tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3368546901871703914..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: What is your opinion?The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27294434744674881732014-01-16T12:43:35.374-08:002014-01-16T12:43:35.374-08:00You just keep on writing to your own heart's d...You just keep on writing to your own heart's desire. Remember, we are now what our past has allowed us to become! And we must remember to live for this moment. For this moment is really all we have...so LIVE IT UP! AlohaTurn The Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548140163786183521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28252824234318485872014-01-15T12:17:37.710-08:002014-01-15T12:17:37.710-08:00I think if your son wants to read about what he wa...I think if your son wants to read about what he wants, he should write his own blog -smile-. Keep the old ways alive, who knows how soon we might have to fall upon knowing how to take care of ourselves. <br />I read your comment on Edward's blog and wanted to visit. Your words encouraged me; Dave, my husband, died very suddenly and quite unexpectedly, in Nov 2011. It devastated me and I'm only now "returning to the land of the living". For so long, I thought I lacked the strength to do other than follow him. <br />I live on a farm and do those things that most people haven't a clue about...keep sheep, alpacas, horses, spin yarn, churn butter, bake bread and so on. I love my life, empty though it is, without Dave. <br />Your blog is greatly enjoyable; I'm having a fine old time reading back through it. Please don't change.Thistle Cove Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15722295191884810953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61773291543521887362014-01-15T07:50:22.620-08:002014-01-15T07:50:22.620-08:00And so, if I may say so, we move on.
And so, if I may say so, we move on.<br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20354630660073790472014-01-13T18:27:45.022-08:002014-01-13T18:27:45.022-08:00Your posts are marvelous, no matter from which per...Your posts are marvelous, no matter from which perspective you write. You're giving me an invaluable way to know more about a part of the world that I know a bit about...but want to know more.<br /><br />Many thanks for your fine writing. Please do carry on. Best wishes.<br /><br />Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62527762179119901652014-01-13T07:11:07.563-08:002014-01-13T07:11:07.563-08:00I've always enjoyed hearing stories or details...I've always enjoyed hearing stories or details from the past though I used to get a bit tired of hearing the same old story over and over again. The older I get the more tolerant I've become. In Dominic's favour (as Pam commented) at least he reads your blog. I don't think my daughter reads mine.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60492352183269396142014-01-13T00:10:29.757-08:002014-01-13T00:10:29.757-08:00Loved Rachel's comment - 'get the t-shirt ...Loved Rachel's comment - 'get the t-shirt and shorts on, join FB, take a selfie etc...get an X-Box.<br />I wouldn't know what an X-Box looked like if I fell over it.<br />What I can tell you is that my direct line of vision is not what it used to be and I did just that with the scales this morning, after weighing myself a half-hour earlier. Quite the big trip.<br /> It's nice to know that others can relate, which is one of the joys of your blog.<br />In dear Dominic's favor, he is at least interested that you are writing here, even if he didn't realize how much your followers disagree with his sentiments.<br />Our collective pasts cover such a wide and interesting area and yes, as Cro Magnon states - young people look forward; older people look back. Has it ever been otherwise?<br />It is good to have a son interested enough to pass an opinion and hopefully take the responses on board. I think you well and truly have the answer to your question here.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11110833732431347022014-01-12T23:02:31.870-08:002014-01-12T23:02:31.870-08:00I enjoy your blog just as you have been creating i...I enjoy your blog just as you have been creating it. I hope you don't change it. Arija said it all perfectly.susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16283303562817913522014-01-12T19:54:25.599-08:002014-01-12T19:54:25.599-08:00Oh, for goodness sake! Please keep sharing your st...Oh, for goodness sake! Please keep sharing your stories with us! They spark such wonderful memories of stories my family has told over the generations and I, for one, thoroughly enjoy them. <br /><br />Love your photos too. <br /><br />By the way, I recently unearthed a book from my childhood called "Milly-Molly-Mandy" about a little girl living with parents and an extended family in the early 1900s. Does anyone else remember reading it? Very dated, but charming.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55989224691547097722014-01-12T17:19:28.210-08:002014-01-12T17:19:28.210-08:00Don't change a thing--I love your blog!Don't change a thing--I love your blog!it's mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701940616523413217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42111987843735524962014-01-12T15:39:49.962-08:002014-01-12T15:39:49.962-08:00I enjoy your posts about what is going on "to...I enjoy your posts about what is going on "today" at the farm and your<br />"past" stories. That is why I read your blog. <br />In fact it is usually yours or John's blog that read first, depending on what time I read my dashboard and who has their post up.<br />Please don't change a thing.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-535677283502033812014-01-12T12:21:50.031-08:002014-01-12T12:21:50.031-08:00Morning AJ says it all - you always have lots of c...Morning AJ says it all - you always have lots of comments on your posts, obviously we all love reading them, please don't stop. So glad you could post the photos for the previous blog, they are lovely. CheersRobin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8556311783788931962014-01-12T11:46:25.892-08:002014-01-12T11:46:25.892-08:00Your blog is one of the most interesting as well a...Your blog is one of the most interesting as well as educational ones I like to read. "The old days" are remembered differently in the States as many here did not live in rural areas nor have homes without central heat, etc. Even the Christmas holidays are observed in a different manner as for decorations, gifts, meals, and the exchange of cards. Cards are becoming almost a thing of the past due to email. I always learn something when I visit your blog so keep it up!