tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post5015792774640929270..comments2024-03-19T03:21:09.378+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Kaleidoscopic week and goodbye to KEMARJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-14557928737213481092013-07-17T20:58:22.160+01:002013-07-17T20:58:22.160+01:00kuvat ja tarina on yhdessä oikein kiva. kuvat ja tarina on yhdessä oikein kiva. mielenkuviajatarinoita.Blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258249678030033534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-79362809613562602752013-07-16T14:54:03.640+01:002013-07-16T14:54:03.640+01:00Thanks for the comments. I do appreciate them all....Thanks for the comments. I do appreciate them all.<br /><br />Muriel, I love to sit and eavesdrop in cafes. So often it's about business, perhaps a bit disappointingly... <br />Jean, now I'm home I'll look up your article. <br />Friko, as you will see from my latest post, I am now laid up, and not too sorry about it, since this disorder also makes me feel rather sick. Yuk! I think it's the bugs' fault, though. :)<br />Oh Vagabonde, I love cassis! Blackcurrants are a strange tasting fruit in pies etc. and in my experience need diluting with apple or something, but I do love them becuase they are the taste of summer for meJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-79397447454106540892013-07-13T18:31:20.140+01:002013-07-13T18:31:20.140+01:00Well, it looks like you had a busy week! I can'...Well, it looks like you had a busy week! I can't wait to read more about your projects. Oh, and I am a rotten gardener too. As for cafes, well, I work in them all the time.Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-85744142250591014592013-07-13T17:57:28.137+01:002013-07-13T17:57:28.137+01:00What will KEMAR do now? ;)
Have an awesome weeken...What will KEMAR do now? ;)<br /><br />Have an awesome weekend! linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-49662443706519868902013-07-12T16:09:09.018+01:002013-07-12T16:09:09.018+01:00Jenny, you are always on the go and create posts t...Jenny, you are always on the go and create posts that really make me smile! London has so much history and I love that there are secret gardens tucked away in the crazy large suburbs. I think you need parks and gardens with beautiful trees to escape the dreadful traffic.<br />I have to say though, London does have the best shops and cafes. Love that it is berry season, time to make some pies with all the fruits.<br /><br />Have a good weekend.<br />Jo May.<br />Jo Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365999873131320691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-78042597591133529702013-07-11T21:53:05.158+01:002013-07-11T21:53:05.158+01:00May I just respectfully say that I loved your phot...May I just respectfully say that I loved your photo of The Shard but hate the actual building? The angle you chose was very intelligent and the subsequent photo really beautiful.<br /><br />I love London's cafes. And I know that work gets done in them. :-) I have done it myself.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-33846259184643606812013-07-11T15:25:00.936+01:002013-07-11T15:25:00.936+01:00Do you ever rest on your laurels?
This is a breat...Do you ever rest on your laurels?<br /><br />This is a breathless post, if you are cramming in as much as this in a week, do you need crutches to keep going?<br /><br />It’s all wonderful, of course, life as it is lived by the young and energetic, living within stone-throwing distance of all things interesting. Good luck with the projects.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54384680255734023392013-07-10T22:18:55.437+01:002013-07-10T22:18:55.437+01:00What a beautiful setting this Morden Hall Park is....What a beautiful setting this Morden Hall Park is. I love gooseberries and blackcurrant but we cannot get either bush in Georgia – cannot find the fruit to buy and blackcurrant jam is always imported. My mother had blackcurrant bushes in her last house in suburban Paris – she made liquor from it. In France we call blackcurrant “cassis” and it is a popular flavor – not here in the US – can never find it. To have neighbours who are pastry chefs! What a delicious luck! The birthday cake sounded one of a kind and yum!Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-61225178460201587252013-07-10T16:55:09.003+01:002013-07-10T16:55:09.003+01:00Nice lot of news you've shared here, Jenny. It...Nice lot of news you've shared here, Jenny. It was worth the wait for another post from you.<br /><br />I have an article on the Shard for sale at Constant Content. I thought it would be snapped up but no takers as yet.<br /><br />I've visited Morden Hall in the past but not seen that statue. Like another commenter I think it's time to go back. I shall look it up in my NT yearbook.<br /><br />Good luck with all your projects.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811710431280544637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-35196388752974768192013-07-10T14:50:35.659+01:002013-07-10T14:50:35.659+01:00Jenny, you seem to be a person who can’t sit still...Jenny, you seem to be a person who can’t sit still. It’s not bad at all as long as you’re in fit. “Kaleidoscopic week” is a good naming. I’ll put it in my vocabulary as an English learner. Your week really consisted of various different colors and patterns. Variety is a spice to life.<br /><br />Yoko<br /><br />stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-76017904107282478322013-07-10T12:24:01.295+01:002013-07-10T12:24:01.295+01:00The cake sounds fantastic and blurry candles often...The cake sounds fantastic and blurry candles often look more interesting I think. I've lost my opium poppies,don't know what that says about my gardening methods...or lack of them!<br /><br />RubyForest Dream Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392409469020504212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-87757579762919093772013-07-09T23:50:02.105+01:002013-07-09T23:50:02.105+01:00I have lots of opium poppies in the garden too - I...I have lots of opium poppies in the garden too - I love them. Some resemble red pom poms. Just wish they would last longer than a couple of days. Opium poppies cultivated in the UK do not require a license, but extracting opium for medicinal products does. