tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post5263980578053713221..comments2024-03-29T13:05:42.663+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Fairy StepsSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-4836450447533496052022-06-30T14:44:26.241+01:002022-06-30T14:44:26.241+01:00My outing this morning, taking in the Fairy Steps ...My outing this morning, taking in the Fairy Steps twice, confirms the opinion I gave on this post two years ago: you have much more interesting features around here than we have at home!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-10502750695447550302020-05-12T10:01:46.623+01:002020-05-12T10:01:46.623+01:00Gimmer: "unprompted and arcane" and stil...Gimmer: "unprompted and arcane" and still I don't remember. However I do remember the giggly conversation we had about the etymology of Dr Mylechreest's surname and its pronunciation. Having decided I could add nothing useful to your medical rendezvous I stayed outside and you went in alone. As you faced the receptionist you suddenly realised that social politeness (of which you are an advanced practitioner) might demand that you be forced to utter this odd name, leading to an uncharted event which might not qualify as social politeness. Quick as a flash your brain changed gear and you asked "Is the doctor in?" You were quite proud of this and I was proud on your behalf.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-6904567418136057722020-05-10T08:49:17.822+01:002020-05-10T08:49:17.822+01:00A lovely walk Conrad and, since I haven't been...A lovely walk Conrad and, since I haven't been that way since lockdown started, a timely reminder for me.<br />The comments are entertaining as always, although I can't pretend I could follow all of it!Markhttp://www.beatingthebounds.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-85207215097118613382020-05-06T14:40:29.317+01:002020-05-06T14:40:29.317+01:00Well , I wonder if he can remember the quite unpro...Well , I wonder if he can remember the quite unprompted and arcane remark he made to me when coming down the Mill Beck track after pushing back the furthest boundaries of English rock climbing skill, expertise and sheer doggedness on Tarn Crag and Little Gully, just before we popped over the shoulder to drop down to the ODG and the tent. I'm not sure whether this was before or after the visit to Dr Mylechreest but it was after you had left: the ride back to Bradford on the back of his motorbike cured me forever from the idea of having one: it was the time of the great Allt a'Mhuillin washout and the night walk from Penrith to the ODG. Anyway, it confirmed that cold showering was to be preferred for young boys.gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-26595169006834435022020-05-05T10:36:56.369+01:002020-05-05T10:36:56.369+01:00RR - The light has dawned. Perhaps a slightly more...RR - The light has dawned. Perhaps a slightly more vivid memory for you. It must have been circa 1957 so five plus decades ago.<br /><br />I filled in a bit about Weil because our recent conversation had me uncertain about having read it and even with my admitted bad memory I found it disturbing that I was not able to recall much about it at the time. I thought you may be interested because I retain the impression that you had not read it and I thought a quick semi-humorous resumé may be of interest. You have a much stronger memory than most people I have met, and I think you become impatient with people who have less. Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-71688368281706022382020-05-05T08:20:07.272+01:002020-05-05T08:20:07.272+01:00Sir Hugh - Yes I'm aware of the folk lore of S...Sir Hugh - Yes I'm aware of the folk lore of Skye being lifelong lover of the Island. For anyone interested in such things Otta Swire's 'Skye - the Island and its Legends'is worth reading.<br /><br />I'll email you regarding Fairy Bridge. Any the wiser?afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-24052105816217657532020-05-05T08:01:22.292+01:002020-05-05T08:01:22.292+01:00Ever whingeing about being criticised, and still n...Ever whingeing about being criticised, and still no nearer to decoding that sentence I left behind originally. And yet the allusion should be staring you in the face; an exchange on the subject passed between us a mere decade ago. If I were to explain it (which I won't) you'd be horribly disappointed, since the core of the matter impinges on your previous life.<br /><br />Gimmer and I are accused of failing "to identify our sources". But in my case what I offered was a conumdrum. We've moved on since Miss Hudson at Thackley Primary School.<br /><br />And why all this about Simone Weil? I covered that eventuality in my reference.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-51415971716179552102020-05-04T22:37:17.265+01:002020-05-04T22:37:17.265+01:00RR - Yes of course I knew the meaning of denouemen...RR - Yes of course I knew the meaning of denouement, in fact it is a word I have a particular fondness for.<br /><br />Because the majority of your comments are critical that is the first interpretation I am conditioned to consider,<br /><br />By the way, I did plough through Simone Weil - The Need for Roots, and the main message was the importance of we humans having a relationship with our place of birth and or environment and the adverse effect of that being much less permanent in the modern world which Simone takes three hundred pages to elaborate on. I am not criticising, just observing.<br /><br />------------------------------<br /><br />BC - Thanks for the reminder. Your comment is diplomatically sandwiched between others, unless you are going to tell me you saw fairies up there back in 2015?