tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post646962294062764206..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Deptford GoatsJenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70940110618915129502013-06-24T06:55:52.526+01:002013-06-24T06:55:52.526+01:00This is remarkably incongruous, to have this rural...This is remarkably incongruous, to have this rural set-up against the steel towers of banks! <br /><br />I took a double take on the photo of the man with the cow. I thought he was MILKING it! Sort of like performance art. Stranger things have happened. I just recently read about Tilda Swinton sleeping as part of an art exhibit at the MoMA.<br /><br />All the creatures you photographed look adorable -- from the ducklings to the piglets. Even the strutting turkey. It reminds me of when I was around 10 yrs. old and really into Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" books. I declared to my family that I wanted to live on a farm. It earned a round of hoots and snorts around the dinner table. None of them could imagine me shoveling horse dung or milking a cow before dawn. Turns out they were right! But I do love being surrounded by wildlife, as long as I don't have to take care of them.<br /><br />The Foolish Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115423516641338460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36777818721993609412013-06-13T22:03:23.509+01:002013-06-13T22:03:23.509+01:00Wow, those meals look really yummy and Deptford is...Wow, those meals look really yummy and Deptford isn't far from me at all! It looks like a good day out. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-34768236608006128372013-06-11T19:42:00.016+01:002013-06-11T19:42:00.016+01:00Thanks for the brilliant comments. GB, I think the...Thanks for the brilliant comments. GB, I think the crucial point is that you've always had access to the countryside. Believe it or lot many of the local kids have never been at all. But most kids are interested in animals. I think we have probably evolved to be. Thanks for the link, Kay. I have another couple of projects on the go at present, so the Victorians book has taken a back seat for now. Oh, Chickadee, I think your young relatives will love it! Molly, I think that the whole community urban farm idea is spreading. In the countryside there are so many great farm attractions with more space of course. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70314703201450852152013-06-11T14:05:53.312+01:002013-06-11T14:05:53.312+01:00That sounds so cute :) And a great cafe is always...That sounds so cute :) And a great cafe is always a bonus. By the by, I loved the cafe in the converted railway carriage in Deptford, when I was there - well worth dropping in for a sandwich or a cake.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-6499863927433317992013-06-10T22:18:11.865+01:002013-06-10T22:18:11.865+01:00I've now caught up and read (though not commen...I've now caught up and read (though not commented upon) all the posts since my temporary partial absence from Blogland. <br /><br />I'm always rather bemused by urban farms. I do appreciate their educational worth but despite being brought up in suburbia I've always either lived in or had access to the countryside and the reality of farm life. Somehow urban farms just seem peculiarly twee.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36129226511245167222013-06-10T15:14:11.895+01:002013-06-10T15:14:11.895+01:00I love the fact that you can see Canary Wharf from...I love the fact that you can see Canary Wharf from the farm! So funny! I totallly need to visit the farm with my children!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36826449657014174522013-06-10T03:10:00.440+01:002013-06-10T03:10:00.440+01:00I love this post but I am hungry so the photos of ...I love this post but I am hungry so the photos of the food are very appealing!<br /><br />I just did a link to you in my last post, Jenny. I am still wondering when your book about the Victorians will be coming out!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56364961440466512792013-06-09T22:49:41.112+01:002013-06-09T22:49:41.112+01:00I love when little establishments fight the norm. ...I love when little establishments fight the norm. This looks like a little place we have by us called Apple Holler. My kids loved it when they were little. And I suspect they still do like it. Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-51673188839766173362013-06-09T00:58:54.868+01:002013-06-09T00:58:54.868+01:00Looks like a great place to visit, and one which w...Looks like a great place to visit, and one which would be fun for our nephew (age 6) and his sister (age 7). We'll have to add it to our "to do" list -- especially since the lunches available look scrumptious!! xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-76216131028968845722013-06-08T19:00:30.495+01:002013-06-08T19:00:30.495+01:00I think your background is so nice. Draws you to ...I think your background is so nice. Draws you to look the second time. <br /><br />I think it is the whole bussiness of the people as well. The smiles, the<br /><br /> rocks. Alott of happiness going on. Very,very nice. <br /><br />I enjoyed your pictures.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Happy Saturday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-17511273314938362452013-06-07T18:17:54.935+01:002013-06-07T18:17:54.935+01:00Love the pictures!!!!!!
