tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4761076725538722295..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: The Annual Charity BarbecueFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41121047115825117682013-07-19T20:54:05.917+01:002013-07-19T20:54:05.917+01:00I love how you wrote this. Everything flows and yo...I love how you wrote this. Everything flows and you almost feel like you are there. Thank you so much for sharing all of these wonderful pictures. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://online-phd-uk.co.uk/online-phd-uk-university-of-leeds-split-site-phd/" rel="nofollow">from Jazy Smith at Split Site PhD</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15284363369453467772013-07-05T16:01:50.117+01:002013-07-05T16:01:50.117+01:00Thanks goodness the sun shone for you and you didn...Thanks goodness the sun shone for you and you didn't have to decamp indoors. This reads beautifully, as others have said. A poem in praise of human kindness.<br /><br />PS I've done my stint of wine-selling at parish events, complete with clerical collar. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20078546642847358732013-07-04T21:07:35.671+01:002013-07-04T21:07:35.671+01:00DEar Friko, the day sounds lovely with food and wi...DEar Friko, the day sounds lovely with food and wine and friends beside you in the garden bowers. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29982416823801330402013-07-04T19:35:13.681+01:002013-07-04T19:35:13.681+01:00I'd like the company, if not the food!I'd like the company, if not the food!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77417674250961600212013-07-04T19:14:11.872+01:002013-07-04T19:14:11.872+01:00A lighthearted "slice of life" in an Eng...A lighthearted "slice of life" in an English village. Love the idea of the clergy guarding the wine! Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-80122328057919852642013-07-04T17:39:41.957+01:002013-07-04T17:39:41.957+01:00Thanks for the book tips. After my cataract surger...Thanks for the book tips. After my cataract surgery, I hope to do more fun reading. The books on the Roman dectective look interesting. <br /><br />We're having a barb-b-que today too. Lots of celebration for the 4th. <br /><br />DianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72073051455097781752013-07-04T08:54:42.752+01:002013-07-04T08:54:42.752+01:00How beautifully you have painted the day for us! E...How beautifully you have painted the day for us! Everything looks so bright and charming under the country sun. Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251497690649264925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42560479015814594482013-07-04T06:00:53.392+01:002013-07-04T06:00:53.392+01:00Oh, lovely post capturing the rhythm of village li...Oh, lovely post capturing the rhythm of village life in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46299156239460936882013-07-04T04:00:03.792+01:002013-07-04T04:00:03.792+01:00Community get-togethers, small towns, people passi...Community get-togethers, small towns, people passing on as each annual event comes round. Ah and of course none of it would be quite right without "tortured sausages".<br />(I've tweaked my settings and hopefully access will not be difficult any longer, but no I hadn't gone private - just blogger being difficult)Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6855464561172965162013-07-04T01:38:33.144+01:002013-07-04T01:38:33.144+01:00I loved this post! Made me feel like I was right ...I loved this post! Made me feel like I was right there sitting and gossiping and eating and enjoying the sunshine. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-76541510375090296312013-07-03T22:39:16.484+01:002013-07-03T22:39:16.484+01:00Takings are respectable & the weather turned o...Takings are respectable & the weather turned out well. More than you get at many outings. No one dares ask for more than 2(wine)? Very different around these parts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88502044453867734502013-07-03T22:18:40.994+01:002013-07-03T22:18:40.994+01:00This was like reading the kind of charming little ...This was like reading the kind of charming little book I love best. You brought us right into the picture!<br /><br />So glad the weather was good for you.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10368024518612419272013-07-03T15:31:43.810+01:002013-07-03T15:31:43.810+01:00dat ziet er heel gezellig uit.dat ziet er heel gezellig uit.Bas.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13804347915356897054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3310114709718330272013-07-03T15:26:25.705+01:002013-07-03T15:26:25.705+01:00Lovely. All of it. Simply lovely.Lovely. All of it. Simply lovely.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811932255861253977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35810013693585500032013-07-03T14:37:43.897+01:002013-07-03T14:37:43.897+01:00Ah well , át least there wasn't a washbowl ful...Ah well , át least there wasn't a washbowl full of macaroni salad .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59872669005605147432013-07-03T14:15:21.687+01:002013-07-03T14:15:21.687+01:00it's sad to see a small community aging and no...it's sad to see a small community aging and not being refreshed with the younger set. perhaps after they have made their way in the world they will see the value of the small community and return.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-38744046991550652222013-07-03T13:57:40.897+01:002013-07-03T13:57:40.897+01:00This is priceless and it reflects every single lik...This is priceless and it reflects every single like gathering in the world, apart from the currency denomination for the wine! And yet, they are fun. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85698685254869682682013-07-03T10:00:57.387+01:002013-07-03T10:00:57.387+01:00'Tortured sausages' - wonderful!'Tortured sausages' - wonderful!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20841146384952637512013-07-03T08:55:37.917+01:002013-07-03T08:55:37.917+01:00Eternal as a Constable.
ALOHA from Honolulu
Com...Eternal as a Constable.<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° > <3<br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7024386963736164772013-07-03T08:43:09.215+01:002013-07-03T08:43:09.215+01:00PS Have you seen the Blog Verbatim - where people ...PS Have you seen the Blog Verbatim - where people post snippets of prose (found anywhere at all) that read like poetry. It's fascinating, there is a link on my page. I would love to put this post on.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50897561238295321512013-07-03T07:26:59.737+01:002013-07-03T07:26:59.737+01:00What a beautiful capture - photos and prose. Than...What a beautiful capture - photos and prose. Thank you so much.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-11935837534391137962013-07-03T07:02:39.852+01:002013-07-03T07:02:39.852+01:00Your first two photos are exactly the same as how ...Your first two photos are exactly the same as how I imagine an English country garden "do" to be like. I'd love to meet the person who suggested the clergy should sell the wine - too funny!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57752865870428579652013-07-03T03:56:10.815+01:002013-07-03T03:56:10.815+01:00This reminds me of annual summer church potlucks. ...This reminds me of annual summer church potlucks. Almost down to the exact conversations! Thanks for the memories.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34494371019342996742013-07-03T02:10:13.566+01:002013-07-03T02:10:13.566+01:00I love to read your village posts now that I can i...I love to read your village posts now that I can imagine the setting, and - perhaps - some of the characters!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-2096998253491738172013-07-03T01:20:42.954+01:002013-07-03T01:20:42.954+01:00I've been to two garden parties at Lambeth Pal...I've been to two garden parties at Lambeth Palace...one sort of of official, one a parish event.<br /><br />At the first the wine was good and was circulated by people bearing trays...it flowed like glue as the PC were present....idiots.<br /><br />At the second the deacons were in charge of the wine and it went out like the tide once we were counselled to go home by bus...complete with the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com