tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post1950277764723634603..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: And So Life Goes On . . .Frikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-55687790279764648702010-08-12T08:14:52.227+01:002010-08-12T08:14:52.227+01:00I'll be hanging on to August as long as I can ...I'll be hanging on to August as long as I can .<br />But the retailing world seems to agree with you what with Back To School banners in the shops from mid-July and , since yesterday , artful little Autumn displays .<br />And then it's time to dig in for .... " -- shopping days till Christmas ".<br />I'm off to eat my lunch by the river and watch the summer boats go by .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90838305618724559692010-08-10T14:16:20.301+01:002010-08-10T14:16:20.301+01:00So that's what he was doing! Thanks, Friko you...So that's what he was doing! Thanks, Friko you've solved a mystery for me.<br />The field opposite us is growing wheat this year and on several occassions I've seen the farmer - in his 60's at least - walking up and down pulling up what I thought were stalks of wheat. At first I assumed he was taking samples to test, but he collected several armfuls and then dumped them at the Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71293870632573136532010-08-10T04:06:27.196+01:002010-08-10T04:06:27.196+01:00One of my best memories from childhood is the oat ...One of my best memories from childhood is the oat bin in the barn, its fragrance, its mountain of slippery oats, the smell of burlap bags. It still exists in my memory, but outside of that I don't know.<br />I am going to look up feverfew; I wonder if it might grow where I live. The climate isn't radically different here in the nw US.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23150148953887945092010-08-09T19:32:02.535+01:002010-08-09T19:32:02.535+01:00Superior people need much alone time to BE.
A...Superior people need much alone time to BE.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki :) <br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-91054234762172919662010-08-09T19:31:13.391+01:002010-08-09T19:31:13.391+01:00ein schönes Bild und ein passende grossartige Besc...ein schönes Bild und ein passende grossartige Beschreibung des Monats August. Hier ist es ruhig, die Bauern arbeiten auf den Feldern und andere sind weit in die Ferne gereist um fremde Länder zu besuchen. Irgendwie ist es ein Monat der Stille und des Geniessens...und einen solchen mit vielen glücklichen Momenten wünscht Dir RenéeRenéenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38634695954414135232010-08-09T17:22:19.337+01:002010-08-09T17:22:19.337+01:00Love your picture of the wheat field with amazing ...Love your picture of the wheat field with amazing colors of the sky. I can drive to the ocean, but don't get a lot of those types of shots here. <br /><br />And our mountains are so dry for so long, the colors tend to blend in after just a short time.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68996730064934624612010-08-09T03:21:08.760+01:002010-08-09T03:21:08.760+01:00I enjoyed reading your post - it reminds me of the...I enjoyed reading your post - it reminds me of the years that my son spent his summer 'holidays' working long hours in corn fields where pollination was hand done to produce experimental varieties! He would come home so burnt and very very tired. It is hard for students to get these summer jobs now as they are competing with so others who need employment.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23534177672876882162010-08-09T01:46:39.186+01:002010-08-09T01:46:39.186+01:00The first summer job i had, was ironing clothes at...The first summer job i had, was ironing clothes at a factory for about four Euro an hour. August the month when I arrived here in Athens, as well as the month me son was born.<br />Surely a month for change. Please have a good start into the new week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3712367816949683362010-08-08T23:26:21.811+01:002010-08-08T23:26:21.811+01:00marciamayo - I don't like August much either...marciamayo - I don't like August much either, summer is getting stale, as is the garden. <br /><br />Martin H - the local river any good as a guess?<br /><br />Pondside - the East Europeans work harder for less money. they come simply for the work, so don't feel that they need a lot of time off, as an English kid would.<br /><br />Cait O'Connor - but you must admit it looks Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47971912914780369082010-08-08T22:18:05.229+01:002010-08-08T22:18:05.229+01:00august is my birth month - which doesn't make ...august is my birth month - which doesn't make me love it anymore than any other - but i am always interested in the stories behind the surface. thanks for these friko. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39884849303284139582010-08-08T20:23:07.041+01:002010-08-08T20:23:07.041+01:00I can't believe how the year seems to have jus...I can't believe how the year seems to have just flown. I would still love to meet up with you sometime Friko. I'm just hopeless at arranging things. Perhaps we could both say,'Hello' to Hercules at the same time and then go for a coffee?Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46074195974308454272010-08-08T19:58:33.267+01:002010-08-08T19:58:33.267+01:00Perhaps the Eastern Europeans COLLECT the wild oat...Perhaps the Eastern Europeans COLLECT the wild oats now and the locals SOW them...beautiful reflection on August, Friko. You are so knowledgeable! I wonder if I can grow Feverfew here in the Pacific Northwest? It sounds like a handy flower to have around!Cilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103421993121023032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64620392655796584852010-08-08T19:51:48.984+01:002010-08-08T19:51:48.984+01:00August is just plain ole Dog Days around here. to...August is just plain ole Dog Days around here. too friggin' hot to do anything but lay around.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85132765492257698262010-08-08T19:42:34.105+01:002010-08-08T19:42:34.105+01:00You August season is so different from here as my ...You August season is so different from here as my feverfew has long since stopped blooming. I just planted it in the herb garden this year and I will see how prolific it becomes! I would love to see images of those teenagers collecting wild oats...I wonder if that is where the saying came from?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20977807190852930022010-08-08T18:17:44.056+01:002010-08-08T18:17:44.056+01:00Visiting from the Roast. You have a lovely blog a...Visiting from the Roast. You have a lovely blog and I think the wheat field photo is mesmerizing.Pseudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430783970802030846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3661339334523599592010-08-08T17:33:29.740+01:002010-08-08T17:33:29.740+01:00Your post is getting me to relfect on August. When...Your post is getting me to relfect on August. When I stop and think that we are in August already and we haven't been out camping yet a little panic button gets pushed. It's been one of those summers where you get one or two hot days then they are gone so it never feel like summer has properly arrived. Never mind, will just have to go somewhere warm for the winter.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695675141316914425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36193688172482458132010-08-08T17:23:07.752+01:002010-08-08T17:23:07.752+01:00The same thing is happening here in our state with...The same thing is happening here in our state with the seasonal jobs. Soon tobacco cutting, hanging and stripping. Cutting hay, bundling and loading it on wagons.You talking about hot. No local kiddos are up to that. I had a call the other day, wrong number for a Jones family, but it was from Hawaii, looking for tobacco field jobs. Love your posts Friko. <br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70967069134196645822010-08-08T17:13:23.261+01:002010-08-08T17:13:23.261+01:00I'm in total agreement with Pondside - and not...I'm in total agreement with Pondside - and not for the first time! - about the this-and-that aspect of this post, and many others that you write. You come up with things I know nothing about and would never discover if it weren't for your....may I say it publicly? ....restless and curious intelligence. My hope is that I can remember one or two of them when dinner-table conversation needsDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26872190976012398662010-08-08T17:07:46.321+01:002010-08-08T17:07:46.321+01:00The nicest thing about August, is the fact that Se...The nicest thing about August, is the fact that September is nearly here with a breath of fresh air!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22483881478420928362010-08-08T17:06:54.402+01:002010-08-08T17:06:54.402+01:00Interesting bits and pieces, Friko! I didn't k...Interesting bits and pieces, Friko! I didn't know about the wild oating.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22280132873908142882010-08-08T16:52:19.268+01:002010-08-08T16:52:19.268+01:00I love the visitor quote.
I wish I liked feverfew,...I love the visitor quote.<br />I wish I liked feverfew,it tastes foul and I feel it doesn't agree with me.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15514642653133334052010-08-08T16:37:01.896+01:002010-08-08T16:37:01.896+01:00Meant to say - I picked asparagus between graduati...Meant to say - I picked asparagus between graduation from university and my first teaching job. On my first day in the school one of my students was my boss from the asparagus rig. Baptism of fire!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-92023361143986894342010-08-08T16:35:53.785+01:002010-08-08T16:35:53.785+01:00I love a post like this one - a little bit of this...I love a post like this one - a little bit of this and a little bit of that, but all interesting bits. We have ferverfew growing in cracks in the rock and through the gravel. I depend on it in August when nearly everything else is taking a rest or just plain finished. Wild oating must have been a summer job with lots of benefits - fresh air, good company, freedom. Are foreign workers that Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-18586360076375489432010-08-08T16:25:32.487+01:002010-08-08T16:25:32.487+01:00Yes, it's busy all about us here, too, at the ...Yes, it's busy all about us here, too, at the moment. Fortunately, no lingering odour of fish. Although we did have some fishy visitors recently. A couple of young lads were peddling fresh trout. Hmmm, I wonder where they got those from?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-63219481510969307202010-08-08T16:16:05.577+01:002010-08-08T16:16:05.577+01:00What a gorgeous Ode to August. It is one of my le...What a gorgeous Ode to August. It is one of my least favorite months, but, thanks to you, I just may keep it.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.com