tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post6474412539782145537..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Water on the PrairieLynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-1180663319291598962012-06-08T21:23:14.628-05:002012-06-08T21:23:14.628-05:00I can't imagine hand-digging a well! Very int...I can't imagine hand-digging a well! Very interesting post. I look forward to reading your book someday soon!<br />All the best,<br />Aubrey LaughlinAds From The 1800shttp://www.adsfromthe1800s.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-14286857754865698232012-06-01T13:01:56.660-05:002012-06-01T13:01:56.660-05:00This is the sort of story about the struggles of o...This is the sort of story about the struggles of our forebears that really makes one appreciate all of our modern-day conveniences.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598409281403022889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-31244979705113733882012-05-31T03:04:12.819-05:002012-05-31T03:04:12.819-05:00I saw some of the abandoned homestead sites in eas...I saw some of the abandoned homestead sites in eastern Colorado years back. Rich soil but the instant you drop a plough into it, it leaves on the next breeze. Heartbreaking. <br />Happened in Western Canada in the 30s.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-31773709554106663822012-05-22T12:05:38.464-05:002012-05-22T12:05:38.464-05:00Part of what helped them ignore the natural vegeta...Part of what helped them ignore the natural vegetation was the idea that "rain follows the plow." For some of them, they had exhausted all of their money to get to their land, relying on the representation of misleading promotional literature, and they had no funds to leave, even if they recognized the situation.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-63570595192145441382012-05-22T11:21:42.157-05:002012-05-22T11:21:42.157-05:00If the would-be settlers had looked around them at...If the would-be settlers had looked around them at the vegetation, they might have guessed that rainfall was short and sporadic. However hope springs eternal, I guess. It is the wives and families of the "busted" homesteaders that I feel sorriest for.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-74274617979975891812012-05-18T18:18:25.324-05:002012-05-18T18:18:25.324-05:00I wish I could share all the comments that people ...I wish I could share all the comments that people send me privately! Anyway, I'm glad that this post as garnered such a great response. Today in Isaac's Kansas community it is hot, dry, and windy, so I guess it was a timely post for this week.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.com