tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post3914908560198402655..comments2023-07-02T09:49:08.147+01:00Comments on pear tree log: Three Village Elders at a Birthday PartyElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-84211034862155268082012-04-19T17:07:33.330+01:002012-04-19T17:07:33.330+01:00Hi Janet, I'm so pleased you like it too. We...Hi Janet, I'm so pleased you like it too. We probably won't go to Lincoln until about September, but we'll pick a day when the weather forecast is good, we'll wear our walking boots and 'do' all the tourist spots we have the energy to fit in, taking lots of photos along the way. I'll fit in as much history as I can. <br />PS You are right about Terry, even when he was ground down by sickness and bad treatment as a POW in Korea he was capable of mischief. I read about one of his little jokes in a book written by one of his fellow prisoners!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-62115749383522115992012-04-19T17:01:19.309+01:002012-04-19T17:01:19.309+01:00Hi Ms Sparrow, I wish you could have been there t...Hi Ms Sparrow, I wish you could have been there too, you would have had great fun. It was probably all the better for being hastily organised - lots of interesting conversations with people who have a great zest for life.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-65388700134212542902012-04-19T16:57:54.142+01:002012-04-19T16:57:54.142+01:00Hi Green Dragonette I suppose we are so eager t...Hi Green Dragonette I suppose we are so eager to go forward that looking back has no appeal. when we are young. I know my own family have been surprised by some of the things I have recorded here, they have heard the stories before - but they didn't listen...just as I didn't pay attention and listen/question my parents.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-41616850972950076782012-04-19T16:51:19.580+01:002012-04-19T16:51:19.580+01:00Hi Molly, It was a terrific party! I shall give yo...Hi Molly, It was a terrific party! I shall give you honorary membership of the Terry fan club - welcome!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-52486698055083332102012-04-19T03:32:43.312+01:002012-04-19T03:32:43.312+01:00The elders look quite young.Terry looks quite misc...The elders look quite young.Terry looks quite mischievous. The history in that last photo -- I'm as taken with it as Meggie is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-26192276592816068392012-04-19T02:35:36.457+01:002012-04-19T02:35:36.457+01:00How nice of you to share this heart-warming experi...How nice of you to share this heart-warming experience. It must have been so wonderful to have all those darling people in one place at the same time, and looking so happy and fit! Good times that make good memories--how lucky they are to have such an appreciative friend like you!Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-67321168132429906682012-04-18T20:04:50.303+01:002012-04-18T20:04:50.303+01:00What a lovely get together...I have very vague mem...What a lovely get together...I have very vague memories of my long since passed grandmother talking about her memories upon hearing about the news of the Titanic. How I wish I had listened now...all these stories are so precious...Green Dragonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577026799637153889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-43784886840394045832012-04-18T19:38:28.417+01:002012-04-18T19:38:28.417+01:00What a briliant party to share with the old 'u...What a briliant party to share with the old 'uns. Terry is very handsome. Love his wonderful smile.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-51977610849642639412012-04-18T19:07:13.608+01:002012-04-18T19:07:13.608+01:00Hi Jane, We are hoping it is both, so we are brea...Hi Jane, We are hoping it is both, so we are breathing deeply and drinking copious amounts of H2O. Terry is a really handsome man, but even more than that he has wonderful, old-fashioned manners. I love him to bits. (George does know)Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-64563674682197835222012-04-18T19:03:26.345+01:002012-04-18T19:03:26.345+01:00Hi Meggie, We nearly always park in that particul...Hi Meggie, We nearly always park in that particular car park, but yesterday was the first time I used my eyes properly and saw what I could see. So for that I must thank you. The party was a fairly impromptu gathering with just a couple of days notice, so it was great to see something like 40 or 50 people managed to turn out for him.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-40151702210583505512012-04-18T18:55:15.373+01:002012-04-18T18:55:15.373+01:00Hi Chris, Absolutely right! They are never short...Hi Chris, Absolutely right! They are never short of a tale of times gone by, but they are also full of fun and I'm sure you would like them. Have I ever mentioned that John kept bees for many years, right up until the end of last year. He was the local expert.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-53316190318957755272012-04-18T18:50:15.552+01:002012-04-18T18:50:15.552+01:00Hi John, I wish you had been there - you would hav...Hi John, I wish you had been there - you would have enjoyed it!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-23875399886212817322012-04-18T14:58:53.118+01:002012-04-18T14:58:53.118+01:00Is it the water or the air?..those elders are rath...Is it the water or the air?..those elders are rather fab for their ages...and I'm betting that Terry has broken a few hearts in his time!<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-31869932858712961312012-04-18T10:33:12.434+01:002012-04-18T10:33:12.434+01:00Oh, Elaine....what a wonderful party to celebrate ...Oh, Elaine....what a wonderful party to celebrate a life lived so long. And the photo, of the cathedral and castle, is not like a travel photo you see. To think,yesterday you were actually standing there, taking in centuries of history.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-67802147748795264782012-04-18T10:32:44.608+01:002012-04-18T10:32:44.608+01:00A lot of history in one room too Elaine.
Sorry ab...A lot of history in one room too Elaine.<br /><br />Sorry about your friend.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525594470029141306.post-86698935898347216482012-04-18T09:49:39.349+01:002012-04-18T09:49:39.349+01:00that's my sort of "do"that's my sort of "do"John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com