tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875449047910840041.post1901132342507797320..comments2023-10-16T04:49:49.454-04:00Comments on The Fragrance of Sweetgrass: I Can't Take the Heat!Prairie Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02470135432748627058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875449047910840041.post-69659575212386394042007-08-13T00:32:00.000-04:002007-08-13T00:32:00.000-04:00I hope you get some relief from the heat soon.I of...I hope you get some relief from the heat soon.<BR/><BR/>I often wonder what people from the past did without modern day conveniences. Air conditioning. Indoor plumbing. Diet Coke. Just kidding (sort of).<BR/><BR/>I read a book that was a collection of journal entries from women on the Oregon trail. It was amazing. Women set out on the journey seven or eight months pregnant and gave birth on the way. Dealt with menstrual issues and illnesses and diarrhea (spelling). Crying babies, discipline, sibling rivalry. Buried children and husbands along the way. Endured the occasional robbery or scuffle with Native Americans.<BR/><BR/>I even wonder how my grandmother got through life with five children (plus an infant who died) in seven years.<BR/><BR/>People must have been a lot tougher in those days. I know I am positively spoiled! We live in Seattle and I still use air conditioning!kittyhoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03413419370677881366noreply@blogger.com