tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4753743623211121932..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Noted for fresh air and fun!The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80059174424539360272009-07-14T05:17:51.968-07:002009-07-14T05:17:51.968-07:00Oh how wonderful Weaver. Now I have a good story ...Oh how wonderful Weaver. Now I have a good story about Blackpool. My mother was a dancer and had an interview with, and was accepted into The famous Bluebell Girls in Paris. I still have the letter from 'Madame Bluebell' in a brown envelope. On the front of it, my mother wrote 'Didn't go, went to Blackpool instead'!!! And it was in Blackpool that she met my father as he was playing in the end of pier band! This would be in the 20s. They often talked of the Winter Gardens. I have only been once on a Bank Holiday weekend but we had a great day and the sun shone all day.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52934320316961799302009-07-13T03:46:05.094-07:002009-07-13T03:46:05.094-07:00Dick - expect you have similar memories from your ...Dick - expect you have similar memories from your childhood too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90813647225931380722009-07-13T03:45:24.060-07:002009-07-13T03:45:24.060-07:00Thanks Pam - interesting that you should call in a...Thanks Pam - interesting that you should call in at Blackpool and Gretna Green -I didn;t realise their fame had spread that far.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62518809204597152162009-07-13T03:44:22.602-07:002009-07-13T03:44:22.602-07:00Thanks TFEThanks TFEThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31707086326012142192009-07-13T03:43:57.261-07:002009-07-13T03:43:57.261-07:00Pat - salt and pepper ? Did some boarding houses...Pat - salt and pepper ? Did some boarding houses insist on that? We really became friends with Mr and Mrs Cheffins but however wet it was we never returned to the house during the day - that was absolutely not done.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16013552841947001032009-07-13T03:42:48.842-07:002009-07-13T03:42:48.842-07:00Sal - A fortnight in September? Is this a book? ...Sal - A fortnight in September? Is this a book? If so please give details as it sounds my sort of read.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36608626670852439192009-07-13T03:41:35.408-07:002009-07-13T03:41:35.408-07:00Thanks willow - yes all three of us children were ...Thanks willow - yes all three of us children were taller than our parents (must have been the school milk).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25960818713740061062009-07-13T03:41:34.227-07:002009-07-13T03:41:34.227-07:00Thanks willow - yes all three of us children were ...Thanks willow - yes all three of us children were taller than our parents (must have been the school milk).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85508293572394887862009-07-13T03:40:51.209-07:002009-07-13T03:40:51.209-07:00Nice to think of you eating candyfloss and skippin...Nice to think of you eating candyfloss and skipping along the beach and being naughty Steven.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11401819651830446972009-07-13T03:39:48.785-07:002009-07-13T03:39:48.785-07:00Leenie - two nations divided by a common language!...Leenie - two nations divided by a common language! I always have to remember when I visit US that I have to ask for the restroom not the toilet or the loo!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73647908960347294602009-07-13T03:38:36.316-07:002009-07-13T03:38:36.316-07:00Cathy - as you say times have changed - maybe, as ...Cathy - as you say times have changed - maybe, as we all move about so much, that sense of family is no longer as strong, and that is a pity.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42732472745261149622009-07-13T03:37:23.003-07:002009-07-13T03:37:23.003-07:00Thanks Denise - didn't realise you Mum's f...Thanks Denise - didn't realise you Mum's family came from there - but don't suppose Scarborough was all that different (tho' not as rainy).The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-907132522903595622009-07-13T03:36:06.478-07:002009-07-13T03:36:06.478-07:00Happy days indeed Heather.Happy days indeed Heather.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69332394464979624512009-07-13T03:34:44.892-07:002009-07-13T03:34:44.892-07:00Woman in a window - thanks for the comment - I per...Woman in a window - thanks for the comment - I personally hate shopping but I do know what you mean - it is nostalgia that makes us want those days back - but they will never return and places like Blackpool must realise that if they are to succeed - they must move on.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58691257298736280972009-07-13T03:33:13.338-07:002009-07-13T03:33:13.338-07:00Derrick - I agree with what you say - we all have ...Derrick - I agree with what you say - we all have more money than we had then and those days are over.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87757908962950264682009-07-13T03:32:25.471-07:002009-07-13T03:32:25.471-07:00Dave - Blackpool and rain often go together in the...Dave - Blackpool and rain often go together in the same sentence.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67348358411238009892009-07-13T03:32:00.236-07:002009-07-13T03:32:00.236-07:00Oh Jinksy - so sorry for reminding you of it!Oh Jinksy - so sorry for reminding you of it!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40207588139908527082009-07-12T23:12:08.155-07:002009-07-12T23:12:08.155-07:00A wonderful memoir, Pat, and the perfect picture a...A wonderful memoir, Pat, and the perfect picture accompaniment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65130161247255140142009-07-12T16:55:16.941-07:002009-07-12T16:55:16.941-07:00I'm pleased, as an Aussie, to say I've bee...I'm pleased, as an Aussie, to say I've been there Weaver! Had seen and heard so much about it growing up with our television programs from England, that when my husband and I were doing a road trip from Scotland to Wales a couple of years ago, I shouted "There's a sign that says "Blackpool", as we went through England. We diverted to see this place we heard so much about. (Another one was Gretna Green).Loved your post!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22355869007847907952009-07-12T15:16:15.359-07:002009-07-12T15:16:15.359-07:00Great memories well told ,Weaver, and a lovely pho...Great memories well told ,Weaver, and a lovely photograph too.Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70739726552443949262009-07-12T09:58:43.933-07:002009-07-12T09:58:43.933-07:00A great 'Happy Days' post, Weaver.
Love th...A great 'Happy Days' post, Weaver.<br />Love the photo.<br />Did you have to take your own salt and pepper to the boarding house?<br /><br />Strokes for Tess<br />xxPatPat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65790725863187567002009-07-12T07:26:42.244-07:002009-07-12T07:26:42.244-07:00I do love your photo!
I visited Blackpool in the m...I do love your photo!<br />I visited Blackpool in the mid 60s and remember it being just as Steven says.<br /><br />I've just re-read, 'A Fortnight in September'..set a little before your photo but I loved the story..so simple! I became so engrossed as I took the holiday at the seaside with them!<br />;-)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20002837460747504462009-07-12T07:20:10.392-07:002009-07-12T07:20:10.392-07:00This is a wonderful picture of you and your parent...This is a wonderful picture of you and your parents. You look very tall here. Loved hearing about Blackpool.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-110212251403146732009-07-12T06:42:31.728-07:002009-07-12T06:42:31.728-07:00hi weaver, that was a fantastic post rich with inc...hi weaver, that was a fantastic post rich with incredible memories. it was a real privilege to read. i had a couple of holidays as a boy in blackpool in the early to mid-sixties. i remember the magic of the illuminations and the smells of food wafting out onto the street. the tower was a marvel to me and of course the seaside with donkeys and rock was beyond my experiencing. i think my mum visits here as well and if she does she'll likely read this and have some comments about how naughty her two boys were but we'll skip over that!!!! have a peaceful day. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35003380809969130392009-07-12T06:40:19.201-07:002009-07-12T06:40:19.201-07:00I truly enjoyed your post. The style and the voca...I truly enjoyed your post. The style and the vocabulary are so lyrical and not American. We claim to speak the same language, but few people in the United States even know what a damask cloth or a dance frock is. We have worked so hard to become casual that we have lost a lot of class and elegance.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.com