tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post871123374755155784..comments2024-01-01T21:14:32.790+13:00Comments on Still Standing on her Head: NaPoWriMo #15Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-83255100384486651152007-04-18T09:06:00.000+12:002007-04-18T09:06:00.000+12:00I'm pretty sure that glue was made from organic so...I'm pretty sure that glue was made from organic sources in the 19th century - starch, or animal- based gelatine type products. In our household, the insects seem to like to eat it, so I figured it would nourish people :)<BR/>Fortunately, there is nowhere in New Zealand that gets snowed in that heavily, even in the worst winters. A week or two for some inland farmers last winter is about as bad as it gets here.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-27391407112948353902007-04-18T07:39:00.000+12:002007-04-18T07:39:00.000+12:00Lovely poem. Particularly liked the last line...hu...Lovely poem. <BR/>Particularly liked the last line...hunger filling one up.<BR/>Thankyou for this, Catherine.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24246495.post-72988561264221035522007-04-18T02:47:00.000+12:002007-04-18T02:47:00.000+12:00I'm glad to hear that you were not the one waiting...I'm glad to hear that you were not the one waiting on wagons for meat and flour. <BR/><BR/>Great poem! I really like this. The image of melting glue from books as nourishment is startling.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.com