tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post2100887871400371300..comments2023-05-10T14:41:21.504+01:00Comments on Flitney Family Blog: Farming at Ibstone, Buckinghamshire and Thame, Oxfordshire in the 1940s and 50sBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-73160145236588905812015-03-31T08:55:29.322+01:002015-03-31T08:55:29.322+01:00Hi Mike, I think you could be right. The sound of...Hi Mike, I think you could be right. The sound of logging with chains and heavy tractors was certainly very loud. We lived in a valley and the sound used to reverberate, especially when they went on working in the evenings which they often did. It makes me sad to think of how many trees must have been cut down.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-82915105517320126452015-03-30T08:09:35.515+01:002015-03-30T08:09:35.515+01:00I remember my dad working from dawn to dusk during...I remember my dad working from dawn to dusk during the summer months. I would be in bed long before he finished and still in bed when he went back out. When I got a little older, I would go and watch the combined harvester and ride on the tractors. I’ve shared many a lunch time sandwich with my dad. We would sit on a sack (I think he only did that when I joined him) in the relative shade of a tractor wheel or close to the combine. Happy memories but I wish dad had worn a face mask. He like many farmers of his generation ended up with “farmers lung” and eventually died of pneumonia. Thanks for your visit, I will be over to see you in a while, BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-56703554823481012722015-03-30T08:00:43.330+01:002015-03-30T08:00:43.330+01:00My brother hobnobbing with royalty is probably as ...My brother hobnobbing with royalty is probably as close as I will ever get to any of them – so I did rather enjoy sharing his fame! :-)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-17610451441006402792015-03-30T03:24:50.570+01:002015-03-30T03:24:50.570+01:00Great post! I hadn't thought about the noise o...Great post! I hadn't thought about the noise of farm machinery, but of course it would be quite loud and must have made some older farmers long for the pastoral sound of horse drawn equipment. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-76188130819318004392015-03-29T19:24:12.910+01:002015-03-29T19:24:12.910+01:00Goodness, your photos bring back memories! Hot da...Goodness, your photos bring back memories! Hot days in the fields, hanging sacks of flasks of tea and sandwiches on gateposts (or beer when it was later on in the day) and the noises which went on well into the night. Even now, I will leave the bedroom windows open at harvest time and go to bed early - but it takes relatively little time to do the cutting and baling. Thankfully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-56582801705022403242015-03-29T18:53:00.576+01:002015-03-29T18:53:00.576+01:00I often wonder, when I see complicated-looking far...I often wonder, when I see complicated-looking farm machinery - or any complicated machinery for that matter - how someone managed to think up something like that & how it would work. Certainly more logical minds than mine! And what a kick - your brother hobnobbing with royalty.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-15854546540716442452015-03-29T15:13:24.811+01:002015-03-29T15:13:24.811+01:00Yes, and I’m really glad they did. Thanks for vis...Yes, and I’m really glad they did. Thanks for visiting, Barbara,Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-27701410707783694772015-03-29T11:46:55.395+01:002015-03-29T11:46:55.395+01:00It's good that someone thought to get the came...It's good that someone thought to get the camera out to record the farm activities.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-9429824276265832662015-03-29T09:05:45.537+01:002015-03-29T09:05:45.537+01:00Hello Nancy, I feel really privileged to have the ...Hello Nancy, I feel really privileged to have the photos and to be able to share them. I’m guessing my mum took them, but I could be wrong. Wish I could remember! :-)<br />Thanks for coming over, Barbara.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-22741440712172213392015-03-29T07:48:07.347+01:002015-03-29T07:48:07.347+01:00Thank you Nancy, I had no idea I could do that. I ...Thank you Nancy, I had no idea I could do that. I really disliked that string of deletions, feeling much happier now. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-39934421483625198172015-03-28T22:25:18.863+00:002015-03-28T22:25:18.863+00:00Barbara, you can still delete. Go to blogger then...Barbara, you can still delete. Go to blogger then comments. You'll see a list of all the comments and each can be individually deleted. (Including this one.)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-70923745202348854902015-03-28T21:46:28.817+00:002015-03-28T21:46:28.817+00:00Barbara, I'm so impressed that you have black ...Barbara, I'm so impressed that you have black and white family photographs of your family members on farm equipment. Someone had forethought to take those photos. How fun to see a photograph of your brother with royalty. That's a sweet photograph of you with your doll.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-14551698736210736492015-03-28T16:32:14.504+00:002015-03-28T16:32:14.504+00:00
