sometimes I think we have way too much time on our hands today. Not that I would want to have to work as hard as our grandma or your MIL, but your words reminded me of how good fresh milk is(and cream and butter)and farm-raised meat and veggies.<BR/>We're missing out on so much in our convenience-laden world.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-24195660896821281292008-01-29T07:28:00.000-07:002008-01-29T07:28:00.000-07:00-54???? Wow. Poor you.-54???? Wow. Poor you.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964092474693470699noreply@blogger.com