For a long time, I didn’t believe that planned obsolescence was a thing. Recently, I read that it was a thing, as early as the 1920s, albeit not by that name.
The use of alcohol was never an issue in my growing-up years. Being from a poor family with an invalid father, the purchasing of alcohol was never entertained, at least not to my knowledge.
People have hand-crafted with wool for centuries. The beautiful aspect about traditional handwork is that you don’t need a ton of special skill and expensive equipment to get started.
My New Year’s resolution was to change my mind about something with the intent of getting closer to the truth. When I did find new information about something, hopefully I would then change my mind.
I enjoy repairing toys, appliances and other items that assist our work and play.
I subscribe to a newsletter that had a great article for the beginning of a new year. They are going with a theme of “Radical Resilience” for 2024.
I enjoy face to face interactions, so when Covid shut that down, I looked forward to and anticipated resuming after the pandemic receded.
The month of December is a good time to remember to be generous. I found myself shopping for trinkets recently.
As I sit here writing this article, waiting for our lunch to cook, I find myself thinking about Christmas gifts, and I was wondering what Jesus would buy his family.
What a fall! I have loved the prolonged autumn weather.