tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post8882829813672007844..comments2024-03-28T02:37:07.413-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : A Haymaking Meithial.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-38420382486934576302016-09-11T07:00:42.478-06:002016-09-11T07:00:42.478-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-70613836246405677112016-09-01T03:06:08.229-06:002016-09-01T03:06:08.229-06:00Hi Kev. Times have changed and people seem to not...Hi Kev. Times have changed and people seem to not help people around the farm like they use to do when it was loose hay and small square bales of hay. One of our helpers wife came up with their children and helped stack the bales into fours. They loved helping. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-63903214194928807692016-09-01T03:03:21.691-06:002016-09-01T03:03:21.691-06:00Yes it's bitter sweet memories for me Cumbrian...Yes it's bitter sweet memories for me Cumbrian. My children are making new memories and all I think of when my dad and his family were alive and piking the loose hay. Life is so short with some wonderful memories. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-67686993473693671922016-08-31T14:36:23.160-06:002016-08-31T14:36:23.160-06:00Sounds great, I love the helping out of neighbours...Sounds great, I love the helping out of neighbours, but I like the sound of the food you used to have even more! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-89796002972040192582016-08-24T13:32:02.355-06:002016-08-24T13:32:02.355-06:00Brings back memories.Brings back memories.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-84218573433458928762016-08-22T12:27:48.562-06:002016-08-22T12:27:48.562-06:00Hi Dawn, Sounds like you live in a country area w...Hi Dawn, Sounds like you live in a country area with helpful locals. It's good to see people working together instead of just one man and a massive tractor doing all the work. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-68728589230591031962016-08-21T14:35:10.967-06:002016-08-21T14:35:10.967-06:00We havent done any haymaking yet, perhaps next yea...We havent done any haymaking yet, perhaps next year but when we do need help locals are always there to lend a hand, its the one thing I like about rural living everyone helping each other :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-21601952045711142372016-08-21T11:05:14.614-06:002016-08-21T11:05:14.614-06:00Totally agree Rachel it's a barter service for...Totally agree Rachel it's a barter service for labour or materials like hay. It took me back when the neighbouring farmer's use to help my grandparents and us bring in the hay. It was really enjoyable. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-25963410784993708862016-08-21T11:03:31.993-06:002016-08-21T11:03:31.993-06:00Sounds like us Vera. Sat on the square hay bales ...Sounds like us Vera. Sat on the square hay bales drinking bottles of Budweiser and eating sandwiches and having a laugh and a joke and putting the world to rights. It was great to get the help instead of Leviathan like tractors doing all the work. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-36294879856690895672016-08-21T09:24:49.513-06:002016-08-21T09:24:49.513-06:00Nice to see the little bales and the baler. The f...Nice to see the little bales and the baler. The farms round here help each other out during harvest but I am sure it is not all done for free. That is not to say that the spirit of helping is not there though. Everything on a big scale is costly so has to be squared up in the end. The odd helping hand in the workshop for an emergency is more likely to be done for a "drink" rather than call out the engineer.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-23509072216891968002016-08-21T08:35:45.358-06:002016-08-21T08:35:45.358-06:00Friends turned up unexpectedly to help us with the...Friends turned up unexpectedly to help us with the bringing in of the hay on our small far field. They were a fantastic help, provided much merriment, and the pints of cold beer we shared with them afterwards at our local bar is a treasured memory. So yes, I do believe in helping, and receiving help, on the farm. Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.com