tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8003007346387972976..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Winter cold.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71397303893633352642014-01-10T15:20:05.230-08:002014-01-10T15:20:05.230-08:00Are we going soft?
"I don't know! It...Are we going soft? <br /><br />"I don't know! It's always bronze this and bronze that these days. When I was a lad you had to fell a wildebeeste with nowt but a lump of flint!"Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48398747091555208632014-01-10T07:14:52.230-08:002014-01-10T07:14:52.230-08:00John - I think you must have looked at my blog dur...John - I think you must have looked at my blog during the minute it was incorrect. Part of it disappeared and I recalled it to finish it off - so sorry about that.<br />Thanks for calling in and everyone seems to agree that winter is on its way. Do hope it never arrives, but I fear that is wishful thinking.<br />Thanks for the visit.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42453423526270031752014-01-10T03:09:51.958-08:002014-01-10T03:09:51.958-08:00I seem to have gone back in time living here as we...I seem to have gone back in time living here as we rely totally on our woodburner, which only gets lit in the evening. In the day, the layers pile on or I go and do the ironing, which always warms me up! We've also got off VERY lightly with the weather. I fear that US freeze may be on its way though....Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33172297258352940902014-01-09T13:27:04.138-08:002014-01-09T13:27:04.138-08:00Growing up in S.E. Alaska - the part the runs down...Growing up in S.E. Alaska - the part the runs down along the west coast of British Columbia - we heated and cooked with wood or oil - my mom baked bread to sell to the fisherman in an oven that held one loaf of bread at a time. We dressed in bedrooms with ice on the windows and learned early to layer our clothes to stay warm. I still layer rather than turning up the furnace from its customary setting of 66.<br /><br />We don't have really cold cold cold weather here in NW Washington - but it is often down to freezing at night - enough to make us pull on our wool socks and add another quilt to the bed.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44061737646880866762014-01-09T13:26:19.492-08:002014-01-09T13:26:19.492-08:00Growing up in S.E. Alaska - the part the runs down...Growing up in S.E. Alaska - the part the runs down along the west coast of British Columbia - we heated and cooked with wood or oil - my mom baked bread to sell to the fisherman in an oven that held one loaf of bread at a time. We dressed in bedrooms with ice on the windows and learned early to layer our clothes to stay warm. I still layer rather than turning up the furnace from its customary setting of 66.<br /><br />We don't have really cold cold cold weather here in NW Washington - but it is often down to freezing at night - enough to make us pull on our wool socks and add another quilt to the bed.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10117189137003288782014-01-09T10:42:34.702-08:002014-01-09T10:42:34.702-08:00We've got a snowdrop out in Leyburn! Just a mi...We've got a snowdrop out in Leyburn! Just a mile or so from you Pat, but perhaps a little more sheltered.GillyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04220620960674518027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32818209156562621442014-01-09T10:11:14.713-08:002014-01-09T10:11:14.713-08:00By the time you reach a certain age you have enoug...By the time you reach a certain age you have enough winter woollies in the cupboard. My cats look at a bird every day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29375523120734799262014-01-09T08:30:41.346-08:002014-01-09T08:30:41.346-08:00Ah, you are so lucky. Snowdrops won't appear a...Ah, you are so lucky. Snowdrops won't appear around here until well into March! But I feel that the days are lengthening, ever so slightly, but enough to raise my spirits considerably.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60319740589071161492014-01-09T08:17:24.901-08:002014-01-09T08:17:24.901-08:00We have been lucky with the bitterly cold that has...We have been lucky with the bitterly cold that has hit most of the country.<br />But we are looking forward to our much needed winter rains.<br />I do hope Gwil's cats are just looking at birds. The bird population is been decimated by city cats killing birds for fun. <br /><br />How are your chickens ? @mrsnesbitt has been running a fun story about putting golf balls in the chicken house to wake up her chickens and get them to start laying again.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br /><br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22500884985027273792014-01-09T05:29:57.621-08:002014-01-09T05:29:57.621-08:00The primroses are getting out. The Christmas roses...The primroses are getting out. The Christmas roses are still out. The birds seem to think it's spring. The cats are looking for them. No sign of winter in Vienna. The weather man is giving us a 50/50 chance that we'll get through it without a snowflake.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73936909048088011942014-01-09T05:03:55.232-08:002014-01-09T05:03:55.232-08:00It's been bitter cold here, Pat — down to 8 de...It's been bitter cold here, Pat — down to 8 degrees F, and we had to shut off the water yesterday because of a burst pipe. Today, I shaved in a makeshift bowl of bottled water, so I can relate to how you grew up. The farmer is right, of course, we need to simply take what comes, not just in weather, but in all things.