A woman was bringing her son out to visit the animals the other day and I said to her just txt when you are close by and I will meet you in the barn.
“I don’t txt.” she said.
I was suddenly at a loss for words which does not happen often.
“Ever?” I managed.
“Never,” she said. “I am a non-texter”.
I gave her clear directions.
I am going to try again to get off the property today for a few hours of lunch and lazy Christmas shopping. After delivering the eggs. The ducks gave me 21 eggs yesterday – so I will make my quota. No more escapes.
I like txting. They are nice short letters read at ones leisure. I even leave sound messages via txt sometimes- even faster and no pressure.
This is a classic Jude photo. 
At last the weather is straightening out for a few days. I am deeply sick of mud now. And we are swimming in it.
Have a great day.
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
49 responses to “BATTERY DEPENDENT”
I don’t text, either. My customers and friends know that if they text to me, I’ll respond, but it will be by email or phone. For one thing, I still use a flip phone, and those keyboards aren’t meant for texting.
Oh I completely understand. I found my reaction the funniest thing really. I was flabbergasted by the choice. Txts are just tiny emails after all. But I fully support ones choice not to txt. We were fine without them when I was young. Though we did not have email then either!
I too just have a flip phone-and do not text. I even have texting and photos blocked on my wee little phone! I prefer phoning or email.
I also know I’d have the problem of possibly becoming too addicted to the smart phone and would have my head firmly planted in it!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I have a smart phone and am not addicted. I get quite wild when people bring their phones to the table!
Nice pictures, love the 3 cats lying together. I had 3 (all unrelated) who slept all together all their long lives. I didn’t see Jude was he hiding or is it just that its hard to get his picture. He is the cutest pig.
He is cute
Lol … I still make real phone calls. Still no cell phone. I just don’t need it to be honest. 🙂
No need to have one if you don’t need one. Out here in the country when I am working alone in freezing temps it is a good idea the cell in my pocket is a security/ not to mention I take all these pictures plus post the blog from my phone –
Makes sense. I’m a city person and there’s always SOMEONE around with a cell phone if needed. 🙂
I can’t see the pig picture, it’s a blank square…I wonder why?
Same here. Wonder why
Badly loaded by me.
I’m with you, I love texting! I resisted but it was my kids who forced me into it years ago. It is such an efficient, fast way to communicate without getting side-tracked. But I have a son-in-law who doesn’t text, so I get it.
Each to his own –
The image of Jude comes through as a broken image. But I think his is the only one I can’t see. Enjoy your day of Christmas shopping. I think I am going to do the same. I am home with a contagious yuck, so I am going to let my fingers do the walking!
Until a couple of years ago, I didn’t even have a cell phone. They are incredibly convenient, though, so now I text a LOT!
Yes. That pic is not loaded right – never mind – I will do it better tomorrow! Poor you – sick
Have a great day out. I love all the photos especially those snug kitties. Sorry, but I cannot get the Jude picture to open,
That’s weird. Ah well – more tomorrow!
love the three kitties all in a lovely fur hug! I too cannot open Jude’s photo- ah well gotta love technology!
My fault – never mind
Great!!!! Sun’s out!!:go have lunch and shop!!! Kitties are cute this morning!!!
I whatsapp a lot especially with my daughters as it’s easy to share photos. I love this technology. Have a lovely lunch out.
WhatsApp is great for free video calls across the world too !
Your photo of Jude didn’t show up here but all the rest did and I love everyone. I’m glad things are drying out a bit for you. I hate mud too and we are now coming into our rainy season. No complaints though, we need the rain. At 70, I don’t know what I would do without my smartphone. It makes life so much easier for me and I’m not glued to it nor play games. It’s a tool like any other. I know a lot of people my age and younger that want to stay with the simpler way of life but to me, these tools, computer included, open my world while my physical body creates contraction. My daughter talks all day at work. If I want to communicate with her, it’s by text. 😉 Unless it’s urgent which is rare. Have a lovely day and I hope you make it to lunch today. I’m off to run a whole series of errands on our last dry day. 😉
Yes – the phone is a tool!
I had the first smart phone and love it. WhatsApp is a cheap way to communicate and texting is convenient. Have a great outing.
I could not to without WhatsApp
– my children and I have running discussions from all over the world!
Great pics today of Pania and the kitties. I use whatsapp all the time. Enjoy your day out. Laura
I had a lovely day out / back to work now
I prefer the written word too. But it does have it’s downside. So much of the tone of our message is in sound. Anything with any emotion is hard to convey in txt. Which is also I think why I prefer it. 🙂
This is true – one has to be careful if wording and punctuation- when using the written word.
I do text, but it’s not my preferred method. I never even come close to using my call/text/data allowance so I mainly call people I want to have a conversation with, and if it’s something that needs it, I’ll email. The Husband’s a truck driver and can’t text while he’s working, although he does have hands-free for phone calls, so I suppose that’s what has set my preferences. Love the photos today, they have a colour-rich vintage Kodachrome look – the cats are wonderful! Maybe we’ll get to see the Jude shot tomorrow?