<br /><br />--------------------------------<br /><br />Gimmer and Afoot - Well, Gimmer, you are nearly as enigmatic as Big Brother failing to identify the sources of your comments. I knew not of the connection with the Fairies of the Isle of Skye until I did an Internet search - I'm not sure if you Afoot knew about that but if not you may now go and have read.<br /><br />---------------------------------<br /><br />Gayle - I usually respond to comments in the order received so sorry for missing you along the way. You. like BC, have avoided the subject of fairies - maybe you have them in you locale but would rather not say? It's surprising how such a mundane post, originally intended by me to be more of a simple record for my own reference before I got carried away has resulted in so many comments.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-45729788562717366562020-05-04T21:04:56.734+01:002020-05-04T21:04:56.734+01:00Gimmer - thanks for clarifying. I think. I have de...Gimmer - thanks for clarifying. I think. I have decided to say no more since it might, almost certainly will, seem like pedantry if not worse! Life is just too short.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-12557426849811995392020-05-04T20:17:08.910+01:002020-05-04T20:17:08.910+01:00afoot - it was of course a bit of poetic licence i...afoot - it was of course a bit of poetic licence in that the Pools are quite a few miles from the Bridge and their connections with fairies are a bit airy . . . - whether fairy wings could endue the icy waters is a moot point - but the Flag is real ! <br />All magic anyway: probably more so at present, with the most un-fairylike masses gone. Who could possibly have guessed that the bridge could cause that: so unpredictable. gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-54451870563155814602020-05-04T20:00:54.770+01:002020-05-04T20:00:54.770+01:00And may - or may not - have given Simone Weil a ru...And may - or may not - have given Simone Weil a run for her money. Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-30790037274176406622020-05-04T19:59:21.072+01:002020-05-04T19:59:21.072+01:00Has read Proust.Has read Proust.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-81901468971286547482020-05-04T19:58:19.131+01:002020-05-04T19:58:19.131+01:00And this is a chap who claims to do The Guardian c...And this is a chap who claims to do The Guardian cryptic.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-25683157009662021802020-05-04T15:22:41.314+01:002020-05-04T15:22:41.314+01:00Surely it's going to percolate soon.Surely it's going to percolate soon.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-51390457947640108982020-05-04T14:28:12.181+01:002020-05-04T14:28:12.181+01:00I consider that Mick & I are remarkably lucky ...I consider that Mick & I are remarkably lucky to live in an attractive area of countryside that is close enough for us to access on foot, but Arnside wins hands-down on having 'stuff' as well as countryside. Things like ruined towers and fairy-steps (and that's without thinking about things like hills and coastline). <br /><br />I don't think I've heard mention of the fairy steps before. I assume they are a popular local attraction in more normal times?Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-62537370723923410012020-05-04T12:33:43.181+01:002020-05-04T12:33:43.181+01:00Gimmer - which Fairy Bridge?Gimmer - which Fairy Bridge?afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-8265161260585857282020-05-04T12:05:24.277+01:002020-05-04T12:05:24.277+01:00I’m doing better with the Guardian crossword these...I’m doing better with the Guardian crossword these days.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-36201842995566726482020-05-04T12:00:48.732+01:002020-05-04T12:00:48.732+01:00I think he was hoping to see fairies - after all, ...I think he was hoping to see fairies - after all, it is long time since he was a denizen of Cottingley or thereabouts <br />Best place is, of course, the Fairy Pools, under the Fairy Bridge, where they cavort, waving the Fairy Flag, on the rare days when it is above 0C !<br /><br />gimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-92149284569541684362020-05-04T10:44:19.133+01:002020-05-04T10:44:19.133+01:00Your "couple of years ago" was actually ...Your "couple of years ago" was actually Oct 9th 2015. I think we had lunch in the pub at Beetham.<br />The picture of the Steps in your post looks strangely empty and forlorn. Hope you didn't meet anybody coming down them, it would be difficult to distance correctly.<br /><br />bowlandclimberhttp://bowlandclimber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-51789509089552249602020-05-04T10:34:23.345+01:002020-05-04T10:34:23.345+01:00Denouer is the French for "to unknot". D...<i>Denouer</i> is the French for "to unknot". Denouement is used, untranslated, in English to refer to the resolution of a foregoing situation; more loosely to bring that situation to a close. Now think of Fairy Steps in another light.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-47149454505855558322020-05-04T09:11:20.595+01:002020-05-04T09:11:20.595+01:00RR - enigmatic as always:
Which denouement?
Batt...RR - enigmatic as always:<br /><br />Which denouement?<br /><br />Battery expired so sarcastically relieved no more photos?<br /><br />Battery expired so disappointed no more photos.?<br /><br />Sarcastically celebrating brevity?<br /><br />Genuinely hungering for more?Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-36116929532259754452020-05-04T07:48:21.747+01:002020-05-04T07:48:21.747+01:00I can't tell you how disappointed I was when I...I can't tell you how disappointed I was when I reached the denouement of this post.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com