Memories Of My Grandparents’ Place Comments

Lynn Rosellini years ago in an article appearing in U.S. News about Centenarians noted that 'except for the wealthy, daliy life usually entailed crushing labor.' While womens' roles varied she describes the 'brutal job' of housekeeping and ranch- keeping. However, with all the chores, my great-grandmother always had her pansies, and her roses. There was still the same amount of time back then. They filled it so much differently than most of us do now. Some of the newer generation are looking for houses with no yards, zero lot lines, because they have no time 'to stop and smell the roses, ' that you so eloquently describe.