tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post7287469322458345241..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53709175634375045922008-03-27T07:16:00.000+00:002008-03-27T07:16:00.000+00:00Sam: I blame the Scots - I think the whole thing w...Sam: I blame the Scots - I think the whole thing was inspired by porridge. Still it was a change from the violent swirls and patterns and oranges and purples which preceded woodchip and magnolia.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-68389722111196327342008-03-27T01:03:00.000+00:002008-03-27T01:03:00.000+00:00I grew up in a magnolia bed-room. Woodchip magnol...I grew up in a magnolia bed-room. Woodchip magnolia. Then, when I was about 7 they replaced it...with magnolia woodchip. Gaaaah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53038396208901730852008-03-26T23:29:00.000+00:002008-03-26T23:29:00.000+00:00Eryl: I was very lucky. Make the most of him bef...Eryl: I was very lucky. Make the most of him before he gets married - then we have to back off. Both boys have become valued friends but I still prefer them to call me Mum.<BR/>Yes Magnolia reigned supreme in the seventies.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-19787591568165366662008-03-26T22:50:00.000+00:002008-03-26T22:50:00.000+00:00How fantastic to not only go on a road trip with y...How fantastic to not only go on a road trip with your young son, but to repeat the trip the next year. You must have a great relationship with him. I'm not sure what Bob would think about going away with me, although he always accompanies me to odd places it's usually only for an afternoon.<BR/><BR/>Magnolia was THE colour in the seventies if I remember.Eryl Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818102006775827503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60856953299193285962008-03-25T23:05:00.000+00:002008-03-25T23:05:00.000+00:004D: I have a vague idea:)GG: I used to worry a ...4D: I have a vague idea:)<BR/><BR/>GG: I used to worry a lot - no mobile phones but he was a sensible lad. Still is - in fact he's ace at sorting me out.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-36387161008544321202008-03-25T20:17:00.000+00:002008-03-25T20:17:00.000+00:00Naomi: re houses - that could have happened here i...Naomi: re houses - that could have happened here if MTL died before me so he has made it that I live here or equivalent - as I wish - until I kick the bucket. I'm hoping to go first.<BR/><BR/>Sam: the business was one of the things I was really proud of - almost like a child.<BR/><BR/>Sablonneuse: I wonder if you can discover the name of the film: It came out in the seventies and there was quite a furore about it. What did our sons think we were going to do????<BR/><BR/>Casdok; glad you enjoyed it.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-35935659099168508432008-03-25T20:10:00.000+00:002008-03-25T20:10:00.000+00:00Naomi: I can't tell you the name - I never saw it....Naomi: I can't tell you the name - I never saw it. It came out some time in the seventies. I'll see if I can unearth it. I'm no good at ball games but liked the company and the Calvados:) French wives do a wonderful despairing gesture at the mention of boule.<BR/><BR/>Judy: how I could do with a Mr Crouch now, here in this house. Do you know I never realised nil was from Nile.<BR/><BR/>Randall: re houses I think there is more justice in the American way.<BR/>That must have been a fabulous honeymoon; the French countryside is like another world after Paris although I have some great memories of there.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-27361442717274362762008-03-25T19:26:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:26:00.000+00:00Brilliant! Ta for't giggle.I've been locked out of...Brilliant! Ta for't giggle.<BR/><BR/>I've been locked out of lots of places but I suppose you can guess why eh? ;-)FOUR DINNERShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675014976854343039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-41622274501413969542008-03-25T19:10:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:10:00.000+00:00How I LAUGHED at your son, sticking that bolster d...How I LAUGHED at your son, sticking that bolster down the middle of the bed.<BR/><BR/>Your other son setting off with his back pack reminds me of a neighbour's son, when that boy went a wandering, we never knew which part of the jungle he'd gone to.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-42826522069066489782008-03-25T19:05:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:05:00.000+00:00Your younger son setting off with his backpack rem...Your younger son setting off with his backpack reminds me of one neighbour's son...when that boy went a wandering, nobody could tell which part of the jungle he was.<BR/><BR/>How I LAUGHED at your son sticking that bolster down the middle of the bed!neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-71205024792583428822008-03-25T15:54:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:54:00.000+00:00Wonderful story!:)Wonderful story!<BR/>:)Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-77533175656296608502008-03-25T15:24:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:24:00.000+00:00What a lovely episode. It seems the French don't t...What a lovely episode. It seems the French don't think it odd if a mother and son share a bed. When I took my son and daughter and her friend on holiday the lady at the 'chambres d'hotes' put the two girls in the room with two single beds and my son (aged 14) and me in a room with a double bed. His reaction was much the same as your son's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-61413417451269464452008-03-25T13:47:00.000+00:002008-03-25T13:47:00.000+00:00Oooh I love it that he was a Mr. Crouch - how deli...Oooh I love it that he was a Mr. Crouch - how deliciously Dickensian! And tweenies!<BR/><BR/>Well done on your business successes, Pat. You must have got a lot of satisfaction from it. You clearly earned William's respect for your financial savvy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-50983584036271039842008-03-25T12:40:00.000+00:002008-03-25T12:40:00.000+00:00Interesting comment on the house. Here, a spouse a...Interesting comment on the house. Here, a spouse automatically has a marital interest in real estate owned by the other, whether acquired before the marriage or otherwise and regardless of whose name is on the deed -- a throwback to the days of Henry II.<BR/><BR/>The EMBLOS and I honeymooned in Normandy, Brittany and then Alsace. We had a fabulous time and it was much more convivial than our time in Paris. <BR/><BR/>Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-83562861660492984802008-03-25T11:45:00.000+00:002008-03-25T11:45:00.000+00:00P.S. I forgot what I originally came to say: if ...P.S. I forgot what I originally came to say: if my new kitchen color is eau de nil, then I may grow to like it, since I love all things Egyptian!! Come to think of it, that was the name of a perfume I bought for a friend in the Paris airport.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-69040007185459551212008-03-25T11:42:00.000+00:002008-03-25T11:42:00.000+00:00Pat, this IS a great story! And so well told. I th...Pat, this IS a great story! And so well told. I think your mr. crouch and mr. kenju would have a lot in comon - color wise - LOL.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-60851363361521691642008-03-25T07:10:00.000+00:002008-03-25T07:10:00.000+00:00What a great great story, Pat....! LOL! Being shut...What a great great story, Pat....! LOL! Being shut out of your French Hotel....with your son....! Marvelous, my dear. What was that French movie, pray tell?<BR/>I have seen Boule being played in films and it looks like a lot of fun....! Though I was never sure of the skill involved. It looks similar to Bowling but not really....!<BR/><BR/>I found it so interestinmg that your husband decided that the house should be in both your names and that you saw this as a generous gesture. Doesn't it say a lot about the position of women, back in the day....And in many cases, STILL, today? There are some terrible stories about this very thing where the house was NOT in both names and the home that was so loved and cherished was lost to the surviving spouse....!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com