tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post6080344150731093068..comments2023-08-21T12:04:19.954+01:00Comments on la vie française: End of the roadKen Devinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-3841992578654033612011-07-05T08:08:02.634+01:002011-07-05T08:08:02.634+01:00If you remember anything about the place, it'l...If you remember anything about the place, it'll be a trip to remember. Your mam will really enjoy it. I'll look out for her:)Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-29533277242677433332011-07-04T21:08:05.376+01:002011-07-04T21:08:05.376+01:00Ken, you mentioned Pride park. My mam was talking ...Ken, you mentioned Pride park. My mam was talking about it, just the other day. When she was young, she and her sisters used to play football there. They had no idea it would one day become a huge stadium. She will be visiting her hometown next week, so she will be in your neck o' the woods. I'm sure she will attempt to make a visit there. She grew up in Allenton, then in Alvaston. One day, I hope to take my own family over there.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882229240289840845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-72170510938881070712011-06-13T15:40:28.957+01:002011-06-13T15:40:28.957+01:00ps, I posted a reply last night but funny things a...ps, I posted a reply last night but funny things are happening with blogger at the moment. Thanks all for your comments.Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-47522405679193214622011-06-13T15:39:19.583+01:002011-06-13T15:39:19.583+01:00Me too, Jean but I'm looking to get back to wo...Me too, Jean but I'm looking to get back to work for a break:)<br /><br />Hi Eileen<br />Yes, we enjoyed their strops. Now their kids are wearing us out:)<br /><br />Hi Joy<br />I really like the picture, too. I'm not surprised google provide a return...we're a weird lot. 48 into 24 is how it seems to me as well.<br /><br />Hi Kelly<br />Bloke is north and chap is further south and definitely more refined. That makes you more sophisticated than me by a mile.<br /><br />Hi Vera<br />I love the way you say time outs (plural). I'll take you up on it if you do too:)Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-6505099877984125672011-06-10T14:27:29.091+01:002011-06-10T14:27:29.091+01:00Glad you are keeping busy, but you must still give...Glad you are keeping busy, but you must still give yourself 'time outs'! Lovely photo of the girls, and your garden looks prettily English!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-61581076341679943902011-06-09T21:58:36.817+01:002011-06-09T21:58:36.817+01:00So sorry about the loss of your uncle, Ken. You a...So sorry about the loss of your uncle, Ken. You are also a very busy chap (do I sound English? I want to be a bit more sophisticated!) <br /><br />Your grand daughters are adorable!!!!septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-67607658290422143932011-06-09T13:47:35.278+01:002011-06-09T13:47:35.278+01:00What a lovely picture of your grand-daughters. Tha...What a lovely picture of your grand-daughters. Thanks for telling us what a strop is! I'm glad I learned a new word, which I am going to use..:) How come I couldn't find it on the net...oh yes, I did google it!<br />How on earth do you pack 48 hours into your 24 hr day.....(it seems that way to me):))Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09341706502020011897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-73663405243910089062011-06-08T16:54:32.896+01:002011-06-08T16:54:32.896+01:00Those strops gave us quite a bit of entertainment,...Those strops gave us quite a bit of entertainment, didn't they? I love the photo of Hollie and Annabelle too. It was good to see Juli, Chris and all the kids at Conference the other Sunday. Emmaleigh and Aimee were bubbling over.Eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-18996703039034433262011-06-08T13:37:01.517+01:002011-06-08T13:37:01.517+01:00I wonder that you ever had time to go to work!!I wonder that you ever had time to go to work!!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-79096941186762879692011-06-07T21:27:03.777+01:002011-06-07T21:27:03.777+01:00Ha! I should have guessed that some might not know...Ha! I should have guessed that some might not know what a strop is. We've had so many over the years...mostly with teenage children. A strop is attributed to a person with an attitude or mood that usually follows a telling off. One of ours is known for folding his arms, transferring his weight onto one leg and turning his face away with a defiant expression and a set jaw and feelings hard done by. No words are spoken and the expectation is that they will volunteer for nothing if it means helping you. They won't speak to you for at least a day and are likely to shut themselves in their room. Supper invariably sees the ice beginning to thaw. Sometimes it takes a lot longer depending on how aggrieved they feel. <br /><br />I miss them:)Ken Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659672111856249878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2687269124795443524.post-73053699065924416782011-06-07T21:03:23.603+01:002011-06-07T21:03:23.603+01:00Sorry to hear about the loss of your uncle. It'...Sorry to hear about the loss of your uncle. It's always a shock to the system, even times when we know it's coming. <br /><br />The picture of the little girls on the bench in the middle of those gorgeous yellow flowers is just priceless. Look at the joy on their faces! <br /><br />Now you just have to tell me--what is a strop?Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746936407430428943noreply@blogger.com