tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6053069452024519472..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Farm work.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72112904384864750662013-03-06T00:52:13.798-08:002013-03-06T00:52:13.798-08:00The one about the whipping post is what I remember...The one about the whipping post is what I remember being told too. The next door fem only has sheep and turkeys so we are free from the slurry smell. I quite like it though!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44665699841938391562013-03-05T11:36:17.658-08:002013-03-05T11:36:17.658-08:00Thanks JoAnn for that explanation about Pillar to ...Thanks JoAnn for that explanation about Pillar to Post - most interesting - all these sayings have an origin somewhere.<br />We have those long spraying slurry hoses here too but not on our farm.<br />Nice of you all to call - do come again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39527278835982813942013-03-04T16:26:58.875-08:002013-03-04T16:26:58.875-08:00May your full days have sunshine and always be saf...May your full days have sunshine and always be safe. Nice to visit you always.<br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17125683740723211182013-03-04T12:47:17.035-08:002013-03-04T12:47:17.035-08:00Joanne is right in her explanation of FROM PILLAR ...Joanne is right in her explanation of FROM PILLAR TOPOST<br />I remember it from schoolJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84758897562872559542013-03-04T11:42:18.916-08:002013-03-04T11:42:18.916-08:00When I was a youngster and we, that is my brothers...When I was a youngster and we, that is my brothers and sisters and me, went for a day trip with our parents somewhere in rural Wales, one of the children would sometimes complain about the smell from some farm we were passing. My dad's riposte was always the same: That's no smell. That's fresh air! Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26982619261877273722013-03-04T11:41:43.052-08:002013-03-04T11:41:43.052-08:00As I understand it - from Pillar to Post has sever...As I understand it - from Pillar to Post has several supposed origins - one related to a Pillary box (three holes for head and hands for public humiliation) and a whipping post, others say from Court Tennis - which is different from Lawn Tennis - and also constantly moving restlessly or aimlessly about, or as pertaining to a riding school - with a pillar in the center to fasten the horses to - and several posts around the outside of the riding ring. I suppose we can take any meaning we want and use it when it suits us.<br /><br />Here they take the slurry and run gigantic long hoses out into the fields to be "slurried" and they pump the slurry through to a gigantic rain bird - which is a lawn watering tool - but this is much bigger - almost like a rotating water cannon and the slurry is rained down upon the fields from the gigantic "sprinkler" system - and you don't want to be too close - it can spray on your car or drift from the wind and it almost impossible to get off your car - and oh the smell - such a smell. <br /><br />But it grows the most delicious potatoes in the country, Washington potatoes are the best we've ever tasted and they grow thousands of acres of them - so you can imagine the amount of slurry they would use.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59792852670833256542013-03-04T11:11:45.867-08:002013-03-04T11:11:45.867-08:00hope that all went well with the slurry...can'...hope that all went well with the slurry...can't help but think ..."of the slurry with the fringe on top"....I know.....Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41710199511639464742013-03-04T10:33:22.187-08:002013-03-04T10:33:22.187-08:00An old farmer said to me, when I remarked on the s...An old farmer said to me, when I remarked on the smell from a pig farm, "Smells like money to me."Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37208113745814356842013-03-04T08:39:56.088-08:002013-03-04T08:39:56.088-08:00I shivered just reading your post today.
cheers,...I shivered just reading your post today. <br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51445474733985111432013-03-04T08:34:25.364-08:002013-03-04T08:34:25.364-08:00Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a lovel...Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a lovely comment for us on North of Wiarton. My husband grew up on a Dairy/Beef Farm in Central Ontario. Hope you will come by again.Cindy@NorthofWiartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262513991016475701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33789148375624816852013-03-04T08:22:23.314-08:002013-03-04T08:22:23.314-08:00Gee. I never knew that the fumes could be lethal....Gee. I never knew that the fumes could be lethal. There is so much about farming beyond the sweet furry faces of the animals. And I'm such a city girl. I know this is a busy time where you are. Give my best wishes to the farmer... and keep the kettle on for him!<br />xo,<br />pPamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com