tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post846661381378245788..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: The Riotous OldiesGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35142634995936747402019-11-14T15:38:10.208+00:002019-11-14T15:38:10.208+00:00Pauline, I have such happy memories of all aspects...Pauline, I have such happy memories of all aspects of my life in New Zealand from tournaments that took me the length and breadth of the Country to safaris with you where you showed me so many things in detail, and a million more memories. Happy times. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-33975997011374034432019-11-13T21:57:55.685+00:002019-11-13T21:57:55.685+00:00Ahh, Graham, you must have a squillion such memori...Ahh, Graham, you must have a squillion such memories of those happy croquet days in Napier and beyond. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77868547746038806392019-11-05T12:31:24.403+00:002019-11-05T12:31:24.403+00:00Indeed it can be very enjoyable and liberating, Su...Indeed it can be very enjoyable and liberating, Susan. I cannot recall any of the motels being starred but then we knew most of them and New Zealand is a place where someone can always give you a personal account of a where you are proposing to stay. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2087168848789313192019-11-03T22:55:12.997+00:002019-11-03T22:55:12.997+00:00A libation or two would be lovely for any person. ...A libation or two would be lovely for any person. Works for me.<br /><br />Was the motel a 3 star? Ah, didn't matter.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85685416954067313202019-11-03T16:06:24.454+00:002019-11-03T16:06:24.454+00:00YP, you have no idea....YP, you have no idea....Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18594427193026885162019-11-03T16:04:58.341+00:002019-11-03T16:04:58.341+00:00Cro, when I was playing croquet at The Nationals l...Cro, when I was playing croquet at The Nationals level I took it very seriously (even if I never took myself very seriously). I played as a New Zealander because I wasn't a member of the Scottish Croquet Association at the time. So in 2008 (I think it was) I won the Scottish GC Open as a <i>de facto</i> Scot playing as a New Zealander. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53634094871419166072019-11-03T16:00:27.948+00:002019-11-03T16:00:27.948+00:00There's always hope, Lee.There's always hope, Lee.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53890435945222300632019-11-03T16:00:07.086+00:002019-11-03T16:00:07.086+00:00Amy, there's been a lot on the news recently a...Amy, there's been a lot on the news recently about oldies and, as I am now nearer to 80 than 70 I have become rather more sensitive to it. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91846440390743653512019-11-03T15:58:16.374+00:002019-11-03T15:58:16.374+00:00Monica, you almost certainly commented on the orig...Monica, you almost certainly commented on the original post.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87020712623653103142019-11-03T15:57:06.667+00:002019-11-03T15:57:06.667+00:00Marcheline, I'm sure that you could convert an...Marcheline, I'm sure that you could convert an orange into an apple if you set your mind to it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51007749812430373432019-11-03T15:55:33.864+00:002019-11-03T15:55:33.864+00:00Meike, I have absolutely no idea. I can't even...Meike, I have absolutely no idea. I can't even recall if it was mentioned the next day.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43682417535110684092019-11-03T15:54:38.287+00:002019-11-03T15:54:38.287+00:00Thanks, Maywyn. I certainly thought it highly amus...Thanks, Maywyn. I certainly thought it highly amusing at the time.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40127173326507611272019-11-03T13:59:56.744+00:002019-11-03T13:59:56.744+00:00I now understand your attraction to croquet. It wa...I now understand your attraction to croquet. It was those weekend motel orgies. Three croquet ladies? Your stamina is impressive Graham.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76410287850701665692019-11-03T09:53:21.519+00:002019-11-03T09:53:21.519+00:00The older we get the sneakier we are able to get a...The older we get the sneakier we are able to get away with!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7186690341120989442019-11-03T05:33:00.008+00:002019-11-03T05:33:00.008+00:00I think you'd be horrified by our Croquet play...I think you'd be horrified by our Croquet playing. More cheating and Pastis than pukka Croquet.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21457799391880294202019-11-03T05:15:40.424+00:002019-11-03T05:15:40.424+00:00That'll teach him to be "good living"...That'll teach him to be "good living"! Maybe he learned his lesson and mended his ways! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-25883663867004608982019-11-03T03:20:13.368+00:002019-11-03T03:20:13.368+00:00Who said the oldies were boring? I can just imagin...Who said the oldies were boring? I can just imagine :-)<br />My parents have been mad bowlers for about 10 years, I imagine they would be the same at a tournament.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79370096732854847112019-11-02T21:01:28.940+00:002019-11-02T21:01:28.940+00:00For a brief moment you had me wondering if you had...For a brief moment you had me wondering if you had suddenly jumped on a plane and flown off to New Zealand... The story had a familiar ring to it, though... Thanks for taking us time-travelling with you! :) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28687397698873164662019-11-02T13:18:45.313+00:002019-11-02T13:18:45.313+00:00Oh, lordy! I wish I could have been there! (I th...Oh, lordy! I wish I could have been there! (I think I could have converted the minister...)<br /><br />Congrats on your VACHT! (When do you haul anchor?)<br /><br />... Just realized this was written back in 2013. Doesn't change my comment at all, though. *wink*Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91795490625658532302019-11-02T10:54:41.268+00:002019-11-02T10:54:41.268+00:00Did the sleepy former minister remember the events...Did the sleepy former minister remember the events of that night or did he believe it had all been a slightly bizarre dream?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31561006759430722312019-11-02T10:08:53.365+00:002019-11-02T10:08:53.365+00:00Congratulations! That is a humorous image.Congratulations! That is a humorous image.Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.com