tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post1295534799793564823..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: The MindGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43324835214567318872016-05-08T12:43:20.158+01:002016-05-08T12:43:20.158+01:00I suppose it is Virginia. I prefer home made bread...I suppose it is Virginia. I prefer home made bread though. My first drink in the morning is hot water and lemon.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-68636369945887960342016-05-05T23:24:42.955+01:002016-05-05T23:24:42.955+01:00Mine too! xoxoxMine too! xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67896223883243202552016-05-05T13:16:17.909+01:002016-05-05T13:16:17.909+01:00Your mind was very comfortable with having David a...Your mind was very comfortable with having David and Molly around and that's why you still felt their presence.<br />Freshly brewed coffee is a comforting smell to wake up to.<br />"Wake up and smell the coffee!!"VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56212922231511850062016-05-05T08:40:47.599+01:002016-05-05T08:40:47.599+01:00DeeDee my mind spends a lot of time boggling I hav...DeeDee my mind spends a lot of time boggling I have to admit.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85282548586406992402016-05-05T08:38:42.451+01:002016-05-05T08:38:42.451+01:00Mrs Thyme I had the perfect opportunity last night...Mrs Thyme I had the perfect opportunity last night to get the history of Eagleton from the daughter of the oldest (I think) resident. In a couple of hours we talked about so much that I forgot. The township originally known as Cnoc na h'Iolaire was established at the beginning of the last century as fishermen's holdings. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69438370460263195332016-05-05T08:21:21.179+01:002016-05-05T08:21:21.179+01:00Thanks YP. There is a wonderful irony in the comme...Thanks YP. There is a wonderful irony in the comment I left on that post "One of the problems of Blogland is that there are so many photos of and references to places I've been but just can't recall now. Oh dear: too many decades.".Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62082809335527653142016-05-04T21:28:47.403+01:002016-05-04T21:28:47.403+01:00The mind boggles....sorry, couldn't resist! x...The mind boggles....sorry, couldn't resist! xoxox DeeDeeCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24114350303011413542016-05-03T17:58:28.376+01:002016-05-03T17:58:28.376+01:00Mr. Edwards, I would be interested to know what br...Mr. Edwards, I would be interested to know what brought the souls who live in those 15 homes to Eagleton. Were they born there, did they come to visit family and never go back, did they retire there? And, what do they do to occupy their time, their days and nights?<br />Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59715069830733151942016-05-03T10:44:03.304+01:002016-05-03T10:44:03.304+01:00Graham... I really have been to The Land of Nod. I...Graham... I really have been to The Land of Nod. It is at at the end of a long straight lane that leads from Holme on Spalding Moor out into rich farmland. There's not much there - just a couple of windswept farms. One of them specialises in growing high quality turf. See http://beefgravy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/excursion.htmlYorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57633034948053349452016-05-02T21:11:15.913+01:002016-05-02T21:11:15.913+01:00Thank you Meike. I had no idea about that.Thank you Meike. I had no idea about that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70109807702659827072016-05-02T16:36:12.641+01:002016-05-02T16:36:12.641+01:00Graham, Sicily is wholly in the Mediterranean, tha...Graham, Sicily is wholly in the Mediterranean, that's true, but that Sea is subdivided into some more "Seas", such as the Thyrrenian and the Ionian Sea which enclose the island from two sides, each of them bringing different streams and winds.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13927412098137290822016-05-02T10:22:13.602+01:002016-05-02T10:22:13.602+01:00OH DEAR. I've just noticed a glaring error in ...OH DEAR. I've just noticed a glaring error in my last comment. It should be 'its' not 'it's'. I'll get a number of emails about that one.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18967641213469597262016-05-02T10:18:10.090+01:002016-05-02T10:18:10.090+01:00Thank you for that info, Graham. It sounds pretty...Thank you for that info, Graham. It sounds pretty good to me.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85280386591100282402016-05-02T07:24:58.990+01:002016-05-02T07:24:58.990+01:00That's really weird Meike. As you say anyone w...That's really weird Meike. As you say anyone who has ever taken witness statements knows just how unreliable people's recollections often are.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-60822449233953235782016-05-02T07:23:31.592+01:002016-05-02T07:23:31.592+01:00Few people do realise Liz. And, yes, it is beautif...Few people do realise Liz. And, yes, it is beautiful.