Hi Linda,
Sounds similar, your grandmother's basement.
I admire the Amish too, and anyone who is independent. I think you are right about progress. On the other hand, what would we ever do without our computers?
Funny what we remember, isn't it?
I remember the smell and the fear, but I can also still see those shelves of canned goods and the baskets. And I can feel the spiderwebs. Ugh.
