tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post1973155840490504442..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: EdgelandsCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-40001835576573836342011-09-07T22:25:46.227+01:002011-09-07T22:25:46.227+01:00I grew up in an area of edgelands- farm partly rev...I grew up in an area of edgelands- farm partly reverting to woods, and partly turning to suburbs. There were overgrown fields hiding wild strawberries and black berry thickets. Pine groves and hardwood forests hid abandoned farm equipment and ancient cars. There was an old cemetary we scared ouselves in, and of course wild life to track. What memories. Kids miss so much these days.Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589381487144096056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-30442978705255068602011-08-28T00:32:18.530+01:002011-08-28T00:32:18.530+01:00I spent every waking minute out in the wilderness ...I spent every waking minute out in the wilderness by myself or with friends, building dens and exploring! not an adult in sight!<br />but now that i am older I would panic to think about my nieces doing what I was allowed to do!Annette Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674734515964476954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-9874304095247902282011-08-26T05:33:05.588+01:002011-08-26T05:33:05.588+01:00Oh, this brought back childhood memories. There wa...Oh, this brought back childhood memories. There was a field next to our house that was mown every summer. It must have been sedge, Johnson grass, and other tall grasses. I don't think the owner did anything with the cut vegetation. We played in it for weeks. Made dens, forts, castles, all sorts of things. Ah, what fun.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-4345914983432713942011-08-26T05:10:24.544+01:002011-08-26T05:10:24.544+01:00My little girl made a den, just the other day, on ...My little girl made a den, just the other day, on the dunes - made of branches, twigs and leaves - it's holding up really well - she pretends she is a wolf cub - haha - I used to make dens when I was a kid too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-43948146748120087702011-08-26T04:37:12.692+01:002011-08-26T04:37:12.692+01:00Great concept - Edgelands! Thanks.
Go make Dens?...Great concept - Edgelands! Thanks.<br /><br />Go make Dens? We packed lunches and headed down the railroad tracks for 2 or 3 miles to a big woods with a creek and played to our hearts content - we even had to take my little brother who was only about 7 years old! (We were all 9 or 10!) If we didn't get home for dinner that was our problem!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-72763149011154248072011-08-26T03:45:47.072+01:002011-08-26T03:45:47.072+01:00I love the word Edgeland -- and I think that's...I love the word Edgeland -- and I think that's where we're staying now (near them anyway)... I will look up the book . I agree about the importance.Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://www.travelingrainvilles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-2572874189635499422011-08-25T23:35:46.706+01:002011-08-25T23:35:46.706+01:00I think this book was abridged on Radio 4 a few mo...I think this book was abridged on Radio 4 a few months ago, and it sounded poetic and intriguing. The stuff about Essex inevitably calls to mind the dramatic scenes by the powerful Thames Estuary in the wonderful film Fish Tank …Gołębnikhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/golebnik/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-35154571873191803062011-08-25T21:10:23.178+01:002011-08-25T21:10:23.178+01:00Thanks for this, Juliet - it's a book I am rea...Thanks for this, Juliet - it's a book I am really impatient to get hold of!Forthvalley scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05128591514560815991noreply@blogger.com