Good Day everyone! I apologize for not posting as of late. Some of you are aware that Mr. Flanagan had an injury, and I have been keeping him in line...oh..I mean I have been taking care of him as he mends. I was not able to write a blog for April as I took care of Mr. Flanagan...and the entire household. Now don't get me wrong, I am not complaining at all. We live in a modest apartment right smack dab in the middle of Milwaukee. (That will be changing soon folks as we are heading to the country! More to come on that adventure....)
As I was saying, I am not complaining about the added work load to be sure. Compared to the woman on the farmstead in the 1860's I really have it made here in 2012 in this little apartment! Recently we have had a great time presenting to different school districts on the life of a soldier...and the life of the woman and children at home keeping the fires burning and the farm running. Many people do not think about the many different chores a woman had to take ownership of once her husband trotted off to war. Things that he normally did now fell to her shoulders. Typically in the spring she would be readying the home for the upcoming year, and preparing her gardens for the upcoming harvest. In addition she now had to take care of the farm as well. Who will do the chinking? Who will feed the animals? Who will tend to the planting? The firewood for winter? The hunting? The list goes on and on. Folks, life on the farmstead was tough as it was...the menfolk leaving the farm was even more of a hardship!
The fact that we are here is an honor, and learning more and more about our ancestors is spectacular. I for one am thankful for my air conditioner and hot bath at night. The work I have taken on while Mr. Flanagan is under the weather is nothing compared to what my fore-mothers had to take on!
As I was saying, I am not complaining about the added work load to be sure. Compared to the woman on the farmstead in the 1860's I really have it made here in 2012 in this little apartment! Recently we have had a great time presenting to different school districts on the life of a soldier...and the life of the woman and children at home keeping the fires burning and the farm running. Many people do not think about the many different chores a woman had to take ownership of once her husband trotted off to war. Things that he normally did now fell to her shoulders. Typically in the spring she would be readying the home for the upcoming year, and preparing her gardens for the upcoming harvest. In addition she now had to take care of the farm as well. Who will do the chinking? Who will feed the animals? Who will tend to the planting? The firewood for winter? The hunting? The list goes on and on. Folks, life on the farmstead was tough as it was...the menfolk leaving the farm was even more of a hardship!
The fact that we are here is an honor, and learning more and more about our ancestors is spectacular. I for one am thankful for my air conditioner and hot bath at night. The work I have taken on while Mr. Flanagan is under the weather is nothing compared to what my fore-mothers had to take on!
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