tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post2879458203093270018..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: Monday Musings.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-60239866456253741632012-07-19T17:25:36.421-04:002012-07-19T17:25:36.421-04:00there is definitely going to be a food shortage th...there is definitely going to be a food shortage this year that will be felt for awhile, get this one: my friend went out to pick her peaches 2 weeks ago to find that someone had taken ALL of them during the night! Every stinking one, she said she had counted about 76 the day before. Booby traps, I say!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-17899277639108241562012-07-16T19:23:49.767-04:002012-07-16T19:23:49.767-04:00Good musings today! I can't abide waste and it...Good musings today! I can't abide waste and it would break my heart to see people leaving fruit on the trees to rot.Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-47974100239337179082012-07-16T17:57:33.126-04:002012-07-16T17:57:33.126-04:00Goodness gracious, wasted fruit...and then you wer...Goodness gracious, wasted fruit...and then you were run off for asking to use what wasn't apparently being put to use? Some people. GRRR!!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-11923778835598047002012-07-16T14:04:39.063-04:002012-07-16T14:04:39.063-04:00Seeing all the wasted fruit laying on the ground w...Seeing all the wasted fruit laying on the ground was one of the biggest shocks to us when we first moved here. So many fruits grow well here (blackberries grow wild AND abundant), there really is no excuse for hunger. But so many people can't cook without a can opener - or can't cook at all!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-83434506136792312122012-07-16T13:41:59.350-04:002012-07-16T13:41:59.350-04:00Linda - I don't know. I would assume that my ...Linda - I don't know. I would assume that my old trees could very easily fall into that category. I'll have to do some research. Being basically shy, it's difficult to fill the void left by a good friend moving away. But it will happen eventually.<br /><br />Jenyfer - Pure meanness, I think. Some people just cannot share. And I agree - it's way too easy to sit and complain. I tend to tune them out. You have your hands full with that yard, but you've made amazing progress! I am a firm believer in an edible landscape. Lawns are just a waste of good food space.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-46501538926713220032012-07-16T13:39:07.968-04:002012-07-16T13:39:07.968-04:00Mama Pea - I know; it just gets one's dander u...Mama Pea - I know; it just gets one's dander up, doesn't it? And the headlines are starting already - grocery prices climbing. I hope Sylvie keeps up with her blogging. How are we to know what kind of magical life she's come into without it? Oh - please, please, please! post about them!<br /><br />Sue - Yes, it's literally feast or famine in gardening anymore. It's sad how much waste there is in this country. Well, in all honesty, I still can tear up if the criticism is sharp.<br /><br />CR - I know, that is something that will happen once in a lifetime if at all. There is a lot of poverty in our area, too. Yet they spend money on cigarettes and lottery tickets - they don't even think about using the natural resources around them. I guess it's learned behaviour.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-26809440885789005172012-07-16T13:03:06.819-04:002012-07-16T13:03:06.819-04:00My 2 fruit trees are light on fruit this year, pro...My 2 fruit trees are light on fruit this year, probably from the city spraying herbicide on the easement next to our house :( Thanks guys. It's sad how much fruit gets wasted by people, as you said. Maybe guerilla tactics are in order? Not suggesting that of course :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-65675794296445560522012-07-16T12:52:02.837-04:002012-07-16T12:52:02.837-04:00:::Sigh::: your first part makes me sad. There is ...:::Sigh::: your first part makes me sad. There is farm land being turned into developments, and golf courses. I've spoken with older farmers who have farm land and their kids want nothing to do with farming, and they don't know what to do with the land. I think hello!!! I'm standing right here/!! Sell us the land, we'll farm it, but they are more interested in selling it and making gobs of money and turning it into more developed land. So frustrating for first generation farmers like ourselves trying so hard to pave the road for our children, who have the desire for farming.SweetLand Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952332452950179891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-1907686582053155062012-07-16T10:47:15.435-04:002012-07-16T10:47:15.435-04:00Why on earth would anyone run you off for offering...Why on earth would anyone run you off for offering to take obviously unwanted fruit off their hands (and lawn)?? How stupid is that!<br /><br />In general I find that most people are much more interested in complaining than in doing anything about what it is that is bothering them!<br /><br />I've been trying to tame my yard in preparation for planing more edible offerings next year and I have gained a whole new respect for farmers as a result!Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-15783768729861940472012-07-16T08:54:22.447-04:002012-07-16T08:54:22.447-04:00To what extent are apples biennials around you? I&...To what extent are apples biennials around you? I've got a friend from the dog park who worked for the USDA and know such things that unless they are judiciously pruned, apple trees are naturally biennial. <br /><br />I liked how you put your thoughts regarding people that move away. It's good to stay open to meeting people who enrich our lives, even if they don't stay.LindaCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316183776592482615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-57635562020155387632012-07-16T07:39:26.818-04:002012-07-16T07:39:26.818-04:00A waiter that puts a little pillow under your feet...A waiter that puts a little pillow under your feet?! How awesome is that!!<br /><br />Being around some of the poorer areas in our county, there aren't many fallen or wasted fruits around here as many people will ask to pick them up. But there are still many, MANY more yards that could use a fruit tree or two instead of non-edible shrubs and trees. I can't believe that more people don't see the benefit of having edible landscaping.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-32866235144590876332012-07-16T07:10:12.004-04:002012-07-16T07:10:12.004-04:00I'm so glad I went over-board LAST year on put...I'm so glad I went over-board LAST year on putting up strawberries and applesauce, because there is NONE this year. But, I still have lots of goodies in the freezer. People waste so much. It's terribly sad.<br /><br />And, pray tell, how does one learn to accept criticism without feeling bad????? THAT I would love to know........Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-27415960199266400352012-07-16T06:41:05.825-04:002012-07-16T06:41:05.825-04:00I don't feel I can comment on the first half o...I don't feel I can comment on the first half of your post without getting negative about how very lazy, uncaring, and stoopid(!) people can be. Well, I guess I managed to get negative anyway, didn't I?<br /><br />I hope Sylvia finds time to start blogging again soon. I know with the big move she's had little time for that, but I've missed her postings.<br /><br />Gosh, you've made me think about an elderly farm couple we met very early after we were married and the stories I remember them telling us. I should pull those recollections together into a post for my blog. (Love your musings! You have a very fertile mind.)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.com