Once upon a time   ~long long ago  ~   Everything in life~ was pretty simple   ~and precious~And most people were content ~

  Every one~~  or almost everyone had a wood and coal burning stove   ~ And used it to heat the house ~ heat the water for cooking  ~ do the dishes and for baths~ I do remember that ~Also ~when mom

  made a pie   ~ she never threw away the leftover pastry dough  ~which was made from simple lard in those days  ~She rolled it and sprinkles sugar and cinnamon *if she had some * and baked it on top of the old stove   ~ 

What a delicious treat that was~We never went hungry ~The stove kept us warm  ~as well as the house~

 The thoughts of smelling these things in the olden days stir up wonderful old memories  ~Even the smell of the frozen laundry that was brought in after being hung out on the line  smelled  awesome  ~You know  ~ the ice  that the iceman brought for our icebox  *if any of you can remember that ~~ had a certain smell ~that sparked your senses   ~ maybe knowing that the food was going to keep cold and taste that much better  ~

 Funny thing was ~  how we waited for *ice* to form on the inside of the bedroom window   in the winter   ~ rather than worry that there was no insulation around it  ~What do children know   ?~ We used to put a penny on the ice and make designs   ~ that kept us occupied for a long time  ~

 We were happy and content with what we had at that time   ~ Never worried about things otherwise ~We never heard of a computer  or an ipod or any of the technologies that exist today  ~

  I think we were better off then~~ rather than  the situation of the world  the way it is today ~ Its time to ~*Think* and enjoy the simple things in life~ while we can~I wonder if anyone uses a wood stove today ?