Volume 8 , Issue 5

Cisterns...

"When me and my twin sister were small, maybe 10 yrs. old, our dad would lower one of us down in the cistern in a bucket to clean it by dipping up what little bit of water and sending it back up. Dad would then send down a bucket of clean water and a broom for us to slosh around to clean the old dirty grimmy slimmy stuff and send it to the top so more clean water could be sent down. When Dad thought the water was clean enough when sent back he would then pull us up in the bucket. Clean charcoal was then put in the filtering tank ready for a rain to fill the cistern with good soft water for drinking, cooking and washing up before dinner and supper. It was used also for washing clothes and bathing. To us it was a fun thing to do, never was scared to be let down in the bucket. The cistern was also used in the summertime to keep milk cool by hanging it down to just above the water. Mother even made Jello by hanging it in the cistern. This is what I call 'Making Memories'." -- RJ

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