tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post5401465064161774519..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: WednesdayThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77585026907819673992022-05-19T09:37:26.948-07:002022-05-19T09:37:26.948-07:00Thanks everyone - wish I could send you a video of...Thanks everyone - wish I could send you a video of that journey.<br /><br />Librarian - I do hope that this time you might find time to just pop in on me in Leyburn for a cup of tea and a slice of Cocketts tea cake. Then you could go on to Hawes for a visit to the Creamery.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57285118477935180832022-05-19T05:33:35.304-07:002022-05-19T05:33:35.304-07:00That sounds like a wonderful drive into Ripon. How...That sounds like a wonderful drive into Ripon. How nice to have a taxi driver that you've known for years... someone who is warm, chatty and interesting. It would certainly make something as unexciting as a hearing aid appointment turn into a fun event. We don't have any horse chestnut trees nearby. I had to google them to see what kind of flower they produce. They must be gorgeous when so many are blooming at the same time.Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27359232966627120012022-05-19T05:04:03.820-07:002022-05-19T05:04:03.820-07:00Rachel is dead right.
Apparently the red horse ch...Rachel is dead right.<br /><br />Apparently the red horse chestnut is a cross between Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) from North America and the Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastamum) from Europe.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57315672050511154902022-05-19T02:33:06.632-07:002022-05-19T02:33:06.632-07:00I remember the rather wonderful houses of Essex, a...I remember the rather wonderful houses of Essex, and someone had painted their Essex plastered home the exact colour of the pink blossom of the horse chestnut, which was in flower when I saw it.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70017628951165454612022-05-19T01:38:05.255-07:002022-05-19T01:38:05.255-07:00This time of year (celebrated by Jack Hargreaves&#...This time of year (celebrated by Jack Hargreaves' theme tune - remember him?) is the greenest it is ever going to get and the air is full of scent. Lovely.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47932156453046756582022-05-19T01:04:32.857-07:002022-05-19T01:04:32.857-07:00The pink ones are non-native to Europe hybrids. The pink ones are non-native to Europe hybrids. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48839408897540305232022-05-18T23:58:04.583-07:002022-05-18T23:58:04.583-07:00My hometown is famous for its many horse chestnut ...My hometown is famous for its many horse chestnut trees, and I like it that we also call the blossoms candles in German. As in your area, most of them are white, but there are pink ones here, too.<br />That lovely drive you had to Ripon made me look forward to my Yorkshire holiday even more! In a mere 8 weeks, my sister and I will move into "our" beloved cottage in Ripon again.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65956428691361084682022-05-18T21:51:03.336-07:002022-05-18T21:51:03.336-07:00I can imagine how beautiful your drive must have b...I can imagine how beautiful your drive must have been! It was good that the gardeners came by as I know you've been waiting for them. Your garden must be getting prettier by the day!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42436206881374117282022-05-18T17:10:42.783-07:002022-05-18T17:10:42.783-07:00So happy your gardeners came round and sorted out ...So happy your gardeners came round and sorted out the pots.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22080891306951495092022-05-18T14:49:44.944-07:002022-05-18T14:49:44.944-07:00Do the pink / red conker candles come from a diffe...Do the pink / red conker candles come from a different species?Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72966966836209397832022-05-18T14:46:52.057-07:002022-05-18T14:46:52.057-07:00Anne Bee - Lucky you!!Anne Bee - Lucky you!!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47621695737002137832022-05-18T11:16:22.633-07:002022-05-18T11:16:22.633-07:00This year has been an exceptional year for all blo...This year has been an exceptional year for all blossoms, the frosts we had obviously timed themselves just right. I am also enjoying Rick Stein in France again. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34213054028806986392022-05-18T08:02:59.471-07:002022-05-18T08:02:59.471-07:00I also like Rick Stein. I like the way he weaves i...I also like Rick Stein. I like the way he weaves in literature - though I do wish he would finish his mouthful of food before commenting!Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6174638177573188552022-05-18T07:07:37.036-07:002022-05-18T07:07:37.036-07:00Your drive through the countryside and seeing the ...Your drive through the countryside and seeing the chestnut trees in full flower sounds lovely. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52303874771166306902022-05-18T07:06:37.839-07:002022-05-18T07:06:37.839-07:00You have a wonderful life!You have a wonderful life!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27963770704456303242022-05-18T06:51:12.462-07:002022-05-18T06:51:12.462-07:00How nice to have friends to drive you places, incl...How nice to have friends to drive you places, including your long-time friend the cab driver! It's clear you're a friendly person! It's extra wonderful with the scenery is lovely.<br />I hear you on the fatigue. A friend and I both have lupus and have commiserated that by the time we each have showered before going somewhere, we're too tired to go. Lupus fatigue is a major annoyance.<br />I hope we can find Rick Stein on one of our streaming channels. We loved his show, too, and have a couple of his cookbooks.<br /><br />Hugs!Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70736169297284397752022-05-18T06:46:52.948-07:002022-05-18T06:46:52.948-07:00You sounds as if you burnt your candle at both end...You sounds as if you burnt your candle at both ends today. I have enjoyed the light! Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45911055072623970202022-05-18T06:23:54.056-07:002022-05-18T06:23:54.056-07:00I love exploring your life...the springtime blooms...I love exploring your life...the springtime blooms are behind ours, but your time of day is 5 hours ahead of mine. So it's 9:30 in the morning here, and you've already spoken of 1 pm. Soon I'll meet a friend for lunch (after all your talk of food, I'm thinking what I'll have) and you'll enjoy tea time (Which I don't do ever.) Have a great rest of your day!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44325526423417539732022-05-18T06:06:16.008-07:002022-05-18T06:06:16.008-07:00It's a lovely time of year to be driven around...It's a lovely time of year to be driven around the countryside isn't it. Everything is in that wonderful first flush of growth and colour. I love it ... almost as much as Autumn.<br /><br />I love watching travel/foodie type programmes and have quite a few recorded for when I just want to relax into a programme and not have to try and figure out 'who did it' on all the detective type shows.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70571232665039632772022-05-18T05:52:59.850-07:002022-05-18T05:52:59.850-07:00Perhaps the people around you (carer, cleaner, gar...Perhaps the people around you (carer, cleaner, gardener, taxi driver,friends) make you tired.<br />I know I would be.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30405437882834154812022-05-18T05:45:06.864-07:002022-05-18T05:45:06.864-07:00You lead a life full of people and interest. Long ...You lead a life full of people and interest. Long may it last!<br />We’ve been given two Rick Stein meal vouchers - ordered online to be eaten at home. <br /> Anne Beenoreply@blogger.com