tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4432989775498365782..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: The sun has got his hat onThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48960894004964011322021-09-17T11:07:40.182-07:002021-09-17T11:07:40.182-07:00A ball of bread gently dabbed onto the offending m...A ball of bread gently dabbed onto the offending mark, should get rid of it grubby marks - may work on pencil too . . .<br /><br />Our town centre (it's a very small town) has largely survived by new shops opening in the place of old ones who shut. It probably has a different feel to it now (reminds me of Llandeilo once it started going upmarket) but we only ever drove through in the past, rather than stopping.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74938838289610095302021-09-17T10:57:25.413-07:002021-09-17T10:57:25.413-07:00Thanks everyone for your contribnution.Thanks everyone for your contribnution.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48160253987222423162021-09-17T07:53:29.505-07:002021-09-17T07:53:29.505-07:00St. Albans where I lived until I emigrated has a w...St. Albans where I lived until I emigrated has a wonderful Cornish pasty shop with excellent coffee near the Clock Tower. Its always one of my stops when I visit St. Albans. I remember making Cornish pasties at school once in cookery class.Jean Winnipeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272464401254696635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22554186532644417452021-09-17T06:11:12.018-07:002021-09-17T06:11:12.018-07:00Beautiful sunny days here too and yum yum that pas...Beautiful sunny days here too and yum yum that pasty, I thought I could smell the delicious aroma as I read your post.Christinehttp://www.perhapslivingthegoodlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74431015894828836172021-09-17T05:56:08.401-07:002021-09-17T05:56:08.401-07:00Anne - our HSBC had a refurbish - must have cost a...Anne - our HSBC had a refurbish - must have cost at least ten thousand - it was beautiful and we joked with the staff that at least they weren't destined to close. Less than a year later they did just that.<br /><br />Never to fish and chips Derek - we didn't have shops that sold them during the day anyway.<br /><br /><br />Thanks everyone for popping by.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1880955824027058272021-09-17T05:16:23.305-07:002021-09-17T05:16:23.305-07:00Since moving to this part of Sheffield 20+ years a...Since moving to this part of Sheffield 20+ years ago the bank on the corner has morphed into a very busy gin bar. <br />I think the trend for change of use has been coming for years. <br />It was the bank's decision to close in 2010 or so in spite of dismay from local people who used it.Yellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57380413907258115442021-09-17T04:24:38.400-07:002021-09-17T04:24:38.400-07:00There was also a lot of money poured into our stru...There was also a lot of money poured into our struggling economy by our Government during Covid, Librarian. But it does not follow here that our already dying high streets would naturally reopen. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60753626699655299072021-09-17T03:33:35.464-07:002021-09-17T03:33:35.464-07:00Yes an exception could be made for an icecream cor...Yes an exception could be made for an icecream cornet on a hot summer's day. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27430441095077979392021-09-17T02:30:45.063-07:002021-09-17T02:30:45.063-07:00Not even an ice cream Rachel?Not even an ice cream Rachel?Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59098166133335321202021-09-17T02:08:20.627-07:002021-09-17T02:08:20.627-07:00No Derek, it was forbidden and seen as very bad to...No Derek, it was forbidden and seen as very bad to eat in the street. I still don't do it. I don't recall ever eating chips in the street either. Sitting in the car yes, but walking in the street no. <br /><br />As for shops, the high streets here were dying before Covid. Many smaller, local shops are in fact doing better than the big department stores and we were on the verge of losing Debenhams etc. before Covid. On-line shopping in preference to visiting the large stores has taken over big time in the UK. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5996229388558188162021-09-17T01:36:42.679-07:002021-09-17T01:36:42.679-07:00When you said you got a detention for eating in th...When you said you got a detention for eating in the street, it made me smile, and remember an incident from my schooldays. We also got detentions for eating in the street. One hot afternoon, I couldn't resist buying a ice cream, as it was really hot, I took off my horrible hat, too (another detention). Coming out of the shop, I bumped into the most fearsome teacher in the school, (by a long way). I grovellingly apologised; she just looked at me. I was a very meek and goody-goody child, and spent the next week a gibbering wreck. It was more punishment for me, allowing me to imagine what might happen, than just getting a detention!CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5741387853101606742021-09-16T23:24:50.161-07:002021-09-16T23:24:50.161-07:00Most of the shops in my town have re-opened; there...Most of the shops in my town have re-opened; there was a lot of money poured into the struggling economy by our government and so very few have shut down for good (and more often than not, they were struggling already before the pandemic).