tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3800450484230221638..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Viewed from the comfort of my armchair.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51335518857642462642014-11-03T02:50:44.401-08:002014-11-03T02:50:44.401-08:00Cro and Bovey Belle added even more good memories....Cro and Bovey Belle added even more good memories. Thanks for those.<br />And comforting to read that most of us are the same - armchairs are the best.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16435510992168619532014-11-02T23:22:54.054-08:002014-11-02T23:22:54.054-08:00Gosh, a trip down memory lane with Cro Magnon ment...Gosh, a trip down memory lane with Cro Magnon mentioning Hans and Lottie Hass, and your talking about Armand and Michaela Dennis. I always loved Jacques Couseau and his boat Calypso. Happy days.<br /><br />I am an armchair walker in the winter - I get my maps out and plan all sorts of walks to peaks and hilltops, knowing the likelihood of getting up there unlikely! I just LOVE maps though, and it is good to travel in your mind . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74861236983251640072014-11-02T20:51:54.426-08:002014-11-02T20:51:54.426-08:00I'm surprised you didn't mention Hans and ...I'm surprised you didn't mention Hans and Lotte Hass. They were in there amongst that era's wildlife heros.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15046360321625308722014-11-02T13:34:35.099-08:002014-11-02T13:34:35.099-08:00In younger days I walked and camped my way along a...In younger days I walked and camped my way along all of Britain's long distance paths but I always had my emergency kit with me. This consisted of a plastic wallet which contained money for B&B in a pub when necessary!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-373656557075770612014-11-02T13:20:11.963-08:002014-11-02T13:20:11.963-08:00I'm pretty sure armchair travelling is the onl...I'm pretty sure armchair travelling is the only way I'm going to get to most destinations. Actual travel holds absolutely no allure, but I do l enjoy seeing new things.<br />Your new header is great. Isn't it amazing how similar our surroundings are?<br />I looked up the book you are reading. What a very interesting man. And, I learned a new term, too. <br />Thanks for a most interesting post.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71727110143854140622014-11-02T11:48:08.813-08:002014-11-02T11:48:08.813-08:00I think you are very wise Pat. It is far better t...I think you are very wise Pat. It is far better to read of those adventures while you are tucked up in a cosy bed than to endure any of the discomforts that come with adventures. I am rather like your father when it comes to gardening and am definitely an armchair traveller, though it would have been wonderful to have had the opportunity to travel when I was young.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73891797116760894382014-11-02T10:52:43.316-08:002014-11-02T10:52:43.316-08:00
I do something similar.
When ever I go to a new ...<br />I do something similar. <br />When ever I go to a new place or city (by reading about it or visiting) I always look at the beautiful old buildings and figure out what what I would do to a space to live there. Or in the country how I would fix-up a barn or house to live there. So much fun.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8244954758130598382014-11-02T10:10:09.528-08:002014-11-02T10:10:09.528-08:00I remember loving watching The Glass Mountain when...I remember loving watching The Glass Mountain when I was a kid. I still love cosying up and watching other people get very uncomfortable.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52449052682144757052014-11-02T09:47:00.061-08:002014-11-02T09:47:00.061-08:00I enjoy my adventures from the comfort of the livi...I enjoy my adventures from the comfort of the living room and can take myself across Europe with my Thomas Cook Rail Timetable on my lap without leaving the house. I can be anywhere I like and multiple train changes go without a hitch.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71249765974865485392014-11-02T09:42:35.715-08:002014-11-02T09:42:35.715-08:00Sorry for the strange punctuation etc.; my iPad pr...Sorry for the strange punctuation etc.; my iPad preempts me.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81337434458702231852014-11-02T09:41:01.460-08:002014-11-02T09:41:01.460-08:00Your story reminds me of my schooldays which I fou...Your story reminds me of my schooldays which I found ever so boring . . . Teacher would say Coulmbus discovered America and I, from being a library book addict, would obviously challenge that bit of education, in other subjects too. I often the cane for what was described as 'cheek' , but in reality was a refusal to accept the official line when books such as Eric the Red told me differently. Sadly too many in those days went unthinkingly about the world , and you would think they'd know better wouldn't you. But teachers have a hard job and. They must stick to the examination at end of term agenda.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34961737595077353372014-11-02T08:47:50.972-08:002014-11-02T08:47:50.972-08:00I feel exactly the same way. Through books or the...I feel exactly the same way. Through books or the television, I can be there too.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80055594513112104152014-11-02T07:35:15.748-08:002014-11-02T07:35:15.748-08:00I'm a bit that way too. I love to read about ...I'm a bit that way too. I love to read about people living the simple life, but I'm afraid I'm addicted to my little luxuries. Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33365082060283567192014-11-02T07:35:00.302-08:002014-11-02T07:35:00.302-08:00I've enjoyed many adventures from my armchair,...I've enjoyed many adventures from my armchair, too, and for the first time really considered the bugs and the weather.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com