tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post649177193816908686..comments2024-03-25T22:00:50.265+00:00Comments on *An English Travel Writer*: Christmas!Jenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-82133700002128255832013-01-19T04:21:04.866+00:002013-01-19T04:21:04.866+00:00I hope you thoroughly enjoyed all the holidays and...I hope you thoroughly enjoyed all the holidays and the chocolates! I mentioned to you how much we were entertaining several times a week over Christmas. Well, you can imagine all the different guises chocolate appeared in on our table. It didn't help having two wonderful french patisseries right downtown for me to sample for each party's dessert. I have been trying to run/dance it all off this past week! Unfortunately, the "lifetime on the hips" phrase seems to be accurate.<br /><br />Your first two photos are so timelessly English. For young people in America whose only conception of the English is Harry Potter, those images completely support the perception! I do miss England. Oh, and congratulations on getting listed on the other blog!<br /><br />I'm still trying to figure out the expression "return them with knobs on" ... <br /><br />JennyThe Foolish Aesthetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115423516641338460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-1693384285972668002013-01-01T21:13:46.168+00:002013-01-01T21:13:46.168+00:00Thanks for your wonderful and interesting comments...Thanks for your wonderful and interesting comments. I appreciate so much all the lovely messages and return them with knobs on (as we used to say at school - rather oddly, now I come to think of it) :DJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54719464979340437192012-12-31T16:25:51.855+00:002012-12-31T16:25:51.855+00:00these photos are great--makes me want Christmas ba...these photos are great--makes me want Christmas back again--happy new year---and i will have to check out that blog!Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46496948194450971462012-12-31T06:37:05.642+00:002012-12-31T06:37:05.642+00:00Very festive! Santa must be a Fish & Chips fan...Very festive! Santa must be a Fish & Chips fan. Happy New Year to you!AVCr8teurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791962268368737548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-65927574024588824982012-12-30T23:53:42.963+00:002012-12-30T23:53:42.963+00:00Have a wonderful New Year!Have a wonderful New Year!JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-44508346131199924152012-12-30T19:46:47.106+00:002012-12-30T19:46:47.106+00:00Good pics as always!
I hope your Christmas week w...Good pics as always! <br />I hope your Christmas week was enjoyable.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-42816670925548181552012-12-30T15:59:36.079+00:002012-12-30T15:59:36.079+00:00Some great pics! Have a Happy Holidays!Some great pics! Have a Happy Holidays!Gregory Urbanohttp://www.revengeofthejpeg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-124727183834330912012-12-30T13:17:22.491+00:002012-12-30T13:17:22.491+00:00Glad you had such a nice Christmas (even if it was...Glad you had such a nice Christmas (even if it was a wet one!). We were here for Xmas too and I like the fact that London is empty. Pure bliss.<br />Have a good festive season!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-30318416406084045662012-12-29T02:38:06.418+00:002012-12-29T02:38:06.418+00:00Hi Jenny! Blessings to you and yours this Christm...Hi Jenny! Blessings to you and yours this Christmas and fast approaching new year! Hope you mum is feeling better and enjoying the festivities of the season. I've been missing in action in Blogland since Thanksgiving and am only now catching up - with a post today - and blog reading tonight!<br /><br />Thanks so much for posting such fun shots of random English Christmas this and thats. Very enjoyable! I especially liked the young man in the paper crown. I do crackers every year on Christmas eve dinner and this year we hosted two couples for dinner. They had never heard of Christmas crackers and had a great time with them. One of the gentlemen cheerfully wore his crown through the entire meal! They used to be difficult to find here in the states, but have become easier to get in some shops - and we have an English tea room in town so she always has them! I love introducing folks to the tradition!<br /><br />Anyway - take joy, milady - blessings!<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-3354774429409642972012-12-28T01:33:46.446+00:002012-12-28T01:33:46.446+00:00I was on a computer vacation for several days, but...I was on a computer vacation for several days, but I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. And--no--one can never have too many chocolate Santas. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-21298100006247426472012-12-27T22:56:39.237+00:002012-12-27T22:56:39.237+00:00Perhaps fish and chips are what Santa sustains him...Perhaps fish and chips are what Santa sustains himself with as he makes his arduous journey around the globe? I understand there's an especially good chippie quite near the Milky Way....nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-15113082472599095512012-12-27T16:04:13.619+00:002012-12-27T16:04:13.619+00:00I'm even later than Rurousha! I hope your Chri...I'm even later than Rurousha! I hope your Christmas was happy, indeed, and that the New Year brings great joy!