tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post6066690091367994231..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Catching Up With WimborneJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-38843942939662229082014-10-07T13:22:12.924+01:002014-10-07T13:22:12.924+01:00Hi, Jenny,
I am visiting this post. It is interest...Hi, Jenny,<br />I am visiting this post. It is interesting to see many different cultures.<br />I hope you will enjoy Nara with us! Tomokohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489670893543758352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-69184221971662657082013-10-13T20:53:53.037+01:002013-10-13T20:53:53.037+01:00Isn't Fentiman's great? I just love their ...Isn't Fentiman's great? I just love their products but haven't tried the Rose Lemonade yet. <br /><br />You know, I've been meaning to go to Dorset for the longest time but your beautiful post has just about convinced me now. I think I'd love Wimborne. I wonder if I can convince my father to go there on our annual British summer vacation.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-20179671882604217182013-10-10T12:46:08.473+01:002013-10-10T12:46:08.473+01:00I like the idea of painted cloth walls as insulati...I like the idea of painted cloth walls as insulation. Never heard of that before. Perhaps an idea to adopt in these energy-conserving times? And interesting to hear how many firemen wouldn't have chip pans in their own home, having seen the possible consequences!nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-83482142186973026952013-10-09T23:02:43.235+01:002013-10-09T23:02:43.235+01:00Jenny, I love the UK. When I see photos like these...Jenny, I love the UK. When I see photos like these and read experiences like the ones you posted, I immediately talk to my wife about our next trip abroad. I cannot wait!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-21020175584509872552013-10-09T19:34:19.699+01:002013-10-09T19:34:19.699+01:00I read this on my lunch break today and I feel tot...I read this on my lunch break today and I feel totally relaxed and refreshed. What a lovely post--and great comments, too. The town looks like it would be great fun to visit.Moonsilk Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659720657383001401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15050080902015970282013-10-09T18:54:36.467+01:002013-10-09T18:54:36.467+01:00So enriching post Jenny, a nice place to visit and...So enriching post Jenny, a nice place to visit and observe various things.You spent such a lovely day there, it seems really regenerating...What could I give for a pic nic on the lake,it sounds so idyllic!Things and Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315714666630050229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-17182633731800228532013-10-09T17:30:21.445+01:002013-10-09T17:30:21.445+01:00Wonderful photos Jenny, thoroughly enjoyed looking...Wonderful photos Jenny, thoroughly enjoyed looking at each one, thank you!<br /><br />The building you asked about was in the Painted Desert, New Mexico.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-72703332947093894342013-10-09T14:49:31.457+01:002013-10-09T14:49:31.457+01:00I know Wimborne, and nearly went to live there whe...I know Wimborne, and nearly went to live there when I thought about a teaching post there. Next time I'm over in UK I'll try and visit it again and look out for the pink lemonade! Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-81018663020798529122013-10-09T13:14:35.524+01:002013-10-09T13:14:35.524+01:00Jenny, it's seemed you had nice day walking an...Jenny, it's seemed you had nice day walking and taking photos. I love this streets, houses and painted cloth is stunning!<br />The robin that was looking at you is similar as one that was sitting on a log looking at me working in my greenhouse last week!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56897115406334827132013-10-09T04:20:13.351+01:002013-10-09T04:20:13.351+01:00Another wonderful post; a very interesting post, J...Another wonderful post; a very interesting post, Jenny. I wouldn't mind spending a day or three beside that lake!<br /><br />I love your photos...particularly of the buildings and towns...they are so vastly different to ours here in the Land of Oz.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70290945024524763712013-10-09T03:00:33.449+01:002013-10-09T03:00:33.449+01:00I like the seemingly laid-back lifestyle of Winbor...I like the seemingly laid-back lifestyle of Winborne. Variety of fruits at green grocrer's looks tempting!<br />It was good for a break you spent at Blue Pool idling and relaxing enough to join a lovely chubby robin or a dragonfly at the moment of laying eggs.<br />Oh, you are such a public figure! I wish things will turn out as you wished at work!<br />Your association with Sorcerer's Aoorentice is funny. I enjoyed the video clip.cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411297580664818094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-43223724320863736342013-10-08T23:23:36.906+01:002013-10-08T23:23:36.906+01:00I love the wall that is painted!! So many old bui...I love the wall that is painted!! So many old buildings and history!! You must laugh at America when we talk so buildings being old when they are just the turn of the century!! <br />I'm from St. Augustine, Fla. so at least we can toot our horn about being the oldest perm settlement in the USA!! <br />Lovely town!! One day I will come to England! Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105925017959326571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-28688645651415081312013-10-08T18:22:12.204+01:002013-10-08T18:22:12.204+01:00What an interesting, lovely place. I think I would...What an interesting, lovely place. I think I would fall in love with the 17th century room, too.