tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post7773908815528590433..comments2024-03-18T08:03:17.059-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: Some ThingsYou Might Find InterestingHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-68385647415501774112015-01-15T17:14:04.019-05:002015-01-15T17:14:04.019-05:00Thanks for the link to the video on Dale Nichols. ...Thanks for the link to the video on Dale Nichols. I grew up near David City, NE, but had never heard the name. I do recognize some of his paintings, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-29514631648634084442015-01-12T07:57:09.425-05:002015-01-12T07:57:09.425-05:00"Time sink. You've got that right" R..."Time sink. You've got that right" Reading them is also a time sink but relationships are. Yours is very instructive and close to the heart. It is like chatting with a like-minded friend.<br /><br />Jim in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-48684433038567721692015-01-11T10:02:57.698-05:002015-01-11T10:02:57.698-05:00Is a Planet Whizbang laundry wringer up next? I to...Is a Planet Whizbang laundry wringer up next? I too have been watching Craig's List for them, thinking I might be able to run my sorghum stalks through one, but they aren't cheap (or least not cheap to me) around here. I think I have the spare parts, but probably not the know-how to build one. One more "some day" project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-57643625404269552872015-01-10T23:02:44.852-05:002015-01-10T23:02:44.852-05:00Mr Kimball, you already know that I am an ardent ...Mr Kimball, you already know that I am an ardent fan. But you really do make a difference. I am so glad others feel the same way about your writings.<br />Pam BakerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210768437726876770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-22243607537113039762015-01-10T18:48:33.805-05:002015-01-10T18:48:33.805-05:00Torid & etc.,
Time sink. You've got that ...Torid & etc.,<br /><br />Time sink. You've got that right. But there is something in me that gets satisfaction out of writing. I'm glad to know that others enjoy the result. Thanks for the comment.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-78709878648422324632015-01-10T18:44:58.927-05:002015-01-10T18:44:58.927-05:00Hi RonC,
Thank you. I had forgotten about the wri...Hi RonC,<br /><br />Thank you. I had forgotten about the wringer washer in Uncle Clyde's book. I'm going to e-mail you a couple of stories Clyde wrote for FH magazine years ago.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-66192445909675308112015-01-10T18:42:59.801-05:002015-01-10T18:42:59.801-05:00Stephen in Tennessee,
It's a pleasure to have...Stephen in Tennessee,<br /><br />It's a pleasure to have you comment here. I'm pleased to know you're a reader. I reckon you were agrarian before agrarian was cool. Best wishes.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-69614044598179577382015-01-10T18:38:41.302-05:002015-01-10T18:38:41.302-05:00Anonymous—
Let me know what you think of the Muse...Anonymous—<br /><br />Let me know what you think of the Museum of Agrarian Art. Have you ever heard of Kimball, Nebraska? I once e-mailed the town web site and asked if there were any Kimballs in Kimball. I got a reply that there hasn't been any Kimballs in Kimball for a long time. So I reckon if I ever move to Nebraska, I'll move to Kimball. Because it's just not right that Kimball doesn't have a single Kimball.Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-1929447175974663762015-01-10T18:35:08.028-05:002015-01-10T18:35:08.028-05:00wildbillb,
Your comment reminds me of 8th grade m...wildbillb,<br /><br />Your comment reminds me of 8th grade music class. It was 1972. The class wasn't much interested in music and the teacher sensed it. So he told us to bring in records we liked and the class could listen to them. I didn't own a single record at that age. But one of the kids brought in a record with Country Joe McDonald singing the song that made him famous at Woodstock. "Gimme an F"... and so on. I had never hear the song before and, judging from the teachers reaction, he hadn't either. It was playing loud and the teacher's face got beet red when he realized what was happening, but he let it play all the way through. <br /><br />Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-38657901884493682502015-01-10T13:10:56.103-05:002015-01-10T13:10:56.103-05:00I am a fairly recent arrival but very much enjoy y...I am a fairly recent arrival but very much enjoy your writing Herrick. I try to write regularly and know what a feeling of a time sink it can be. Thank you so much for doing it.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-74800763271411749082015-01-09T23:59:41.208-05:002015-01-09T23:59:41.208-05:00I am pretty sure your chicken butchering writeup a...I am pretty sure your chicken butchering writeup and garden blogging qualifies you as a prepper site.<br /><br />I had to look on Craig's list too and yes, a couple of wringer/washers popped up and pretty reasonable too. "Just keep your fingers out of the wringer!" (a comment by the salesman to Anna Kennedy in "The Hard Surface Road".)<br /><br />I too want to echo Stephen from TN's comments. The Chicken butchering site is what I used to teach myself chicken butchering. I wrote out the steps and taped them to the back of my Whizbang Scalder so they would be handy. I've done enough chickens this year that I have the process down pat, but it was pretty clumsy at first.<br /><br />Write when you can and don't beat yourself up when you don't have time. I've been tempted to start my own blog lately about the farmhouse I am gutting this winter. (We hope to live there one day.) I think some people blog to gather feedback or helpful advice on projects. Accountability, and a Journal would be other good reasons.<br />RonCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-25337402538101682015-01-09T16:39:00.039-05:002015-01-09T16:39:00.039-05:00Dear Herrick Kimball,
You may consider this a f...Dear Herrick Kimball, <br /><br />You may consider this a fan letter. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading The Deliberate Agrarian for about two years. However, this is my first time to leave a comment. I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for expending the time, effort and energy to share your ideas and insights on your blog. I usually agree with you. You often inspire me, and I also learn much by reading your posts. <br /><br />Please keep on doing what you do. I'm sure I must represent many others out here in cyber land who benefit from your blogging, but have never yet let you know - until now. Whether you blog long or short, regularly or just occasionally, it is all appreciated. <br /><br />I turn 70 next week and live with my good wife on a seven acre mountaintop homestead. We grow most of what we eat, chop the wood that warms us, do our own building, and create our own fun. I didn't know we were "agrarians" until I stumbled across your blog. You articulate so well many things I have long felt but have never fully expressed. <br /><br />Thank you again.<br /><br />Stephen in Tennesseenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-62147759393056084182015-01-09T16:29:44.090-05:002015-01-09T16:29:44.090-05:00We live close to David City Nebraska. May have to ...We live close to David City Nebraska. May have to take a trip over to the museum to see more of Dale Nichols work. Love to read your blog so am glad you are back to the "regular".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-34816024138048497352015-01-09T11:58:55.736-05:002015-01-09T11:58:55.736-05:00i am glad you are back to regular postings... i al...i am glad you are back to regular postings... i always appreciate the thoughts or things to consider in any given day.<br /><br />i think these days, any comment or blog that is "self-production" is labelled as "prepper". our consumer culture is so ingrained, that when ideas of producing anything for ourselves immediately is outside mainstream, and can be seen even radical. too bad. <br /><br />i remember cringing as a high schooler at the label of "consumer"... and still do. <br /><br />Last night my 5th grade daughter told me how their music class often colors pictures while listening to music from other cultures. i'm off to determine how much "music" class is spent learning new musical skills and how much is "consuming music." Even the high school english class spends days watching movies related to literature they should be reading...<br /><br />many school and church talent shows over the holidays were full of lip sync and "air band" performances. used to be talent shows demonstrated a talent that was produced by hard work and a learned skill.<br /><br />sorry for the soapbox. thanks again for posting more ;-)wildbillbhttp://nwpodcast.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com