Pure Life

I am just a girl trying to figure things out. I did my share of cleaning and cooking growing up, but our grandparents were brought up taking part in the daily chores of life. I love hearing stories of when my grandparents (pictured above) were young. they took part in hard work. They did things like milking the cows, working in the fields, and churning the butter. I am so thankful for living when we do with all the modern conveniences we have. However, I have to say I believe it has left us all lacking. Is life now really so much better? So much easier then way back when? Yes, I think it is easier. But better, I don't know.

Maybe it's just me but, it always feels pretty good to get my hands a little dirty. To plant flowers, wash the car, and cook...real food. My mom just got me the book, Real Food by Nina Planck. I could not put it down and it made me want to change everything I do concerning food. One thing she said to use as a guideline to determine if what you are eating is "real food" is that it must be old and traditional. That statement got me thinking of what life was like back then.

Food was not processed, families had to spend much more time preparing it and therefore spend more time together. Quality time, working and learning, learning about life and how to do it.

I am on a quest to learn about the simple things in life that at one day were essential to know. Cooking, with "real food"...learning to sew... gardening... creating a warm atmosphere in my home, and transforming what may be trash to some into a treasure.