really old style living?

parsonswife8

mardatha wrote: »

You can all come up here for a nice wee holiday in the clean pure bracing Scottish moors. :A
Three meals a day (all porridge).
Self contained accommodation (my shed)
Plenty organised activities (digging my garden)
BOOK NOW !

Chance would be a fine thing. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hippeechiq

mardatha wrote: »

You can all come up here for a nice wee holiday in the clean pure bracing Scottish moors. :A
Three meals a day (all porridge).
Self contained accommodation (my shed)
Plenty organised activities (digging my garden)
BOOK NOW !

Sounds like bliss - and I love porridge

annie123

Did anyone watch the program on TV last night with the Amish group in it?
Looking at their walk in store cupboard, its was wonderful.
Full of all sorts of jams/chutney/preserves home made juice etc.

Not that I want to live the life that they do, but there are some elements that I would love.....and their store cupboard space would be a start, followed by their houses, then their land..........

katholicos

annie123 wrote: »

Did anyone watch the program on TV last night with the Amish group in it?
Looking at their walk in store cupboard, its was wonderful.
Full of all sorts of jams/chutney/preserves home made juice etc.

Not that I want to live the life that they do, but there are some elements that I would love.....and their store cupboard space would be a start, followed by their houses, then their land..........

I watched it on Iplayer and i now hve serious store cupboard envy!

mardatha

Zara stop licking the keyboard, that's disgusting ! Annie you may have the "smoking" shed. What prog is this with the Amish in it ? I'm not sure how I feel about them, everybody seems to think they're perfect but any sort of closed religious society makes me come over all itchy LOL!

katholicos

mardatha wrote: »

Zara stop licking the keyboard, that's disgusting ! Annie you may have the "smoking" shed. What prog is this with the Amish in it ? I'm not sure how I feel about them, everybody seems to think they're perfect but any sort of closed religious society makes me come over all itchy LOL!

I thought it was on iplayer but i must have watched it on 4OD

Here is a link mardatha.

I used to live in a religious commune (read, cult) , i did not leave unscathed by the experience.

mardatha

ok ta x. I cannot stand somebody who is no better than me trying to tell me what to believe and what to think. I have a very hard time with religion ..
wont get into heaven, will be too busy arguing with the gatekeeper :rotfl:

ceridwen

annie123 wrote: »

Did anyone watch the program on TV last night with the Amish group in it?
Looking at their walk in store cupboard, its was wonderful.
Full of all sorts of jams/chutney/preserves home made juice etc.

Not that I want to live the life that they do, but there are some elements that I would love.....and their store cupboard space would be a start, followed by their houses, then their land..........

Yep - I'm following the series and have just finished watching Episode 3 on 4OD. Definitely jealous (slaps wrist!) at the store cupboard. As you say - just "some elements". I wouldnt want all those children - or the bad teeth. I could live with the rest of the lifestyle okay and wouldnt think any worse of it than my own life - and might prefer it. As long as my teeth were looked after okay and I wasnt expected to have any children (but I'm too old for that anyway now:D).

That storecupboard WAS nice - and I look enviously at the serried ranks of shelving on Mormon food storage videos too. Errm...I have to remember that just how much food can one person eat though - so just one typical larder from an older-style British house - of a size about big enough to walk in and turn round would do for me.

I would LOVE a big farmhouse kitchen though - big table, Welsh dresser, squashy sofa and a rocking chair....none of your high-tech look granite worksurfaces for me....

Guess the nearest I'll come is when I rip out my existing kitchen at some time in the future and have solid plain wood units in Amish style fitted. There still wont be any room though for even one of those items of furniture I would like in my kitchen - but I'm going to have to try and work out some way that a tiny modern kitchen can be styled to allow for the type of food I keep in my kitchen (ie kilner type jars full of grains/pulses/etc - all of which I want right in front of my eyes, where I can instantly see what I have and work out what to have for dinner). So - the kitchen will be as Amish style as a tiny little room like mine is allows for...

If anyone has links for "how to fit a quart into a pint pot" kitchen designs they'd be welcome.

ceridwen

mardatha wrote: »

ok ta x. I cannot stand somebody who is no better than me trying to tell me what to believe and what to think. I have a very hard time with religion ..
wont get into heaven, will be too busy arguing with the gatekeeper :rotfl:

Now that I can believe - ie you "arguing with the gatekeeper":rotfl::rotfl:

Shall I vouch for you Mardatha if I get there first? "It's okay guv..she's an argumentative biddy - but her heart's in the right place....so can we open the gate for her then?":rotfl::rotfl:

mardatha

What makes you think you're going first ? Or they'll let you in anyway ? :D