Monday, 29 June 2020

The Cottage and the Key

Have you found the key to the Frugality Cottage?

Are you wondering what sort of key it might be and the opportunities it may unlock to you?

Have you found the associated mat?

Monday, 22 June 2020

The Cottage and Simplicity

What is a simple life?

What is a simple dwelling?

Do buildings of a simple character help you to find inner peace?

Do you associate simplicity with contemplation?

Monday, 15 June 2020

The Cottage and Freedom

Do you ever associate freedom with gardening?

Do you ever associate freedom with cookery?

Monday, 8 June 2020

The Cottage and Peace

If you work from home, does that intrude upon your peace and privacy at all or does it add to your peace and privacy?

Perhaps you can only find peace by leaving home and/or seeking a new home.

Monday, 1 June 2020

The Cottage and Time

When you think of cottages, how do you reflect upon time?

Do you usually associate cottages with time passing quickly or time passing slowly?

Do you usually associate the availability of time with an old-fashioned way of life?

Have you been participating in the slow movement at all over the past few years or have you been experiencing a fast-paced, ambitious but possibly unthinking way of life?

You have been offered the chance to learn about the cottage and creativity:


The Cottage and Creativity - Part One

The Cottage and Creativity - Part Two

The Cottage and Creativity - Part Three

The Cottage and Creativity - Part Four

 

You may associate the appreciation of time especially with the slow food movement.

You have been offered the chance to learn about the cottage and cookery:


The Cottage and Cookery - Part One

The Cottage and Cookery - Part Two

The Cottage and Cookery - Part Three

The Cottage and Cookery - Part Four


You have also been introduced to the cottage garden and to the cottage itself:


The Cottage Garden - Part One

The Cottage Garden - Part Two


The Cottage Itself - Part One

The Cottage Itself - Part Two
 

Will you take the time to acquaint yourself properly?

You may have been spending some time in the virtual kitchens here, learning about economic deliciousness.

Do you enjoy slow gardening, in a carefully observant way?

Do you allow nature to do its work properly?

Do you prefer to live slowly and simply?

What, to you, is the good life, and do you have the time to enjoy it?

If you do not have the time to enjoy the life you would prefer to enjoy, why not?

Making time to reflect upon such questions in important at any time but even more so when rapid changes are happening.

What do you know about the industries traditionally associated with cottages, and with homes more generally?