tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post4672565097932097695..comments2024-03-29T00:11:30.648+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Q is for Quern-Stone - that is what Q is for ...Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22896934317855762762011-04-23T18:02:01.161+01:002011-04-23T18:02:01.161+01:00Hi Patricia .. gosh I forgot to come back and answ...Hi Patricia .. gosh I forgot to come back and answer you .. yet - it sounds as though you've got loads going on .. I hope you're enjoying the time and events your sharing in ..<br /><br />Not sure what your movie is .. but then I'm not brilliant with movies - enjoy it when it turns up ..and let me know what it's called ... please!<br /><br />I'm sure these quern stones came over in the ships, while the Native Americans would have used similar ..<br /><br />Now - as you say we are messing things up a little and our digestive tracts are rebelling sometimes .. <br /><br />Look after yourself .. and enjoy the family time .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35903146018856274732011-04-21T21:56:11.078+01:002011-04-21T21:56:11.078+01:00I do not know if I can catch up - you are being fa...I do not know if I can catch up - you are being faithful to the letters here and I am being busy busy with job hunting and preparing for the feast <br />Earth Day and Easter the same weekend and the Peace Choir is singing everywhere as is Arts Walk and The Procession of the Species Parade....and one child coming home<br /><br />I have rented a movie about the stealing of a special stone from Scotland and the recovery of said stone. It is due to arrive soon<br />???<br /><br />There are mill stones like this brought to New England and variations from the Native Americans - everyone needed to mill some grain for sustainance in order to live and survive. <br />Now we seem to be having digestion problems because we milled it too fine and destroyed the food value!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-25498959483996034622011-04-21T15:39:14.353+01:002011-04-21T15:39:14.353+01:00Hi Helen ... never mind - I'll move it across ...Hi Helen ... never mind - I'll move it across to R for Rare Flowers .. rather than crushing Quern Stones!!<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83956980708401977972011-04-21T15:32:20.534+01:002011-04-21T15:32:20.534+01:00Around here, if we've had good rains (which we...Around here, if we've had good rains (which we haven't this year), we'll get fields of beautiful Bluebonnets. People don't pick them as much as they stomp through them to get pictures of their kids sitting on them.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-87484484921571399502011-04-21T15:28:59.638+01:002011-04-21T15:28:59.638+01:00@ Amanda .. delighted to see you here .. and thank...@ Amanda .. delighted to see you here .. and thanks very much .. see you soon again - here or with you .. cheers ..<br /><br />@ Stephen .. interesting .. I guess yours come from Mexico and the mountains? They certainly must make wonderful garden pieces - especially from the historical and geological discussion point of view ..<br /><br />Thanks to you both for coming over .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2895458499901580482011-04-21T14:47:08.369+01:002011-04-21T14:47:08.369+01:00Q stones and other mill stones are very popular ar...Q stones and other mill stones are very popular around here. People like oldest ones for their outdoor gardens. Many are the center pieces. And the more history the better. They make excellent conversation pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-4836826990240273942011-04-21T08:13:03.958+01:002011-04-21T08:13:03.958+01:00What an interesting blog you have, Hilary - glad I...What an interesting blog you have, Hilary - glad I dropped by. :-) Love the idea of an A-Z challenge!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16052271466999036502011-04-21T07:21:16.051+01:002011-04-21T07:21:16.051+01:00@ Richard .. these would be good for you to use in...@ Richard .. these would be good for you to use in your cookery shows or your rock ones??! As you say .. they are now only ornaments - heavy ones at that! - and deserve their place in museums.<br /><br />@ Munir - wonderful you've added so much to this post - so interesting to have the history from India. Can you remember what the 'payment' was for using the mill to grind the wheat .. did you leave some flour?<br /><br />I'm sure you're right about some families or communities having these 'Chuckys' tucked away somewhere.<br /><br />And gosh doesn't culture change ..so interesting to have this snippet added here - many thanks!