tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897957.post6284623899720272431..comments2023-10-28T02:04:38.984-07:00Comments on Laurel Johnson Blogs?: We need Mom and Grandma's advice.....Laurel Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653916738652927923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897957.post-91521321620474773862008-04-17T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:39:00.000-07:00Loved your thoughts and often wonder about trying ...Loved your thoughts and often wonder about trying to live the way my parents did. We were raised on beans and I still love to eat them--pinto beans, not those nasty navy beans (you heard me)--but beans are not my friend. Besides the usual evening singalong that follows beanery, there are other, less desirable endings, thanks to bad guts. Too bad, because beans are cheap, wholesome and delicious, especially when served with green chiles or salsa.<BR/>The dandelions and natural greens I'll leave to you. In fact, looking out at our yard I see a great many dandelions growing, even flowering. Come on over and pick all you want.Tom Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351116214626024883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897957.post-62658058427738039412008-04-16T17:09:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:09:00.000-07:00Yes, you are right. The reason frugality worked f...Yes, you are right. The reason frugality worked for Mom and Grandma was because they had no luxuries. They made clothes for themselves and their kids out of feed sacks, wore the same shoes for years and years and years and had them resoled instead of buying new ones. Had one good dress they wore on Sunday, to funerals, or weddings. They didn't smoke, drink, go out to eat. And of course, there was no such thing as the internet, TV, or cell phones. It was easier to be poor then than it is now.Laurel Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653916738652927923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897957.post-72469957372320351782008-04-15T17:03:00.000-07:002008-04-15T17:03:00.000-07:00But the trick would also be for getting people who...But the trick would also be for getting people who can't afford to pay for things like groceries to give up the "necessities" like cable television, cell phones, internet, etc...T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.com