tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219039592451741506.post5886318049327225515..comments2024-02-24T23:16:53.149-08:00Comments on Searching for Bright Light: Challah Bread, Tiny Houses, and Appreciating "Stuff"Northern Lighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969094667907320393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219039592451741506.post-41105115446243827742013-04-12T22:42:53.459-07:002013-04-12T22:42:53.459-07:00Thanks for the recipe. I appreciate all the littl...Thanks for the recipe. I appreciate all the little tricks of the trade and details. It is just like watching Mama in the kitchen.Miannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440897796659312402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219039592451741506.post-1777994530506268242013-04-07T15:30:03.833-07:002013-04-07T15:30:03.833-07:00Hear, hear! Well put. While it's great to be a...Hear, hear! Well put. While it's great to be able to live simply, I see no harm in appreciating objects, either. We never 'shop' in our family, but we also don't throw much away (though on occasion we realize some stuff probably really should go...!). Even beyond saving memories and keepsakes, it's nice to appreciate the beautiful items people have crafted, to appreciate the great things in the world. I believe the Talmud says that those who have never seen Jerusalem in its splendor have never seen a fine city, and that's not referring to its spirituality alone.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1219039592451741506.post-35963311161621423292013-04-07T14:12:06.042-07:002013-04-07T14:12:06.042-07:00Great post, Diane. I have also read about this Lil...Great post, Diane. I have also read about this Lilliputian trend, and while I don't have as many socks or napkins or tablecloths as you have, I totally agree that appreciating what we have, and using it to the good, as you so clearly and consistently do, is primary.<br /><br />Besides, if we all lived in (momentarily) stylish little huts, imagine how many jobs would be lost!noodler60https://www.blogger.com/profile/03233579218895648033noreply@blogger.com