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?