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89302340546598581092014-01-09T03:59:16.931-08:002014-01-09T03:59:16.931-08:00I too, went to look for snowdrops this morning and...I too, went to look for snowdrops this morning and found the first clump which always appears mid-to late January, beneath the silver birch. And there were the three inch high shoots... lovely to see.<br />I don't crank up the heating, I can't stand over-heated spaces (dread going to our local surgery which is so hot you feel you can't breathe) so I just add another thin layer. It worries me not, I love the different seasons, even if I do moan when it's too hot/cold!Edwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40357470833337712512014-01-09T03:55:23.309-08:002014-01-09T03:55:23.309-08:00Your childhood was much like mine except that we h...Your childhood was much like mine except that we had no washing water in the bathroom, it would have been solid ice. We washed in the kitchen with the warmth of the stove. Water had to be drawn from the well and carried in. Electricity was one bulb per room hanging from the ceiling <br />Even with the temperature in the 100's I draw all the curtains and use the fan rather than air-conditioning. In winter I use minimal heating in the living room but still sleep with my window open as usual.<br /><br />No mater what the season brings, don't wish it away, take the best it offers, this particular winter will never come again.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82329916591483127862014-01-09T03:36:49.998-08:002014-01-09T03:36:49.998-08:00My eyes fix on spring the instant that Christmas i...My eyes fix on spring the instant that Christmas is over. Our garden is of the woodland type, and we have planted hundreds of bulbs since moving here. Already we can see strong shoots, and I'm always conscious that there is frenetic activity, unseen, which goes on underground each winter. I see it all as a continuous process. We are only a tiny part of it!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91243817190004750412014-01-09T03:26:26.695-08:002014-01-09T03:26:26.695-08:00We've just endured some of the coldest weather... We've just endured some of the coldest weather I've ever experienced in our part of the world. It was -3* with winds blowing between 20 and 30mph. That made it feel like -40*F It was cold! <br />...and I got to thinking about our ancestors, too. Somehow, they survived without the weather station reminding them to bundle up when they went outdoors and telling them to check on their pets and livestock. (is that really necessary?)<br />After all the miserable cold (no precipitation, just COLD) it’s wonderful to note the extra few minutes that we have before sunset, the slight change to the sun’s angle, and yes…the slightest indication of budding on the earliest of plants.<br />Thankfully, winter doesn’t really last that long. THINK SPRING!<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2707765007240053562014-01-09T03:21:03.332-08:002014-01-09T03:21:03.332-08:00Here we are saying how soft we have all become bec...Here we are saying how soft we have all become because we can't take the heat! When I was growing up nobody even had fans in the house and all our cooking was done on wood sroves, even if the temperature was 115 degrees. Now all the new homes (and schools) are fully air conditioned. I must admit I am very glad to sleep in air conditioning in this weather, but can cope very well with overhead fans during the day. Young people don't know anything about wood stoves and I am very happy to use my electric stove. CheersRobin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56555310035465268832014-01-09T03:16:36.479-08:002014-01-09T03:16:36.479-08:00Jon waits for the longest day as it then is the bu...Jon waits for the longest day as it then is the build up to Spring and that means he will be getting out the motorbike and counting the months to our annual pilgrimage to The Isle of Man. We will definitely get over to see you Pat.mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48913210808456918632014-01-09T03:09:43.041-08:002014-01-09T03:09:43.041-08:00They're threatening snow for the end of the mo...They're threatening snow for the end of the month, though I'm looking out onto bright sunshine at the moment. It hardly seems possible that we were up to our necks in it this time last year and still had about 10 weeks of it to come. <br /><br />Stone age man would have longed for spring just the same as we do, because he'd have been pretty short of food by now. He'd have eaten up any nuts and berries he had stored and there wouldn't have been many leaves he could eat either. Maybe some roots to dig up, if he wasn't under six feet of snow!MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48385790738148793812014-01-09T01:57:50.937-08:002014-01-09T01:57:50.937-08:00I've just had a look at our long term forecast...I've just had a look at our long term forecast, and I see that Winter will arrive in about a week's time. I'm NOT looking forward to it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45348239064509853112014-01-09T01:48:35.995-08:002014-01-09T01:48:35.995-08:00You forgot a bit xYou forgot a bit xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com