tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post8724280804115351049..comments2023-09-08T22:05:31.194+12:00Comments on Farm Girl Stitching: Like little squirrelsNickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15662924691039566761noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-45645723373396285052013-03-19T16:11:12.074+13:002013-03-19T16:11:12.074+13:00Thanks so much Nicky for taking the time to show u...Thanks so much Nicky for taking the time to show us this process!! Very interesting, and I also showed my husband.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755139450336905939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-15323826437963174502013-03-18T22:24:57.450+13:002013-03-18T22:24:57.450+13:00Hi Nicky, hope you got some of the rain. We are of...Hi Nicky, hope you got some of the rain. We are off on a wee Tiki tour tomorrow only going as far as Oamaru. I'm torn between wanting beautiful weather for the drive (we are going the inland route) or rain for the farms and gardens.Aunty Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477299561491468402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-32761127626212294522013-03-16T12:34:02.630+13:002013-03-16T12:34:02.630+13:00I really enjoyed that Nicky..even showed my hubby....I really enjoyed that Nicky..even showed my hubby...great photos....felt like I could smell the grass! XxFairy Floss Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975485311081400549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-63035729331888462922013-03-13T14:15:20.963+13:002013-03-13T14:15:20.963+13:00absolutely fascinating. Thank you! It looks very p...absolutely fascinating. Thank you! It looks very pretty. <br />Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317117964695567193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-24243791922684347562013-03-12T19:18:48.213+13:002013-03-12T19:18:48.213+13:00Its been busy at your place!
Lovely projects too. ...Its been busy at your place!<br />Lovely projects too. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-16941056253692824082013-03-08T17:43:22.826+13:002013-03-08T17:43:22.826+13:00Love it!Love it!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238465946261888841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-75777336245390715422013-03-07T03:46:41.582+13:002013-03-07T03:46:41.582+13:00you know, I wouldn't have thought I'd be i...you know, I wouldn't have thought I'd be interested in this post, but I really was! So sheep eat silage then? Wonder if my buns would like it. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05167739272302561918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-38105647162986543362013-03-06T20:46:49.952+13:002013-03-06T20:46:49.952+13:00Great post Nicky, that's a lot of silage!!Great post Nicky, that's a lot of silage!!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485385130786077543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-24518121199852842142013-03-06T10:59:08.855+13:002013-03-06T10:59:08.855+13:00That was interesting. What a great looking farm. W...That was interesting. What a great looking farm. We have just had Waikato declared a drought area. So so brown. I don't live on a farm but surrounded by farms.Have a beautiful golf course just down the road, oh dear is it brown except for the "greens".Enjoy your blog Nicky.Shirley brandy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17521622598428165463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-62236804705624064062013-03-05T14:18:44.043+13:002013-03-05T14:18:44.043+13:00That was interesting , thank you for explaining to...That was interesting , thank you for explaining to us non-farmers! Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377306162699247372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-66572422294309796402013-03-05T13:35:10.667+13:002013-03-05T13:35:10.667+13:00I wasn't bored either is great to see how a fa...I wasn't bored either is great to see how a farm runs...We have drive past many a covered pile wondering what's under it we know.Deb Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142854944484371529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-20058198239680238812013-03-05T11:12:00.021+13:002013-03-05T11:12:00.021+13:00Lol I wasn't bored Nicky. I love watching sil...Lol I wasn't bored Nicky. I love watching sileage and balege making live. The weather has been perfect for making it. 66 truckloads would have made for a huge day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-3781068539336623442013-03-05T10:01:01.889+13:002013-03-05T10:01:01.889+13:00That is interesting to see how you do it, I am in ...That is interesting to see how you do it, I am in south east queensland and we do a similar thing except we direct chop the corn or forage for sileage when it is half ripe, storage etc is the same.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029607348334477689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-25662553684720219942013-03-05T00:39:27.761+13:002013-03-05T00:39:27.761+13:00That wasn't boring! I grew up on a farm in Sou...That wasn't boring! I grew up on a farm in South australia where we bale hay but don't do sileage. We have to feed sheep through summer and autumn, before it rains. They then have green feed through winter and spring. Does the ground cover with snow where you live in NZ?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902931991446033427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-27567505458184093762013-03-04T19:42:45.408+13:002013-03-04T19:42:45.408+13:00Love the information! Takes me back to my childhoo...Love the information! Takes me back to my childhood on the farm.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432721735926623075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-46056312646176389942013-03-04T18:15:04.436+13:002013-03-04T18:15:04.436+13:00Not boring at all Nicky. I've often wondered w...Not boring at all Nicky. I've often wondered what's under those covers and now I know.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718801532958257392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-10720320723304576142013-03-04T13:50:35.972+13:002013-03-04T13:50:35.972+13:00That was a very cool explanation, I have seen cove...That was a very cool explanation, I have seen covered piles on farms on our treks around the countryside and always wondered what they were. Just read your post and showed your pictures to my city slicker family. Thank you.Kaye Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645840787887679046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-11550357713864102912013-03-04T13:37:12.875+13:002013-03-04T13:37:12.875+13:00What a great farm report Nicky. Don't you jus...What a great farm report Nicky. Don't you just love the smell of the freshly cut grass...... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648036434523213973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-50150077869505979192013-03-04T11:54:52.094+13:002013-03-04T11:54:52.094+13:00Very interesting. Thanks Nicky. Hugs,xxVery interesting. Thanks Nicky. Hugs,xxJeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132436602889338592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-32100835434628677132013-03-04T11:35:24.449+13:002013-03-04T11:35:24.449+13:00I like to see your creations more, but for a non f...I like to see your creations more, but for a non farmer gal this was interesting.Leeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616599642690765779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-62919637105627452952013-03-04T11:34:11.790+13:002013-03-04T11:34:11.790+13:00Love your pics, we have put down vetch this year,...Love your pics, we have put down vetch this year, in mallee of Vic,aus. Easy to follow explanation. Nana on the farmValda Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427264586220453878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-75041205771519140612013-03-04T09:23:03.652+13:002013-03-04T09:23:03.652+13:00interesting to see pics.......we don't do sila...interesting to see pics.......we don't do silage here........I can't believe how much grass you have........maybe thats cause I have been looking at bare ground for too long.....Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-14449219326299196682013-03-04T08:40:20.853+13:002013-03-04T08:40:20.853+13:00No, you didn't bore me Nicky. It was quite int...No, you didn't bore me Nicky. It was quite interesting to find out about silage.Christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920647581818665215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-90509647269725668852013-03-04T07:28:32.017+13:002013-03-04T07:28:32.017+13:00My hubby was a farmer and my son is one now, so I ...My hubby was a farmer and my son is one now, so I know all about this. It was interesting to see that you use an excavator to level out the silage though. Around here we normally use a tractor with a blade on the front.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678326070918510419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649040939414546013.post-2153506368630566552013-03-04T05:41:00.002+13:002013-03-04T05:41:00.002+13:00Loved this, Nicky!! My DH has driven truck in the...Loved this, Nicky!! My DH has driven truck in the fields on his uncles' farm for years now when they are doing silage and I never knew exactly what he was doing. Now I know!! : ) Thank you!!!!Tricia Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234452777402519933noreply@blogger.com