D Klement

Sonia Ulan wrote:
>
> Speaking of PBS, is anyone watching the fantastically beneficial "1900
> House" mini series? The kids are really enjoying it for the exposure to
> living history and social studies. Yes, there definitely are merits to
> having PBS access...
>
We watched the PBS show last night .... fascinating stuff. Oldest one
and I were discussing how we would fare if it were our family.
We figured pretty darned good because I know I could cook and bake on
that range (Mother-in-law had a coal and wood stove I've experience with
and I've cooked on open fires successfully so a more *controled* range
would be simpler), we have enough hobbies that would fit in to the
Victorian era ( knitting, embroidery, puzzles, painting, reading etc ),
we like each other enough that we could put up with each other for the
three months.

They are doing a couple of similar projects here in Canada .... one in
Manitoba where a family (maybe it was three families) will live in a
totally pioneer lifestyle and one I believe in Newfoundland where they
will live as the vikings who landed there would have.

We got rid of cable in favour of a satellite dish service. Best choice
we've made in a long time, don't know why we didn't do it when they
first came out (serviced dishes not the giant point and aim dishes).
Now we get two PBS feeds east coast and west coast so we never miss a
program. It's always on later for us to watch or tape.
We get every Canadian province's version of PBS too which is wayyyy
cool!

buzz


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