tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post794071400272238013..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Christmas Shopping - 13th WindowFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7349442431429539642010-12-20T08:58:13.446+00:002010-12-20T08:58:13.446+00:00dear friko
how interesting your blog is ; i fou...dear friko <br /> how interesting your blog is ; i found your commentary on my friend's page in america and she told me to look at your blog .i am french(66)retired schoolteacher ,mad about all is english (many friends in the uk )but half my blood is german though i have no contact with my german side though i liv e near the border in the northeast of france .my email address is sjosiane@Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32522935974467085582010-12-16T04:55:16.820+00:002010-12-16T04:55:16.820+00:00I’d love to go shopping there with you. Since I c...I’d love to go shopping there with you. Since I collect postcards I know I would buy some, and may keep some.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71668086108953264582010-12-16T02:15:43.947+00:002010-12-16T02:15:43.947+00:00Jams, marmalade, pickles, chutneys, preserves, any...Jams, marmalade, pickles, chutneys, preserves, anyone? all home-made, without artificial preservatives and prettily presented. Very reasonably priced, ideal gifts."<br /><br />I want some of those for Christmas.<br /><br />Yummychancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-1727536627464307412010-12-14T02:04:56.263+00:002010-12-14T02:04:56.263+00:00I could enjoy that sort of shopping!I could enjoy that sort of shopping!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90333057403278913282010-12-14T01:00:11.317+00:002010-12-14T01:00:11.317+00:00Such a lovely day. I enjoyed sharing it with you, ...Such a lovely day. I enjoyed sharing it with you, Friko<br /><br /><br />Aloha from Hawaii<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /><br />><}}(°><br /><br /><br /><°)}}><Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29852108401179971112010-12-13T23:02:07.183+00:002010-12-13T23:02:07.183+00:00Now that is the most heavenly way to shop - and wh...Now that is the most heavenly way to shop - and what we sadly lack here in the US...so many thanks for taking us along - it was a real treat!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-6083067110958047842010-12-13T22:45:22.896+00:002010-12-13T22:45:22.896+00:00That was more than a shopping trip - it was an exc...That was more than a shopping trip - it was an excursion, and a most delightful one. This is how all shopping trips should be.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64066933596774983142010-12-13T21:40:08.331+00:002010-12-13T21:40:08.331+00:00My shopping is almost done but I find it stressful...My shopping is almost done but I find it stressful so I really would much rather have accompanied you on such a civilized shopping spree.CarlaHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12556595932264988748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72195705921237623342010-12-13T21:16:31.903+00:002010-12-13T21:16:31.903+00:00What a lovely town, and such wonderful wares on of...What a lovely town, and such wonderful wares on offer. A shopping day just as it should be! Made me think back to a Christmas shopping outing we once took in a town called Beacon not far from here. So different from plowing through the department store crowds.Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10078707896061635342010-12-13T20:48:02.099+00:002010-12-13T20:48:02.099+00:00Ludlow is such a lovely place. It's ages since...Ludlow is such a lovely place. It's ages since I've been there. Those quaint shops and market stalls look delightful, and certainly would take the strain out of Christmas shopping.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36164806995194707492010-12-13T20:19:53.306+00:002010-12-13T20:19:53.306+00:00North American shopping malls can get so tedious. ...North American shopping malls can get so tedious. Your day is the antidote.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-51514669160908579452010-12-13T19:40:53.085+00:002010-12-13T19:40:53.085+00:00I wonder what the heck you got at the Health Food ...I wonder what the heck you got at the Health Food store after that bonzanza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-13850932208600762962010-12-13T19:10:20.705+00:002010-12-13T19:10:20.705+00:00That's the perfect shopping trip . Good food b...That's the perfect shopping trip . Good food bought from the traders who know it best , a book shop , chocolate and a delicious lunch . <br />Most satisfying !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-2325451103709603612010-12-13T18:48:28.156+00:002010-12-13T18:48:28.156+00:00That is definitely my kind of shopping day.That is definitely my kind of shopping day.Fredahttp://www.freda.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82681975718352443992010-12-13T18:33:04.942+00:002010-12-13T18:33:04.942+00:00Friko what a lovely day out in Ludlow! It's ye...Friko what a lovely day out in Ludlow! It's years since I've been there. I love visiting the market, people seem to have so much more time for their customers there.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-71831271116579133882010-12-13T18:31:14.892+00:002010-12-13T18:31:14.892+00:00Oh it looks like the perfect place to shop. I thin...Oh it looks like the perfect place to shop. I think I could spend hours there.. often. Topped off with a meal at the pub and a frozen waterfall? Perfect!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-12579633331804739772010-12-13T17:25:25.269+00:002010-12-13T17:25:25.269+00:00I could do with a few of these days- so much calme...I could do with a few of these days- so much calmer looking than my hurried trips to the mall. Merry Christmas Friko!Coloring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-18857647220384229352010-12-13T15:54:43.939+00:002010-12-13T15:54:43.939+00:00I don't care at all for shopping as a whole, b...I don't care at all for shopping as a whole, but your day of shopping, complete with a pub meal and icy waterfall, sounds absolutely wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39856397921386251252010-12-13T15:40:06.336+00:002010-12-13T15:40:06.336+00:00village shopping looks like so much more fun than ...village shopping looks like so much more fun than the hectic crowded malls here.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42009397941502099992010-12-13T14:12:22.729+00:002010-12-13T14:12:22.729+00:00How very civilised! I try to use small, independen...How very civilised! I try to use small, independent shops where possible but we don't have such a wide choice here as you seem to have.Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06799429286538446158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47066718247327645422010-12-13T13:46:37.718+00:002010-12-13T13:46:37.718+00:00Oh, what a beautiful day... could see myself being...Oh, what a beautiful day... could see myself being much more in the holiday shopping mood with that atmosphere. Much better than the consumers fighting over a single piece of clothing (the last of its kind)as here in the local mall. I moved up for more 'country' but progress has taken its toll.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-8542107995784376032010-12-13T13:41:16.737+00:002010-12-13T13:41:16.737+00:00Oh Friko I indeed enjoyed shopping with you. I do ...Oh Friko I indeed enjoyed shopping with you. I do not shop for gifts. I manage to make them all. From paintings to weaving baskets. Not bragging just illustrating how many of us, like yourself, find ways to avoid the mad rush. I cannot deal with that. Merry Christmas to you and all your family and friends.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-82282027706156294412010-12-13T12:25:32.636+00:002010-12-13T12:25:32.636+00:00Now that is Christmas shopping as it should be! N...Now that is Christmas shopping as it should be! No chaotic parking lots, no crowds, no over-heated shoppers in an indoor mall. Looks like your larder is stocked. I'll stop by on the 23rd for a glass of wine and some of that European cheese! :-)Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-4919850490406603982010-12-13T11:56:53.777+00:002010-12-13T11:56:53.777+00:00If my Christmas shopping could look like this, I m...If my Christmas shopping could look like this, I might not hate it so much.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39982463432066454312010-12-13T11:47:39.947+00:002010-12-13T11:47:39.947+00:00friko that is what i also call an excellent real b...friko that is what i also call an excellent real beautiful dreamy christmas shopping day. so lucky you!!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com