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50177325565407537062016-05-02T07:22:39.900+01:002016-05-02T07:22:39.900+01:00Oh yes Lee Lewis is pretty remote: 2 hrs 40 minute...Oh yes Lee Lewis is pretty remote: 2 hrs 40 minutes by sea ferry from Ullapool. I've been sitting counting in my head and I think there are 15 occupied houses in Eagleton. My house was originally the croft house for the croft 40 Lower Bayble before the Eagleton houses were built. Eagleton is actually not a crofting township but was built as a township of fishermen's holdings. When I arrived at Tigh na Mara it's address wasn't Eagleton which made no sense at all given it's location so the Post Office changed the postal address. However its address in the crofting register will still be 40 Lower Bayble (the same as the current new croft house on the croft about half a kilometre away).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44267058725912086362016-05-02T07:06:00.555+01:002016-05-02T07:06:00.555+01:00I've had far worse dreams Red.I've had far worse dreams Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8338161136464774102016-05-02T07:05:28.278+01:002016-05-02T07:05:28.278+01:00Oh gosh Kate that's a bit too cerebral for me ...Oh gosh Kate that's a bit too cerebral for me at this time of the day (pre 7am) sitting in bed with a cup of hot water and lemon.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55564885633118716412016-05-02T07:03:58.270+01:002016-05-02T07:03:58.270+01:00I'm puzzled Saucy Siciliana because I thought ...I'm puzzled Saucy Siciliana because I thought Sicily was wholly in the Mediterranean. Anyway Sicily is a lot larger than Lewis and has a population about the same as the whole of Scotland. We don't produce any pollution to speak of (with a population of about 23,000 people) but it <i>is</i> a very windy place.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32857047236316715182016-05-02T06:51:26.698+01:002016-05-02T06:51:26.698+01:00Monica I have Human Croquet (and all her other boo...Monica I have <i>Human Croquet</i> (and all her other books I think) but it must be in the loft. I think I started it but didn't take to it. I'll have a look in a month or two when I'm allowed back up into the loft. I don't think I've ever posted a photo from that position before.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56224136707338362062016-05-02T06:45:40.313+01:002016-05-02T06:45:40.313+01:00Carol I think we all like to pretend that our mind...Carol I think we all like to pretend that our minds are clear and that we are in control. Any magician knows how to exploit our general 'weaknesses' and anyone who has taken statements from witnesses knows how unreliable they can be (and usually are). I'd never thought of using a drone but Google has pretty good coverage from a little higher as well as along many of the public roads.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-1022557533943805422016-05-02T06:30:26.279+01:002016-05-02T06:30:26.279+01:00I once dreamt I'd been smoking and woke up wit...I once dreamt I'd been smoking and woke up with the distinct (ugly) taste and smell of a fag in my mouth and nose. At the time, nobody in my vicinity was or had been smoking; the bedroom window was facing an area where nobody walked so that there could not have been someone standing outside the (open) window, smoking and letting the smoke drift into my bedroom. I could have sworn there and then that now I knew exactly what smoking felt (tasted) like, even though I have never, not even once in my life, tried it.<br />The human mind is indeed a very unreliable source of information, and easy to manipulate if one knows how. Any police officer, judge and psychologist will confirm that.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45907253689126386502016-05-02T06:27:26.931+01:002016-05-02T06:27:26.931+01:00Please do write a review, Monica! I have read &quo...Please do write a review, Monica! I have read "Human Croquet" years ago, before I began blogging, otherwise you'd find my review there and we could compare notes.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43769797116088911752016-05-02T02:53:28.319+01:002016-05-02T02:53:28.319+01:00Wow! I also didn't realise how remote you are....Wow! I also didn't realise how remote you are. It does look beautiful though!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34248734350265871332016-05-02T01:20:52.243+01:002016-05-02T01:20:52.243+01:00Wow! Thanks for this, Graham! I just went on a h...Wow! Thanks for this, Graham! I just went on a hike with my best friend, Mr. Google and discovered things I'd not known before.<br /><br />I'd not before realised just how remote (and I mean that in a nice way) the Isle of Lewis is!! And I also learned there are only 22 houses at Eagleton...is that correct? My kind of place!<br /><br />You probably smelled the coffee I was brewing. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com