Well, since I made up this description, you would think I would know, but actually, I'm still finding out. Honestly, I think I still may be finding out when I'm old and gray. I sure hope so anyway!
For now, I'll tell you a little about what an old fashioned modern life means to me at this point in time. Let's start with the old fashioned part.
On our farm and in our family life, we have many old fashioned things. Some of the most important things are our morals, values, and traditions; such as honesty, keeping your word, honoring God, being loyal and true, taking care of your family, and helping your neighbors. Of course, there are many more - really to many to list, but those give you an idea.
It also means that we tend to enjoy old fashioned activities such as reading aloud to each other, singing, playing board games, doing puzzles, playing croquet, or pitching horseshoes instead of staring blankly at the television or the latest video game.
That's not to say that we don't have a television. We do, kind of... Our computer is in our living room and we do enjoy watching programs on Hulu or other similar sites. We don't normally watch hours of television at a time, and many days, don't watch it at all. If you are looking for some extra time in your life, try turning off the television. It's amazing what you can do with those extra hours!
We are also old fashioned in that we have a very close knit family. We work, learn, and play together daily. Joey's parents and my parents live close by and we see them almost daily. We are so blessed to be able to learn from them about everything from raising a family to working on the farm.
We try to live an old fashioned lifestyle and be as self-sufficient as we can. This means that we do things like make our own lye soap in a cast iron kettle, we can and preserve most all of our food, and we make many of the things that we need for day to day living.
Well, that about covers the old fashioned part, but what about the modern? Although we do love old fashioned things, the modern age has some pretty great things to! How about that indoor plumbing and running water?!
Electricity, technology, and computers are all very much a part of our everyday lives. While many things from the past are still alive and well at the farm, we do realize that we live in a modern age with many wonderful inventions and ideas. Even though I am totally enamored with the idea of having a horse and buggy, Joey practically points out that I would not be enamored with the horse and buggy when I was making the 25 mile drive to work each day. Thank goodness for our modern vehicle!
Sometimes, it's a fine line to make the two worlds mesh, but they always seem to come together in the best possible way, which makes for an amazing old fashioned modern life!
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