tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4061667409872835326..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: All Creatures Great and Small.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32129980930317395592009-01-11T14:36:00.000-08:002009-01-11T14:36:00.000-08:00Thought provoking post Weaver. I loved the series...Thought provoking post Weaver. I loved the series too and used to have some on tape to listen to in the car. I didn't know the story of the 'forgotten book'. How amazing that the series may never have come into being if he'd remembered.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79948444251077767162009-01-09T15:29:00.000-08:002009-01-09T15:29:00.000-08:00Our local Public Broadcasting Station re-ran this ...Our local Public Broadcasting Station re-ran this delightful series in the years right after my husband and I were married. It became our tradition to order a pizza to be delivered and eat it in front of the television as we enjoyed "All Creatures". We still watch the Christmas episode with the sick little donkey every season!!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29825582304678273152009-01-09T15:04:00.000-08:002009-01-09T15:04:00.000-08:00Synchronicity... If I hadn't happened upon a forme...Synchronicity... If I hadn't happened upon a former Guider I wouldn't be doing the job I do now. Makes you wonder how many things in life are meant to happen and how many are just 'just life'.Mistlethrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051761614198488243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16335789364442980842009-01-09T11:46:00.000-08:002009-01-09T11:46:00.000-08:00To be sure...a series of coincidences. Now that w...To be sure...a series of coincidences. Now that would make an interesting book. Maybe it will be born of me from here.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83881913588260060262009-01-09T03:59:00.000-08:002009-01-09T03:59:00.000-08:00I discovered 'James Herriot' on a train journey to...I discovered 'James Herriot' on a train journey too. I picked up the first book at a railway bookstall and laughed ouit loud so many times that I ended up having to explain to the rest of the carriage why I was laughing! Askrigg has another literary claim to fame too - have you read any of the books about the Dales by Marie Hartley? My favourite is Yorkshire Cottage but all are a wonderful record of Dales life in bygone days.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39143529494808347282009-01-09T03:38:00.000-08:002009-01-09T03:38:00.000-08:00Loved the photo - we stayed there in 1990, and cou...Loved the photo - we stayed there in 1990, and couldn't believe that when we looked out the window of the B & B, they were filming an episode of All Creatures Great and Small! Of course we had to wait several months after we returned to Australia to see that episode!Robin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34791648207113932992009-01-09T02:03:00.000-08:002009-01-09T02:03:00.000-08:00synchronisity has made me think, too elizabeth.synchronisity has made me think, too elizabeth.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14663581496331283902009-01-09T02:02:00.000-08:002009-01-09T02:02:00.000-08:00Poet in residence - I would agree about the books ...Poet in residence - I would agree about the books - they are not my cup of tea at all, but I suppose they had lots of incidents which made "good" television in those days.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7306604577844318382009-01-09T02:00:00.000-08:002009-01-09T02:00:00.000-08:00If you saw the series reader wil, then you know wh...If you saw the series reader wil, then you know what the scenery is like where we live.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-593593217643069052009-01-09T00:21:00.000-08:002009-01-09T00:21:00.000-08:00I am another like poet who loved the television se...I am another like poet who loved the television series but never really read the books (and mostly I am a reader rather than a watcher). Love the synchronicity.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34233021738352263952009-01-08T13:55:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:55:00.000-08:00If that man sticks his arm up the backside of one ...If that man sticks his arm up the backside of one more cow.....but seriously I was hooked. I think I must have watched them all. The scenery was what got me I think. That car wending its way around the countryside from farm to farm. The odd bit of chaos and panic thrown in for good measure. Strangely, I never got to grips with the books. Odd that.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12016128249101477622009-01-08T11:19:00.000-08:002009-01-08T11:19:00.000-08:00Oh Weaver, thank you so much for telling this stor...Oh Weaver, thank you so much for telling this story, for I am a great fan of James Herriott. I read all his books and watched the series and so did my husband. We enjoyed the series greatly.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-411643432382048442009-01-08T10:34:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:34:00.000-08:00Fortune favours the prepared mind, as Koestler sai...Fortune favours the prepared mind, as Koestler said, Raph.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68254106346924865692009-01-08T10:33:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:33:00.000-08:00It is often the small things that change our lives...It is often the small things that change our lives, isn't it Teresa.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78529695457485632302009-01-08T10:32:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:32:00.000-08:00I had no idea about that Mand - thanks for the inf...I had no idea about that Mand - thanks for the information.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82725579486017828522009-01-08T10:31:00.001-08:002009-01-08T10:31:00.001-08:00It is funny Arija, how the Herriot thing took off ...It is funny Arija, how the Herriot thing took off and made our Dales so famous - I think the fame is dying away now - and many people will be pleased as it did get a bit hectic in Summer round here.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48403243492809696602009-01-08T10:31:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:31:00.000-08:00It is funny Arija, how the Herriot thing took off ...It is funny Arija, how the Herriot thing took off and made our Dales so famous - I think the fame is dying away now - and many people will be pleased as it did get a bit hectic in Summer round here.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86295984844868343732009-01-08T10:30:00.001-08:002009-01-08T10:30:00.001-08:00Yes, Sal and he was good as Winston Churchill, too...Yes, Sal and he was good as Winston Churchill, too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21100915106108564722009-01-08T10:30:00.000-08:002009-01-08T10:30:00.000-08:00Thanks for visiting jinksy - I agree and I agree a...Thanks for visiting jinksy - I agree and I agree about being a positive person too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80700137114165811622009-01-08T09:39:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:39:00.000-08:00How wonderful - I hadn't known that! (I'll never w...How wonderful - I hadn't known that! (I'll never worry about forgetting things again ...)<BR/><BR/>I read the books many years ago and loved them.Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18788958880248789252009-01-08T06:10:00.000-08:002009-01-08T06:10:00.000-08:00Wonderful post, Weaver. It's remarkable how things...Wonderful post, Weaver. It's remarkable how things that seem so small and inconsequential at the time (such as forgetting a book) can cause a major shift in our lives. Loved the photos and the bit of trivia... All Creatures Great and Small is still running over here in the US - on a public TV station that is much classier and more selective in their programming than the commercial stations.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186138266137470331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85818519166688997892009-01-08T04:01:00.000-08:002009-01-08T04:01:00.000-08:00Did you know he chose the pen name more or less at...Did you know he chose the pen name more or less at random: football was on the tv while he was writing, the goalie's name was James Herriott, and he thought it sounded good.mandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500649483319298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25075177396086677892009-01-08T03:59:00.000-08:002009-01-08T03:59:00.000-08:00Ah, I've just caught up on your blog posts again a...Ah, I've just caught up on your blog posts again and thoroughly enjoyed myself.<BR/>Love the James Herriot story. Loved the boks and later the seris.<BR/>When we read the books we never imagined we would actually one day be up to our armpit in cow fishing for the right secession of parts to come out, and extricating stuck lambs! Thanks for posting about it.<BR/>Sorry I was too late for toasted crumpets, maybe next time.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52218434145951479672009-01-08T03:34:00.000-08:002009-01-08T03:34:00.000-08:00It has to be my fave series..absolutely brilliant....It has to be my fave series..absolutely brilliant..so well cast too! Especially Robert Hardy ;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72340621533883488452009-01-08T03:24:00.000-08:002009-01-08T03:24:00.000-08:00Synchronicity, my friend, that's what it is - a co...Synchronicity, my friend, that's what it is - a combination of being in the right place a the right time and making the right choice while you're there. A special life skill that can be such a blessing (thinking along the lines that mostly things turn out well if you're the kind of person that wishes well to others)- Enjoyed this synchronous moment!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com