tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post5290478340981790084..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: 2017 So FarGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80895487908684786362017-01-22T11:45:01.301+00:002017-01-22T11:45:01.301+00:00Jenny before I lived in New Zealand the winters he...Jenny before I lived in New Zealand the winters here (30+ of them) didn't seem so long because I was working and when I wasn't (ie in the evenings and some weekends) I did 'winter' things and all the things that couldn't be done during the time I was working. Although I'm fortunate to have a very busy life being retired and missing the NZ summer means that I seem to be more aware of the winter. As it happens since I wrote this post I've been working six days a week at my son's house and have been only to glad to get home and relax (and more often than not spend a couple of hours in front of the television).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79426746175964894952017-01-20T23:59:54.629+00:002017-01-20T23:59:54.629+00:00I'm sad to hear about the grey feelings, Graha...I'm sad to hear about the grey feelings, Graham. I have always thought that living in the far North, although wonderful in so many ways, (specially in summer) must be hard during the winter. But of course it is people as much as places and activities that make a place what it is. I hope that things change and you will be able to return to NZ sooner than you think now. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51875604284657371372017-01-11T22:07:25.600+00:002017-01-11T22:07:25.600+00:00Beverley it's good to see you here. You have b...Beverley it's good to see you here. You have been intriguing me for a while. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30400163964835058422017-01-11T20:17:45.516+00:002017-01-11T20:17:45.516+00:00Graham, I follow your blog but this is my first co...Graham, I follow your blog but this is my first comment. I noticed that you have put that you are a potter at the top of your web page. My husband is a hobby potter making pottery vintage tractors. They are really very detailed and I wonder if you still do pottery and if so what do you make? We visited New Zealand a good few years ago and really loved the lifestyle so I can well understand how you must miss it. Beverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13977484822968582847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19137151872600116482017-01-10T19:57:29.197+00:002017-01-10T19:57:29.197+00:00YP I'm sure that you would when it comes to be...YP I'm sure that you would when it comes to beer drinking. I've never, even as a young man, been able to drink quantities of beer. I'd stand a better chance if it came to red wine or even Cognac. I should be saying Whisky but it's not really something for which I have ever developed a taste.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80267496056211204142017-01-10T19:51:05.846+00:002017-01-10T19:51:05.846+00:00You did indeed Kay. You did indeed Kay. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36288203134650870852017-01-10T14:12:26.247+00:002017-01-10T14:12:26.247+00:00Graham, my daffodils came from Sainsburys. Cheery ...Graham, my daffodils came from Sainsburys. Cheery bunches for £1 each. I can't resist them. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78840452235552637802017-01-10T10:35:16.072+00:002017-01-10T10:35:16.072+00:00So sorry to hear you have been suffering from the ...So sorry to hear you have been suffering from the winter blues Graham. You may not be jetting down to NZ again but you could cheer yourself up with a week in Yorkshire. For example you could visit The City of Culture (Hull) - taking in a couple of arts events and meet me in Sheffield for a beer drinking competition. As Americans say, I would "whup your ass"!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38392256689057842092017-01-10T02:14:57.254+00:002017-01-10T02:14:57.254+00:00The Scottish Symphony Orchestra? I would be lookin...The Scottish Symphony Orchestra? I would be looking forward to that too! <br />Hey, guess what, one of my co-workers told me that he is addicted to drinking brake fluid.<br />He says he can stop anytime.<br /><br />There, made you smile!<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15470694352608229252017-01-09T20:19:49.780+00:002017-01-09T20:19:49.780+00:00I hadn't noticed it Kate but then I had croque...I hadn't noticed it Kate but then I had croquet and Aftermas to which to look forward.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51622432187796601862017-01-09T20:18:24.670+00:002017-01-09T20:18:24.670+00:00Frances I noticed this morning that my daffodils a...Frances I noticed this morning that my daffodils are about an inch high and I thought of you but I didn't think you have your daffodils yet. My snowdrops are showing signs of life but that's about all.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26206985881370244822017-01-09T20:14:49.714+00:002017-01-09T20:14:49.714+00:00That sound like good sense and reasoning to me Lee...That sound like good sense and reasoning to me Lee.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67760231747058395762017-01-09T20:14:13.723+00:002017-01-09T20:14:13.723+00:00Diane I used to love the heat when playing croquet...Diane I used to love the heat when playing croquet because so many opponents couldn't stand it and I loved it. Of course in Hawkes Bay it was rarely a humid heat.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89212287265228769482017-01-09T20:12:34.719+00:002017-01-09T20:12:34.719+00:00Thanks, Cro, that's really cheered me up!Thanks, Cro, that's really cheered me up!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26512690365013524212017-01-09T20:11:21.207+00:002017-01-09T20:11:21.207+00:00Yes Fiona I've heard that the NZ summer is occ...Yes Fiona I've heard that the NZ summer is occasionally leaving a lot to be desired. I'm sure that the blogging blues will pass before very long. Thank you.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46814003460223756142017-01-09T20:04:18.354+00:002017-01-09T20:04:18.354+00:00That describes it perfectly Red.That describes it perfectly Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38190727719073094632017-01-09T20:02:30.066+00:002017-01-09T20:02:30.066+00:00*busy-ness* I meant*busy-ness* I meantKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81604700038161785882017-01-09T20:01:44.463+00:002017-01-09T20:01:44.463+00:00The After Christmas Bussiness Blues is quite commo...The After Christmas Bussiness Blues is quite common even here Downunder. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53176894728884855832017-01-09T19:58:06.732+00:002017-01-09T19:58:06.732+00:00You do, of course, have a point Kylie and there ar...You do, of course, have a point Kylie and there are also often different readers from one year to the next for many people.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76251386788161484912017-01-09T19:46:12.567+00:002017-01-09T19:46:12.567+00:00Well Helsie I shall be there to see how you get on...Well Helsie I shall be there to see how you get on.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55287287317840878772017-01-09T19:44:21.295+00:002017-01-09T19:44:21.295+00:00Meike my mind has never been noted for brimming ov...Meike my mind has never been noted for brimming over with ideas and thoughts particularly if imagination is involved. My mind is rather more plodding but I do hope that it will plod a bit faster and produce some more posts soon. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20976302032429837322017-01-09T19:28:44.030+00:002017-01-09T19:28:44.030+00:00Thanks Monica. My trips to Glasgow are likely to g...Thanks Monica. My trips to Glasgow are likely to get more frequent this year for a variety of reasons. The sun is not likely to be one of them though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39759444987169928172017-01-09T19:12:59.306+00:002017-01-09T19:12:59.306+00:00Graham, you've got the January Problem. I thin...Graham, you've got the January Problem. I think next to November, this is my least favourite month of all. But the snowdrops are coming up, and I have a big bunch of daffodils in the kitchen, and the days are beginning to get longer, so take heart. But I'm so sorry you can't get to NZ this year. That must be a huge loss. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2746299726543130932017-01-09T06:26:31.451+00:002017-01-09T06:26:31.451+00:00Ahhhh....it does no harm to have a little "me...Ahhhh....it does no harm to have a little "mental greyness" at times. Resting the mind is needed as much as resting the body is. And what better time to do it...than at the end of one year and the beginning of another. That's what I believe, anyway! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25983340244507689382017-01-09T05:38:14.795+00:002017-01-09T05:38:14.795+00:00The weather can play havoc with one's mental s...The weather can play havoc with one's mental state. We have had some very hot and humid days and they give us what we clash "Can't be bothereds". We can't be bothered doing much at all. Hopefully you'll brighten up soon.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.com