tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post3661748347006836225..comments2023-09-07T15:35:59.964+01:00Comments on The Compost Bin: I lived a "Victorian Farm" life!Compostwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-574571107865380812018-09-01T12:07:47.899+01:002018-09-01T12:07:47.899+01:00Yeah, Facebook is hit or miss for a lot of blogger...Yeah, Facebook is hit or miss for a lot of bloggers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-36691577341577773772010-09-14T06:42:50.676+01:002010-09-14T06:42:50.676+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-22338929441067169552010-08-12T08:08:35.864+01:002010-08-12T08:08:35.864+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-54823235875767990832009-01-21T10:09:00.000+00:002009-01-21T10:09:00.000+00:00SoL, I am getting a bit fed up with the consant re...SoL, I am getting a bit fed up with the consant reminder about not sleeping there also. But they apparently sleep in a similar, spartan cottage nearby, its just it passed the H and S stuff better! ( so Compostman informed me)<BR/><BR/>Like Rachael and the rest of you have said, it a really good programme ( and RC as well! ) <BR/><BR/> I can't wait for this weeks episode!Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-42705155159980764712009-01-17T14:50:00.000+00:002009-01-17T14:50:00.000+00:00I'm afraid I was brought up as a right softie - bo...I'm afraid I was brought up as a right softie - born in 1968 but I don't remember ever not having most of the mod cons such as central heating and an indoor toilet! Even now that I hanker after a semi-self-sufficient lifestyle, (I have read John Seymour's 'Complete Self-Sufficiency cover to cover) there are a number of things I don't think I could manage without, such as:<BR/>washing machine<BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-61889112241797064032009-01-17T12:58:00.000+00:002009-01-17T12:58:00.000+00:00Coo! This post certainly struck a chord with you a...Coo! This post certainly struck a chord with you all!<BR/><BR/>The Book of the Farm ( sorry I got the name wrong, but you all seem to know what I mean!) is available as a download from Google! <BR/><BR/>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=938aAAAAYAAJ<BR/><BR/>It is really interesting to read all your various comments on this, thank you all for commenting as I have enjoyed your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-37809682768236984872009-01-17T12:52:00.000+00:002009-01-17T12:52:00.000+00:00I liked watching VF, although it is mared by PB, s...I liked watching VF, although it is mared by PB, saying constantly, it isnt like castaways they arent sleeping there at night. and they have help...<BR/><BR/>Yes, yes, ok I get that!!!! <BR/><BR/>I am glad the man who is hanging our doors is using the old method of a plane. It is ddefinately better as I dont have to worry he has taken too much off. Yep some of the old ways are the best.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-58136429669722043812009-01-17T10:42:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:42:00.000+00:00Oh blast it... I missed it!!! CW, although your wa...Oh blast it... I missed it!!! <BR/>CW, although your way of life was hard work, it also sounds idyllic!<BR/>Nothing like the good old days... <BR/>We lived in a terraced cottage and we did have electricity and gas, but no central heating or bathroom. No hot water on tap, so boiled kettles for hot water. Wash days Mum washed everything by hand, boiled sheets in a burco boiler and if I recall aromatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447370086320779186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-358956470621279822009-01-17T10:13:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:13:00.000+00:00Great post!I caught the program for the first time...Great post!<BR/><BR/>I caught the program for the first time this week, it was nice to watch River Cottage on 4 and then flick over to 2 for this! :)<BR/><BR/>The smallholding you talk of in your childhood sounds wonderful :)Lucy Pursglove-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629399495923026950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-59163448340599060492009-01-17T10:12:00.000+00:002009-01-17T10:12:00.000+00:00ooh, snap - we've downloaded The Year of the Farm ...ooh, snap - we've downloaded The Year of the Farm too - a very interesting read - as is your post! It does seem strange to think people were still living like this in the 1960s but I can fully believe it. The hamlet where I grew up didn't get electricity till quite late on and when I was little I can remember some of the villagers still living a very traditional lifestyle. It's all changed now ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-30754486079964861742009-01-17T09:29:00.000+00:002009-01-17T09:29:00.000+00:00Have left you an award over on my blog, hope you l...Have left you an award over on my blog, hope you like it, hope you are well fionaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-1152389149453020762009-01-17T09:16:00.000+00:002009-01-17T09:16:00.000+00:00Six months without electric four years ago made me...Six months without electric four years ago made me REALLY appreciate the wonders of the washing machine - sheets you remember being bad - jeans and quilt covers were my nemesis! <BR/><BR/>Good to live it with the knowledge the leccy would arrive at some point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-27626789075580439562009-01-17T07:44:00.000+00:002009-01-17T07:44:00.000+00:00I'm a little older than you and not farming stock ...I'm a little older than you and not farming stock but I can remember quite a lot of the things too. My gran and my aunt (a farmers wife) had the ranges, I remember a mangle and the dolly being around during my childhood in the UK - even though I lived abroad with servants!! for the first 5 years of my life. <BR/><BR/>I also remember that my farmer uncle was missing a few fingers due to the dNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531819276422542672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272014660849023022.post-77240945352305082932009-01-17T07:19:00.000+00:002009-01-17T07:19:00.000+00:00I loved reading about your experiences as a child ...I loved reading about your experiences as a child CW ... in fact, I'd love to read more!! Please write a book!! <BR/><BR/>Your post brought back memories for me, of growing up in a small village in the late 60's, where some of the older people lived exactly as you've described - they all seemed to live to a ripe old age and were pretty healthy, so it must have been a fairly good way to live!<BR/>Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00704065088967190856noreply@blogger.com