tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post319060005615468307..comments2024-03-28T13:00:19.040+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Turning a team of oxen - any idea how?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25194944223494445342011-01-14T20:44:55.468+00:002011-01-14T20:44:55.468+00:00Thank you for the comment. HilaryThank you for the comment. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9297548667485228072011-01-14T15:09:38.674+00:002011-01-14T15:09:38.674+00:00Great post.Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76879325028414411002010-01-30T18:01:24.299+00:002010-01-30T18:01:24.299+00:00Hi Liara .. thanks for coming by .. it certainly o...Hi Liara .. thanks for coming by .. it certainly opened my eyes and was really interesting to find out about. As you say - things pop into the conscious mind now that relate to the posts I've written and certainly I look at things differently. The world is so informative from those days gone - it's all been done before.<br /><br />Great to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21882441602100183622010-01-30T16:42:32.282+00:002010-01-30T16:42:32.282+00:00This is about stepping out of the known and choosi...This is about stepping out of the known and choosing to explore the mystery of unknown. To contemplate possibilities, reflect on documented history, expands awareness and sparks new levels of reflection and remembering.Liara Coverthttp://blog.dreambuilders.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78996966131062119552010-01-20T20:10:36.884+00:002010-01-20T20:10:36.884+00:00Hi Megan .. it is fascinating I agree .. how life ...Hi Megan .. it is fascinating I agree .. how life began all those years ago - all those little quirks, twists and turns .. who on earth would have thought oxen would have influenced how we actually wrote?!<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it and it brought a smile of wonder to you ..<br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35853846999525556872010-01-20T20:07:48.925+00:002010-01-20T20:07:48.925+00:00Hi Mark - glad you appreciate the info - & hop...Hi Mark - glad you appreciate the info - & hope some of the gems appropriately will inspire your teaching -<br /><br />Good to see you - Hilary Melton-Butcher <br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48521478621791563252010-01-20T19:15:50.035+00:002010-01-20T19:15:50.035+00:00Okay, now THIS is fascinating to me, and more so t...Okay, now THIS is fascinating to me, and more so than I ever thought farming or measurements could be. I love knowing where all the terms originated from and also, as Jannie wondered, how to turn a team of oxen. (smile)<br /><br />Thank you, Hilary!Megan "JoyGirl!" Bordhttp://allaboutjoy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91292302295587968232010-01-20T17:48:11.847+00:002010-01-20T17:48:11.847+00:00You provide a wealth of information. Thanks for sh...You provide a wealth of information. Thanks for sharing.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237538988856751173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15524154484384726622010-01-20T08:03:31.823+00:002010-01-20T08:03:31.823+00:00Hi Blue Bunny - a thinking and considerate bunny -...Hi Blue Bunny - a thinking and considerate bunny - thanks for the link - now I can go straight there!<br /><br />Sry to hr tht yur Jannie's unkil has died, bt tht U rmembr him 'nd hs kndnez ..<br /><br />Hey .. parsley fabbuliss paarsil on its way .. <br />XXXXXX tank U ... lukng frwrd to its arrval ..Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87753298511924512702010-01-19T22:18:41.810+00:002010-01-19T22:18:41.810+00:00my jannie leeving this link to jan's posting y...my jannie leeving this link to jan's posting yoo have in yor minde.<br /><br /><br />http://www.awakeisgood.com/2009/12/humorous-sid-of-spirituality-with-guest.html<br /><br />no my jannie wonting yoo to kno that her unkil is ded like a doornob. but he wuz reel reel nise of a persin.<br /><br />and my jannie did mails yor fabbuliss paarsil today!<br /><br />xoxoBlue Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293991594659253739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-46833810138896273832010-01-19T08:25:12.586+00:002010-01-19T08:25:12.586+00:00Hi JW .. thanks for that .. amazing how many Ameri...Hi JW .. thanks for that .. amazing how many Americans come from a long line of farmers .. I suppose that shows how lands were cultivated and thus the country was born.<br /><br />Good to see you here .. bringing back some of your family memories from those early days.<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48227898517226780012010-01-18T21:20:29.885+00:002010-01-18T21:20:29.885+00:00Oh my goodness this was so interesting. I come fro...Oh my goodness this was so interesting. I come from a long line of farmers. <br /><br />You are a great article writer.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22973038264980491342010-01-18T20:47:33.877+00:002010-01-18T20:47:33.877+00:00Hi Patricia .. it was a fun post to write. Intere...Hi Patricia .. it was a fun post to write. Interesting that your great uncle used horses, rather than gas tractors.<br /><br />Stone are Imperial weights - often used for weighing potatoes - hope you'll laugh .. 14 pounds ..6.35 kgs .. I can't manage kgs .. real struggle.<br /><br />Words - I agree are so important and so interesting as to their derivation .. defining their roots back to their meaning ..