20th Century ingenuity
There’s a retro feel about our house often times. We have often adopted old ways of doing something which are more environmentally sound.
Imagine my surprise when I visited the 20th century museum in Hoorn in The Netherlands and found myself very much at home.
There was a display of carpet sweepers. Just like ours.
A cooking pan set to use at the table. Just like ours.
A clothes aired quite a lot like ours!
And one I’d quite like to own. It’s like an umbrella without the cover.
Very handy.
Are there any aspects of your home that are like a museum?
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Cultural lag is my style. Take care of the old equipment is my advice. My Dutch ancestors taught me to be cheap and there is a lot of overlap with being cheap and being green. I enjoy your perspective on what’s happening in the land of my ancestors. Being four and five generations removed from the Netherlands, I don’t speak the language.
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The museum was filled with Dutch ingenuity. I’m sure you’d have enjoyed it.
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I hang my clothes out to dry in a similar way and do the washing up by hand in the sink, which seems to be unusual nowadays! We have very up-to-date computing equipment and all kinds of techy gadgets but no car, dishwasher or microwave. A mix of old and new.
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A good combination.
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I think of my canning, pickling and other preserving as kind of retro.
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Yes. And a tasty treat in a few months to look forward to.
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It was when I found my mobile phone in a museum that I realised it was time to update – my boys had been telling me this for years! But otherwise, yes I have a carpet sweeper and a handpush lawnmower and I’d love one of those clothes dryers!
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I’m hoping one might be made…
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