Comments on: The Slanted Little House http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:29:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: melissa stone http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52927 melissa stone Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:00:22 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52927 My father is from Kenna,WV. We would go visit in the summers when we were kids and it was so much fun.We would pitch a tent and us kids would sleep in it if we wanted to. Grandma always made fried apples for breakfast. She is still alive but in a nursing home. I wish I could afford to go see her again. They always had a garden and everything we ate was fresh or canned by grandma.John Denver was right, it is almost heaven. My father is from Kenna,WV. We would go visit in the summers when we were kids and it was so much fun.We would pitch a tent and us kids would sleep in it if we wanted to. Grandma always made fried apples for breakfast. She is still alive but in a nursing home. I wish I could afford to go see her again. They always had a garden and everything we ate was fresh or canned by grandma.John Denver was right, it is almost heaven.

]]> By: Laura http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52226 Laura Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:30:48 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52226 This blessed my soul more than I can tell you. How I would love to take my family and live this life. My husband is a family practitioner and he has the personality of a country doctor. Oh how I wish we could do what you did. May God Bless you for this wise choice you have made for your family. This blessed my soul more than I can tell you. How I would love to take my family and live this life. My husband is a family practitioner and he has the personality of a country doctor. Oh how I wish we could do what you did. May God Bless you for this wise choice you have made for your family.

]]> By: Robin Feltner http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52067 Robin Feltner Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:14 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-52067 I love your son's response when you first moved in, you brought us here to die. ha! It's so beautiful there! Love it. I love your son’s response when you first moved in, you brought us here to die. ha! It’s so beautiful there! Love it.

]]> By: Shirley http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-51141 Shirley Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:14:59 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-51141 I was the farmer's daughter in Indiana. I understand everything you say about your neighbors; they are always there for you. I have not lived on the farm for almost 40 years, and when I get out to the country and hear the stillness with just the sound of birds singing, I have such a longing to live there again. Thankfully my children spent summers at their grandparents farm, so they did learn how to work. They, too, have an appreciation for the land. I was the farmer’s daughter in Indiana. I understand everything you say about your neighbors; they are always there for you. I have not lived on the farm for almost 40 years, and when I get out to the country and hear the stillness with just the sound of birds singing, I have such a longing to live there again. Thankfully my children spent summers at their grandparents farm, so they did learn how to work. They, too, have an appreciation for the land.

]]> By: Janean http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-50042 Janean Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:05:33 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-50042 Just found your site. Absolutely enjoyed every word of your post. It's our heart too. My husband had roots; I none, but adopted his'. Wonderful story & sweet slanted house. Just found your site. Absolutely enjoyed every word of your post. It’s our heart too. My husband had roots; I none, but adopted his’. Wonderful story & sweet slanted house.

]]> By: Wanda http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-50015 Wanda Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:35:14 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-50015 You are definitely a writer! I loved your story and felt I could envision being there and wanting to live in your little town. I live in one smaller. It has a very small grocery store, but they do have pizza! They have two churches and a post office. No gas station, no bank, but it's a 15 min. drive to the next town to get that. There is a great deal of charm living in a small town. You are definitely a writer! I loved your story and felt I could envision being there and wanting to live in your little town. I live in one smaller. It has a very small grocery store, but they do have pizza! They have two churches and a post office. No gas station, no bank, but it’s a 15 min. drive to the next town to get that. There is a great deal of charm living in a small town.

]]> By: An Ordinary Day | Chickens in the Road http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49957 An Ordinary Day | Chickens in the Road Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:24:18 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49957 [...] I’m doing.) We hit the hard (paved) road and go about another half mile. I drop them off at the old farmhouse where they will catch the bus to school. I head home again. It’s about three miles to the old [...] [...] I’m doing.) We hit the hard (paved) road and go about another half mile. I drop them off at the old farmhouse where they will catch the bus to school. I head home again. It’s about three miles to the old [...]

]]> By: Becky W. http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49565 Becky W. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:56:27 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49565 I really enjoyed your story. I felt like you were talking to me. I am from a "smaller" town-not as small as yours..but I know what it feels like for everyone to know of your business. I guess I kinda like it that way...We just moved a little over a year ago to a 1900s farmhouse and I love it... Just wanted you to know that I enjoyed reading your blog post. I really enjoyed your story. I felt like you were talking to me. I am from a “smaller” town-not as small as yours..but I know what it feels like for everyone to know of your business. I guess I kinda like it that way…We just moved a little over a year ago to a 1900s farmhouse and I love it…
Just wanted you to know that I enjoyed reading your blog post.

]]> By: Quiet reading: the slanted little house « A Quiet Simple Life http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49165 Quiet reading: the slanted little house « A Quiet Simple Life Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:17:36 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-49165 [...] Suzanne at Chickens in the Road shares her family’s journey from suburbia to rural West Virginia in The Slanted Little House. [...] [...] Suzanne at Chickens in the Road shares her family’s journey from suburbia to rural West Virginia in The Slanted Little House. [...]

]]> By: Amber http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-48764 Amber Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:07:35 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/09/05/the-slanted-little-house/#comment-48764 I too understand your feeling of wanting to live somewhere where people matter, and not things...I have had a similar awakening in Iowa...a little town called Eldora, with one stop light, and all but a minutes drive from one end of town to the next....but you never make it in one minute, as you are nodding and acknowledging people left and right...people greet you, and are sincere in wanting to know how you are...If you never experienced this you are missing out.. Thank you for sharing your story, you have inspired me this morning. :happyflower: I too understand your feeling of wanting to live somewhere where people matter, and not things…I have had a similar awakening in Iowa…a little town called Eldora, with one stop light, and all but a minutes drive from one end of town to the next….but you never make it in one minute, as you are nodding and acknowledging people left and right…people greet you, and are sincere in wanting to know how you are…If you never experienced this you are missing out..

Thank you for sharing your story, you have inspired me this morning. :happyflower:

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