tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post2756103191719014836..comments2024-03-22T09:02:07.409+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Views from the houseSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-74328524289579280362011-12-29T22:46:43.737+00:002011-12-29T22:46:43.737+00:00Beatingthebounds - That is interesting. If you wou...Beatingthebounds - That is interesting. If you would like to email me at conrob@me.com I will reply with details of my address, which I prefer not to put into the public domaine on the blog. As I think I said before, you would always be welcome to drop in for a brew and a natter if you are passing.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-22850014718270553372011-12-29T18:13:42.938+00:002011-12-29T18:13:42.938+00:00When I lived in Arnside (1996 - 2000) I had almost...When I lived in Arnside (1996 - 2000) I had almost exactly the same view. Could we have unknowingly been near neighbours?<br />I had a knee op (many years ago). My recovery took awhile, but afterwards the knee was as good as new - I hope your's goes as smoothly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-45825866024404255572011-12-29T10:15:00.486+00:002011-12-29T10:15:00.486+00:00L da P -Perhaps if I win the lottery I could hire ...L da P -Perhaps if I win the lottery I could hire people to take me on another long walk in a palanquin - quite an attractive idea.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-79942303894582439862011-12-24T07:12:31.121+00:002011-12-24T07:12:31.121+00:00All this talk of replacement knees makes me think ...All this talk of replacement knees makes me think of Geoffrey Winthrop Young who went on climbing after losing a leg in WW1. Climbing of a sort, you understand. A faithful Swiss guide used to follow him and place the peg of his peg-leg on the holds. I couldn't understand why he didn't go the whole hog, hire himself four Swiss guides (they were four a penny in those days) and rise up in a palanquin.<br /><br />Best wishes to you and your expanding family, bidding fair to become a genuine force in Arnside.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-30552036768842117602011-12-20T21:46:50.512+00:002011-12-20T21:46:50.512+00:00The Crow - Thanks for your comment. It is strange ...The Crow - Thanks for your comment. It is strange that you are not familiar with chimney pots. The context of your use of "volunteers" puzzles me. This goes to show that Brits and Americans may think they speak the same language, but this is not always the case.<br /><br />I consulted good friends of mine who are keen gardeners, and they tell me the items in the foreground of my picture are Ash saplings identifiable by their black buds.<br /><br />Jill, William, and Katie's flat is about three minutes drive by car or ten minutes walk from my house, so I reckon there will be plenty of contact with Katie. I went to the clinic today with mum and baby and weight is progressing properly. As Katie is becoming more interested in her surroundings, so the longer outbursts of crying are reducing, and it is fascinating to see the day by day development.<br /><br />Best wishes to you from all of us here in Arnside.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-53244792585023905392011-12-19T02:44:59.893+00:002011-12-19T02:44:59.893+00:00Bless your heart - your knee, too!
Those are bea...Bless your heart - your knee, too!<br /><br />Those are beautiful views. I've never seen chimney pots before, so I found them interesting, but I can see where one might not want to look at them day in and day out.<br /><br />Are those chestnut whips in the foreground of the second photo? They put me in mind of the Chinese chestnut volunteers that sprout up where the squirrels have forgotten burying them. Each spring, I go around the yard cutting them down below the ground, but every spring I find more and more new ones. Busy little rascals, are my squirrels.<br /><br />Happy holidays to you and your family, Conrad. I hope Katie likes her new surroundings, but I bet she's going to miss Grandad.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com