tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post74335228284051083..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: WHAT HAS CHANGED?The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35212306641964740792016-01-14T02:09:12.075-08:002016-01-14T02:09:12.075-08:00excellent post, definite food for thought.
Every g...excellent post, definite food for thought.<br />Every generation has its own demons to battle and takes comfort in different things, that being said we can still all stand to learn from each other<br /><br />Wishing you all the best,<br /><br />Fast-Daddy,<br /><br />Fast-SoS<br />Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20922253535912173192016-01-05T20:42:26.256-08:002016-01-05T20:42:26.256-08:00Wonderful post and such interesting comments. I r...Wonderful post and such interesting comments. I remember washdays with the wood fired copper and the wringer on the end of the tub, where you had to be careful not to catch your fingers!<br />We also had a wood fired stove which had to be cleaned with blacking once a week. It had to be lit even on the hottest days as that provided our hot water.<br />Here in Oz we were introduced to 'foreign' foods quite early in the fifties with the mass migration of displaced persons after the war, many of whom came to work on the massive Snow River irrigation scheme which diverted a river to the other side of a mountain. You would not be allowed to do that these days, but it was an incredible engineering feat then.<br />I might feel nostalgic for some of the old ways, but I am so glad to have the modern conveniences and advanced medicine to make our lives easier now.Robin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83158602635512565822016-01-05T13:44:38.481-08:002016-01-05T13:44:38.481-08:00I saw an adding machine on tv earlier on, and that...I saw an adding machine on tv earlier on, and that took me back to the changes since I was an office junior back in 1968/9. Gestetners? Carbon paper? Tippex? Oh, and doing row after row of columns and having to set tabs. <br /><br />The changes I like about food is the return to seasonal eating, "artisan" breads and foodstuffs (at greatly inflated prices!) and cooking from scratch (although this is what I have always done).<br /><br />donna - Boudicca was leader of the Iceni.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30536517903123339072016-01-05T04:34:00.312-08:002016-01-05T04:34:00.312-08:00There are over 2000 variety's of English apple...There are over 2000 variety's of English apples. How many can you find when you shop?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49994820213532625472016-01-05T00:00:11.441-08:002016-01-05T00:00:11.441-08:00A defining moment when we changed, the April fool&...A defining moment when we changed, the April fool's 'Spaghetti Tree', it still makes me giggle.<br /><br />http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/1/newsid_2819000/2819261.stmthelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30242790314586930742016-01-04T21:29:39.945-08:002016-01-04T21:29:39.945-08:00My mother discovered Elizabeth David back in the e...My mother discovered Elizabeth David back in the early 50's (probably), and became a very early foodie. We ate all sorts of wonderful things, that my friends had never heard of. I was very lucky.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10886834639936950362016-01-04T17:27:20.668-08:002016-01-04T17:27:20.668-08:00Yes, our life is full of changes.
One thing I rem...Yes, our life is full of changes.<br />One thing I remember, when I was little we use to drive to the end of the landing strip at Midway Airport in Chicago.<br />(with several other cars) and watch the planes take off and land. What treat.<br />Sometimes the Good Humor man would drive by and sell ice cream. <br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamish<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84940457521516802082016-01-04T16:09:00.456-08:002016-01-04T16:09:00.456-08:00I guess the only constant is change. Excellent po...I guess the only constant is change. Excellent post, my friend from across the pond!<br /><br />LindaTerry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49130523029933872892016-01-04T13:32:55.231-08:002016-01-04T13:32:55.231-08:00I loved camp coffee
Go figureI loved camp coffee<br />Go figureJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58460304144009718772016-01-04T10:46:36.143-08:002016-01-04T10:46:36.143-08:00It seems we are all thoughtful about the past and ...It seems we are all thoughtful about the past and all agree it has changed for good and for bad. One thing is for sure though - we can't halt progress.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91238333934625211852016-01-04T10:05:49.727-08:002016-01-04T10:05:49.727-08:00We had ancients in my state who built mounds for m...We had ancients in my state who built mounds for many reasons, several near me, but not the famous serpent mound complex. I used to think about them when I was young and immersed in all things old. My state was covered with trees then; it was said a squirrel could cross and criss cross the state and never stand on the ground. So much has changed.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79732964399998261952016-01-04T09:22:44.982-08:002016-01-04T09:22:44.982-08:00So many changes over the years, but I realise that...So many changes over the years, but I realise that I've come to accept most of them - especially anything that will make life easier ! It's the latest changes in technology that I have most trouble with, and being retired find that many of them really aren't that much use to me, and are something I can actually live without. My computer is the one thing I am grateful for - so easy to keep in touch.<br />As for foreign food, I was lucky that we holidayed abroad when I was young, and though the food wasn't always to my liking, I did have the chance to try something new. Part of the holiday was usually self catering and so my mother loaded the car with food from home, then we'd eat "English" !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17092771234860771072016-01-04T09:03:57.171-08:002016-01-04T09:03:57.171-08:00I echo Derek's sentiments, so much has changed...I echo Derek's sentiments, so much has changed. When I married my now ex-husband in 1968 he preferred traditional roasts and "meat and two veg" I don't think I even knew about pasta or stir fry or lasagne, they are regulars at our table nowadays, along with garlic bread, Chinese and pizza, and I love going out for an Indian. I think one of the biggest changes is being able to get almost anything regardless of the season. My mum used to make an absolutely delicious rice pudding with full fat milk.