Women Do It Better!
Women drive coaches too!19 total reviews
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
I don't remember this coming on my messages, Kay. It's brilliant! Do you still use, shillings? We don't now. The term 'mutton head' is used here as well. Daisy Byrnes, sounds like one very formidable lady and a lady I would love to have known. How wonderful to know there was someone who would not stop for there bandits but send them running from her! Great one, Kay, nice to see you back on here, I missed you when you went on holiday. So glad you had a lovely time. :) xsx Sandra
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2013
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I don't remember this coming on my messages, Kay. It's brilliant! Do you still use, shillings? We don't now. The term 'mutton head' is used here as well. Daisy Byrnes, sounds like one very formidable lady and a lady I would love to have known. How wonderful to know there was someone who would not stop for there bandits but send them running from her! Great one, Kay, nice to see you back on here, I missed you when you went on holiday. So glad you had a lovely time. :) xsx Sandra
Comment Written 12-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 12-Sep-2013
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Bless you my friend; tried very hard to write about a real person that drove coaches. I was pleased with it. Glad you liked it too. Love, Kay.
Comment from Nanette Mary
Hullo Aussie ....
I really enjoyed this account of a formidable woman who tackled whatever had to be dealt with. The pioneers who left the 'old country' to colonise new lands were people of courage and initiative and I believe such traits have been passed on to their descendents - you via Australia and me via S.Africa.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Love from .... Nanette Mary.
reply by the author on 18-Jun-2013
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Hullo Aussie ....
I really enjoyed this account of a formidable woman who tackled whatever had to be dealt with. The pioneers who left the 'old country' to colonise new lands were people of courage and initiative and I believe such traits have been passed on to their descendents - you via Australia and me via S.Africa.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Love from .... Nanette Mary.
Comment Written 18-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 18-Jun-2013
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Hullo Nanette Mary, Thanks so much for reading - glad you enjoyed part of our history. May God Bless you - love, Kay.
Comment from jmdg1954
Sorry that its been a few days before I responded, been working many hours. With that said, you penned another fine historical piece for us Americans to read. Mutton head... We use that here for someone a little cooky...
Nice read, John
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Sorry that its been a few days before I responded, been working many hours. With that said, you penned another fine historical piece for us Americans to read. Mutton head... We use that here for someone a little cooky...
Nice read, John
Comment Written 17-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hello John and thank you so much for reading; glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Kay XX
Comment from Roxanna Andrews
Sounds like quite a woman. They were made of stern stuff in those days, some still are. This was a fun read and educational. Well done. Rox
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Sounds like quite a woman. They were made of stern stuff in those days, some still are. This was a fun read and educational. Well done. Rox
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hi Rox! Thanks so much for reading - glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Kay.
Comment from nancyjam
Great story of a tough lady. I imagine
the Outback produced its share of
strong women.
This woman handled the situation well
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Great story of a tough lady. I imagine
the Outback produced its share of
strong women.
This woman handled the situation well
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hello my friend, Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Kay.
Comment from TheWriteTeach
What a wonderful poem. I usually don't critique poems because I don't feel I am qualified to offer sound advice. However, this caught my eye, and I simply couldn't resist a comment. This hit home for me and brought back a flood of memories. I grew up on a farm and for many years was married to a farmer. I had horses (riding, not work), plowed fields, and on occasion drove the tractor over dirt roads that were not much more than a cow path, to our small town for supplies. The woman you wrote about was not an exception; it was, and is, commonplace for farm women to do all this stuff. They must be tuff as nails in order to survive, and chasing away a band of bushrangers was just one more thing to deal with in a day's work. I loved your poem, it moved me greatly. Thanks for writing it and sharing.
Suzanne
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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What a wonderful poem. I usually don't critique poems because I don't feel I am qualified to offer sound advice. However, this caught my eye, and I simply couldn't resist a comment. This hit home for me and brought back a flood of memories. I grew up on a farm and for many years was married to a farmer. I had horses (riding, not work), plowed fields, and on occasion drove the tractor over dirt roads that were not much more than a cow path, to our small town for supplies. The woman you wrote about was not an exception; it was, and is, commonplace for farm women to do all this stuff. They must be tuff as nails in order to survive, and chasing away a band of bushrangers was just one more thing to deal with in a day's work. I loved your poem, it moved me greatly. Thanks for writing it and sharing.
Suzanne
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Glad you did review it - must have brought back loads of memories. Cheers, Kay.
Comment from cheyennewy
Hi K,
We Americans say the same about a well built woman but it mostly means a sexy woman with a great shape. Daisy must have been a woman many don't argue with. I can't imagine how she managed to control four horses as she went about her business of delivering the mail. This is an other well written history lesson. Virtual six. Good luck in the contest....blessings, chey
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hi K,
We Americans say the same about a well built woman but it mostly means a sexy woman with a great shape. Daisy must have been a woman many don't argue with. I can't imagine how she managed to control four horses as she went about her business of delivering the mail. This is an other well written history lesson. Virtual six. Good luck in the contest....blessings, chey
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hello my friend Chey, Thanks so much for reading and glad you enjoyed the story - big tough women on the land in those days. Love, Kay.
Comment from Darkhorse555
that was a lovely piece from hiding her children faced the the felons on the bush trail daisy you sure do it better on this piece
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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that was a lovely piece from hiding her children faced the the felons on the bush trail daisy you sure do it better on this piece
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Thanks so much for reading, glad you enjoyed the story/poem. Cheers, Kay.
Comment from Jean Lutz
We need women like that now. This reminds me of growing up in rural Tennessee in the 1940s. I suspect you just may have some Daisy Byrnes DNA in you?
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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We need women like that now. This reminds me of growing up in rural Tennessee in the 1940s. I suspect you just may have some Daisy Byrnes DNA in you?
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hello Jean, Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed - I was on the land in my youth and horses are still my favourite animal. Cheers, Kay.
Comment from Dorothy Farrell
Daisy Byrnes sounds like one heck of a woman - a real multi-tasker. This is well written. The rhyme scheme is perfect and the whole thing rolls along smoothly. We also say a big woman is built like a brick sh..house! This was a good read. Regards Dorothy
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Daisy Byrnes sounds like one heck of a woman - a real multi-tasker. This is well written. The rhyme scheme is perfect and the whole thing rolls along smoothly. We also say a big woman is built like a brick sh..house! This was a good read. Regards Dorothy
Comment Written 16-Jun-2013
reply by the author on 17-Jun-2013
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Hello Dorothy, Yes, we did say a brick s... house - I was being diplomatic! Glad you enjoyed. Cheers, Kay.
