tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post917229554138714391..comments2024-03-29T14:17:32.023+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: The Postman CalledGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-42338360746387911762013-06-30T22:54:50.224+01:002013-06-30T22:54:50.224+01:00I thought that was the one Meike. Thanks for conf...I thought that was the one Meike. Thanks for confirming it. I thought you'd like cheese. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75458079035491061222013-06-30T22:47:25.415+01:002013-06-30T22:47:25.415+01:00That sounds a really good way to clear a gap aroun...That sounds a really good way to clear a gap around you Jenny.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78459804998039963812013-06-30T22:46:35.754+01:002013-06-30T22:46:35.754+01:00Good use of the adjective CJ. I use it a lot to e...Good use of the adjective CJ. I use it a lot to emphasis how good something is.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-36003063320223134912013-06-30T22:44:07.888+01:002013-06-30T22:44:07.888+01:00Not a problem Pauline. If other people hand't...Not a problem Pauline. If other people hand't sent me cards I'd have forgotten it too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71282150149392475352013-06-29T18:34:49.045+01:002013-06-29T18:34:49.045+01:00Limburger certainly is the most smelly cheese I ha...Limburger certainly is the most smelly cheese I have ever come across! It really is tasty, but I refrain from buying it because of the strong smell.<br />Usually, when my parents bought cheese in France directly from the dairy, half of it was gone by the time we arrived back in our village. They shouldn't have left where my sister and I could reach.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-87625090490053202212013-06-29T09:32:07.361+01:002013-06-29T09:32:07.361+01:00T still remembers returning from France on the fer...T still remembers returning from France on the ferry with a hamper of cheese and finding he had a wonderfully wide choice of seats in what was otherwise a crowded lounge.....Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13265425929904376312013-06-28T07:54:45.098+01:002013-06-28T07:54:45.098+01:00Wish I'd been there!
The one I don't like...Wish I'd been there!<br /><br />The one I don't like is - damn, forgotten the name - shows my state of mind at the moment! Any way, whenevr we get it it stinks the fridge out irrespective of its wrappers. Camembert, that's it.<br /><br />(I first of all typed 'stonks the fridge out'. I like that phrase - I think I'll keep it. A stonking cheese!)Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61521447905904614222013-06-28T01:32:02.713+01:002013-06-28T01:32:02.713+01:00Gosh, I'm sorry, Graham, I missed your birthda...Gosh, I'm sorry, Graham, I missed your birthday. Seem to be missing a lot of things lately, life is whizzing by too busily. Funny story!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34294667532906696102013-06-27T20:42:39.733+01:002013-06-27T20:42:39.733+01:00Monica, 'mild' and 'cheese' never ...Monica, 'mild' and 'cheese' never appear in the same phrase or clause when I am talking about cheese that I eat.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79989869981176573142013-06-27T20:41:37.294+01:002013-06-27T20:41:37.294+01:00Yes Kay I have read 'Three Men in a Boat'....Yes Kay I have read 'Three Men in a Boat'. In fact I've read it twice and the last time was only a year or two ago. I thought that I might have posted about it in Eagleton Book Notes but apparently I did not.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80076184885734381932013-06-27T20:37:35.166+01:002013-06-27T20:37:35.166+01:00Oh yes. Definitely Frances. Few fish can beat a ...Oh yes. Definitely Frances. Few fish can beat a properly smoked kipper. The odd thing is that despite having a kipper smokehouse on the Island I rarely eat them. I must remedy that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74947952025874805292013-06-27T20:35:56.144+01:002013-06-27T20:35:56.144+01:00They are good, Virginia, 'cos they are an unex...They are good, Virginia, 'cos they are an unexpected surprise. I just love the word but it's nowadays used in a wider sense than it's original meaning of jelly for eating with meat and is used for pickles and other similar things (by me anyway!). Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10589745854734406032013-06-27T20:31:59.144+01:002013-06-27T20:31:59.144+01:00Thanks Fiona. My birthday was at the beginning of...Thanks Fiona. My birthday was at the beginning of the month. I've almost forgotten about it. The cheese was fresh the sending having been delayed whilst the company contacted Gaz who was on holiday. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38212719729200783472013-06-27T12:21:37.093+01:002013-06-27T12:21:37.093+01:00My thoughts went straight to Three Men in a Boat t...My thoughts went straight to Three Men in a Boat too. I suspect the mildish kind of cheese I eat would hardly be considered worthy of the name by your tastebuds...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78775476308769434012013-06-27T12:09:36.232+01:002013-06-27T12:09:36.232+01:00Oh my goodness, please tell me that you have read ...Oh my goodness, please tell me that you have read the book, "Three Men In A Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome. It's so very funny and the part about the cheese made me laugh really hard, not just chuckle, but really laugh!<br />I love that the postman got it right!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43974713128348811782013-06-27T11:33:05.589+01:002013-06-27T11:33:05.589+01:00I was once sent a box of kippers. Des that count?I was once sent a box of kippers. Des that count?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77751908383198385452013-06-27T11:29:01.355+01:002013-06-27T11:29:01.355+01:00Belated birthday prezzies are the best...glad you ...Belated birthday prezzies are the best...glad you enjoyed the cheese hamper assortment. Gaz is very thoughtful and smart to be around for its arrival.<br />I had to look up "tracklements" but that's why I like your blog, I always learn a lot.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21744971155821657692013-06-27T09:23:34.457+01:002013-06-27T09:23:34.457+01:00which means it has been your birthday and I must h...which means it has been your birthday and I must have missed it! or was it so long ago I have forgotten and that is why the cheese smells?<br /><br />Anyway - belated congratulations. Glad the cheese was good!Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.com