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502031456581056874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73251499939238875032016-01-04T08:38:55.108-08:002016-01-04T08:38:55.108-08:00Have heard of the Picts but never the Iceni. I wo...Have heard of the Picts but never the Iceni. I wondered about your post yesterday about the fields standing in water. I thought of the changes made by man, with building and roads and such and wondered if it was manmade instead of nature made. Possibly it was a totally different land during the Iceni days.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63796468059990098012016-01-04T08:09:04.697-08:002016-01-04T08:09:04.697-08:00I am amused when folks a few decades younger than ...I am amused when folks a few decades younger than I am start advising me about accepting change. Surely, many changes entered into my life well before these "youngsters" were born.<br /><br />Like Janet, I was seven years old before I ever saw a television program, and older still before my family owned a tv set. Ball point pens, Xerox machines, electric typewriters, iceboxes and wringer washing machines yielding to more advanced technology, a family car. This list could go on and on.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and yours. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72658682758119562042016-01-04T07:30:11.622-08:002016-01-04T07:30:11.622-08:00One-car families, most women didn't drive. We...One-car families, most women didn't drive. We had a telephone, but it was a party line we shared. The doctor made house visits. Nobody we knew had ever flown anywhere. We had no tv till I was 6 or 7. Lots of changes.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82341089233769759522016-01-04T06:47:52.730-08:002016-01-04T06:47:52.730-08:00Oh dear, yes, I do remember people talking about &...Oh dear, yes, I do remember people talking about 'foreign muck'!<br />I'm afraid this was in the 1950's - not the high spot of British cuisine - though we had lovely fresh fruit and veggies.<br />In Kate Atkinson's A God in Ruins - the contemporary grandchildren are impressed by Grandad Ted's 'ecological'(!) vegetable garden - they think him very up to date!<br />Our trip to Veeraswami's Indian restaurant in Piccadilly in 1958 was considered the height of culinary daring.<br /><br />I do love the easiness of email and being able to send pictures to family over instagram.<br />I miss getting 'real' letter in the post.....<br />the TV is really quite informative<br />but I love curling up with a good book<br /><br />However much people complain about 'modern life' we have much to be grateful for......<br />dentists for one thing.....<br /><br />lots of things good and bad...Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87425812355775931302016-01-04T05:49:55.937-08:002016-01-04T05:49:55.937-08:00The fat and scruffy "poor and needy" man...The fat and scruffy "poor and needy" man constantly begging by the shopping trolleys wasn't there today. Mind you it was a freezing morning and there was a stiffening breeze coming from the Steppes. I hope he's alright. He was there all spring, summer and autumn. One the better turned out beggars overwinters in Barcelona. But these clean and smart types are a rare sight. I think it's safe to say standards are falling. I can't understand why when good clean winter coat from a charity shop can be had for half the price of a packet of cigarettes.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81328514145325058712016-01-04T04:50:10.403-08:002016-01-04T04:50:10.403-08:00Cooking.... I'am in my late 40's Pat and ...Cooking.... I'am in my late 40's Pat and i do a heck of alot less cooking than say my Mother or Grandmother. A great part of their day was taken up by feeding people. I do quite a bit of convenience food and even if its not convenience food the microwave makes it quick and easy... For example last night i thawed out some leftover ham from Christmas in the microwave and cooked us each a baked potato in the microwave and opened a can of veggies and heated it in the microwave... I had a meal in what 15 minutes... Oh but there are some meals that are very much missed... My mom and grandmother and aunt were all very good cooks! Much better than me. Problem is they all cooked with out recipes and i was not one to hang out in the kitchen when i was younger and pat attention... lol Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49746415737331540712016-01-04T04:40:45.431-08:002016-01-04T04:40:45.431-08:00Gawd, it's hard to answer this posting without...Gawd, it's hard to answer this posting without writing a whole long list of things that have changed for better or worse, best to summarise.<br />Thinking about the tribe on the hill though, they like us when we young all those years ago, simply got on with eating what was around - no vegans, no nutritionists, no anti shooting/hunting types and definitely no foreign imports. Fruit, veg and meat still had seasons and we looked forward to each as they came around and we could eat dripping on toast without someone tut-tutting.<br />Fortunately I have a farm shop near me where local apples, plums, etc. are plentiful and cheap when in season and sprouts are sold on the stalk so that they keep for ages in a cool shed.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83651638775035399012016-01-04T04:18:32.269-08:002016-01-04T04:18:32.269-08:00I miss English eating apples and only realised how...I miss English eating apples and only realised how lucky I had been when I had to buy some for the first time when I was married. Grandad had planted a little orchard of apples, plums, greengages and pears, all of which the family enjoyed freely. I was quite shocked by the price of them in shops. It was almost a case of 'they don't grow on trees you know'! We have many benefits today, but so many things from the past still have a strong appeal. My father was a traditionalist and referred to any food from abroad as 'foreign muck'. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24174215460629560382016-01-04T03:00:18.785-08:002016-01-04T03:00:18.785-08:00I am still suspicious of pasta.I am still suspicious of pasta.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com