Who remembers the CONSOLE TV? It was basically a giant piece of furniture with a TV in it that weighed at least 2 tons. Oh--those were the days. Life was so much simpler. There were only 3 major TV stations--ABC--CBS--NBC. There was also PBS and if you were lucky Channel 56. There was NO remote to lose--kids were THE REMOTE CONTROL. Today we have 3 remotes and I don't even know which one turns on the TV. Not even kidding. So our "SMART TV" has been freezing up on us--and our cable company told us we should switch to streaming. It's mind boggling. Should we get YouTube TV--Hulu--Disney--Philo---the list is endless??? And what the hell is a Fire Stick or Roku TV? Honestly--it's ALL WAY TOO MUCH FOR ME. I'd go back to the CONSOLE TV and 5 channels if I could. This all reminds me of a very interesting book I just finished called
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. As this debut novel unfolds, Natalie Heller Mills lives on
Yesteryear Ranch in Idaho with her husband, Caleb, and their 5 children. Natalie is a "Tradwife" and successful influencer. On her social media site, she promotes a 19th century lifestyle, Christian values, traditional gender roles, farm life and home schooling. One morning Natalie wakes up to discover that she is actually living in the 1850's in a house similar to her own but without modern conveniences. The story is told from 2 timelines--Natalie's life before the incident ( don't want to say anything about that) and the one where she is back in time. I found the story fascinating and hard to put down--it's definitely a satire BUT it is also a suspenseful mystery. Find out what happened to Natalie and her whole family when you read this very different book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