<br />Good to know you found your rubber - it would have surprised me if you hadn't, since you are always so neat and tidy.<br />What a nice treat for yourself, to buy that pasty on a whim!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12400719835100228112021-09-16T22:07:35.943-07:002021-09-16T22:07:35.943-07:00It makes me sad to see shops standing empty like t...It makes me sad to see shops standing empty like that. Though I'm surprised a coffee shop closed down. They seem to be increasing in numbers around here. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13151067953221941562021-09-16T22:03:48.484-07:002021-09-16T22:03:48.484-07:00Well I don't recall there being anything avail...Well I don't recall there being anything available for us to eat in the street in those days anyway, except perhaps, a bag of chips and surely you must of done that occasionally.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54844214267673421002021-09-16T21:13:57.769-07:002021-09-16T21:13:57.769-07:00Eating in the street for those of us of a certain ...Eating in the street for those of us of a certain age is still etched on our brains as something we just do not do. It was a big no no when I was growing up both instilled in me at home and at school.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49245181275641074362021-09-16T17:26:35.411-07:002021-09-16T17:26:35.411-07:00The sun had his hat on here, today, too.The sun had his hat on here, today, too.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7379158643475006292021-09-16T16:18:28.502-07:002021-09-16T16:18:28.502-07:00Weaver, I sure would like to hear more school rule...Weaver, I sure would like to hear more school rules. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82296921490332019582021-09-16T14:41:26.918-07:002021-09-16T14:41:26.918-07:00Pam - at the school I went to if we were spotted e...Pam - at the school I went to if we were spotted eating in the street we got detention.<br /><br />I have done little for the rest of the day - it tired me out eating that pasty!!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17281021628379912642021-09-16T14:31:13.908-07:002021-09-16T14:31:13.908-07:00There is nothing quite like a pasty when you are f...There is nothing quite like a pasty when you are feeling hungry. I have low blood sugar occasionally and get famished. I "demolished' a pasty once sitting outside a cafe,' got stuck in' as my mother would say, and wiping the crumbs from my face thought "Hope no-one saw me eat in that less than polite state. When I arrived home the phone rang. "Was that you eating that pasty outside the shop?" asked my sister in law. The shop was a long way from where we both live, and I thought I was safe being an anonymous piggie hidden in the depths of suburbia. Customers in that state are probably a sight your Andy is used to - his bakery sounds lovely!- Pam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87172353727040182062021-09-16T11:27:21.370-07:002021-09-16T11:27:21.370-07:00It's been a lovely day here too. Glad you made...It's been a lovely day here too. Glad you made it into town and back safely and put the photo up - well done.<br />There are plenty of empty premises here too, and far too many estate agents, coffee shops and charity shops. About 30 years ago there was a very good market, independent greengrocer, butcher, post office and police station. The police station is now a block of flats, the post office is banished to the back of a small supermarket and the market is long gone. Thank goodness we don't have an Andy here! My mouth is watering at the thought of excellent pasties, pork pies and sausage rolls.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14229150218254735262021-09-16T11:24:26.158-07:002021-09-16T11:24:26.158-07:00Many shops have closed here as well. I keep hoping...Many shops have closed here as well. I keep hoping things will improve once the pandemic is under better control. It sounds like you had a beautiful sunny day to go out. I imagine it felt good to get your hair done, get your shopping done and still have time to buy a special treat! Enjoy your evening my friend!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87196764212299131282021-09-16T11:03:55.425-07:002021-09-16T11:03:55.425-07:00Debbie I have just found my India rubber. If it ...Debbie I have just found my India rubber. If it is no good out will come the bread. Thank you for the suggestion.<br /> <br />Welcome to my blog Mary - hope you enjoy reading ordinary everyday events.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54345867143274097692021-09-16T10:57:21.390-07:002021-09-16T10:57:21.390-07:00That is interesting, Debbie! A slice of bread!!!That is interesting, Debbie! A slice of bread!!!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-790254335937127672021-09-16T09:46:41.802-07:002021-09-16T09:46:41.802-07:00I discovered your blog through another blogger...y...I discovered your blog through another blogger...you had me at "Welcome to life in the Yorkshire Dales". I'm in the USA, but it's always been a dream to be right where you are...from what I've seen, it looks beautiful. I've often said, if I ever get to visit, I know I'd never want to come home! Looking forward to reading your older posts, MaryMary, Windy Meadows Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13601966760653278126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29667983810280160492021-09-16T09:45:24.912-07:002021-09-16T09:45:24.912-07:00Try a piece of soft bread for removing the pencil ...Try a piece of soft bread for removing the pencil marks. Weird but effective!Debbienoreply@blogger.com