"......by the ubiquity of mass-produced indicators of wealth. And time is easily outsourced to the less powerful. All of this has allowed markets to provide material goods with the trappings of high value...."
So I heard yesterday a bunch of automatic cat feeders and robot Roomba brooms malfunctioned because of the AWS outage..? What an elegant solution to a common problem a simple 'broom' is! In fact a nice handmade broom would be a great gift!
So often, our conveniences, those things that are supposed to save us time, cost us more, not just in attention and money, but also, ultimately, in...time.
Thumbs up for Bonne Mamam! The jam is great, the labels come off easily in the dishwasher, and the jars are beautiful so we re-use them when we produce (and sometimes give away) our own jam. They have driven out all other jars from the ecological niche that is our cellar shelf.
Very nicely done! I enjoyed that essay.
A sign of the times that handcrafted gifts often mean very little to the people in our lives anymore, whatever monetary value they may carry. How sad.
Good stuff Heather!
"......by the ubiquity of mass-produced indicators of wealth. And time is easily outsourced to the less powerful. All of this has allowed markets to provide material goods with the trappings of high value...."
So I heard yesterday a bunch of automatic cat feeders and robot Roomba brooms malfunctioned because of the AWS outage..? What an elegant solution to a common problem a simple 'broom' is! In fact a nice handmade broom would be a great gift!
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So often, our conveniences, those things that are supposed to save us time, cost us more, not just in attention and money, but also, ultimately, in...time.
Thumbs up for Bonne Mamam! The jam is great, the labels come off easily in the dishwasher, and the jars are beautiful so we re-use them when we produce (and sometimes give away) our own jam. They have driven out all other jars from the ecological niche that is our cellar shelf.