tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5242745986106333521..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Today's NewsThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48510722654280244832015-08-26T08:13:22.142-07:002015-08-26T08:13:22.142-07:00Like you, I can't travel very often and do so ...Like you, I can't travel very often and do so vicariously through others. That suits me and is much less expensive and stressful.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78904698037765092632015-08-26T06:43:37.569-07:002015-08-26T06:43:37.569-07:00Communication has changed so much, as I sit here i...Communication has changed so much, as I sit here in California Wednesday morning drinking my tea before work reading your blog which you wrote Wednesday afternoon. Last Christmas my 18 year old daughter was at college and couldn't get home due to her job. We skyped on the computer and she watched and interacted with us as we all opened presents, commenting as she would as if she were in the room. So nice to have the option to stay connected!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563150483422859462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57263349033320418342015-08-26T01:55:38.996-07:002015-08-26T01:55:38.996-07:00I shall take a look at that painting - thanks Pat....I shall take a look at that painting - thanks Pat. Your post makes me realise how much has changed, and how little has changed. I'm not sure if that is depressing or a comfort.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53561581971035319382015-08-26T01:47:27.489-07:002015-08-26T01:47:27.489-07:00It's a lovely evocative painting isn't it?...It's a lovely evocative painting isn't it? He's an artist I hadn't knowingly come across until seeing that picture on Thelma's blog.<br /><br />Your post today is very thought provoking - can you imagine how the 6 o'clock news would report the Irish Potato Famine, and subsequent exodus to America for those who could manage the fare? <br /><br />I think in Victorian times so many people left their birthplace to head to the cities or the mines or wherever they could find work. In the late 1800s when farming was in decline because of a series of dreadful summers, following from when wheat began to be imported from Canada, Scottish farmers came down to East Anglia to take over farms there as they could work as family units and keep their heads above water.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6999373166496564212015-08-25T22:25:02.841-07:002015-08-25T22:25:02.841-07:00Will venture to visit what you have suggested. I&#...Will venture to visit what you have suggested. I'm only now, at 59, learning how to read poetry. Has always intimidated me. For years I taught kids to use their five sense when first approaching a poem. Then, of course, we built from that. Stupid me never thought to utilize those methods myself. Now, I don't worry if I don't understand an entire piece. I gather the parts that I do understand and enjoy them. <br /><br />Just finished Bill Bryson's travel journal, Neither Here Nor There. Fun, although he is a bit of a whiner. Will look into the one you mentioned.<br />Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14019127739431959852015-08-25T21:10:50.893-07:002015-08-25T21:10:50.893-07:00The bicycle saved many country folk from marrying ...The bicycle saved many country folk from marrying cousins. It gave them the opportunity to venture their own village boundaries.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69155803404348682642015-08-25T14:43:40.355-07:002015-08-25T14:43:40.355-07:00Yes..its lovely Yes..its lovely John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56829849494522870372015-08-25T13:54:59.284-07:002015-08-25T13:54:59.284-07:00That painting is wonderful. Glad you pointed it ou...That painting is wonderful. Glad you pointed it out.<br />:| m & jbMaureen @ Josephina Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026799070718705353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75549433037433356222015-08-25T13:44:02.295-07:002015-08-25T13:44:02.295-07:00I like some poetry Pat... but not the kind that re...I like some poetry Pat... but not the kind that requires deep thought to understand...lol Maybe you call it 'light' poetry? i also like my poetry to rhyme... or tell a story.. I guess when you come down to it, it has to make sense... Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88063626575773684572015-08-25T13:32:02.753-07:002015-08-25T13:32:02.753-07:00Programmes where history is covered in the style o...Programmes where history is covered in the style of the modern news network is always interesting. There was a good one a few years ago, with a sort of Crimewatch revisited portrayal of James VI of Scotland investigating witches.Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58320959340526509322015-08-25T13:09:45.916-07:002015-08-25T13:09:45.916-07:00I will revisit that poem. Thanks. I will revisit that poem. Thanks. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77967504900243225382015-08-25T11:26:22.267-07:002015-08-25T11:26:22.267-07:00What a beautiful painting. The colors just reach o...What a beautiful painting. The colors just reach out and are a delight.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28336319337277493082015-08-25T11:22:35.444-07:002015-08-25T11:22:35.444-07:00Hello Pat am sure that you would agree with me, wh...Hello Pat am sure that you would agree with me, when I say that the world has changed considerably in the last seventy years too ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.com