Grandpa and I took 40 containers of lawn waste to the dump today. It took us all morning to load and unload it all. Now we just wait until the back tree has dropped its leaves.
The source of light when growing up (before electricity) were keresene lamps. They were a far cry from giving off much light. We did have an aladdin lamp which had little bags hanging down and when we used that lamp, it was much better. It was kinda spooky to go in a room that wasn't lit up. There seems to be a lot of shadows. When you had to go outside to the barn, etc after dark, one had to take a lantern with them. This wasn't all that great either.
My grandfather didn't know why we got electricity and thought he could read quite well with the old keresene lamps. One day when he came down to visit, we had the lights on and he was reading and then we lit a lamp and turned off the light. He was absolutely amazed at the difference. It didn't take him long to hook up to the the modern way of lighting the room.
Our modern way, was not very fancy, however. There was a light bulb hanging from the ceiling in the room and a string to turn it on. We were grateful for the new invention and couldn't imagine what it would lead to in what we consider our necessities of today.
Wisdom today--John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Appropriate verse for your story, grandma. One of my favorites!
Ber
I like learning about your life in the good 'ole days, Mom!
Post a Comment