tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3018573561970242602..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Farming in this weather.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63573532163889029722013-02-02T23:53:49.441-08:002013-02-02T23:53:49.441-08:00We are in Scarborough and you were right about the...We are in Scarborough and you were right about the weather! It was snowing as we came past Malton. We've had a good time in spite of cold. I did notice how many fields by the A64 were under water still. Not just waterlogged _ real puddles.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82038714219547804272013-02-02T06:08:54.666-08:002013-02-02T06:08:54.666-08:00Rachel - would love to meet for a coffee as you su...Rachel - would love to meet for a coffee as you suggest - we must get in touch nearer the time although i can't see how to contact you from your site.<br />John - Do please make an exception on Sunday night. I have never understood why people hate Country File - most farmers round here find it essential viewing and they are by no means 'gentlemen' farmers - all with small acreage and hard-working.<br />Thanks to all of you for visiting and commentingThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69052547070213729902013-02-02T03:04:51.616-08:002013-02-02T03:04:51.616-08:00I will have to remember to watch Countryfile tomor...I will have to remember to watch Countryfile tomorrow - it's not a programme I normally watch as I find it annoying for various reasons! I must be getting old . . .<br /><br />We have lots of standing water on fields here too and everywhere is SO soggy. Our land used to be good pasture but in the last 5 years we have lots of rushes growing - clay soil on top of slate bedrock - and the wetter weather has encouraged the rush growth. Oh, and we don't have the horses any more - the Welsh mares used to love eating the rushes - though my Arab thought rushes were beneath his dignity and preferred a good haynet!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4183016437983641672013-02-01T21:55:09.627-08:002013-02-01T21:55:09.627-08:00Oh, I wish I could get that particular program, Pa...Oh, I wish I could get that particular program, Pat, - I will have to google BBC1 and see if it is available.<br /><br />Love that Wendell Berry poem, - Also enjoy his Mad Farmer poems!<br /><br /><br />Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90798633949411918512013-02-01T20:34:48.681-08:002013-02-01T20:34:48.681-08:00http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bvhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bvCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24793617053000371422013-02-01T20:32:51.876-08:002013-02-01T20:32:51.876-08:00Oh I'd LOVE to see it! Online perhaps?
Send...Oh I'd LOVE to see it! Online perhaps?<br /><br /><br /><br />Sending Aloha to YOU <br />from Honolulu, <br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° >Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14485764435167691352013-02-01T14:17:28.308-08:002013-02-01T14:17:28.308-08:00It does seem that the weather is extreme these day...It does seem that the weather is extreme these days - we had a lot of rain in the Pacific Northwest this autumn and thousands of acres of potatoes rotted in the ground because the harvesters couldn't get into the fields - they are huge machines - and the dump trucks that follow them are just as heavy. Potatoes are one of Washington's main crops so a log of farmers are feeling the pinch. We've had less rain lately - but far too late to save the potatoes - but spring plowing must begin soon so the farmers are hoping the spring rains don't come too early.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34490008413896125342013-02-01T13:11:24.733-08:002013-02-01T13:11:24.733-08:00We don't get Countryfile here in Australia - p...We don't get Countryfile here in Australia - pity because I do love to see your countryside and am restricted to Hymns of Praise ( I hate hymns!) Grand Designs and Doc Martin.<br />I like to see the homes in the 'find me a country home' series which we get. Some of those bedrooms are tiny - guess you get to escape to the acres outside if claustrophobia strikes in some of those homes. Maybe a tiny bedroom equals cosy. I forget how very cold it gets over there.<br />Weather patterns are seem extreme everywhere at the moment. We have floods and bushfires going at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9340517533000575942013-02-01T11:27:47.689-08:002013-02-01T11:27:47.689-08:00How I wish we had Countryfile offered on our BBC A...How I wish we had Countryfile offered on our BBC America - I'd LOVE to see a bit of your area. Sadly, not on our programme list either as Angry Parsnip noted. Drat.<br /><br />It really assists in retaining some sanity to resign to 'scheduled' farm work as something nature dictates, lol. She's the one who always has the last word, for certain. <br /><br />It's much the same here, 'plans' are a joke. I now think of any plans/schedules as more of wishes/preferences' and hold my breath, lol<br /><br />Hope the rains and soggs break soon! Here I hope it's the freeze and wind that lets us be for a bit. Both are driving me a bit (more) mad.<br /><br />At least it's Feb, so hope rises, grin...<br /><br />Hugs<br />Issy<br /><br />Woman Seeking Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940928888290866843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73794359678034553622013-02-01T11:23:30.151-08:002013-02-01T11:23:30.151-08:00I was sad to see they are visiting Jervaulx Abbey ...I was sad to see they are visiting Jervaulx Abbey a beutiful tranquil place untouched by English Heritage and the National Trust and viewers of CountryfileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55625033344870121282013-02-01T10:58:39.984-08:002013-02-01T10:58:39.984-08:00We sort of do watch Countryfile but it gets a litt...We sort of do watch Countryfile but it gets a little bit full of repeats so we sometimes turn it off and then wait for The Hotelwhich makes us laugh. I like your reference to 20.10.10 - brings back memories for me of storing fertiliser for Dalgety and I used to keep the store records in an exercise book -always more reliable than Dalgety's computer. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40941258944651255642013-02-01T10:52:12.493-08:002013-02-01T10:52:12.493-08:00Never a dull moment on a farm I remember oh so wel...Never a dull moment on a farm I remember oh so well from being raised on a farm ! I always had something to do and I loved it and miss it ! Have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47534312464481368492013-02-01T09:48:43.245-08:002013-02-01T09:48:43.245-08:00I hate country file with a passion...
I find it pa...I hate country file with a passion...<br />I find it patronising and geared towards people who like Laura Ashley John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2771001426940753712013-02-01T09:10:48.287-08:002013-02-01T09:10:48.287-08:00Countryfile is the essence of Sunday evening tucke...Countryfile is the essence of Sunday evening tucked in with the papers and the wood burning stove. I shall be watching.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68641934834886840292013-02-01T09:08:08.252-08:002013-02-01T09:08:08.252-08:00I love Countryfile and would hate to miss a single...I love Countryfile and would hate to miss a single programme. I will certainly enjoy the next one. Many of the fields near us have standing water in them and in one field, even at the top of quite a good slope, the wheels of a tractor had gouged huge ruts into the soil where a farmer had tested it out. It must be so frustrating with all those jobs mounting up - let's hope that all farmers are as philosophical as yours.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16230170326325233912013-02-01T09:01:48.414-08:002013-02-01T09:01:48.414-08:00I wish I could see this program. It sounds wonderf...I wish I could see this program. It sounds wonderful.<br />I have a BBC America channel but I know I will never see this program. All I seem to get on it is some bizarre program called "Top Gear" where a man drives cars with a pretty lady (the show I started to watch) to see how bad her hair gets blown in the wind ? Two show where a foul month chef screams at people and reruns of Star Trek ? Where are the great programs I watched years ago.... <br />Maybe I can find it on the internet somewhere.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br /><br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.com