tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3208764482201775330..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Dear DiaryThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3347675390501352362014-11-16T06:52:20.665-08:002014-11-16T06:52:20.665-08:00What a fascinating class that would be. I love di...What a fascinating class that would be. I love diaries. I started keeping a rather strange one last year. It's a 5 year diary and you write one sentence in response to a prompt at the top of the page. Fun to see what I wrote the year before.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87358273808297977822014-11-16T01:14:24.993-08:002014-11-16T01:14:24.993-08:00Lori - make sure they are passed on to someone - d...Lori - make sure they are passed on to someone - don;t let them be lost.<br />To everyone else - thanks so much for your comments. I do think that Gwil has a point, don't you?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65049052811971824652014-11-16T01:11:53.447-08:002014-11-16T01:11:53.447-08:00,Jinxy - I can't remember how many it was but ...,Jinxy - I can't remember how many it was but it was certainly over one million.<br />Rachel - love the idea of working it out on the back of an envelope/<br />Both of you - I have no intention of checking your figures!!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32806789098628952652014-11-16T00:33:17.323-08:002014-11-16T00:33:17.323-08:00I can't do the maths without a pencil and pape...I can't do the maths without a pencil and paper! I've never been able to do mental arithmetic. I'm slightly number blind and can't hold a figure in my head long enough to do the next stage of the calculation. <br /><br />As for diary keeping, that's sort of what blogging is all about these days, isn't it? I used to keep one regularly when I was a kid, but I'm not sure I'd like anyone reading MY 10-year-old's versions. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31019888567198052792014-11-15T22:05:37.289-08:002014-11-15T22:05:37.289-08:00I kept a diary from my school days until a few yea...I kept a diary from my school days until a few years ago. I destroyed them all last year. Decided I didn't want anyone else going through them.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68555013846577082742014-11-15T18:13:30.878-08:002014-11-15T18:13:30.878-08:00How facinating! I have kept a diary/journal off a...How facinating! I have kept a diary/journal off and on my whole life and my 23 year old daughter does too. Thanks for sharing this story.<br />-LoriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71144758436170976882014-11-15T14:27:48.080-08:002014-11-15T14:27:48.080-08:00I kept a diary from 1952 until 1957, the year I me...I kept a diary from 1952 until 1957, the year I met my husband. A few years ago I shredded them all. Decided I didn't want my kids to read all my air-headed, boy crazy stuff. Interesting to read about the movies and TV shows though -- also my reaction on meeting my husband for the first time.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83242228915203043152014-11-15T12:50:05.471-08:002014-11-15T12:50:05.471-08:00Oh my goodness. What a wonderful class. Your Villa...Oh my goodness. What a wonderful class. Your Village is wonderful.<br />I have tried to keep a diary. But life seemed to get in the way. When I read some of my old ones filled with my life with my x I burned them.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12242910798139976002014-11-15T12:45:04.417-08:002014-11-15T12:45:04.417-08:00The raindrops would be 1353031680000. I did it on ...The raindrops would be 1353031680000. I did it on the back of an envelope.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14786303852252824572014-11-15T12:36:06.725-08:002014-11-15T12:36:06.725-08:00How fascinating to read that diary. I was once giv...How fascinating to read that diary. I was once given a 10 year diary and did keep it going almost until the end until I realised it had become a record of the horrid years of our daughter's illness with ME. I hated reading it so stopped and sadly have never started to keep another.<br />I can imagine how wonderful your kitchen smells with that Christmas cake in the oven.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27860294724475666352014-11-15T12:00:17.849-08:002014-11-15T12:00:17.849-08:00Maybe they can't work out how many raindrops a...Maybe they can't work out how many raindrops are in a cloud but their mums and dads just landed a robot on a comet. They will invent a computer programme to do the rainwater donkey work. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13949629843005626382014-11-15T11:40:17.912-08:002014-11-15T11:40:17.912-08:00I doubt many fifteen year olds could work it out, ...I doubt many fifteen year olds could work it out, with a calculator AND google reminding them how many square years in a square mile!! Oh, and what proportion of an hour 40 minutes is! I'll do it offline and get back to you ... after my good friend Google has helped!!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36260077833024075312014-11-15T11:24:49.798-08:002014-11-15T11:24:49.798-08:00I shall get my OH to work that maths problem out (...I shall get my OH to work that maths problem out (without the calculator). He has a mathmatical brain and could have read pure maths at Uni. I have a . . . creative brain!<br /><br />How fascinating to share these old diaries. I used to come across some intrigueing things at the Records office, when I was doing some research. I would call up a box of manuscripts and there would be some amazing things in there.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33739764933066509402014-11-15T09:28:27.565-08:002014-11-15T09:28:27.565-08:00Hi Pat!
