tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post1884242760353150797..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Life in the countryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77854776047020216852014-12-13T04:03:23.427-08:002014-12-13T04:03:23.427-08:00A friend of mine once asked him why he was not in ...A friend of mine once asked him why he was not in the Lib Dems to which he seemed more suited, and he answered, "There's no point in being in politics without power'.<br /><br />Bath was very foolish to get rid of him.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5996695506339660942014-12-13T04:01:49.377-08:002014-12-13T04:01:49.377-08:00Thank you, Frugal.Thank you, Frugal.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81256184741914741012014-12-13T04:01:23.502-08:002014-12-13T04:01:23.502-08:00I'll have to look that up.I'll have to look that up.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58020152725527400202014-12-13T04:00:45.562-08:002014-12-13T04:00:45.562-08:00Now that would have given me an article to sell - ...Now that would have given me an article to sell - not just 'Man Bites Dog', but 'Government Minister Bites Dog'!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64805872226658931842014-12-13T03:59:39.350-08:002014-12-13T03:59:39.350-08:00I have often been on the receiving end of the kind...I have often been on the receiving end of the kindness of strangers too - not just Blanche!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-88381483688734806142014-12-13T03:58:38.839-08:002014-12-13T03:58:38.839-08:00No - you are my only readers! It all happens so f...No - you are my only readers! It all happens so fast with dogs, that it's impossible to say who started it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89798754137316944472014-12-13T03:57:36.487-08:002014-12-13T03:57:36.487-08:00An unhappy hour?An unhappy hour?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44819977383881835192014-12-13T03:56:46.486-08:002014-12-13T03:56:46.486-08:00I will.I will.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-18072834161671335842014-12-13T03:56:04.888-08:002014-12-13T03:56:04.888-08:00People can't have fun quietly these days.People can't have fun quietly these days.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51115244129338369072014-12-13T03:55:25.558-08:002014-12-13T03:55:25.558-08:00I pick out the highlights, Weave.I pick out the highlights, Weave.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39531357534863622782014-12-13T03:54:53.496-08:002014-12-13T03:54:53.496-08:00I'll go there at some point and take some curr...I'll go there at some point and take some current photos.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50172556957491497732014-12-12T21:10:05.227-08:002014-12-12T21:10:05.227-08:00I always thought that as soon as CP left Hong Kong...I always thought that as soon as CP left Hong Kong, he would have taken a seat in Parliament and become leader of the Cons. I think he would have been very good at it too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28926226232576208412014-12-12T15:41:02.722-08:002014-12-12T15:41:02.722-08:00Great story, well toldGreat story, well toldFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48288977981236604862014-12-12T14:33:31.970-08:002014-12-12T14:33:31.970-08:00Love The History of Mr Polly Elaine and Hobsons Ch...Love The History of Mr Polly Elaine and Hobsons Choice. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-43207141522922994682014-12-12T13:58:50.525-08:002014-12-12T13:58:50.525-08:00What a delightful cottage - it reminds me of the o...What a delightful cottage - it reminds me of the one in The History of Mr. Polly - love the ginger beer sign.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82004605186828398202014-12-12T12:10:41.265-08:002014-12-12T12:10:41.265-08:00In my bleary-eyed state I thought Chris Patton was...In my bleary-eyed state I thought Chris Patton was biting the dog on the neck, and when the neighbour had yelled, "It should have been put down years ago!" it was to voice his displeasure with Mr. P's work. I'm awake now. Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77338285028968613362014-12-12T12:00:01.477-08:002014-12-12T12:00:01.477-08:00I thoroughly enjoyed that story!
Thank you for ...I thoroughly enjoyed that story! <br /><br />Thank you for the kind words to me a few days ago, that sort of kindness from people I've never met always seems to warm my heart and surprise me just a little bit. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966566655228721549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47446555831964360802014-12-12T11:26:21.413-08:002014-12-12T11:26:21.413-08:00You really should share your writing more widely, ...You really should share your writing more widely, or am I missing something and you are, in fact, on the staff at some national rag?<br /><br />Snippet does the angel to assassin thing too. VERY embarrassing. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6415776883711314592014-12-12T10:23:18.656-08:002014-12-12T10:23:18.656-08:00Since i'm a telecommuter, I have no office par...Since i'm a telecommuter, I have no office parties to attend, which suits me just fine.<br /><br />This weekend my town is having a Christmas do where some wine shops are providing free tasting samples. The last event of the evening, other than fireworks over the harbor (the chief reason I want to go) is something called "reverse happy hour." No idea what they mean by that, unless it's simply giving people a warmish place to sit or stand so they can sober up before driving home.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63567757997979313052014-12-12T09:49:40.365-08:002014-12-12T09:49:40.365-08:00As a shy introvert with social anxiety disorder, I...As a shy introvert with social anxiety disorder, I'll avoid a party like the plague. Don't want to make small talk with strangers; nor really interact with them at all. I was born that way; my earliest memories really. Love the old house photo. Show us a current pic.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60135056818978475602014-12-12T07:45:07.896-08:002014-12-12T07:45:07.896-08:00I've just experienced the loud bellows of a tw...I've just experienced the loud bellows of a twelve inches apart Christmas lunch party on a next door table while trying to catch up with old friends. Had forgotten how annoying it is.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65170600917445950682014-12-12T07:20:18.830-08:002014-12-12T07:20:18.830-08:00All I can say is tom you sure do see life.All I can say is tom you sure do see life.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78987102311166989272014-12-12T07:01:45.371-08:002014-12-12T07:01:45.371-08:00…. that's aerated !! xxxx…. that's aerated !! xxxxJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-39324902526784473352014-12-12T07:00:40.047-08:002014-12-12T07:00:40.047-08:00How gruesome …… especially the German Shepherd sto...How gruesome …… especially the German Shepherd story !!<br />Love the cottage ….. have you got an up to date photograph of it and what was it like inside ? …. and aereated water and ginger beer … how terribly modern accommodating they were 100 years ago . XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65149939325813801792014-12-12T05:28:16.543-08:002014-12-12T05:28:16.543-08:00I put the paragraph in especially for you as I kno...I put the paragraph in especially for you as I know you find my comments difficult without. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com