tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post8886073350126453366..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: First Things FirstFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87686560003055918152013-11-02T18:15:02.581+00:002013-11-02T18:15:02.581+00:00Hi Friko - I imagine dinner chez Friko and Beloved...Hi Friko - I imagine dinner chez Friko and Beloved would be particularly tasty and good ... sounds lots of fun - no shyness around Herefordshire/Shropshire border ... <br /><br />My tummy is rumbling ... hate it when it's cooling down and dark .. tummy rumbling gets earlier !!... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-56498143504452765952013-11-01T23:36:58.045+00:002013-11-01T23:36:58.045+00:00What fun! And you didn't even have to cook! ...What fun! And you didn't even have to cook! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72596480739922574872013-10-30T20:02:09.268+00:002013-10-30T20:02:09.268+00:00Sounds a great get-together. Three bottles of wine...Sounds a great get-together. Three bottles of wine! That was very civil of them - what a night!Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88658920315893453662013-10-30T16:14:50.809+00:002013-10-30T16:14:50.809+00:00I am finally returning to the land of blogs, and h...I am finally returning to the land of blogs, and have so enjoyed getting caught up with yours, Friko. Of course, I also have left you a message on your post about your name day. Oh what a treat to have shared that day with you.<br /><br />Maybe next time I'll get to see Leintwardine...it looks promising. Particularly if you were to be there. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-3843035087526222892013-10-30T15:36:48.695+00:002013-10-30T15:36:48.695+00:00Dear Friko, I suspect that most of us who blog hav...Dear Friko, I suspect that most of us who blog have times--some short, some long--when we wonder what's left to say. There are also times, at least for me, when I find myself reluctant to sit down at the computer and read the postings of other bloggers, despite the fact that I know that once I start reading, I'll be absorbed by these postings.<br /><br /> Sometimes I just want a week or Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15811076370165405132013-10-30T10:04:15.791+00:002013-10-30T10:04:15.791+00:00I love it when at first you resist an idea only to...I love it when at first you resist an idea only to give in and find that it worked out fantastically. Wish I could have been there. Come to think of it, I had a pretty fantastic weekend myself. But, back to the original question... are you bored with blogging? It's a question we have discussed before and I believe for the first time, I am. Or maybe I'm just too busy to take the time.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37811558776798686482013-10-30T05:23:53.790+00:002013-10-30T05:23:53.790+00:00I enjoyed your food post! And I wish I'd been ...I enjoyed your food post! And I wish I'd been there to share that meal!!<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77410647182868590162013-10-30T03:00:17.407+00:002013-10-30T03:00:17.407+00:00The way your dinner party turned out sounds like i...The way your dinner party turned out sounds like it was meant to be. I love when plans take a turn and yet turn out great.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-23722200858923585382013-10-29T22:56:22.654+00:002013-10-29T22:56:22.654+00:00The older I get the more unplanned I like life to ...The older I get the more unplanned I like life to be. If planning kicks in I'm likely to start stressing and that must be avoided at all costs. Your impromptu dinner sounds first rate to me. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54932014877202287812013-10-29T22:32:44.839+00:002013-10-29T22:32:44.839+00:00That sounds like the best kind of dinner party, Fr...That sounds like the best kind of dinner party, Friko, spur of the moment with a great deal of enjoyable conversation and wine as well as lovely food. The Lion at Leintwardine looks very attractive, if DH and I ever went out for Sunday lunch. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34130253042524740772013-10-29T22:25:58.635+00:002013-10-29T22:25:58.635+00:00Oh I just remembered that I have been to the Lion ...Oh I just remembered that I have been to the Lion in Leintwardine too. It was very nice then - I went in summerJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22612065257806884112013-10-29T19:53:36.934+00:002013-10-29T19:53:36.934+00:00Sounds like a great friend. Forgive my ignorance b...Sounds like a great friend. Forgive my ignorance but would Leintwardine be considered part of Wales?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78639106070980000882013-10-29T17:01:24.418+00:002013-10-29T17:01:24.418+00:00The best parties are last-minute affairs ... they&...The best parties are last-minute affairs ... they're usually much more relaxed , and this sounds just right .<br />. You're obviously much less nosy than me , though , I'd have had to examine the coolbox contents .