<br /><br />@ Gary .. I add little bits in as it opens the conversation up for me .. and leads readers out to other thoughts - this I find fascinating. So delighted to read you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Also everyone seems to enjoy commenting as there's always something to say or extra to add in. Ah 'R' .. <br /><br />@ Susan .. yes - you have .. Q's are always quite difficult aren't they!<br /><br />Thanks everyone .. this is great - the 'Q' for Quern has got lots of extra tidbits added to the mix - love it - happy day today ... HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55723811648577918652011-04-21T01:56:56.063+01:002011-04-21T01:56:56.063+01:00Interesting article...and I've got a new "...Interesting article...and I've got a new "Q" word for Scrabble!Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-26012961938271311962011-04-21T01:41:04.063+01:002011-04-21T01:41:04.063+01:00Hi Hilary,
You give fascinating insight on many in...Hi Hilary,<br />You give fascinating insight on many interesting topics. I found this a most interesting read and the historical aspects you add are most absorbing. Thanks for sharing this info on the 'Quern-Stone'.<br />And thus, me thinks you 'R' now going to do the letter 'R' :)<br />Cheers, Gary.klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73533440844120040292011-04-21T01:39:26.018+01:002011-04-21T01:39:26.018+01:00When I left India in 1972 to join my husband in En...When I left India in 1972 to join my husband in England, we had some thing like this we called "Chukhy". We would grind sugar or even lentils. Wheat used to get sent to the mill, but small portions of grain would be grounded at home on a "Chukhy". Now all of the "Chuckhys are being replaced by electric food processors. They may have some hidden somewhere in some families. How culture changes!MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86223878055338978992011-04-20T23:25:42.912+01:002011-04-20T23:25:42.912+01:00I've never heard of these.
It's amazing ho...I've never heard of these.<br />It's amazing how people got by in the past, in this technological age such things are only ornaments. lolArts web showhttp://artswebshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-59684027114135425622011-04-20T21:18:42.552+01:002011-04-20T21:18:42.552+01:00@ Marvin .. as you so rightly say grist for the mi...@ Marvin .. as you so rightly say grist for the mill .. and something understandably that's stood the test of time and will remain until discovered - hence the archaeological recoveries.<br /><br />@ Madeleine ... I was going to do Quoit - large megalithic stones .. we have them in Cornwall .. but Quern seemed slightly more universally British!<br /><br />@ Holly .. you're right - as Snowbrush mentioned above .. it is a base stone with various methods of grinding .. that then required different type of top stones .. because these were portable for moving communities/families .. they were Querns .. <br /><br />... until populations were more static and the industrial mills came into being - then millstones proper (as we understand them) came about.<br /><br />Thanks Marvin, Madeleine and Holly .. great comments and lovely of you to be here .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76112546746584133422011-04-20T20:58:17.137+01:002011-04-20T20:58:17.137+01:00I haven’t heard of a quern before or at least that...I haven’t heard of a quern before or at least that term. The Native Americans in the US have something similar but the base stone is just part of a boulder that they would grind stuff on. In certain areas you can see huge, flat boulders with wells dug into them from use.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49999813849118196962011-04-20T19:48:07.246+01:002011-04-20T19:48:07.246+01:00Not heard of the Quern stone. Great Q post :O)Not heard of the Quern stone. Great Q post :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77313781559596171042011-04-20T18:05:10.741+01:002011-04-20T18:05:10.741+01:00A "quern", hmm? Interesting tidbit of in...A "quern", hmm? Interesting tidbit of information--definitely grist for the mill!<br /><br /><a href="http://theoldsilly.com" rel="nofollow"><b>Marvin D Wilson</b></a>The Old Sillyhttp://theoldsilly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91635179180674850632011-04-20T17:47:38.913+01:002011-04-20T17:47:38.913+01:00@ Raining Acorns .. I had ideas - but did somethin...@ Raining Acorns .. I had ideas - but did something different .. X is slightly challenging .. I can do this year easily enough!! Next?<br /><br />Thanks - delighted it met the brief and you enjoyed it .. <br /><br />@ Joylene .. thank you!! That's great .. <br /><br />Cheers to you both .. have a good evening or day .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-89360159445574329652011-04-20T17:46:15.333+01:002011-04-20T17:46:15.333+01:00What an informative and fascinating post! I am lea...What an informative and fascinating post! I am learning every day.