For seventeen years I kept a diary on the ...Hi Pat!<br />For seventeen years I kept a diary on the yearly wall calendar. Would buy calendars with a fairly large writing space for each day. <br />Speaking of old cookbooks, my 44 year old niece has taken a keen interest of late in having me teach her all the old dishes my mom used to make. She wants to pass them down someday to her two girls. A few weeks ago it was Hungarian stuffed cabbage, Fiddly and time consuming to make, but, oh! the memories. I can see them all surface on her face with the first bite she takes and she thinks a moment then says, Yup, tastes like Grandmom's"<br />Smiling at you from very cold Maryland, m & jb <br />Maureen @ Josephina Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026799070718705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57784800151227683892014-11-15T08:40:18.213-08:002014-11-15T08:40:18.213-08:00Weaver i wasn't about to attempt that math pro...Weaver i wasn't about to attempt that math problem BUT i knew hubby would be intrigued! After a little fiddling.... And i must admit here that he did use his phone to figure out how many square yards in a mile :) But then did the rest on paper. He came up with 422,400 raindrops! Is he close? Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73115937009059059782014-11-15T07:49:20.930-08:002014-11-15T07:49:20.930-08:00Dee and Joanne - indeed, those days are long gone ...Dee and Joanne - indeed, those days are long gone I fear.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9432073420330612972014-11-15T07:05:37.659-08:002014-11-15T07:05:37.659-08:00One grade school teacher used to close out the few...One grade school teacher used to close out the few minutes before the bell rang by having us do sums in our heads. When the bell rang we couldn't leave until one of us had the right answer. I wonder if that is done any more.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10666617355379101912014-11-15T06:51:08.231-08:002014-11-15T06:51:08.231-08:00My father attended a one room schoolhouse in Nebra...My father attended a one room schoolhouse in Nebraska. It only taught to the eight grade level and he could figure unbelievable sums in his head! The rest of his education came from life and he never met a book he wouldn't read. Those days are gone. Yup. DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27902828088218488842014-11-15T06:06:54.525-08:002014-11-15T06:06:54.525-08:00So far no-one has admitted to being able to try th...So far no-one has admitted to being able to try that maths problem!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39910754066121655432014-11-15T05:39:51.495-08:002014-11-15T05:39:51.495-08:00I like the puzzle, but my brain refuses to co-oper...I like the puzzle, but my brain refuses to co-operate.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59309382420358818772014-11-15T04:30:32.300-08:002014-11-15T04:30:32.300-08:00Sounds fascinating -and I certainly could not work...Sounds fascinating -and I certainly could not work out the math problem in a thousand years.<br /><br />I have my diaries from when I was thirteen...I dare not re-read them!<br /><br />My husband's grandmother found a handwritten ship's captain's log from the 19th cent. - from the whaling days.<br />We eventually gave it to Northport Historical Society and hope some students use it as a first hand resource when writing reports etc.<br /><br />I also have a little day book "Memorable Days for Me and Mine" belonging to my great grandmother Sarah Bayley. Her mother was born in 1800.<br />Always mean to write about it....<br /><br />Weather turning bitter cold here after a long mild fall.<br />Well done going to exercise class.<br />I only manage to walk the dog!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59649953120528205392014-11-15T03:39:53.867-08:002014-11-15T03:39:53.867-08:00I have a couple of very old(1700s) cookery books. ...I have a couple of very old(1700s) cookery books. I bet they could form the basis for an interesting cookery course.<br />Love the idea of your course. I enjoy looking through old maps and manuscripts.<br />I couldn't have solved that maths question at any time of my life!<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5472579541728339352014-11-15T03:33:42.300-08:002014-11-15T03:33:42.300-08:00I think you have mentioned once or twice before ab...I think you have mentioned once or twice before about the diaries you have been looking at. What a fascinating idea for a course. It sounds really interesting.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.com