I enjoyed the poems below Kate’s introduction and, of course the introduction itself. Kevin
Hello There
I’m Kate. Pleased to meet you. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog.
I write poetry, (no yawning out there!) some short stories and I am trying to write a children’s book (although it’s glacially slow at the moment)
I write poems about whatever pops into my head. So they can be about a flower, a missed bus, a cosy night by the fire or even a screaming row.
My short stories tend to be observational (names changed to protect the innocent of course :0) ).
This is my first entry into the ‘WordPress’ world, so hope you’ll be patient with me.
I will post poems and stories or just general ‘musings’ as and when they’re ready.
I hope you will have a read through and if you would like to post a message or a comment to say what you thought, or ‘like’, That would be fabulous.
As a start, I…
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While most crops were harvested much later in the summer, hay was the first to be cut in June, though it was typically poor quality. In a society so dependent on animals for survival, haying was a vital community activity, with the lord’s fields taking priority over all the others. This was a labor carried out by men, women, and children. They worked in groups under the supervision of a reeve that had been elected by the peasants themselves. The men cut the hay with long scythes, each going through about one acre per day. Women and girls were responsible for raking and turning it. If the hay was not able to dry out, it would…
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