tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4938774358213747001..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Backs to RealityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-15554599506132551992010-02-18T10:58:18.478-08:002010-02-18T10:58:18.478-08:00Did you trip over Stephen Hawkin in his wheelchair...Did you trip over Stephen Hawkin in his wheelchair, Mise?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76062006336918436942010-02-18T09:56:42.958-08:002010-02-18T09:56:42.958-08:00I gave a talk there once, but the sherry was dusty...I gave a talk there once, but the sherry was dusty and I couldn't get e.e. cummings' lines about the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls out of my mind. I must pop back one day and be precious.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65221290770514921882010-02-17T00:38:52.823-08:002010-02-17T00:38:52.823-08:00Why thank you, Simone. I now know what inspired C...Why thank you, Simone. I now know what inspired Cro to post his latest one about cough remedies...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8884758687452177562010-02-16T22:16:31.276-08:002010-02-16T22:16:31.276-08:00No comment.No comment.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9463158534909052992010-02-16T18:59:23.930-08:002010-02-16T18:59:23.930-08:00Your blog reflects well thought, humour and intell...Your blog reflects well thought, humour and intelligence.<br />Warm regards,<br />SimoneThe romantic query letter and the happy-ever-afterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382165250238920938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91436682564399157882010-02-16T11:22:47.207-08:002010-02-16T11:22:47.207-08:00So - did you bum Anthony Blunt's nephew?So - did you bum Anthony Blunt's nephew?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74736336041491062212010-02-16T03:49:00.365-08:002010-02-16T03:49:00.365-08:00Never read one single word of Harry Potter. My sch...Never read one single word of Harry Potter. My schooldays were more like the film 'If' (without the killing).Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16511393300682297302010-02-16T01:25:44.753-08:002010-02-16T01:25:44.753-08:00Silly me, I'd forgotten about the dosh. Usual...Silly me, I'd forgotten about the dosh. Usually, both the stone and the stonecutters were brought over from France for a project like that, so I expect the surfeit of bricklayers continued until the Dutch land-drainers arrived. Having said that, the Dutch were masters at shaping bricks, so they probably brought their own too.<br /><br />Your school days sound a bit 'Harry Potter', Cro.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75378052968262062002010-02-15T22:31:47.035-08:002010-02-15T22:31:47.035-08:00Probably wealth! The flatlands of East Anglia are ...Probably wealth! The flatlands of East Anglia are the most productive lands in the UK (and also the most expensive). The church (quite understandably) wanted their cut.<br /><br />Our wonderful dining hall was originally the ancient Tythe Barn. A huge and impressive building where, I imagine, substantial sums changed hands.<br /><br />There must also have been a surfeit of jobbing stone cutters in the area.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50278461179123297372010-02-15T11:00:11.294-08:002010-02-15T11:00:11.294-08:00Interesting, Cro. Have you ever worked out why th...Interesting, Cro. Have you ever worked out why they built such an enormous cathedral as Ely, in the middle of swampy fens, populated by nothing but witches and beet-growers?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82173866414626392232010-02-15T05:36:33.395-08:002010-02-15T05:36:33.395-08:00I was at school just outside Cambridge at Ely (fou...I was at school just outside Cambridge at Ely (founded 960; about 200 years before Cambridge uni'), and used to pop into the city quite often. As it happens, one of Anthony Blunt's nephew's was a contemporary of mine. <br /><br />I always liked Cambridge; I found that Town and Gown mingled quite well, which I don't believe can be said of Oxo.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82320180948493018452010-02-15T02:48:08.759-08:002010-02-15T02:48:08.759-08:00The photo is by Derek Langley.The photo is by Derek Langley.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com