tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1113429156799464065..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Disappearing Vines.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61645946171881925402012-10-12T05:32:35.647+01:002012-10-12T05:32:35.647+01:00My very good friend, and nearby neighbour, has don...My very good friend, and nearby neighbour, has done just that! His two (now unused) huge tobacco drying barns now produce the dosh without him having to do anything!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63779562821745989612012-10-12T01:11:53.334+01:002012-10-12T01:11:53.334+01:00Love the painting! What colours! But bummer about ...Love the painting! What colours! But bummer about the grapevines.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72974773501581463512012-10-11T22:07:14.275+01:002012-10-11T22:07:14.275+01:00Our local farmers joke that they now mainly grow e...Our local farmers joke that they now mainly grow electricity. Huge barns, lleft permanently empty, are covered with industrial scale solar roof panelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51139458426898591612012-10-11T20:01:43.948+01:002012-10-11T20:01:43.948+01:00This reminds me of a harvest festival in our area ...This reminds me of a harvest festival in our area (Illinois) that I went to every year for 20 years. I went to check the date this year and found out it had been "permanently cancelled", do to lack of funds, interest. It was an annual event for 32 years. It broke my heart. Seems we are all losing these simple pleasures.Sherrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54122056339377450832012-10-11T16:36:58.834+01:002012-10-11T16:36:58.834+01:00Kindred spirits!Kindred spirits!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75825901267380472972012-10-11T16:28:00.277+01:002012-10-11T16:28:00.277+01:00I’m for a simpler life, I still grow my own and th...I’m for a simpler life, I still grow my own and therefore eat and drink my own whilst the chickens cluck around at my feet.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18618242968032327312012-10-11T16:13:04.660+01:002012-10-11T16:13:04.660+01:00Too much hard work, I think. None of my neighbours...Too much hard work, I think. None of my neighbours now has pigs, or ducks, or even hens. Just huge tractors.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22313278468617179152012-10-11T16:05:43.515+01:002012-10-11T16:05:43.515+01:00why did it disappear? Housing in the way? Or othe...why did it disappear? Housing in the way? Or other cultivation? Curious.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52670185546648785212012-10-11T15:42:30.272+01:002012-10-11T15:42:30.272+01:00Such a beautiful painting and such a wonderful vie...Such a beautiful painting and such a wonderful view. Sad for you that it's gone.<br />Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297666658098056909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6804410704917918462012-10-11T15:41:20.413+01:002012-10-11T15:41:20.413+01:00I have some grapevines here, planted by the previo...I have some grapevines here, planted by the previous owners. The birds have adopted one of them as their own. I only worked that out when i realized that the bunches of green grapes i saw were suddenly smaller; the birds apparently don't need a Brix counter, they know when the grapes are ready and take them one by one. The other two i hacked back when i first arrived, not knowing what they were at first. I didn't check if they fruited this year.<br /><br />Lovely painting.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41420446775572590192012-10-11T15:14:09.437+01:002012-10-11T15:14:09.437+01:00We have 3 grapevines here on the farm. This year i...We have 3 grapevines here on the farm. This year in the midst of the drought they suddenly produced for the first time! We ate from them for a week, the GK's bringing in handfuls for evey meal. Now you have motivated me to plant more.<br /><br />About that painting...it fills me with lonliness. I love itDonna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34282323763882719952012-10-11T13:46:07.836+01:002012-10-11T13:46:07.836+01:00The joys of yesteryear have been replaced by the t...The joys of yesteryear have been replaced by the technology of today. Everything changes, c'est la vie. At least we have our memories (at least for now).<br /><br />Your picture is lovely, Cro. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67124443337586694552012-10-11T11:32:46.497+01:002012-10-11T11:32:46.497+01:00I love the painting, Cro.I love the painting, Cro.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11045135915447812932012-10-11T10:03:47.676+01:002012-10-11T10:03:47.676+01:00I don't see why it shouldn't work. It'...I don't see why it shouldn't work. It's not a complicated process. I have a friend who makes E de V de Prune; he has about 90 litres in stock. What on earth would one do with 90 litres of E de V???Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26458982117388796622012-10-11T09:10:04.949+01:002012-10-11T09:10:04.949+01:00Our property overlooks our neighbour’s vineyard. ...Our property overlooks our neighbour’s vineyard. Their whole family gather every year for the vendage, with grandfather driving the ancient tractor. During the summer Philippe patrols the vines on a daily basis, clipping here and there and checking the fruit. This summer we heard him hammering metal all day long in his work shop. We went to investigate and he proudly showed us a steel drum and yards of pipework. He was making a still! I’m now looking forward to copious amounts of eau de vie but I’m very doubtful his contraption will ever actually function. (Shh, don’t tell anyone!) Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73191772827326541062012-10-11T07:28:27.862+01:002012-10-11T07:28:27.862+01:00Security and familiarity has been sacrificed to th...Security and familiarity has been sacrificed to the god Mammon and a whole new psyche needs to be found that can cope with a thousand years of social change taking place in a couple of decades. So far all that most of the younger generations have come up with as a coping mechanism is some sort of vacuous fascination with text messaging and zombies. We have skipped the skipping stage and gone directly to trying to run, flat out ...<br /><br />Here endeth the Old Fart.The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48696231141864503522012-10-11T07:20:25.748+01:002012-10-11T07:20:25.748+01:00p.s. lovely picture Cro.p.s. lovely picture Cro.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35292401966190917562012-10-11T07:20:04.748+01:002012-10-11T07:20:04.748+01:00The times they are a-changin'. Sad but true.The times they are a-changin'. Sad but true.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com