peace and quiet

Our router went ka-flooey earlier this week.  So we've been without the internet.  I'm using this offsite wifi to check email now and then.

At home things are so peaceful and quiet.  No TV. And now no internet.  This reminds me of when I was a young woman.  There wasn't the abundance of input and noise.  Immediate reponses weren't expected.  Correspondence by mail was a relaxed and pleasant way to stay in touch.  I'd read and re-read letters from family and friends for several days before writing back and didn't look for a response in less than a couple of weeks.  Looking back, it was a simpler time.   I don't remember experiencing the information overload that often marks my days.

So this past week I finished reading Jane Eyre and have enjoyed solitude while spinning the corriedale and dyeing two pounds of polwarth in small increments.  We'll probably be offline awhile longer, pondering a new internet provider... and enjoying the peace and quiet for a few more days.