tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post4256440655123203182..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: The Simple ScytheGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-42020566296510485822022-06-11T13:53:09.544-03:002022-06-11T13:53:09.544-03:00I envy you your patch of green. I live in a baseme...I envy you your patch of green. I live in a basement apartment with huge ground level windows with a fine view of an old parking lot. The upside is that I live in an older park-like area of the city that is a joy to walk about in. I am off to the garden nursery in a few minutes to pick out this year's impatiens - I think perhaps orange or salmon coloured this year - for the window boxes I like to plant and set outside my windows. Adds joy, improves the view and actually helps keep the dust down. Mélahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436009255211727852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-43268375530009546602022-06-11T11:50:33.026-03:002022-06-11T11:50:33.026-03:00I too have an old style push mower that I use as t...I too have an old style push mower that I use as the summer goes on...as the grass grows less (I do not water the small amount of lawn I do have). But for the first few mowing each year, with the long grass, I have an electric mower. It's surprisingly quiet, runs on a battery (charged by electricity of course, hydro power where I live). My neighbor's electric mower is even quieter. But our neighborhood has many homes with yard care services, and those folks use gas powered, noisy, smelly mowers etc. As for food prep, my boyfriend is the cook in the house, and he loves to cut the cabbage thinly by hand with his favorite kitchen knife. - MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-75725937849736298072022-06-09T16:16:23.475-03:002022-06-09T16:16:23.475-03:00Never got to use a scythe but I loved using the ol...Never got to use a scythe but I loved using the old style push mower. There was a lovely rhythm to it and the scent of fresh cut grass was glorious. More than anything I am not fond of the noisiness of most modern machines and appliances. My children roll their eyes when I pull out the hand whisk to make whipped cream or the grater and mandolin to make coleslaw but I like the feel and smell of quietly "communing" with my food. Mélahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436009255211727852noreply@blogger.com