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-66325226847512163952013-10-08T13:03:17.692+01:002013-10-08T13:03:17.692+01:00A lovely town and so many sights of interest. You ...A lovely town and so many sights of interest. You caught it with your beautiful photos. <br />Thank you for stopping at my blog and leaving a warm comment. Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-89566868037615661442013-10-08T11:57:54.606+01:002013-10-08T11:57:54.606+01:00It's on my list for next time I stay in the a...It's on my list for next time I stay in the area. I hope that is during this incarnation!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-18646684079209921682013-10-08T08:12:44.793+01:002013-10-08T08:12:44.793+01:00What lovely comments and they are just a pleasure ...What lovely comments and they are just a pleasure to read. I never realised "chip pan" was baffling to non English readers. Yes- it's a deep fryer! <br />Wimborne's "official" name is actually "Wimborne Minster" which reflects the importance of its huge church.<br />American robins are bigger and different from ours. Expect the settlers called it "robin" because of its colouring... Doubt if many settlers were skilled ornithologists :)<br />That may also be the case with the jay - does anyone know?Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-4344975567860244372013-10-08T00:57:41.223+01:002013-10-08T00:57:41.223+01:00There is so much to love in this post, I wish you ...There is so much to love in this post, I wish you were sitting right beside me so I could ask you questions about this and that! Those painted cloth walls -- those are stunning. Oh, I would love to see that place -- especially the creepy stationer's room.The town looks just charming -- I love how each town has its churches and they do take over, don't they. <br /><br />The robin you show looks different from the ones we see here -- smaller, more squat. And a chip pan? I'm thinking it is like a deep fryer here... just a guess. And congratulations on the new agent -- Oh, I hope everything goes so smoothly! I was glad to hear BBC is still a possibility. Now, your CBC interview -- Radio or TV? Is there going to be a link? I would love to listen to it. <br /><br />And the folk music. I'm eager to hear the kind to which you were exposed. We have one of the larger folk festivals in the U.S. here each year but the music is not your typical Peter/Paul and Mary. More Celtic and Quebecois and Cajun and African...I'd be curious to hear about your discoveries and will eagerly await that post.<br /><br />And on another note, thank you SO much for your recent comments on Marmelade Gypsy. I am settling in rather well as far as retirement goes. I am very lucky to have such guides! Happy day!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-94019493609451012013-10-07T22:41:27.892+01:002013-10-07T22:41:27.892+01:00Hello Jenny, sounds like you are having way too mu...Hello Jenny, sounds like you are having way too much fun, photographing firemen, and drinking rose lemonade! I am in love with the painted fabric walls...divine! I am amazed by your photograph of the dragonfly, such detail. Wimborne and surrounding area looks delightful, and I am so pleased that you are eating well. Much love to you, Linda xflowers on my tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11134447944633072349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-19324682029604910842013-10-07T17:36:28.052+01:002013-10-07T17:36:28.052+01:00Memories of wanders on my bike in my teens when I ...Memories of wanders on my bike in my teens when I lived in Southampton....Thankyou!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-47463008644495593312013-10-07T14:09:08.818+01:002013-10-07T14:09:08.818+01:00Erm, I need your address to send your blog giveawa...Erm, I need your address to send your blog giveaway prize. Can you mail me via my blog, please? AJ MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-23845676537791126722013-10-07T12:33:44.495+01:002013-10-07T12:33:44.495+01:00Sounds like a great visit. I enjoyed everything b...Sounds like a great visit. I enjoyed everything but was most taken by the wall cloths. I have tried making a couple of "floor cloths" and wonder if the process is similar. How much fun it would be to do a cloth for the wall. A pretty large project though.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-40761418897257142632013-10-07T11:49:42.552+01:002013-10-07T11:49:42.552+01:00We're not far from Wimborne but it's ages ...We're not far from Wimborne but it's ages since I've been for a visit. Your piece has inspired me to do so! Jane xxJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-12523783198477999342013-10-07T09:54:39.302+01:002013-10-07T09:54:39.302+01:00Wimborne looks lovely
I'm fascinated by the to...Wimborne looks lovely<br />I'm fascinated by the too cuteness of the English robin (compared to the American robin).Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-7299817674846183302013-10-07T09:38:53.070+01:002013-10-07T09:38:53.070+01:00I did visit Wimborne a while back, the museum, the...I did visit Wimborne a while back, the museum, the Minster and bought a book in the bookshop! How nice to see it still exists! Glad you had such a good time there, chip pan fire and all. Years ago our neighbours twice twice destroyed their kitchen with a combination of electric cooker and chip pan.<br />Glad you Lewis Carroll stuff still brings them in!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-73707824571001864152013-10-07T09:33:54.633+01:002013-10-07T09:33:54.633+01:00So glad you had such a good time - that Blue Pool ...So glad you had such a good time - that Blue Pool is amazing, and, as you say, very un-English. Is it minerals in the clay that gives it that colour? Does it go grey when the clouds come over (like some of the blue lakes in New Zealand do?).<br /><br />Ah Cecil Sharp House - I spent the millennium there, with my daughters, as they had a 24 hour ceiligh - we danced for 13 hours (couldn't walk for a week!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com