tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post8654633290418927303..comments2024-03-25T20:17:47.615+10:00Comments on Earlier Years: Harvest, hay and a Hills hoistcrgalvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-12178094621603495692017-04-11T23:04:11.507+10:002017-04-11T23:04:11.507+10:00Potato picking must have been hard work too. So ma...Potato picking must have been hard work too. So many different types of farming and so much work goes into producing our daily food.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-47142344963494194752017-04-11T21:02:45.604+10:002017-04-11T21:02:45.604+10:00Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment...Thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-57151722589219416002017-04-11T21:00:04.411+10:002017-04-11T21:00:04.411+10:00Seen and well used in so many backyards over the y...Seen and well used in so many backyards over the years. Now gradually disappearing for straight wall installed lines. crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-9996770688094902052017-04-11T20:58:18.409+10:002017-04-11T20:58:18.409+10:00shall get a photo of the hills hoist and add it in...shall get a photo of the hills hoist and add it in mid-May. crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-19845893375799378542017-04-11T20:47:22.027+10:002017-04-11T20:47:22.027+10:00Thanks for visiting again :)Thanks for visiting again :)crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-90840462952789376972017-04-11T18:31:49.300+10:002017-04-11T18:31:49.300+10:00Ahhh...the Hills hoist. The central feature of our...Ahhh...the Hills hoist. The central feature of our suburban backyard... hang sheets off it and make a cubby house, tie crackers to it and whiz it around, throw a tarp over it and use it as a giant sun umbrella for the wading pool... <br />Plus there was always a hole under it.Mum used to claim the dog was trying to sabotage washing day.<br /><br />http://wendyoftherock.blogspot.comWendy of the Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075191933681796096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-6293552705364099682017-04-11T02:52:45.375+10:002017-04-11T02:52:45.375+10:00Wish you had a photo of the Hills Hoist! My dad bu...Wish you had a photo of the Hills Hoist! My dad built us a multi-line clothes dryer between two "T" posts. I have to make do with a line strung between the house and my garden shed, no fancy stuff at all :)<br /><a href="http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2017/04/atozchallenge-hisfor-halitor-hero.html" rel="nofollow">The Ninja Librarian’s Favorite Characters </a>Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-41991350361054362742017-04-11T01:51:27.158+10:002017-04-11T01:51:27.158+10:00Totally relate to the hay bales. We raised hay for...Totally relate to the hay bales. We raised hay for sale on our farm when the rectangular bales were popular. Love the photos of the sacks and labeling!Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-18179005205069623162017-04-10T21:47:26.571+10:002017-04-10T21:47:26.571+10:00Such interesting memories and a glimpse into the h...Such interesting memories and a glimpse into the hard work of farming! Had to laugh about the arrangement of clothes on the line. My mom would do the same thing about hanging underwear near the home where the neighbors couldn't see it and putting shirts and pants out on the main line where it was more visible. Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-86668757204024447912017-04-10T17:27:09.342+10:002017-04-10T17:27:09.342+10:00I remember my Uncle Harry's old hay baler - it...I remember my Uncle Harry's old hay baler - it was old when he had it, practically an antique, and would no way be allowed under health and safety today. It made much smaller bales than even the square ones they make today, a man could lift one, where it takes a tractor today. Thinking of it reminds me of long Summer days and the butterfly meadow at the end of the farm :)<br /><br />I've never sewn up a bag, but I did used to do potato picking for another farmer friend and they went into paper sacks that had to then be sealed with a twisted wire - it was a piece of wire with loops on either end and you wrapped it around the top of the bag, hooked through this special tool and pulled, and the head of the tool twisted and wrapped the wire around itself.<br />Sophie<br /><a href="http://sophiesthoughtsandfunmbles.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - Dragon Diaries</a>Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-69096926860434944782017-04-10T16:31:43.690+10:002017-04-10T16:31:43.690+10:00Hi Carmel - great range of Hs ... and with such hi...Hi Carmel - great range of Hs ... and with such history. Sounds like the old days that I remember - though I never lived on a farm ... the lanes and fields resonated with your words. Those rotary clothes lines were and are amazing ... fresh air through clothes is a treat ... cheers - a lovely read ... Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/h-is-for-horse.html Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-83426069331001279952017-04-10T11:26:20.866+10:002017-04-10T11:26:20.866+10:00For a while the smaller bales seemed to disappear ...For a while the smaller bales seemed to disappear from paddocks, replaced by those big round rolls, but I have seen some back again.<br />Lovely photos.<br /><a href="http://ayfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.au/2017/04/h-is-for-cudmore-family-arrival-in.html" rel="nofollow"> H is for the Cudmore family arrival in Hobart in 1835</a><br />----------<br><br />Anne Young <br><br /><a href="http://ayfamilyhistory.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow">Anne's family history </a>Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.com