tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post4666047396006986951..comments2024-02-14T10:20:33.725+00:00Comments on Relatively Retiring: If You Go Down in the Woods......Relatively Retiringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-13532257983184662022015-11-26T15:58:29.497+00:002015-11-26T15:58:29.497+00:00Jenny: yes, I'm sure the family commitment is ...Jenny: yes, I'm sure the family commitment is of great importance for the long-term prospects. It's not so valid to sit on a damp log in the forest, worrying about your nails and your new pale cream suede boots.<br />This particular granny would not be so agile on the camp-site, but is very good at cooking just about anything anywhere.<br />Youth hostels are great for families, especially now that you can even arrive by car.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-54656027333867559042015-11-25T14:03:28.687+00:002015-11-25T14:03:28.687+00:00PS We have always found youth hostels do the trick...PS We have always found youth hostels do the trick of getting kids out into the countryside and mixing with others, in a moderately clean and comfortable way.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-24463556500162424812015-11-25T14:02:29.300+00:002015-11-25T14:02:29.300+00:00It does, indeed, sound a bit rarified. But I know ...It does, indeed, sound a bit rarified. But I know a teenager who did all this kind of thing, and in junior and then in secondary school has gone on to eco camps where Mummy camps too and they both cook everything on their campfire every day - and she has got a huge amount out of it and is a nice girl living a normal London life, helping wildlife and getting on rather well with her mother. <br /><br />I suppose one subtext of my comment is that as they get older, Mummy has to show commitment to the eco-life, too. (And of course the good news is that grannies aren't expected to go camping with teenagers!) <br /><br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-24048368161314372522015-11-23T09:27:07.497+00:002015-11-23T09:27:07.497+00:00Jee: an interesting thought about the infant eco-w...Jee: an interesting thought about the infant eco-warriors. The only one I've known throughout the process of Steiner schooling, home tutoring etc is forging ahead with his career in the army.<br /><br />gz: I'll google the Woodcraft Folk. I guess the schemes, including Baden Powell's, are similar and similarly admirable. I've only had one afternoon of experience at the pre-school/toddler level, and it was the Mummies and their earnestness who most interested me. The little gnomes were just plain happy.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-36447039974151141592015-11-22T20:28:22.869+00:002015-11-22T20:28:22.869+00:00sounds like they are copying the Woodcraft Folk......sounds like they are copying the Woodcraft Folk...but not as good!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-39529627627672572242015-11-22T14:09:27.540+00:002015-11-22T14:09:27.540+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-5429772357425785612015-11-22T14:07:21.184+00:002015-11-22T14:07:21.184+00:00How many Mummies send their nappies off to a nappy...How many Mummies send their nappies off to a nappy service to be washed - all that energy used by collection vans😊. You've captured the essence perfectly- must have a banner of course.<br />My daughter ran around a small-holding at that age - but she hated being really dirty except for filling her wellies with water from the hose! The children of the most ecowarrier family I know have all grown up to be ardent consumers with jobs in big business. You can lead a child to forest school but can you make the ethos stick?Jeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553005051612551946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-66214785350096094922015-11-22T09:28:56.934+00:002015-11-22T09:28:56.934+00:00EC: I often think that I should start a Pick-Your-...EC: I often think that I should start a Pick-Your-Own Bamboo business as I have so many varieties in the garden. I'm not too sure about creating the fibres though. Interesting that they wear through quickly as the bamboo itself is so very tough.<br /><br />Marigold: I'm sure the experiences create memories - they certainly did for me in just one session! My infant sons waddled around in terry towelling nappies, sometimes with muslin ones inside, and with an outer casing of plastic pants. It's a wonder they learned to walk, but at least if they fell over they bounced. The house was usually strewn with steaming washing in the winter. <br />There's a lot to be said for the occasional use of disposables, but I don't think any of the Eco mummies would be brave enough to admit it within that group.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-1193759936144200332015-11-22T07:42:41.519+00:002015-11-22T07:42:41.519+00:00What fun - will it have the desired effect I wonde...What fun - will it have the desired effect I wonder? I do hope so and that the little Aramintas and Berties grow up to eschew consumerism and fossil fuels (all that oil for the Volvos) and all such things and will remember how life could be down in the forest when they are all working in the City one day! As always a beautifully written post I could almost feel the chill and the mud beneath my feet! If the bamboo nappies take as long to dry as my bamboo socks they will need a huge pile of them. And even this grannie (metaphorically speaking as I am not a granny just old enough to be one) didn't use disposable nappies either.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-45522923998325678772015-11-22T00:55:18.275+00:002015-11-22T00:55:18.275+00:00Snickering loudly here too. And if bamboo fibre n...Snickering loudly here too. And if bamboo fibre nappies are anything like bamboo fibre towels, they are NOT hardy. And, in effect, become disposable as they wear thin quickly.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-90170966439995371002015-11-21T20:08:09.880+00:002015-11-21T20:08:09.880+00:00Ah, Idealism. Ah, Idealism. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-70461077292437110532015-11-21T18:52:44.670+00:002015-11-21T18:52:44.670+00:00Zhoen: me too! And even more so when I think of th...Zhoen: me too! And even more so when I think of the charcoal effect on those expensive bamboo fibre nappies.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3430310340733122486.post-90846886660236226482015-11-21T18:04:13.436+00:002015-11-21T18:04:13.436+00:00That got me laughing. So much earnest! That got me laughing. So much earnest! Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com