tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post4684404226111491247..comments2024-02-10T00:48:00.995-08:00Comments on A Little Greener Every Day: Green Term of the Week - Voluntary SimplicityRobin Shreeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928183794322441640noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-9510411178307130092008-05-30T08:09:00.000-07:002008-05-30T08:09:00.000-07:00Janine - that's great. It's not very common for an...Janine - that's great. It's not very common for anyone raised in the past few decades (especially in our neck of the woods) to be raised that way. <BR/><BR/>Allison - It's too bad we don't live near each other - we could definitely be doing some book swaps.Robin Shreeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10928183794322441640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-84605328954020113032008-05-30T06:26:00.000-07:002008-05-30T06:26:00.000-07:00Thank you for mentioning Thoreau. I bought Walden...Thank you for mentioning Thoreau. I bought Walden many years ago and never read it. I think it will be my next book. <BR/>I wish I named my blog "Voluntary Simplicity", it is a great term. If most people lived that way so many more issues-social and environmental-would occur less.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547478567598625340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676353274986264089.post-64670026654150634412008-05-29T09:53:00.000-07:002008-05-29T09:53:00.000-07:00I think to an extent I have been practicing this. ...I think to an extent I have been practicing this. However, I'm not tooting my own horn but bragging on my parents. This is how they lived and so it is how I do. We make our coffee, go to the park, and cook meals at home. I find these things to be more rewarding and some nurture relationships. It's also just cheaper.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083428308034026749noreply@blogger.com