tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post7717147160463942539..comments2024-03-28T18:10:58.385+10:00Comments on BubzRugz: Just gotta love babies....Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497477051026460440noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-56835282958959324952014-02-09T17:01:08.153+10:002014-02-09T17:01:08.153+10:00From one extreme to another, the farmers over here...From one extreme to another, the farmers over here are suffering from too much water. In Somerset, huge swathes of farmland are under water. Shame you can't balance it outJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473367240638223881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-23233413446538642442014-02-09T12:05:23.074+10:002014-02-09T12:05:23.074+10:00Great and important post Fiona. It's easy to f...Great and important post Fiona. It's easy to forget in the city that real food does not get produced in supermarkets. The important and hard to solve issues are so often buried, good hard working families suffer while lesser people get glorified. Lets all do like you First and get people talking about this. XQuilt Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453547160221741896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-75456833084437849722014-02-09T10:54:33.996+10:002014-02-09T10:54:33.996+10:00Thanks for saying what a lot of us a feeling and t...Thanks for saying what a lot of us a feeling and thinking. My heart goes out to them all, their families and communities because it's effects are so far reaching.Michelle Ridgwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156667763343283542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-31345856078897539162014-02-09T10:19:59.590+10:002014-02-09T10:19:59.590+10:00Farmers don't get nearly the credit they deser...Farmers don't get nearly the credit they deserve , where would we be without them , I hope this situation improves quickly . Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354033852499807242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-59705907839218855242014-02-09T08:24:43.892+10:002014-02-09T08:24:43.892+10:00It is so hard out there for all our graziers/farme...It is so hard out there for all our graziers/farmers....Just wish I could help them somehow but knowing they are all hanging in for that precious drop!Queen Of The Armchair aka Dzintra Stitcherieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450454650624806716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-37729275973743384742014-02-09T07:43:05.441+10:002014-02-09T07:43:05.441+10:00Thanks for sharing and caring Fiona xxThanks for sharing and caring Fiona xxNarellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930937621373086765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-85764252994435613642014-02-09T04:38:09.031+10:002014-02-09T04:38:09.031+10:00Thank you for the post it is a great reminder not ...Thank you for the post it is a great reminder not to forget our farmers and backbone of our country. I absolutely agree about the media !!!Helen https://www.blogger.com/profile/16056605194898188697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-34438612311133245422014-02-09T02:18:52.724+10:002014-02-09T02:18:52.724+10:00They are wonderful words Fiona - you are so right,...They are wonderful words Fiona - you are so right, such a circus of people & words focussed on something going on o'seas, perhaps easy to do because it gets ratings and sells mags...<br />But our agricultural backbone is in the too hard basket & gov't seems unwilling to sit down & set themselves to truly properly supporting farmers of this country.<br />We can't control the climate, but we can support those whose livelihoods are in danger because of it.Antheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279501248165096595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-75670017620188632772014-02-08T23:39:05.660+10:002014-02-08T23:39:05.660+10:00Farmers are important to all of us....let us not f...Farmers are important to all of us....let us not forget where our food comes from...easy to forget when you're shopping at the grocery store....also drives prices up when farmers are suffering losses...Thanks for posting this, I had seen it at Chooky's place.<br />Mama BearLove Bears All Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091529156071883508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-48902109871942801842014-02-08T22:51:16.684+10:002014-02-08T22:51:16.684+10:00Das ist sehr schlimm mit der Trockenheit in Austra...Das ist sehr schlimm mit der Trockenheit in Australien, wir in Deutschland können es uns kaum vorstellen.Wir hoffen für die Farmer und ihre Familien auf Regen und vor allem die Unterstützung der Regierung!<br />Liebe Grüße von Wilmaweidemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692825076899442839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-48179340999128509962014-02-08T21:11:09.546+10:002014-02-08T21:11:09.546+10:00Everywhere we went recently is so dry, from here r...Everywhere we went recently is so dry, from here right down to Canberra and back......I don't think I have seen the countryside so parched.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461697058136548513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-9814059368817404002014-02-08T21:08:55.737+10:002014-02-08T21:08:55.737+10:00Well said Fiona, and how very true. Our Aussie far...Well said Fiona, and how very true. Our Aussie farmers need our supportCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711327555021871852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-74928328348549179372014-02-08T18:50:17.993+10:002014-02-08T18:50:17.993+10:00Wonderful post Fiona. So sad for so many of the fa...Wonderful post Fiona. So sad for so many of the farmers on the land. Hugs...Noelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435141638955415172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-32826292802411207142014-02-08T18:27:28.406+10:002014-02-08T18:27:28.406+10:00So sad - and it's happening here too - the lit...So sad - and it's happening here too - the little farmers are being swallowed up by the Monsanto farms, which are full of pesticides and GMO's. My goal this summer is to find a local farm to buy from. Praying your drought ends soon....we're struggling here too....Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-18983571087507516692014-02-08T16:26:00.079+10:002014-02-08T16:26:00.079+10:00So true Fi.So true Fi.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718801532958257392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-20690208283509731322014-02-08T15:37:18.344+10:002014-02-08T15:37:18.344+10:00Very well said Bubz...Very well said Bubz...Peg - Happy In Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278480751349046014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-18920364456345942292014-02-08T14:55:00.946+10:002014-02-08T14:55:00.946+10:00thanks for your support Fiona.............thanks for your support Fiona.............Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-7586373613789229712014-02-08T14:13:41.250+10:002014-02-08T14:13:41.250+10:00yes very sad Fiona,hope the government help our fa...yes very sad Fiona,hope the government help our farmers soon they sure do need it.xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-62746475397304158682014-02-08T13:51:25.556+10:002014-02-08T13:51:25.556+10:00Very well said Fiona, some days..(well most) our g...Very well said Fiona, some days..(well most) our government needs a good swift kick up the b......Farm Gate Creations Incorporating Hummingbird Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762043540642358026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-33324414044864954552014-02-08T13:06:49.413+10:002014-02-08T13:06:49.413+10:00Great post, Fiona. Having just travelled through ...Great post, Fiona. Having just travelled through and to a drought area I can say that yes it really is that drastic. The earth is burnt to a dull lifeless grey. The further west I drove the less grass. We cant complain to the farmers when meat and produce prices go up either. The farmers are getting next to nothing for their precious stock, but by the time it reaches the shops, the prices are skyrocketing. Hmmm.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359804514395818205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-40888011817687682152014-02-08T13:04:42.089+10:002014-02-08T13:04:42.089+10:00That is real sad about the droughtThat is real sad about the droughtBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622919657309096651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-37617932407358257742014-02-08T12:32:00.822+10:002014-02-08T12:32:00.822+10:00Well said, Fiona. I try to do my little bit by tr...Well said, Fiona. I try to do my little bit by trying to buy Australian produce. Buying food in season helps too.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439426900538969302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845870756969337682.post-57706163455896468302014-02-08T12:16:44.107+10:002014-02-08T12:16:44.107+10:00That is so sad, couldn't get past the second p...That is so sad, couldn't get past the second photo, poor lamb. Being in the north, we are usually lucky, snow helps along with spring rains, but with more people in the area, it taxes the water table.<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.com