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22776076179134445352011-04-20T17:36:03.177+01:002011-04-20T17:36:03.177+01:00Q is for quite fabulous.Q is for quite fabulous.Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52896842096581086862011-04-20T16:57:32.778+01:002011-04-20T16:57:32.778+01:00I was thinking what will you do when you get to th...I was thinking what will you do when you get to those troublesome letters by Q and X. Well, for Q, you've come up with a real winner, for sure. And yes, I'm glad we don't have to do that anymore, too!Raining Acornshttp://rainingacorns.blogspot.com/2011/04/just-some-poems-du-fu-in-translation.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-16143529841821229802011-04-20T15:42:02.925+01:002011-04-20T15:42:02.925+01:00@ Morning AJ .. thank you for that .. I learnt a l...@ Morning AJ .. thank you for that .. I learnt a little about skeleton development from the Stirling Castle skeletons - not sure if you saw that tv show - I did post about it.<br /><br />I find it fascinating that archaeologists can now determine what our ancestors might have been doing if part of the skeleton is 'odd' - well developed as you say.<br /><br />In this instance corn grinding did seem to be done by women - you're right!<br /><br />AJ - Wonderful addition to the post - thank you.<br /><br />@ Sue .. don't feel so ignorant - I am as well until I've written the post - it's called learning as you go.<br /><br />@ Snowbrush - you're probably right .. I was concentrating on the British aspect (as I'm doing the ABCs of the British Countryside) - but knew I'd be picked up on their origin! Thank you!!<br /><br />I'm sure they were in China and the Far East and perhaps travellers way back in time would have brought them in to India and on to Mesopotamia.<br /><br />The same must have applied to the Americas .. <br /><br />But absolutely - grinding stones would have been one of the first tools used.<br /><br />Snowbrush - Many thanks for adding so much to the post - it'll expand our minds on the transport of ideas, travels and on food production .. very interesting .. the world, even then, could almost be described as small.<br /><br />@ Vicki - me too - but now I know .. especially the Quern ones for grinding food etc Glad you enjoyed the post.<br /><br />@ Michelle - pleasure .. I'm way behind - but I'll catch up. Delighted you're enjoying the blog & this series - my first!<br /><br />You too have a good week and it's lovely having you here.<br /><br />@ Theresa .. these millstones are amazing - as they come in all sorts of roughness depending on the rock used and the purpose for which the grinding is required. Millstones are found in various outcrops around Britain.<br /><br />This type of stone was used as a tool in Mesopotamia, the concept was then passed on as each country was settled. <br /><br />I'm not sure what they'd use for grinding chocolate .. - you'll have to check sometime and let us know.<br /><br />Thanks everyone - loved the comments .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-44242727714547617072011-04-20T14:59:09.771+01:002011-04-20T14:59:09.771+01:00What an interesting piece of rock. Some date all ...What an interesting piece of rock. Some date all the way back from Mesopotamia? Pretty cool. <br /><br />There's a place near me that hand grinds chocolate. I wonder if they use the same type of stone.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-22016128826458300452011-04-20T14:47:13.739+01:002011-04-20T14:47:13.739+01:00Hi Hilary. Thank you for following my blog. :)
Yo...Hi Hilary. Thank you for following my blog. :)<br /><br />You've got some very interesting posts, and a unique approach to the A-Z Challenge. I like it.<br /><br />Have a wonderful week.MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7381745116046153732011-04-20T13:33:16.474+01:002011-04-20T13:33:16.474+01:00Fascinating - I didn't realize that's what...Fascinating - I didn't realize that's what those things were called. Thanks for sharingVicki Rochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381089434014961076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-20226465604403342152011-04-20T12:43:12.540+01:002011-04-20T12:43:12.540+01:00I hear them called metates in the American southwe...I hear them called metates in the American southwest, and I own a few of the handstones (called manos). I just did a quick net search and couldn't find how far they go back in time, but since they would have been sorely needed as long as people have grown grain, and since they would surely be an obvious solution to the problem of making meals and flours, I should think that they were invented well before 2,500 years ago. I did read that they're found in all parts of the world.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.com