Why was Mary (Brende’s Wife) hunched over and crying? What did they do to get her mind off of this problem? What did they learn from this experience.
She was crying because she was feeling homesick and missing her family and friends. She also was losing her positive attitude toward gardening, and wanted to sleep in. And lastly she missed her church, and community. They decided to scout around, and find placed they might live after this whole stint is over. After looking at the possible new places to live, they noticed that the “Minimite” lifestyle wasn’t so bad, and that it had more of a sense of community. It then says Mary’s homesickness, reversed its arrow.
What was the misunderstanding regarding the “dress code” for the society? What did they realize?
The misunderstanding was about how strict they thought the dress code was at first. Mary wore trousers for a few weeks to find out if she was going against the code. Not many other women wore pants, but Mary asked Sally if it was acceptable. Sally said it was a code just to be a modest dresser, and is based off the person. For Mary jeans were acceptable, but for the heavyset women it may not be acceptable. It says; “Rather than compelling everyone to be the same, it was a means of embracing those who were different. The Brende’s finally realized they had it all backwards. It became easier than ever for them to fit in.
With the large amounts of milk leftover from the Cow what did they do with it?
The family didn’t have a refrigerator so it wasn’t an option to store the milk. They found themselves pouring it out, because they couldn’t drink the massive amount themselves. They came to an idea to start making cheese of all sorts with it. It was a very smart way to use the leftover milk. They found cottage cheese to be the easiest to make, and the best tasting.
While at the barn raising, what did Brende notice about another couple, that was somewhat assuring of his relationship with his wife?
He heard a couple voicing their frustrations at each other and arguing about things. Brende found this comforting in a way because it showed that Mary and himself weren’t the only couple that bickered, he says;”the argument made them feel closer to them than all the nice talk in the world.” Apparently he thought the “Minimites” were perfect people always happy and working together. It was proof that even they weren’t exempt from marriage counseling.
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