tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3133027899199543259..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: PoetryThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32308800454871470812016-05-27T05:41:34.924-07:002016-05-27T05:41:34.924-07:00I think you got it dead right Jenny. Probably most...I think you got it dead right Jenny. Probably most go back to their mobile homes on their gated sites and forget about "travelling" for another 50 weeks of the year.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75550122157721128512016-05-27T03:16:10.090-07:002016-05-27T03:16:10.090-07:00Yes we've been tangled up in the horse fair tr...Yes we've been tangled up in the horse fair traffic before, it is fascinating to see with the whole area around Appleby occupied by travellers. I've only been in the town a couple of times, not during the fair, its charming but I can imagine such a sleepy place being taken over for a week is stressful. I'd probably go away if I lived there, I know many of the shops and pubs close, but there is something about the tradition that appeals, from a distance.Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67008878984467782462016-05-27T01:14:49.887-07:002016-05-27T01:14:49.887-07:00I'm amazed how far the horses walk to get ther...I'm amazed how far the horses walk to get there. Some cover hundreds of miles. And it's not all flat. I like to admire the artwork on their horse-drawn caravans.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1039789806264065892016-05-26T23:46:26.158-07:002016-05-26T23:46:26.158-07:00I do hope you manage to get a photo of the caravan...I do hope you manage to get a photo of the caravans passing through - I think they look lovely.<br />Sorry you are having so much trouble with your broadband - we complain just as much about Telstra over here, expecially since we have been conned to the NBN!<br />We are still having summer here - 30 degrees celcius today about 10 degrees higher than normal. i wish some colder weather would arrive soon. CheersRobin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3507092478404880792016-05-26T20:13:39.798-07:002016-05-26T20:13:39.798-07:00I enjoy reading your posts and then looking at the...I enjoy reading your posts and then looking at the villages around you on maps. Was reading down on some of your posts I have missed and just went to Ravenstonedale. Fascinating to me and I enjoy the trips each time. Hope you get your broadband figured out quickly. As to poetry, I am learning. Have taught how to read it, and didn't ever think much of it. Never seemed to get it. But now, at almost 60, I finally realize it is like fiction or non-fiction or essays or whatever else we read. There is some prose and verse you like and some you don't. Always amazes me all the things I haven't discovered in this world. Much to do.<br />Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62056214181495085812016-05-26T15:50:15.748-07:002016-05-26T15:50:15.748-07:00The potter had a teaching practise long ago in App...The potter had a teaching practise long ago in Appleby...Long Marten...and I stayed in the caravan at the back of the farm...we saw the Appleby fair and the amazing caravans and all the horses....loved it Pat!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76339146474463361742016-05-26T15:18:17.821-07:002016-05-26T15:18:17.821-07:00It would be so very interesting to see Gypsy carav...It would be so very interesting to see Gypsy caravans!<br />Your weather sounds the exact opposite of ours. It was far too HOT for May today. Once again, we skipped the gentle Spring and went straight to the heat and humidity that is Virginia in the Summer.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66617370543416810532016-05-26T11:08:16.979-07:002016-05-26T11:08:16.979-07:00A rather romantic view that might get shattered Pa...A rather romantic view that might get shattered Pat.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14482204607667603752016-05-26T10:29:49.963-07:002016-05-26T10:29:49.963-07:00We shall not go to the event in Appleby as it is q...We shall not go to the event in Appleby as it is quite a long way from here, but it is<br />fun to see them all pass through on their way. The RSPCA always attend the event but on the whole the horses which pass through here look in good condition.<br />I will try a take a photograph of some of the caravans if I get a chance.<br /><br />And Yorkshire Pudding - off with the Raggle Taggle Gypsies Oh - chance would be a find thing.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68574459229548822512016-05-26T02:47:51.165-07:002016-05-26T02:47:51.165-07:00There is a horse fair in Somerset as well at Pridd...There is a horse fair in Somerset as well at Priddy in the Mendips, lots of racing around with buggies and high stepping horses. Hope you get some photos of the event...thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3989856122967309902016-05-26T02:36:46.711-07:002016-05-26T02:36:46.711-07:00Be careful in case one of the raggle taggle gipsie...Be careful in case one of the raggle taggle gipsies whisks you off on his horse to Appleby and the setting sun beyond. The farmer would miss you.<br /><br />Meanwhile, any ideas what BT stands for? Bloody Tortuous...Big Trouble...Blasted Tossers?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62042493989268055742016-05-26T02:21:34.293-07:002016-05-26T02:21:34.293-07:00I wonder who cleans up after the Horse Fair.I wonder who cleans up after the Horse Fair.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27782544844950300402016-05-26T02:00:41.127-07:002016-05-26T02:00:41.127-07:00BT are the limit, aren't they. You just have ...BT are the limit, aren't they. You just have to keep complaining till the job is done properly.<br /> I love the sound of the Horsefair and the travellers' very different way of life, and anything that holds up the traffic for a short time is OK by me. It is a shame that some people can't appreciate that they are not all dishonest. <br />Hope the weather warms up again for you - it is much cooler here too and I am longing to get the garden furniture out of the shed but nervous of bringing down the wrath of the weather gods!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60167343827592032862016-05-26T00:34:35.162-07:002016-05-26T00:34:35.162-07:00It's Horsemarket time in my hometown next week...It's Horsemarket time in my hometown next weekend, but not that many travellers are here, I guess - this country has too many restrictions for their way of life to be feasible.<br />A cold start to the week we had, but today is beautiful, sunny and warm. I won't have much of it, though, as I am going to help my sister to take down her kitchen cabinets. She's having a new kitchen fitted from tomorrow onwards.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30640348074297434562016-05-25T22:27:32.213-07:002016-05-25T22:27:32.213-07:00It was hot here today.
The horse fair sounds like ...It was hot here today.<br />The horse fair sounds like fun to me. <br />So for some people a few day you can't drive too fast on the country road.<br />Oh boo hoo hoo. <br />I with you on this one.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89704352864754325332016-05-25T17:48:09.961-07:002016-05-25T17:48:09.961-07:00It does sound interesting. There are gypsies in t...It does sound interesting. There are gypsies in the US too. Not in the old wagons though. donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55950147986477812842016-05-25T16:01:57.252-07:002016-05-25T16:01:57.252-07:00Weaver, I'm glad that your broadband is gettin...Weaver, I'm glad that your broadband is getting stronger.<br /><br />Over here, summer temperatures arrived today, just as predicted. We observe a Memorial Day holiday at the end of this month and it's usually the timing for the thermometer to suddenly heat up.<br /><br />Like the early comment, I wonder if it would be possible for you to take some photographs of the horse fair.<br /><br />(And in answer to your question in the prior post, I still do think of myself as a romantic.)<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59622146646971759862016-05-25T14:39:56.640-07:002016-05-25T14:39:56.640-07:00Wonder if any of our travellers have headed North?...Wonder if any of our travellers have headed North? Today has been like March, not May. Grey and chillySimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21168846029368558992016-05-25T11:44:42.606-07:002016-05-25T11:44:42.606-07:00I would love it also! If you can try to take a ph...I would love it also! If you can try to take a photo for those of us who can never be there can see!<br /><br />Love.<br />LindaTerry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.com