Orchidflower
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Was watching the History channel very, very late last night, and the show was on the different regions and how they built their homes. If you get a chance to catch that do so as it was fascinating.
The eastern region east of the Mississippi built log cabins; the great plains region between the Mississippi and the Rockies from Minnesota to Texas (western side) built sod houses as they had little to no trees in that area; the southwest and western side built adobe houses from mud.
I got to thinking--since this is Thanksgiving--of how HARD the lives were of our forefathers. And, since this is a holiday of giving thanks, I surely am thankful that they made the sacrifices they did.
And then I started thinking of the poor women who went before me, having babies with no assistance often or anesthesia ever. Did you know that many of these homes had a canary or bird in a cage in them. Do you know why? Because the women would be left alone so much as the men hunted often for food and other necessities, the women had the bird to sing for company only. The nearest neighbor for the women would be miles away often. I can never whine about having nothing to do again ever without feeling guilty now.
What sacrifices people made for ages to build this country. I am giving thanks to them this year for Thanksgiving.
Catch that show on the History channel if you can. It is well worth your time to see exactly how they made these homes, guys, so when you run into a little electrical or plumbing problem...well, you can put it in perspective then and compare your life with theirs.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
The eastern region east of the Mississippi built log cabins; the great plains region between the Mississippi and the Rockies from Minnesota to Texas (western side) built sod houses as they had little to no trees in that area; the southwest and western side built adobe houses from mud.
I got to thinking--since this is Thanksgiving--of how HARD the lives were of our forefathers. And, since this is a holiday of giving thanks, I surely am thankful that they made the sacrifices they did.
And then I started thinking of the poor women who went before me, having babies with no assistance often or anesthesia ever. Did you know that many of these homes had a canary or bird in a cage in them. Do you know why? Because the women would be left alone so much as the men hunted often for food and other necessities, the women had the bird to sing for company only. The nearest neighbor for the women would be miles away often. I can never whine about having nothing to do again ever without feeling guilty now.
What sacrifices people made for ages to build this country. I am giving thanks to them this year for Thanksgiving.
Catch that show on the History channel if you can. It is well worth your time to see exactly how they made these homes, guys, so when you run into a little electrical or plumbing problem...well, you can put it in perspective then and compare your life with theirs.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!