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46134607680259836602013-10-29T16:16:14.891+00:002013-10-29T16:16:14.891+00:00Now THAT is a true English pub meal. You won'...Now THAT is a true English pub meal. You won't be able to eat for a week. Thanks for the adventure of back and forth!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-44474838899391150262013-10-29T16:04:39.714+00:002013-10-29T16:04:39.714+00:00It's fine to spend time with new guests, Friko...It's fine to spend time with new guests, Friko, chatting and having some bottles of wine. Looking at this plate with pub meal I feel I won't be able to eat all, happy Millie!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-67806845417223380722013-10-29T14:48:50.757+00:002013-10-29T14:48:50.757+00:00Impromptu dinner parties are the best! Especially ...Impromptu dinner parties are the best! Especially as I get older -- just the planning can get me down now. Your evening sounds like a lovely and memorable occasion. It also reminds me that I need to have one -- if only I could gather up the energy and some enthusiasm!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43672691979617731362013-10-29T13:07:57.819+00:002013-10-29T13:07:57.819+00:00I think I should love to come to one of your dinne...I think I should love to come to one of your dinners. (I keep track, too, so you'd be invited back!) It sounds like the most convivial evening with good conversations and good times. And I'd aso love to join you at the Lion, which looks delightful and delicious (although that's one of the larger lunches I have ever seen! Makes my sandwich and cup of soup I had out yesterday look Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32884163087521260092013-10-29T11:51:08.529+00:002013-10-29T11:51:08.529+00:00A pick-up party is often the best kind. The Lion ...A pick-up party is often the best kind. The Lion sounds charming. A hydroelectric dam...electricity for all, but sometimes some environmentalists don't like, although its clean energy. I'll bet I could have a nice argument with this fellow. DianneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-35909167574529429372013-10-29T11:21:44.545+00:002013-10-29T11:21:44.545+00:00Impromptu party with unexpected guests - Well, doe...Impromptu party with unexpected guests - Well, doesn't that just beat the heck out of a brick wall ( Maritime saying) I think it is lovely when people just show up out of the blue - I can always find something to hash together for a meal - that's why I have a freezer n deep freeze. I love surprises - like yesterday just before supper. A young man I have known since a young boy came home LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87601678845360807632013-10-29T07:45:56.142+00:002013-10-29T07:45:56.142+00:00eten is ook heel belangrijk en vooral met vrienden...eten is ook heel belangrijk en vooral met vrienden erbij is het haast een onbetaalbare aangelegenheid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-84261072428535351262013-10-29T06:56:07.228+00:002013-10-29T06:56:07.228+00:00Most of the time, I would love having impromptu pa...Most of the time, I would love having impromptu parties with unexpected guests, but I must admit I wasn't too happy when, for one of my cocktail parties, my Mum announced that she was going to bring my aunt and uncle along because they had decided to come visiting at rather short notice and she could not very well leave them on their own (couldn't she?). Not that I don't like them Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29618381000367747542013-10-29T03:34:42.342+00:002013-10-29T03:34:42.342+00:00Both your supper and your lunch sounded WONDERFUL,...Both your supper and your lunch sounded WONDERFUL, and made me wonder (a little) whether I really need to be quite so much of a hermit.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73982819559193061582013-10-29T02:43:44.821+00:002013-10-29T02:43:44.821+00:00i am all about pub food...ha...actually i am dieti...i am all about pub food...ha...actually i am dieting (ok, so really just trying to get into better shape) and your talk of a dinner party is not helping in the least though it sounds fun...smiles...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9858019035333894712013-10-29T01:50:23.062+00:002013-10-29T01:50:23.062+00:00Evenings like you described, with unknown guests, ...Evenings like you described, with unknown guests, can be delightful or deadly boring. I'm so glad yours was the former. <br />Yorkshire pudding - so delicious! <br />Food is always a great topic for a blog post, especially when combined with a story like you've told.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-90444504354663776602013-10-29T01:34:36.462+00:002013-10-29T01:34:36.462+00:00Impromptu dinner parties are fun and tend to have ...Impromptu dinner parties are fun and tend to have more lively conversation. Your guests sound intriguing and what a delight to have new people included in the mix.<br /><br />I used to do weekly " come on over with a bottle of wine" dinners. That was when I worked and had little time to get things together. Now I am home, have a lot of time, and do spontaneous dinners less often. WeStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com