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136982338879569804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85343235530228810692014-01-12T11:43:33.808-08:002014-01-12T11:43:33.808-08:00Don't you dare stop talking about the past! I...Don't you dare stop talking about the past! I come here to read about your reminiscing. Honestly you just talk about anything you like and i'll read it okay?! Hugs! deb jinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35961898842249163242014-01-12T10:39:14.586-08:002014-01-12T10:39:14.586-08:00You write from the heart Pat - you cant alter anyt...You write from the heart Pat - you cant alter anything. Dxxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79379991496868657502014-01-12T10:37:19.331-08:002014-01-12T10:37:19.331-08:00If we forget the past we have nothing to base our ...If we forget the past we have nothing to base our future on. I love reading about 'the old days'. It has a way of making us feel at home in what is sometimes a harsh and confusing world. And just wait - one day your son shall be remembering his "good old days", just like you do. <br /><br />Not commenting on the past takes away a lot of good information and energy that today's world needs. I think some young people need the examples and information - and instructions, that the past has to offer.<br /><br />I even wrote a whole book about the past - it is the story of our family when we first moved to Alaska in the 1950s - a land that was much more primitive than the part of California that we came from. I've had many many comments on the book about how it cheered people to recall actual events in the book, people they remembered, or for those who are not familiar with the locations and people in the book - comments about how the enjoyed reading about Alaska before it became a state. The book is "Are We Walking To Alaska?"<br /><br />I hope you continue writing about the past - and the present - I enjoy all your posts.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38405860136712255872014-01-12T09:01:26.923-08:002014-01-12T09:01:26.923-08:00I love your posts, and think there is a place for ...I love your posts, and think there is a place for both old and new. New, because without innovators we would still be living without the wheel, and old because I do think it's important for younger people to know that it was possible to survive, even thrive, without fitted this and that, up-to-date fashion, food that has travelled further than we ever will and more money than they know what to do with!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51154636030295603502014-01-12T08:43:59.061-08:002014-01-12T08:43:59.061-08:00Here's a clue. You have 17 or 18 comments on t...Here's a clue. You have 17 or 18 comments on this post. You rarely have single figures. People are reading your blog and interacting with it. I'd say your son is talking nonsense!<br /><br />MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54869336934745283892014-01-12T08:42:14.622-08:002014-01-12T08:42:14.622-08:00Please don't get modern Pat - I love reading y...Please don't get modern Pat - I love reading your reminiscences and posts about the past. It brings back my own memories and I was fortunate to have a very happy childhood and youth. Tell your son he'll understand when he's older!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-183624485484043222014-01-12T08:25:24.544-08:002014-01-12T08:25:24.544-08:00Please don't ever stop writing about the past,...Please don't ever stop writing about the past, I love your posts. Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58676110547404621232014-01-12T08:16:04.746-08:002014-01-12T08:16:04.746-08:00Good afternoon, Pat! While studying to be an acup...Good afternoon, Pat! While studying to be an acupuncturist, I was fairly steeped in Eastern thought in school. We were regularly reminded there that each word we speak and each action we take should "Serve the Children and Honor the Ancestors." I do believe your blog does just that!Maureen @ Josephina Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026799070718705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50831536537812981712014-01-12T08:04:48.035-08:002014-01-12T08:04:48.035-08:00I'm having trouble commenting - keeps on timin...I'm having trouble commenting - keeps on timing out......<br />Please don't change a thing, Pat. I come by for the variety of your posts. Your feet may be in the present, and your attitude is truly 21st century, but I love it when you let your writing 'free range'. The past is part of us and I really enjoy it when you reminisce.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57396574602659136532014-01-12T07:23:56.250-08:002014-01-12T07:23:56.250-08:00Please don't change a thing in your posts Pat ...Please don't change a thing in your posts Pat - some current and teaching us so much about life on a farm, some your reminiscences of life in England as it used to be - in the 'good old days'. <br />Perhaps I'm greedy but I want more of those days - those posts remind me/shower me with memories of my own childhood. Although I was south of you, Devon countryside was similar and I spent a lot of childhood time around farms, villages and moorland (Dartmoor) as well as at the beach! <br />Keep on keeping on Pat - some day your son will be so thankful that you shared your life experiences here on your blog - and of course there's still time for the book too dear!<br /><br />Hugs - MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90708850692729074392014-01-12T07:12:56.370-08:002014-01-12T07:12:56.370-08:00I think your readers are all (with perhaps the exc...I think your readers are all (with perhaps the exception of your son!) people who are interested in hearing about the past. Your past is different than my past. It is unique. And I find it, especially in the way you write about it, quite fascinating. Also, most of you posts are not about the past, but what you are doing right now, the little trips you take, the people you meet, the changes in your landscape as the seasons move on. I like what people have said in their comments. They all have excellent points.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6945064980023207552014-01-12T06:35:52.718-08:002014-01-12T06:35:52.718-08:00I'm with you on this one, Weave. The past is t...I'm with you on this one, Weave. The past is the only way that we can get to grips efficiently with the future.<br /><br />I found a skeleton in my cupboard last night - almost literally, but it was a letter, not a skeleton.<br /><br />We don't want to rest on our laurels, but your son will one day find out that the past is the only thing left to look forward to.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5335351732124399512014-01-12T06:34:41.572-08:002014-01-12T06:34:41.572-08:00I like your posts about your personal stories from...I like your posts about your personal stories from the past, it's important to blog about the past, otherwise we'll forget how things used to be. <br /><br />Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com