Sounds a great place to vi...Love the pictures!!!!!!<br />Sounds a great place to visit/eat!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-88930444487721211922013-06-07T16:35:49.815+01:002013-06-07T16:35:49.815+01:00A bit of country in the city, how unexpected and d...A bit of country in the city, how unexpected and delightful! Not what I'd go to London to see, but I would definitely take a detour to visit it for a bucolic break from city life...and some of that yummy fresh food you described. Fun!Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-78604814770966798252013-06-07T16:31:11.903+01:002013-06-07T16:31:11.903+01:00What an amazing spot! We stayed near Golders Gree...What an amazing spot! We stayed near Golders Green when we went to see the Mousetrap a couple of weeks ago and were amazed to see a farm in the middle of the shops and houses and suchlike. It's great, and I've love to go back and visit properly. Thanks for showing us the goats and their pals. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-1958608877528041652013-06-07T14:55:47.647+01:002013-06-07T14:55:47.647+01:00Wow this amazing. Love the shot showing the office...Wow this amazing. Love the shot showing the office blocks in the background. That painted cow looks like it should be part of the Cow Parade.<br /><br />The pigs do look very clean! :DLL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15492719141279474842013-06-07T13:34:08.126+01:002013-06-07T13:34:08.126+01:00Jenny, you've found an interesting place, the ...Jenny, you've found an interesting place, the farm near the city!<br />I'm afraid of turkeys, they are angry I think. But I like to eat turkey at Christmas.<br />Those goats are very colorful: white stripes on heads and white legs.<br />Happy weekend!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15127607583287403272013-06-07T13:23:45.277+01:002013-06-07T13:23:45.277+01:00You're right. That this is taking place right ...You're right. That this is taking place right in urban London is great and <br />miraculous! :-) Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-81382060643676444172013-06-07T12:57:53.889+01:002013-06-07T12:57:53.889+01:00This looks like a great place to visit and have a ...This looks like a great place to visit and have a bite to eat. I'll bet the local school kids really enjoy it too. Fun to find it tucked in against the skyscrapers.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-41046828661478012562013-06-07T12:38:41.319+01:002013-06-07T12:38:41.319+01:00I love these city farms which give kids who never ...I love these city farms which give kids who never get to the country a chance to experience a wee bit of country lifeMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-78314112765120034672013-06-07T11:23:41.644+01:002013-06-07T11:23:41.644+01:00What a fabulous place to visit. I would be in my e...What a fabulous place to visit. I would be in my element there. I absolutely love the baby animals.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-45980669228681364422013-06-07T09:59:55.892+01:002013-06-07T09:59:55.892+01:00Yes, it's good to have a reminder of nature an...Yes, it's good to have a reminder of nature and small-scale existence alongside the brash corporate skyscrapers. And a reminder to kids of where their food comes from, that it isn't just something out of a can or a cardboard box.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-65283009090311075282013-06-07T09:59:24.426+01:002013-06-07T09:59:24.426+01:00Yes, it's good to have a reminder of nature an...Yes, it's good to have a reminder of nature and small-scale existence alongside the brash corporate skyscrapers. And a reminder to kids of where their food comes from, that it isn't just something out of a can or a cardboard box.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-22731477085008848732013-06-07T08:29:31.636+01:002013-06-07T08:29:31.636+01:00What a lovely place - I went into Awwww overload l...What a lovely place - I went into Awwww overload looking at your pictures. And the food looks wonderful :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15481026777631561582013-06-07T06:45:58.549+01:002013-06-07T06:45:58.549+01:00This looks like a great place to visit and to work...This looks like a great place to visit and to work at, and I am glad it is there! One wouldn't expect to find it, like you said, between the glassy corporate towers etc.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-56381737756734530772013-06-07T03:37:48.919+01:002013-06-07T03:37:48.919+01:00Oh Jenny what a fun trip this was for me too! I ju...Oh Jenny what a fun trip this was for me too! I just adore all the darling critters you captured, live in their own little worlds. Great post, thank you.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-19296128068304754072013-06-07T00:59:53.809+01:002013-06-07T00:59:53.809+01:00So much life among the concrete. So much life among the concrete. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com