tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post6598978056097990271..comments2024-03-28T22:42:31.293+00:00Comments on Down by the sea: The changing face of the countrysideDown by the seahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-43242939103748412112013-11-16T18:13:20.276+00:002013-11-16T18:13:20.276+00:00Hello thank you for your comment in my blog, it is...Hello thank you for your comment in my blog, it is so nice to know that you like to ear the sea like i do, some times it brings me some new ideas and peace :)<br />Wish you a excelent day<br />Hugs <br />Nina Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165334964029026596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-30302748139524303142013-11-16T14:43:36.239+00:002013-11-16T14:43:36.239+00:00Thanks for the lovely post and mention of the prog...Thanks for the lovely post and mention of the programme - I'll try and catch up with it!Claire/Just a little lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030696365673329064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-58253885968498181552013-11-16T13:20:22.873+00:002013-11-16T13:20:22.873+00:00It was pete who walked past us· If you zoom into t...It was pete who walked past us· If you zoom into the first picture he is on the right. He said hello as he walked past. I haven't seen the programme you mentioned so will have to look it up. We love the Edwardian farm as it is located in one of our favourite locations. Sarah x<br />Down by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-1247524949474298892013-11-16T11:12:21.002+00:002013-11-16T11:12:21.002+00:00morning sarah! lucky you being there while they ...morning sarah! lucky you being there while they were filming. confessing something here, iv e had a bit of a crush on the lovely Peter for several years now! :-) By the way, the first ever series they filmed ( which started my teenage crush lol) was tales of the green valley, set in the early 1600's. I found this first episode of this new series very similar, being set only 100 years previously. I suppose not a lot really changed in that space of time, apart from the dissolution of the monasteries of course! Tales of the green valley is still wonderful.. There hadnt been a programme like this before then, and its still my favourite of all their series. <br /><br />Leanne x Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573431221299174647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-73401182058319214742013-11-15T15:02:35.241+00:002013-11-15T15:02:35.241+00:00I have loved all of those TV programmes and am enj...I have loved all of those TV programmes and am enjoying the Tudor Farm, looking forward to the rest of the series. Brixham has changed a lot from a small but very busy fishing port. Of course now we have the very modern Fish Market, boat yards along the marina are now houses and many of the fields around Brixham are ending up as housing estates. My house is on the site of an old orchard which belonged to the Douglas Family (they have a road named after them and a large house at the end of the road called Douglas House-which now belongs to a charity.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-85324338513917902032013-11-15T08:56:29.749+00:002013-11-15T08:56:29.749+00:00I've also been to the museum- fantastic place ...I've also been to the museum- fantastic place and watching the tudor farm this week prompted me to think about taking the kids there next summer.<br />We're reasonably good at growing our own veg, keeping chooks, have a log fire and make bread, cook our food from scratch etc, and spend a lot of time outdoors, but as you say, many people have lost that rural connection. We've had children here who'd never been blackberrying or seen a real fire before, who didn't know the basic names for vegetables or tree types or animal calls. It's worrying I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-20980103751880336672013-11-14T22:25:20.599+00:002013-11-14T22:25:20.599+00:00I visited the Weald and Downland Museum about thre...I visited the Weald and Downland Museum about three or four years ago - so loved seeing it again in your photos. I do enjoy those Edwardian/Victorian/Green Valley series - so I'll definitely be watching the Tudor one. I love to see the self-sufficiency in them, too. <br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-29095161349501569532013-11-14T20:13:02.368+00:002013-11-14T20:13:02.368+00:00The Edwardian Farm was filmed just over the river ...The Edwardian Farm was filmed just over the river from us, and we enjoyed seeing things happen as the filming progressed, looking forward to the Tudor series.Lesley FWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247438565652841445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-29666185669855892392013-11-14T13:39:09.219+00:002013-11-14T13:39:09.219+00:00What a lovely and interesting post- it looks like ...What a lovely and interesting post- it looks like a great place to visit and I shall be watching out for the Tudor programme- Thanks for sharing:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406613408205000201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-90434288235250547442013-11-14T05:17:43.237+00:002013-11-14T05:17:43.237+00:00I love to vist places like that and see how our an...I love to vist places like that and see how our ancestors lived, it must have been a hard life.greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-55289672934881126112013-11-14T05:11:07.126+00:002013-11-14T05:11:07.126+00:00Since I can't get to England this year, I have...Since I can't get to England this year, I have to do my visiting virtually through your lens. \<br /><br />Thanks for taking me to such lovely spots.Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-61578233858492644642013-11-13T23:08:38.308+00:002013-11-13T23:08:38.308+00:00Oops I was a bit over dramatic, we still do have s...Oops I was a bit over dramatic, we still do have some apple orchards left, Nelson is the second largest apple growing region in NZ! I don't buy apples out of season, but you can get NZ apples all year round, as they keep them in controlled atmosphere, but it makes them expensive. Sometimes I see apples from the USA and pears from China! SxSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527932685288413467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-12860725105428914002013-11-13T20:25:14.350+00:002013-11-13T20:25:14.350+00:00I love it and thanks for taking us there thru the ...I love it and thanks for taking us there thru the pictures. JUST beautiful country side Sherry at The Rusty Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520286983487648033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-32441606954090384402013-11-13T19:21:46.139+00:002013-11-13T19:21:46.139+00:00I agree Freda we need to support our local produce...I agree Freda we need to support our local producers whether they are supporting organic or not. Some of our local producers have found that they have been not able to make organic to pay and have had to revert back to using chemicals which is such a shame.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-47690042761188113972013-11-13T19:08:07.613+00:002013-11-13T19:08:07.613+00:00You can view some of the Farm programmes on You Tu...You can view some of the Farm programmes on You Tube - search under the following:-<br />BBC Victorian Farm, BBC Edwardian Farm. BBC Wartime Farm.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-6721101737481043252013-11-13T19:02:25.184+00:002013-11-13T19:02:25.184+00:00It would be lovely to live in a village like this!...It would be lovely to live in a village like this!<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-30944712250223451042013-11-13T19:00:56.086+00:002013-11-13T19:00:56.086+00:00I'm glad you too found the book interesting. T...I'm glad you too found the book interesting. There have been some benefits too, as you mention people are living in better conditions now.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-62475036706747391352013-11-13T18:55:08.559+00:002013-11-13T18:55:08.559+00:00We have had many apple orchards that have disappea...We have had many apple orchards that have disappeared too. During the summer months we have lots of apples imported from New Zealand. Where do you get your apples from out of season?<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-80106513266508314002013-11-13T18:51:05.905+00:002013-11-13T18:51:05.905+00:00I hope you manage a visit, there was so much nice ...I hope you manage a visit, there was so much nice and it was in such a beautiful setting.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-88048456642906611292013-11-13T18:43:39.169+00:002013-11-13T18:43:39.169+00:00My father grew up on two different farms, now most...My father grew up on two different farms, now most of the fields are developments with houses atop of houses. They say it is progress. We have lived in our home for a little over 20 years now. Used to take us an hour to drive to shopping, now 20 minutes. While I often appreciate the convenience, I would rather look at farmland that a parking lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-87276612757879052592013-11-13T17:10:07.135+00:002013-11-13T17:10:07.135+00:00The farmland surrounding Toronto has just about be...The farmland surrounding Toronto has just about been obliterated as the city grows by 100,000 bodies a year.fabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-39457769436206349472013-11-13T16:53:16.559+00:002013-11-13T16:53:16.559+00:00We have to support small and organic producers if ...We have to support small and organic producers if we want to retain what countryside is left - even if it cost us more. My grandfather left farming with horses to work on the railways because he couldn't support his family farming - such is progress, but we have to put our money where our mouths are! Before it's all gone! Would you agree?www.livesimplysimplylive.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-42746262848835394482013-11-13T16:48:10.153+00:002013-11-13T16:48:10.153+00:00These timbered buildings fascinate me. I wonder if...These timbered buildings fascinate me. I wonder if we will ever go back to building our homes using so much timber.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-85250058563976634472013-11-13T16:02:41.993+00:002013-11-13T16:02:41.993+00:00I've always been interested in the Tudor era a...I've always been interested in the Tudor era and would enjoy visiting this place. I'll have to see if that BBC program comes to the US. I think most of my ancestors lived in rural places but the most recent four generations lived in large cities.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522710068688445614.post-63988588111722288062013-11-13T15:38:16.611+00:002013-11-13T15:38:16.611+00:00Lovely post Sarah. I've yet to visit the Weald...Lovely post Sarah. I've yet to visit the Weald and Downland museum, and I really should see it. My great great grandparents were from Singleton not too far away from there. They lived at Cucumber Farm where the men were agricultural labourers. Many other ancestors were from the Charlton area which again is very close. We've been to see the farm and also the village of Singleton on a few occasions. The one time we went to visit the museum it was absolutely chucking it down with rain and decided it was simply too muddy to walk around. Oh well another day perhaps.<br />Patricia xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.com