tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post8554631625097228195..comments2024-02-22T19:14:04.569-05:00Comments on The Quilted Turtle: A Good Old Fashioned Barn RaisingLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14864738481827087777noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-37447709810267621492011-04-22T11:56:12.309-04:002011-04-22T11:56:12.309-04:00Why not. But for a short time only. I do not have ...Why not. But for a short time only. I do not have TV anyway so I wouldn't miss it. However I am not sure I'll survive very well without internet... When are you going?Manoutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004737435443462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-86957703198785190562011-04-21T10:36:43.333-04:002011-04-21T10:36:43.333-04:00Yes I would! We also limited our kids screen time....Yes I would! We also limited our kids screen time. No TV Mon-Thursday, and only limited time on the weekends.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415448091632852616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-30831681967732658292011-04-20T10:40:16.965-04:002011-04-20T10:40:16.965-04:00Maybe too , the families come to feed the men. I t...Maybe too , the families come to feed the men. I think they depend on each other for all kinds of things....so being at home without the men might not be too easy either....and they must not have animals to take care of.<br />And everyone needs a vacation.....and why not Mackinac Island?? :) They are lucky to get to come there. B.<br />We live a lot like that now...but with electricity.<br />And with the use of a forklift...I don't know which ones would use that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-38599428504861379112011-04-19T11:04:40.883-04:002011-04-19T11:04:40.883-04:00Yes, I would definitely do it! My mind is so tire...Yes, I would definitely do it! My mind is so tired sometimes from all the activity. Although their life seems hard and challenging, the simplicity of it appeals to me.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598822009293288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-21226053445514522972011-04-19T09:07:39.056-04:002011-04-19T09:07:39.056-04:00That is the "Big Barn" owned by Mackinac...That is the "Big Barn" owned by Mackinac Island Carriage Tours. It is up the hill past the Grand Hotel.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864738481827087777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-60406129884801106732011-04-18T23:34:14.455-04:002011-04-18T23:34:14.455-04:00When the bill arrived for the homeowner's insu...When the bill arrived for the homeowner's insurance, I thought of the local Amish. Maybe they have the best idea....no insurance, just take care of each other. But I certainly would miss the A/C!Indy Gramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-80771888961017803502011-04-18T22:19:08.757-04:002011-04-18T22:19:08.757-04:00Agreed, the AC and fans would be missed but it wou...Agreed, the AC and fans would be missed but it would be an interesting experience. Where on the island is that barn? It looks HUGE!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104199367990097367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7901501949352491801.post-61639947092304098602011-04-18T22:03:33.108-04:002011-04-18T22:03:33.108-04:00I admire them for the peace they seem to have in t...I admire them for the peace they seem to have in their life, but I don't think I would be very good at it... I kind of like my A/C in the summer...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263122218181506913noreply@blogger.com