Comments on: Pioneer Couple Texas Style

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 02 May 2011 01:30:13 +0000

I would love to send Bonnie and Dick a card, telling them how they have inspired me to enjoy my many blessings. I honestly want to know more of their 35 years living as pioneers. God bless them. Pat in Georgia

By: sheila

sheila — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:41:29 +0000

These are my parents. I had a hard time convincing them to do this film clip. I guess that is what you would call it.

By: OGT

OGT — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:29:26 +0000

I have land not far from them. Most people catch the rain that falls in a few months from their roof and store it in tanks. A few bags of ice a month can keep anything cool. also an evaperative fridge can keep eggs/milk/ect cool enough if you dont have it in there along time. solar pannel can electrify a small fridge and recharge laptops.

By: AlphaBelle

AlphaBelle — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:37:42 +0000

Joe3 — They reminded me of my great grandmother. She was a hard living woman and used to have a love for snuff (ewww) and black coffee. But she always had really white teeth. I asked my granny about it years later, and she said that it was common for women to chew tobacco or snuff back then and to keep their teeth pretty they would mix up a paste of baking soda and peroxide to brush them with. The original whitening toothpaste.

By: Joe3

Joe3 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:05:49 +0000

Here’s something that amazed me…considering their lifestyle:
I noticed how white their teeth were….not something I would expect from a coffee drinking couple living in the boondocks…anyone else notice that?

By: April

April — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:26:31 +0000

That was awesome! How inspiring!! Would love to see more like this on here.

By: AlphaBelle

AlphaBelle — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:16:09 +0000

EJ–There were a lot of mason jars with what looked like fruits and vegetables on the counter in the kitchen. They have a stove and a pot and boiling water is all you really need to can. Also, if you salt cure or smoke your meats they can stay out for a period of time without going bad.

It didn’t say they have a well for their drinking water, but one would have to assume they do. And if that’s the case, the well would be deep enough that the water would keep quite a cool temperature. Old timers where I’m from still use their wells when the power fails to keep their refrigerated food from spoiling by putting them in airtight containers, attaching them to a rope and dropping them into the well.

By: ej

ej — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:53:13 +0000

How do they grow & store food w/o electricity in the desert climate?

By: Jarerex

Jarerex — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:35:40 +0000

I think the most wonderful part of the clip was the sequence involving their son. Not a child that has cut off all ties from their parents for being “crazy” in their old age, or a child that has tried to put them in a home. No, just coming out to help with the longhorn roundup. That, that is something lovely to see in today’s society.

By: Joe3

Joe3 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:15:53 +0000

To each their own definition of simplicity……………..

I’ve been to West Texas, and also lived in the desert, it’s not a lifestyle that suits my ‘minimalist’ thinking……but my, oh, my, how many and bright the stars really are !! It’s worth seeing.