<br /><br />By the way, there is no such thing as too many chocolate Santas.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-794813450892263602012-12-27T14:50:36.348+00:002012-12-27T14:50:36.348+00:00Wish I could hear that choir. Thanks for the grea...Wish I could hear that choir. Thanks for the great images. Hope your family had a wonderful Christmas and I'll take this opportunity to wish you a Happy New Year.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-34516740776840362692012-12-27T05:02:16.176+00:002012-12-27T05:02:16.176+00:00I'm hopelessly late! Oops. My only excuse is t...I'm hopelessly late! Oops. My only excuse is that New Year is a much bigger deal in Japan than Christmas.<br /><br />I hope you had a great Christmas, Jenny, and here's to a wonderful 2013 with lots of happiness, adventures and stories! Ruroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-63954769505695274182012-12-27T04:51:32.888+00:002012-12-27T04:51:32.888+00:00All of your photos are special Jenny but the first...All of your photos are special Jenny but the first one captured something truly spiritual. Thank you for sharing it all.<br />May the new year be kind and bring all things wonderful to you.<br />R.<br />xRose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-3719257421170526012012-12-27T03:56:21.212+00:002012-12-27T03:56:21.212+00:00Loved all these wonderful photos. We hear the choi...Loved all these wonderful photos. We hear the choir singing, but never spare a thought as to what it takes to make it into a professional choir....such dedication on the youngsters part....good for them!<br />Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-26495559139596386692012-12-27T03:35:42.133+00:002012-12-27T03:35:42.133+00:00Oh yes, I actually met Crackerhead a while back, b...Oh yes, I actually met Crackerhead a while back, being featured too- he does have a cool blog! What a sweet smile in the first photo- your Christmas time photos are awesome, and yes that garden is protected very well- the best frosty ever too! Great post- so happy you had a wonderful Christmas!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-39250351357524509112012-12-26T22:22:58.566+00:002012-12-26T22:22:58.566+00:00Merry Christmas my dear friend, your entire extend...Merry Christmas my dear friend, your entire extended family. My wish for next year is full of illusion and all your dreams be fulfilled. A big hug.CARLOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654339586928656650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-37537620855399421222012-12-26T17:52:58.350+00:002012-12-26T17:52:58.350+00:00Thanks for sharing these beautiful images! Merry C...Thanks for sharing these beautiful images! Merry Christmas & Happy Boxing Day! Oh, one can never have too many chocolates!Craftymoose Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791008130982382299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-90576034602207690552012-12-26T15:55:35.022+00:002012-12-26T15:55:35.022+00:00Jenny, it's so strange for me seeing the bloom...Jenny, it's so strange for me seeing the blooming fuchsia and Christmas! What a weather!<br />All the best to you in coming 2013!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-87917182868501699242012-12-26T14:56:22.935+00:002012-12-26T14:56:22.935+00:00Happy Boxing Day, Jenny, and I hope your Christmas...Happy Boxing Day, Jenny, and I hope your Christmas was wonderful. I'm finally catching up a bit on blog buddies and looking forward to scrolling down your posts! <br /><br />I have a very romantic (and possibly unrealistic) idea of Christmas in England -- as one of the kids said at the table: "England? That's where they invented Christmas!" And I've always thought that if I traveled at the holiday, that would be the city to visit. The lovely photos in your post did nothing to dissuade me of that idea! Beautiful. Merriest of Christmasses to you. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-59682526174899557312012-12-26T09:50:44.872+00:002012-12-26T09:50:44.872+00:00Happy Christmas, Jenny - do hope it's peaceful...Happy Christmas, Jenny - do hope it's peaceful for all of you.<br /><br />(Many years ago I had to do a school project on monasteries and went to Southwark Cathedral - and was invited to use their library, where I could study an original copy of Mayhew's Life and Labour of the London Poor - smelling of old paper and some of the pictures fading, but, at only 17, it was magical. I can't think of Southwark Cathedral without hearing the rustle of turning those old pages.)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-28199636407956588552012-12-26T07:13:01.601+00:002012-12-26T07:13:01.601+00:00Loved your Christmassy photos Jenny. Wonderful - D...Loved your Christmassy photos Jenny. Wonderful - DaveDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851174879441602754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-34082524279563176832012-12-26T03:07:50.979+00:002012-12-26T03:07:50.979+00:00Dear Jenny,
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
...Dear Jenny,<br />Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.<br />HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089874417439896948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-91691833402713946212012-12-26T00:40:46.391+00:002012-12-26T00:40:46.391+00:00Merry Christmas!! :)Merry Christmas!! :)Debie Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023581336877889488noreply@blogger.com