<br /><br />I sincerely hope that law and regulations will not be interspersed .. with yah, like, like you know .. etc etc .. ? as to what it means ..<br /><br />Yes - good question to pose from Jannie ..especially as her uncle only ever used oxen to plough (plow) .. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it .. good memories ..<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-8248564589615092022010-01-18T20:27:56.360+00:002010-01-18T20:27:56.360+00:00Oh I love this post Hilary, My great Uncle did all...Oh I love this post Hilary, My great Uncle did all his plowing with horses and never had a gasoline run tractor....I still do not understand "stones" as many of the folks on weight loss blogs write about losing "stones" and I can only guess the equivalents.<br /><br />I probably should google it?<br /><br />And words and old words are such good sounds to roll around in the mouth and enjoy with the ear..<br /><br />not all this "yah" and "like, like, like" really now! what is all that supposed to mean?<br /><br />Thanks for this great post Jannie and HilaryPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-9329194845794810992010-01-18T18:03:07.314+00:002010-01-18T18:03:07.314+00:00Hi Blue Bunny ...If she say zee strng lyke ox .. i...Hi Blue Bunny ...If she say zee strng lyke ox .. is she using the goad on U .. Eyes hope not. It’s gud of U to help move firnicher .. ‘nd the pine needly tree???<br /><br />She’s got mooore wrk fur U I tinks .. those pesky decrshns.<br /><br />Keep eeting ‘em karrits for Xtra Strungth ...<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21353171286462787112010-01-18T17:58:53.262+00:002010-01-18T17:58:53.262+00:00Hi Jannie .. yes I did it!! Much to my surprise!!...Hi Jannie .. yes I did it!! Much to my surprise!!<br /><br />All those old names I love .. I’m so interested to hear your Dad talk about rods – not sure I’ve heard them used in my lifetime .. but knew a rod was a measure. Pecks and bushels too.<br /><br />Yep – cubits I know – they’re from Egyptian times .. a forearm length .. yours, mine, Jim’s, Michael Phelps – he’s tall isn’t he? .. his arm must be twice the length of ours nearly?!<br /><br />I couldn’t think how to spell it .. and up came the answer in my googling! So bated/baited deserved a mention, I thought.<br /><br />How interesting that Uncle George used oxen .. so the video is true and still continues – is he still alive? What wonderful memories to have and the pictures to go with it .. now you and Kelly can see how far back in history his working traditions go .. and where they’ve stemmed from: the links of history.<br /><br />Excellent – thanks .. I must find out which of Jan’s posts it appears from and acknowledge winning the prize! Looking forward to its travels across the Ocean and receipt this end .. grand news!<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72929916619944510802010-01-18T17:21:59.622+00:002010-01-18T17:21:59.622+00:00wen i hellping my jannie move firnicher, she say i...wen i hellping my jannie move firnicher, she say i strong like a ox!Blue Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293991594659253739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45583715406212999922010-01-18T17:20:54.797+00:002010-01-18T17:20:54.797+00:00Yay!!! The oxen post, whoo-hoo.
My dad talks abo...Yay!!! The oxen post, whoo-hoo.<br /><br />My dad talks about rods, furlongs and acres too. Old school farmers. Pecks in a bushel too.<br /><br />Did you run into cubits anywhere in yous oxen travels? Biblical, of course but not sure if or when the cubit became outmoded. <br /><br />It is interesting the baited and bated breath juxtapositions. <br /><br />My Mom's brother, George used oxen all his life instead of horses, plodding but steadfast like Uncle himself. Mom has some wonderful pictures of him and his teams.<br /><br />p.s. Your parcel all packed, wrapped and ready to post tomorrow! Bank holiday today, MLK day. <br /><br />xoJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12364115652032644172010-01-18T08:17:44.283+00:002010-01-18T08:17:44.283+00:00Hi Betsy .. thank you. As you say I'm sure we...Hi Betsy .. thank you. As you say I'm sure we don't realise how hard life was for our forefathers.<br /><br />What an interesting story - sad about your grandfather and the horse - but hitching up the Model T and ploughing the lands! They were narrow those early cars - I remember my Dad driving round our house and garden in Surrey with out disaster, as the wheel base was quite narrow.<br /><br />Great to hear from you - <br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspiratonal StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56970191718765828842010-01-17T23:53:32.971+00:002010-01-17T23:53:32.971+00:00Hi Hilary - Fascinating! I don't think we app...Hi Hilary - Fascinating! I don't think we appreciate how hard farming was until quite recent improvements made things somewhat easier. My father and his brother lost their dad during the Great Depression while they were boys. Worse, the horse died a few days later and the crops needed putting in. They hitched the Ford Model T up to the plow. My uncle drove because he could reach the pedals, and dad (12 years old? I believe) followed behind to cut the furrows. I am ashamed to say we laughed at this when we were children. I can't imagine how difficult that would have been now that I know better. Thanks.Betsy Wuebkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806195753329822728noreply@blogger.com