tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post2613097774568051441..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Sidewalk EncounterSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-10774212603800935852019-05-13T07:00:34.745+01:002019-05-13T07:00:34.745+01:00YP: LOL -- you'll have to try harder than that...YP: LOL -- you'll have to try harder than that to offend me! (I know I shouldn't issue this challenge, but there it is.)<br /><br />Briony: Well, thank you so much! It's a huge boost to know my daily rambling gives someone a sense of enjoyment. If you do anything with that leaf, let me know! :)<br /><br />Ms Moon: That line is definitely a good story opener! I suppose we can want to rid ourselves of the undesirable, but it's not always possible, is it?<br /><br />Ellen: I'm pretty sure this wasn't just happiness. But at least she WAS enjoying herself!<br /><br />Red: We could stand to have a bit more space than we have now -- and as I've often said, by London standards, we have a big garden -- but I'm not sure I'd want a ranch!<br /><br />Sharon: Have fun in Oregon! Are you posting from there?<br /><br />John: Ha! That's awesome.<br /><br />Comox: One of the best things about living in a city is all the characters out and about! And you're right, at least she was having fun and sharing it with us all.<br /><br />Catalyst: Ha! Well, that's a good point! Who's in charge here?!<br /><br />Jenny-O: We have no knotweed on our property, thankfully, but it's a huge problem in Britain. There's some down the street from us, growing in the driveway of a vacant house. I keep thinking someone needs to take care of that problem pronto! And yes, describing Olga as squirrelly is definitely a sort of inside joke. :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81099259157544989322019-05-13T06:32:37.938+01:002019-05-13T06:32:37.938+01:00Your dock sounds a bit like our Japanese knotweed....Your dock sounds a bit like our Japanese knotweed. Thank goodness we have none on our property yet, but it grows along the river bank not far from us, so it's probably only a matter of time. The closer you mow them to the ground the more they spread. They have a huge underground root system too.<br /><br />There is a kind of irony in describing a dog as squirrely, isn't there? loljenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-48225567583887860642019-05-12T20:11:10.297+01:002019-05-12T20:11:10.297+01:00I think Olga's objective is to exhaust YOU!I think Olga's objective is to exhaust YOU!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-91276710301360542682019-05-12T18:21:38.930+01:002019-05-12T18:21:38.930+01:00Reads like an interesting day Steve a chance encou...Reads like an interesting day Steve a chance encounter with a free spirit who dances and sings down the street spreading joy is ok in my books. Magic moments in the city enjoy<br />your weekend.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90143663845757673232019-05-12T17:17:19.189+01:002019-05-12T17:17:19.189+01:00I love chance comments like hers
I once too a psyc...I love chance comments like hers<br />I once too a psychiatric patient out who said to a saleswoman in a department store out of the blue<br />" I knew Hitler you know know...he had a massive dick!!" John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61449896157681117732019-05-12T16:22:33.495+01:002019-05-12T16:22:33.495+01:00Now that was one very strange encounter. The worl...Now that was one very strange encounter. The world is full of interesting people, isn't it? I happen to be in Oregon this weekend with seven friends. One is a great artist and I can picture him crafting a piece of art from your leaf image.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49347109543482309912019-05-12T15:06:01.749+01:002019-05-12T15:06:01.749+01:00Slip of the tongue in the last post. Dave should b...Slip of the tongue in the last post. Dave should be Steve. Sorry.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-28990098292989450762019-05-12T15:05:02.867+01:002019-05-12T15:05:02.867+01:00With all the activity going on in your garden , I ...With all the activity going on in your garden , I keep wondering, what would Dave do if he lived on an acreage.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-38801542804530766482019-05-12T15:04:53.741+01:002019-05-12T15:04:53.741+01:00perhaps your encounter was not mentally ill, just ...perhaps your encounter was not mentally ill, just someone who is perfectly comfortable with who they are and was in a very good mood. still too much rain here to do anything in the garden. I have zinnia seedlings to plant but I'm waiting for them to get a little bigger.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-82255757606471184392019-05-12T14:23:17.385+01:002019-05-12T14:23:17.385+01:00Perhaps life is simply one example or another of t...Perhaps life is simply one example or another of trying to rid ourselves of what we perceive as the unwanted whether rooted in our gardens or ourselves. <br />It's certainly true for me. <br />"I used to ride horses. I am a transsexual kind of bitch." <br />Wouldn't that be a perfect first-line for a novel? Or memoir? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-3570399602736298442019-05-12T11:31:37.534+01:002019-05-12T11:31:37.534+01:00I have to say that lately I have got a bit fed up ...I have to say that lately I have got a bit fed up with reading most of my blogs, they are usually of the same ilk.<br />But, yours is always a breath of fresh air and I love it.<br />The leaf is beautiful and makes me want to try to produce it in embroidery.<br />In my opinion you should be up for a blog award.<br />By the way, if you want eccentricity you need look no further than Brighton, lol, but I love it.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-43771872521839177462019-05-12T10:13:54.374+01:002019-05-12T10:13:54.374+01:00This was going to be my comment:-
I suspect that ...This was going to be my comment:-<br /><br />I suspect that you have mis-remembered the street scene and that it was actually you yourself who called out, "I used to ride horses. I'm a transsexual kind of bitch."<br /><br />But then I guessed that you might find this silly remark quite offensive so I changed my mind and decided to write this instead:-<br /><br />Dock leaves are good for soothing nettle stings.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com