tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post7678582934050589703..comments2024-03-28T13:06:29.793+00:00Comments on conradwalks: A monumental daySir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-16807866164310694912018-06-06T19:44:13.140+01:002018-06-06T19:44:13.140+01:00Gayle - That makes sense to me.Gayle - That makes sense to me.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-16712485819136712062018-06-06T17:33:17.160+01:002018-06-06T17:33:17.160+01:00I'm sure I typed 'tour' not 'your&...I'm sure I typed 'tour' not 'your'. I'm blaming that one on autocorrect. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-76021985452494118032018-06-06T17:32:32.834+01:002018-06-06T17:32:32.834+01:00We have no planned itinerary and only the vaguest ...We have no planned itinerary and only the vaguest idea as to where we're going. As with all of our European motorhome trips, it will be a mystery your that we make up as we go along. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-51610838675401251402018-06-06T09:19:58.035+01:002018-06-06T09:19:58.035+01:00Dave - I never had a mother-in-law, but I do have ...Dave - I never had a mother-in-law, but I do have two people in my life who fill a similar function to the one you describe.<br /><br />---------------<br /><br />Phreerunner - I'm surprised to hear you have any time at all to even give the lawn your cursory mow considering your non-stop activity in other directions. Thanks for your contributions. I do enjoy writing and strive to produce good English and was pleased to note your criticism of the use of the vague "soon," a word that could be, debatably, dropped from the English language, along with "very." although I have used the latter on very rare occasions.<br /><br />---------------<br /><br />Mark - Thanks for the info. on the building. I did wonder, thinking it was too elaborate to be just a barn and not sophisticated enough to be a dwelling, but my questionably enquiring mind gave up on it after that. I would have thought your interest in flora would have given you more than a passing interest in gardening, but perhaps cultivated species are not your thing?<br /><br />---------------<br /><br />JJ - Thanks for producing that gem of enlightenment from Blogger. It is difficult to imagine who these people are, where they are located, what they do all day, how do they dress, and most of all what goes on in their minds. I try to draw a mental picture but it stalls - that's perhaps why I don't write fiction.<br /><br />Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-87484638003462342942018-06-06T08:53:23.128+01:002018-06-06T08:53:23.128+01:00'Soon' A week? (no). A month? (Perhaps). O...'Soon' A week? (no). A month? (Perhaps). Or maybe this is something that everyone uses but is worthy of 'retirement' as too hard to fix?<br />Oh dear, I am getting grumpy...Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-14623250389484818502018-06-06T07:37:39.580+01:002018-06-06T07:37:39.580+01:00From the Help forum:
Hi everyone,
We are aware t...From the Help forum:<br /><br />Hi everyone,<br /><br />We are aware that there is an issue where users are not receiving email notifications for comments. We're currently tweaking our emailing system, but we expect it to be working again soon. <br /><br />Thank you for your patience - we appreciate it!<br /><br />Kelly<br />Blogger Community ManagerJohn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-46385596596781148452018-06-06T07:13:37.312+01:002018-06-06T07:13:37.312+01:00I find gardening to be very therapeutic - it gives...I find gardening to be very therapeutic - it gives me a huge amount of satisfaction once I've done it....but I resent the time I need to spend on the chore. It does look nice(ish) once I've actually made the effort.<br /><br />It never ceases to amaze me how many interesting routes there are that are local to me, even when walking from my front door. They're not as interesting was your local routes - but South Manchester isn't very rural so many routes take in built-up areas.<br /><br />Re: Blogger comments, I rather hope that this isn't the thin end of the wedge, 'their' way of dissuading 'us' from using Blogger. We may receive notification that the service will be 'improved' for our convenience .....like when the very excellent and much lamented Picasa was withdrawn.<br />John Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-20219337820196334852018-06-05T23:42:18.647+01:002018-06-05T23:42:18.647+01:00I'm with you on the gardening; I have occasion...I'm with you on the gardening; I have occasional bursts of enthusiasm, but then revert to benign neglect. I really like that area, which also has the magnificent Masons Arms (not that I've been there for a while). The farm building in your picture was built as a Friends Meeting House when non-conformists were prohibited from gathering within a certain radius of any towns or villages. You weren't attacked by Buzzards then?Markhttp://www.beatingthebounds.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-5906319688091419162018-06-05T22:13:28.896+01:002018-06-05T22:13:28.896+01:00PS I quite like mowing the lawn. It’s all I am all...PS I quite like mowing the lawn. It’s all I am allowed to do as Mrs B is intent on converting the garden into a jungle. I’m even in trouble for trimming overhanging vegetation to make room for the mower to trim some of the wild flowers that have been introduced to the lawn!Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-49229181734646610802018-06-05T22:09:07.713+01:002018-06-05T22:09:07.713+01:00I think the comment notification ‘somebody turned ...I think the comment notification ‘somebody turned off the switch’ problem is widespread. It’s a shame that Google either can’t be bothered or don’t know how to fix this fairly fundamental issue. Perhaps they have included this in their list of ‘retirements’ of features that are making way for ‘new and exciting features’ for the Blogger platform! Oh what a world we live in.<br />And that btb man still seems to get everywhere. He clearly doesn’t use rail transport... (I know, I know, Mark’s is a great blog.)Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-76296649453255440302018-06-05T19:04:08.585+01:002018-06-05T19:04:08.585+01:00Like yourself, i'm happy when I can see the ef...<br />Like yourself, i'm happy when I can see the effects of my efforts in the garden. What makes me less happy is how fleeting the benefits seem to be.<br /><br />My mother-in-law, in the days when she was more mobile, was a wonderful gardener; always choosing exactly the right plant for the situation where it was to be sited. I'm forever looking at shrubs and thinking they would have been better positioned in a different spot had I only had the knowledge.<br /><br />Ah, well...Davehttp://ossroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-88456643291653591332018-06-05T16:44:59.586+01:002018-06-05T16:44:59.586+01:00Gayle - again no email notification of your commen...Gayle - again no email notification of your comment.<br /><br /> Do you have a planned itinerary?<br /><br /> My friend and I were hoping to get our last two days on the Bronte Way completed by using public transport and an overnight b and b but it looks as though the rail problem has scuppered that. I don't fancy being stranded in Bradford - I lived there long enough and was glad to get away. The rail situation is truly appalling and apparently insoluble in the short term.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-17247846811934635752018-06-05T12:50:25.449+01:002018-06-05T12:50:25.449+01:00Our lifestyle means that little and often is not p...Our lifestyle means that little and often is not possible with our garden. Instead it gets a full-scale attack when we are home, and at this time of year the task can look a bit daunting at the outset. Thankfully we've had a good run of weather since we got home a week ago and have left it tidy-enough (with a pleasingly dead-looking lawn, which hopefully won't grow much in the next few weeks) as we abandon it again and head towards mainland Europe. <br />Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.com