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-2600888851495548902013-07-09T22:36:36.999+01:002013-07-09T22:36:36.999+01:00What a nice newsy post. I thought KEMAR looks ver...What a nice newsy post. I thought KEMAR looks very thoughtful, too. The ears being a different color give him that otherworldly look--so I could envision a fairy. Now I am wondering where he will go? ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-18822994811858138662013-07-09T17:31:31.116+01:002013-07-09T17:31:31.116+01:00I love the retro logo, and I want to sit in London...I love the retro logo, and I want to sit in London Bridge cafe. I am jealous. Good luck with your project. Cheers!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-24877976758835704462013-07-09T12:42:20.575+01:002013-07-09T12:42:20.575+01:00Hmmm not sure I would like to meet Kemar in any so...Hmmm not sure I would like to meet Kemar in any sort of wood myself.....<br />Poppy's do spread, that's why I like them. However neighbours might get a bit annoyed.<br />How lucky to have any sort of garden to grow some food for yourself, especially the stuff that does all the work. Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-72308922130810967882013-07-09T12:32:43.323+01:002013-07-09T12:32:43.323+01:00You did such a variety of things, sounds like a bu...You did such a variety of things, sounds like a busy week. Any week that included cake like that is a good week in my book. I hope Kemar finds a good home :-)<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-16651357437827042142013-07-09T07:43:50.631+01:002013-07-09T07:43:50.631+01:00Thanks for the further comments. I'll be offli...Thanks for the further comments. I'll be offline for a little while so may not be able to respond too fast for a bit. And no, I didn't realise they were optium poppies - I wonder if anyone else does? ha ha they won't be moaning then :) The park is not as accessible to wheelchair users as it should be, although that is partly because some of it is semi wild and other parts are historical (so have bridges etc. which must be preserved, but were built before the days of wheelchairs). The National Trust generally is very wheelchair and disabled accessible. <br />KEMAR has gone to a new home where s/he will have to continue working, so s/he needs to put the woodland retreat on hold for a while yet! S/he passes on thanks for all the good wishes for his/her future!<br />I usually put gooseberries into a crumble. These are quite nice to just eat, as they are not to sour and green. And there are more yet to pick, I just haven't had the time or bravery to face those long thorns. <br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-77309512062582099362013-07-09T07:17:37.619+01:002013-07-09T07:17:37.619+01:00You know those are opium poppies, don't you?
I...You know those are opium poppies, don't you?<br />It looks as if KEMAR knew!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-18123202162822544832013-07-09T06:50:14.196+01:002013-07-09T06:50:14.196+01:00Will you find a good home for Kemar or place him/h...Will you find a good home for Kemar or place him/her in the woods on some enchanted evening? I like wobbly cell phone pix! And your tangled garden. Also being reminded of gooseberries, which were a favourite of my (British) grandmother. Your blog posts are rather like your garden (and I mean that in the very nicest way!)Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-65114369756483126952013-07-09T06:21:24.468+01:002013-07-09T06:21:24.468+01:00A wonderful catch-up Jenny, a lot of fun, informat...A wonderful catch-up Jenny, a lot of fun, information and pics!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-344573883187678762013-07-09T05:34:13.649+01:002013-07-09T05:34:13.649+01:00Hi Jenny,
Kemar looks so much like some android o...Hi Jenny,<br /><br />Kemar looks so much like some android or character in a science fiction film. The kind who was built as a machine or clone then somehow develops a consciousness and realizes he is unique. Where is he going? Will he be able to do any more audio tests (out in the woods?)?<br /><br />I hadn't heard of the Shard but it looks fascinating and aptly named. Gives deeper meaning to cutting edge!<br /><br />I hope you are having a terrific summer.<br /><br />- JennyThe Foolish Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115423516641338460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88951360621448414602013-07-09T03:23:40.411+01:002013-07-09T03:23:40.411+01:00Thank you for visiting my south Texas blog. If my ...Thank you for visiting my south Texas blog. If my daughter was a blogger she would love your's as she and her family lived in England for three years and loved it.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007728342316668058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-63335627514183997912013-07-09T02:14:52.010+01:002013-07-09T02:14:52.010+01:00You've had a busy week...good luck with your p...You've had a busy week...good luck with your projects! Anyone sitting in a coffee house, cup of coffee in hand and computer on the table, looks "working" to me. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. :-)<br /><br />I used to eat gooseberries all the time as a kid (my parents had a bush or two in their garden), but haven't had any since I left Germany. I've seen them in the grocery store once or twice - I guess they are considered a "specialty item" here and they were very expensive.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-40287301625216564302013-07-09T00:22:48.626+01:002013-07-09T00:22:48.626+01:00What is to become of Kemar?
I hope the BBC thing ...What is to become of Kemar?<br /><br />I hope the BBC thing works, love your garden, too.<br /><br />As a matter of curiosity, was that park accessible to people who self-propel rather than being pushed by someone else?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-84828788086300744182013-07-08T22:51:43.559+01:002013-07-08T22:51:43.559+01:00I'm so very sorry you have to say goodbye to K...I'm so very sorry you have to say goodbye to KEMAR -- he/she/it reminds me of a character in Avatar! I'm afraid I would have hung yarn and bead things all over him... <br /><br />The park is stunning -- how wonderful to share a visit in such a beautiful spot with your friend. And I love YOUR garden. I would take Jenny Appleseed as a compliment, I think! Much better that way!<br /><br />Fingers remain crossed for the BBC gig. I know all that takes a ton of time and I don't know a lot about your project. But I know how you write and how you illustrate and can only imagine that as video!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.com