tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post7252875346509595393..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: On such small incidents is history made.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49172627858979020742009-01-24T07:20:00.000-08:002009-01-24T07:20:00.000-08:00Thanks to you all.Thanks to you all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76186794497028826752009-01-23T18:35:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:35:00.000-08:00Your posts never fail to fascinate and inform.... ...Your posts never fail to fascinate and inform.... do keep them coming!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186138266137470331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56973977971028364822009-01-23T13:33:00.000-08:002009-01-23T13:33:00.000-08:00What a coincidence that you should talk about Char...What a coincidence that you should talk about Charles Darwin - I'm just about to do some research on him! This has got me off to a good start - thank you Weaver!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43661205821333154902009-01-23T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-23T12:21:00.000-08:00I too have all the Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn boo...I too have all the Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn books and have been lucky enough to be tutored by them on two or three day schools. Your post about Charles Darwin is fascinating - I learn something every time.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73902490091602889342009-01-23T09:23:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:23:00.000-08:00Thanks to you all - shall order Period Piece at th...Thanks to you all - shall order Period Piece at the library forthwith.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38263752329477070982009-01-23T09:22:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:22:00.000-08:00Interesting stuff Debra.Interesting stuff Debra.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84442790383139256612009-01-23T09:21:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:21:00.000-08:00How long is a piece of string, Jinksy?How long is a piece of string, Jinksy?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62085526178941168082009-01-23T09:20:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:20:00.000-08:00What a lovely story coastcard!What a lovely story coastcard!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15238453452253330482009-01-23T07:35:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:35:00.000-08:00I've got Period Piece on my library list. Fascinat...I've got Period Piece on my library list. Fascinating family.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21781787039088882322009-01-23T05:59:00.000-08:002009-01-23T05:59:00.000-08:00I love that book Period Piece! (Elizabeth's commen...I love that book Period Piece! (Elizabeth's comment)<BR/>Have always had a soft spot for Charles Darwin as went out with his great (a few times) grand son...they are an incredible family.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88831667834212959662009-01-23T05:43:00.000-08:002009-01-23T05:43:00.000-08:00Have you read Gwen Raveret's beautifully written '...Have you read Gwen Raveret's beautifully written 'Period Piece' about growing up as a Darwin granddaughter in Cambridge?<BR/>I read it ages ago but always remember it as a model of its type.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89808543348443172822009-01-23T05:17:00.000-08:002009-01-23T05:17:00.000-08:00I recall reading Darwin's The Origin of Species wh...I recall reading Darwin's The Origin of Species while studying in college. I was fascinated by Darwin's theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The idea of biological evolution was around long before Darwin published On The Origin, and was set out in Classical times by the Greek and Roman atomists, notably Lucretius. Some sources have traced the concept back as far as Aristotle. Darwin is still a fascinating read and provides stimulating conversation. I never heard of the string and really like Coastcard's mouse "tale" (ha!).Debra (a/k/a Doris, Mimi)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12703142765614822707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54559676695316512782009-01-23T04:57:00.000-08:002009-01-23T04:57:00.000-08:00I wonder who worked out the length of string it wo...I wonder who worked out the length of string it would take to allow 12 knots to be tied?<BR/><BR/>Apart from that, hats off to Darwin...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56424402038378832992009-01-23T04:29:00.000-08:002009-01-23T04:29:00.000-08:00When I was at school, we made felt mice with long ...When I was at school, we made felt mice with long string tails. Each week if we passed out Table Test we were allowed to tie a new knot in the mouse's tail. When our mice finally had twelve knots, we dipped the tail tip in green ink. My times tables may be a bit rusty these days, but I still have the mouse ... some 40 years on!Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.com