tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6243299882266292336..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Thirty centimetres and falling.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16899989711728044322010-12-18T17:26:56.490-08:002010-12-18T17:26:56.490-08:00What an amazing amount of snow you have had. My d...What an amazing amount of snow you have had. My daughter in Chesterfield had about the same amount. I agree with you entirely about how hard it is for youngsters today. Jim's 3 all now own a property but one daughter isn't able to move up in the ladder. She has a one bedroom flat which is far too small for her and her husband and son but they cannot get a mortgage without a huge deposit. They are actually living in our house at the moment, which is empty and has a lot of space but they can't do that forever. It is all very worrying.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1816559069309683292010-12-02T07:44:27.120-08:002010-12-02T07:44:27.120-08:00Great post with lots of talking points... Two of m...Great post with lots of talking points... Two of my three sons are saddled with uni debts :( fortunately not as much as many I've heard of but bad enough. My £700 in the building society (deposited with the odd fiver my parents could afford throughout my childhood) paid the deposit for my first house in 1979!<br />I can't see the day, yet, when my 24 and 22 year old will leave home, even though they both have jobs. <br />Ms Widdecombe needs to be out of 'Strictly' as well as politics as soon as practically possible.<br />XRarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14270604026873435592010-12-02T05:23:29.116-08:002010-12-02T05:23:29.116-08:00Good post, Weaver. With two in their twenties, an...Good post, Weaver. With two in their twenties, and the small ones, I do worry about what exactly the world is saying their value is.<br />No snow here, incredibly, but it is minus 20. Fire lit at 9am for last week.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38447803383691642802010-12-02T02:21:38.380-08:002010-12-02T02:21:38.380-08:00Beautiful snowfall, but I'm so glad it hasn...Beautiful snowfall, but I'm so glad it hasn't hit here yet. <br /><br />I agree with your assessment of things. I feel for young people starting out and worry about what sort of world my grandchildren are inheriting.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21118915176021347502010-12-02T01:13:10.649-08:002010-12-02T01:13:10.649-08:00What a good excuse to read by the fire.... or stov...What a good excuse to read by the fire.... or stove.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4631050202366925742010-12-02T01:01:24.329-08:002010-12-02T01:01:24.329-08:00And it's still snowing now.
AW is trying the ...And it's still snowing now.<br /><br />AW is trying the Tory 1980s ploy of when the going gets tough, blame (and start knocking) the most vulnerable.<br /><br />It seemed to work then. Apparently everything was the fault of trade unionists, the unemployed, single mothers, etc.<br /><br />I don't think people swallow that nonsense these days. It's fashionable to say the last Labour govt "could have done better" (although Brown will go down in history as the man who had the foresight to keep us out of the Euro), but the fact is that our current ills are the fault of the super rich.<br /><br />http://usuallyconfined.blogspot.com/Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038327546170560939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12377934156506532272010-12-01T22:48:28.805-08:002010-12-01T22:48:28.805-08:00oooo.... did you catch me on a nerve with this one...oooo.... did you catch me on a nerve with this one!! I made the decision more than 17 years ago that if I was to have children I wanted, no it was needed, for me to be an 'at home Mum'. Because of that, and my then husband working for love rather than cash in the horticultural world, we were forever so close to the no money line. However, I believe there are two as well balanced kids as I could manage now trying to make their way in this 'wonderful' society of ours!!! Because of that decision, and the stupidity of my husbands actions this last year - I found myself basically destitute and struggling to find my way. I have to acknowledge the value of having a state system to back me up right now but I object to how it works against a woman who follows what should be a very natural choice to bring up children and neither acknowledges that choice and sees its value, nor serves to support that woman because the demands on poor wages of the partner leave no room for manouevre. Throughout my time of child rearing, which is still ongoing as it always will be, I have taken on some more mundane part-time work shall we say over the years, but this gives no sound basis financially it merely keeps the wolf from the door. Progressive western world, hah!!!<br />OK, rant over for the moment, wishing you all well in this fowl but very beautiful weather and may you all be able to keep warm. Regards.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517569417242599821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56282229223826440892010-12-01T19:55:36.250-08:002010-12-01T19:55:36.250-08:00Heavy rain most of today around Montreal Canada. ...Heavy rain most of today around Montreal Canada. +10C warm for December, but a dusting of snow tonight. It's been a very wet fall season in this neck of the woods. (In a manner of speaking). My idea of snow for winter would have it arrive around the 15th of December, and depart just after New Years day. (Wishful thinking). ATB!Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016141887399309190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80127927176075786152010-12-01T13:00:34.983-08:002010-12-01T13:00:34.983-08:00Would I be right in thinking that Anne Wide Combe ...Would I be right in thinking that Anne Wide Combe is a childless spinster?<br /><br />A house used to be (and still should be)roughly a years salary. They should be considered as homes, a basic human right, and not cash cows.<br /><br />Have to say , despite the hardship, I'm still lovin the snow!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56851986532321771462010-12-01T11:57:24.193-08:002010-12-01T11:57:24.193-08:00Oh, my-my-my! I am suffering from some huge snow e...Oh, my-my-my! I am suffering from some huge snow envy here! <br /><br />(all three of my children have staggering college debts)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74628175628474707042010-12-01T10:58:07.127-08:002010-12-01T10:58:07.127-08:00If you are getting such deep snows already, I am s...If you are getting such deep snows already, I am starting to be a little concerned about spring floods once the melt sets in.<br />We just had an utterly unseasonable downpour. It felt like being in the tropics, over 30mm in an hour! To me, in the driest state in the driest continent, rain is always a blessing yet I pity our neighbour with his cherries bursting just as they are within days of picking. He lost 80% of his crop last year and this is really a blow.<br /><br />Your household sound so cosy with the farmer puzzling away in the warmth. -:)Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32660816254646964222010-12-01T10:22:58.466-08:002010-12-01T10:22:58.466-08:00Your garden looks very beautiful but that same bea...Your garden looks very beautiful but that same beauty makes life so difficult. I have never understood why the government hasn't stepped in to stop rents and house prices from rising to such impossible heights. Young people have no chance as you say, and even sellers don't gain when they have to pay for another property. Perhaps it's time for another 'Peasants' Revolt'!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54837681604836462082010-12-01T09:22:54.560-08:002010-12-01T09:22:54.560-08:00Beautiful photo !
We have had some very early col...Beautiful photo !<br /><br />We have had some very early cold weather here... Hard freeze on Monday and Tuesday night but toward the end of the week 70 day 40 night more like we should be having... Our cold weather is in January and February when our rains and snow comes.<br />keep safe and warm...<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64185068874211244052010-12-01T08:43:22.498-08:002010-12-01T08:43:22.498-08:00My goodness. We have a tiny little bit of snow her...My goodness. We have a tiny little bit of snow here but it is cold, cold--a true-to-form start for December.<br /><br />We're forunate this year to have our free gas finally installed. No firewood to haul this winter, unless we want a fire in the fireplace. Assuming of course, that the gas doesn't freeze off or something like that. I would not want to face winter knowing that my heating bills would be astronomical. Even wood heat kept that particular wolf from our door.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91535816743065767692010-12-01T08:23:20.046-08:002010-12-01T08:23:20.046-08:00Snow plough machine passing here every couple of h...Snow plough machine passing here every couple of hours. I guess your farmer has to do it all for himself.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84932636319446048962010-12-01T07:27:39.167-08:002010-12-01T07:27:39.167-08:00Dear Weaver,
I hope you are enjoying your enforced...Dear Weaver,<br />I hope you are enjoying your enforced leisure to enjoy looking at the snow!<br />we have wild winds and rain today but very mild.<br />I'm up state looking after Henry for the day!<br /><br />oxoxElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82546833237154099552010-12-01T07:13:16.919-08:002010-12-01T07:13:16.919-08:00You seem to be snow-bound in a real Winter Wonderl...You seem to be snow-bound in a real Winter Wonderland. Sure sets a nice mood for Christmas preparations.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26619200542325744782010-12-01T07:05:46.122-08:002010-12-01T07:05:46.122-08:00Weaver, Your comments on the state of affairs see...Weaver, Your comments on the state of affairs seems to be echoed throughout the "free" world. Economies have been destroyed at the hands of free-wheeling politicians and only the people seem to be suffering. All this as our climate begins to change around the world. I say we best brace ourselves for things to come. BTW, God bless the young women who take on child rearing and jobs while making a home. Times have changed and not so much for the better. Stay warm and enjoy your jigsaw.CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30116598173654699852010-12-01T07:05:41.373-08:002010-12-01T07:05:41.373-08:00The picture is repeated here pat I can assure you ...The picture is repeated here pat I can assure you About half an hour ago the sun was shining - yet within a matter of minutes the horrible grey heavy sky was back and lo and behold it started snowing again. We had a delivery of oil yesterday - £250+ and coal today - £90 so we have warmth I cooked well using braising beef & mince so I know Jon is kept well fed so he can come home of an evening and have peace and quiet, a good meal and be nice and warm. Sufficiency - contentment - priceless<br />Keep warm - good to talk to you yesterday - good neighbours and all that jazz! lol!<br />Dxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.com