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Apparently the intense practicality of the Mennonites causes them to do all sorts of seemingly contradictory things (to us anyway). Many of them embrace polyester fabric for it's durability. I too have seen many with cell phones. A few years ago at a local auction I was dumbfounded watching a Mennonite family gorge on junk food, (hot dogs, cotton candy). It seems that my vision, may be a tad on the romantic side. But when a horse and buggy pass by my house (once a month), I still run to the window and jump up and down like a kid watching a parade.

All time-saving methods, to which alleviaton of traffic congestion and other conveniences belong, do not, paradoxically, save any time, but simply fill the time available in such a manner that one has no more time at all. The result of this is inevitable, breathless haste, superficiality and nervous fatigue with all the related symptoms like nervous hunger, impatience, irritability, distractedness etc...

- Carl Jung

Insightful, hmm?

~ Carole

I'm with you all on desiring less pollution and noise, but before we romanticize the pre-automobile era let's remember that horses have their own undesirable by-products. :-) I too have a tendency to think of how "great" things must have been in the "good old days" but then I stop and think about all of the hardships that actually went along with that. If technology means I have the leisure time and the werewithal to enjoy the work of a certain talented Canadian illustrator from the comfort of my home in California, then bring on the technology! Wouldn't it be nice to have the best of both worlds?

So...ummm....does this mean instead of being a techie geek that I am actually inhuman? Oh the ...um...in-humanity! Hehehe. Cute quote.

Last year I saw an old order mennonite (i.e. one who drives a horse and buggy instead of a black car) standing outside McDonalds. He was eating a McFlurry while chatting on his cell phone. No kidding. It sure stuck in my mind.

Your post about stapling your clothes reminded me of a challenge put together by the art quilters at quiltart.com last year -- to make quilts that are stapled together. There's some pictured here:
http://www.quiltart.com/challenges/staples/

not only the quiet but the absence of pollution from cars etc. I miss breathing good air.
:-(

Imagine the quiet of the pre-electric, pre-automobile, pre-air travel age. Imagine how life must have slowed down after sunset...

have you read sue bender, keri? she has written two books, "plain and simple", and "everyday sacred." they are really beautiful accounts of this artistic woman's quest for a simple, and creative life. plain and simple,
chronicles her journey to be with the amish.
i highly recommend them :)

What an excellent quote! I always enjoy reading your blog (silently), but since this one expresses sentiment in tune with my own, I had to cry out with a big ol' yelp!

After cars came the internet and clients who want it "yesterday"! I wonder what this world would be like without cars or computers. But I have to admit, I like computers! And cars, too, sometimes.

oh yes the mennonites. they came out with a lovely cook book (which was my first moving away from home cook book) anyway, it's called something like 'more with less' and is yummy and practical.