I have to agree with you, and I’m enjoying lookin...<br />I have to agree with you, and I’m enjoying looking at and sharing the photographs. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-75221658864856202172015-03-28T16:29:20.516+00:002015-03-28T16:29:20.516+00:00My mum put a big floppy bow in my hair every day f...My mum put a big floppy bow in my hair every day for years and years. I must look for some of the photographs with all the different styles, in, out, half in, hanging out, falling over my eyes, sitting on my shoulder – you know the kind of thing! Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, Barbara.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-2870377412549038202015-03-28T16:23:20.891+00:002015-03-28T16:23:20.891+00:00Hello Anna, there are lots more somewhere but the ...Hello Anna, there are lots more somewhere but the albums got split up among the family after my parents died. Such a shame as I would love to have copies of them all!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-71444607544047056722015-03-28T15:41:29.072+00:002015-03-28T15:41:29.072+00:00Thanks for sharing such great memories, and they a...Thanks for sharing such great memories, and they are a way to keep these strange machines alive, as well, of course, as your family's men running them!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-24368533099520031422015-03-28T12:32:09.122+00:002015-03-28T12:32:09.122+00:00Wonderful to have photographs of your family's...Wonderful to have photographs of your family's working life. Love the photograph of yourself with dolly - I remember that hairstyle very well - short but with a big bow, but my ribbon always kept slipping and was a pain!ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-347048940721295002015-03-28T12:11:06.229+00:002015-03-28T12:11:06.229+00:00For all the history of the farm in my family, ther...For all the history of the farm in my family, there aren't a lot of photos to show for it, you have a great collection.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-65853141979747508262015-03-28T06:52:46.597+00:002015-03-28T06:52:46.597+00:00Aww, thank you! Aww, thank you! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-34857097890564943262015-03-28T02:00:56.167+00:002015-03-28T02:00:56.167+00:00A great collection of photos...........but I like ...A great collection of photos...........but I like the one of you and your doll best :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-65837459811298348322015-03-27T21:41:58.306+00:002015-03-27T21:41:58.306+00:00They certainly do, especially the 'claas' ...They certainly do, especially the 'claas' one with all the bits sticking out of the sides.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-81612441409976206422015-03-27T21:31:07.480+00:002015-03-27T21:31:07.480+00:00Interesting photos. Some of those machines are pre...Interesting photos. Some of those machines are pretty scary looking.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-85968330843930703482015-03-27T09:27:30.250+00:002015-03-27T09:27:30.250+00:00Hi Brandy, what a lovely tribute that will be and ...Hi Brandy, what a lovely tribute that will be and interesting too. It does take a lot of time putting everything together, but it’s also a lot of fun.<br />I’m glad you sorted out the share buttons; it allowed me to share your latest post to Twitter. Thanks for visiting, Barbara <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-71844084929619662792015-03-27T08:46:22.214+00:002015-03-27T08:46:22.214+00:00Hi Wendy, I really do care, but I’ve messed up – ...Hi Wendy, I really do care, but I’ve messed up – I didn’t notice the remove forever checkbox at the time I deleted the comments, and I don’t think it’s possible to do it retrospectively. This is what is on the help pages: <br />There's also a checkbox that says "Remove Forever" -- if you check that before you delete the comment, no trace of the comment will remain on your blog. Otherwise, the commenter's name and a message saying "this comment has been removed" will show up where the comment used to be.<br />So sadly the string of deleted comments will have to stay.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940947180711901588.post-56667723618757087642015-03-27T07:40:43.676+00:002015-03-27T07:40:43.676+00:00Farm machinery has certainly changed a lot in the ...Farm machinery has certainly changed a lot in the last 60 years I wonder what it will be like 60 years from now. Thanks for coming over. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com