tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post9054747562815347988..comments2023-06-02T14:56:35.057+01:00Comments on The Book Trunk: Fountains and SculpturesChristine Hardinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-74225513484432517702013-07-10T20:51:19.810+01:002013-07-10T20:51:19.810+01:00Thank you Gaynor. It's a few years since I'...Thank you Gaynor. It's a few years since I've been to Stafford, but I keep intending to go and look at the Castle, because the originally fortification was raised by Ethelfleda, who built the first castle at Tamworth.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-65639396710425566932013-07-10T20:48:30.435+01:002013-07-10T20:48:30.435+01:00Thank you Louise. People are very 'sniffy'...Thank you Louise. People are very 'sniffy' about Birmingham, if you know what I mean, but it has a lot going for it.What was Dublin's Floozie in the Jacuzzi like?Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-22990170681501057402013-07-10T20:46:25.607+01:002013-07-10T20:46:25.607+01:00I really enjoyed it Joy. I really enjoyed it Joy. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-57455417254519135692013-07-10T08:56:11.574+01:002013-07-10T08:56:11.574+01:00Hi Christine,
Looks like a great day out in Birmin...Hi Christine,<br />Looks like a great day out in Birmingham. I came via 'Days on the Claise'. I live near Stafford, but have a home a few kilometres from Preuilly where Susan and Simon live.<br />Interesting blogs. Keep up the good workGaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-32747646455631258162013-07-09T23:31:54.798+01:002013-07-09T23:31:54.798+01:00Wonderful post as always, what a lovely afternoon ...Wonderful post as always, what a lovely afternoon you two had. Birmingham looks an interesting place. Statues are hard to photograph, the sun is always in the wrong spot, or people, or pigeons....Interesting to see the town hall where Dickens did readings. Dublin had a floozie in the jaccuzi too. Louisehttp://astrongbeliefinwicker.blogspot.fr/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-59065900845722998702013-07-08T04:39:15.117+01:002013-07-08T04:39:15.117+01:00What a lovely way to spend time with your daughter...What a lovely way to spend time with your daughter!Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)http://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-11706571679584109672013-07-07T20:58:52.106+01:002013-07-07T20:58:52.106+01:00Thank you Allison. I like finding hidden history, ...Thank you Allison. I like finding hidden history, and beauty in unexpected places, especially when there are such interesting places in the local community. I think you re right - people do get very complacent about the place where they live, and get so used to it they just don't bother to look at properly, and ho rushing off elsewhere instead.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-87438362996642115702013-07-07T16:12:24.487+01:002013-07-07T16:12:24.487+01:00Your posts are always so informative. I love readi...Your posts are always so informative. I love reading them!<br /><br />Good for you in trying to make people forget the modern shops and discover the rest of the city. If I have any mission about a place, it's to help people see the beauty in the unbeaten path. My husband and I only infrequently visit tourist spots. Well, perhaps, it's also to encourage residents to see the community in which they live in a new way. So many people to tend to dislike their birthplace, because they become complacent to it.<br /><br />Your photos captured the moment. That's important! My husband and I took some wildlife photos on a recent trip, a few of which are much worse than yours but they still remind me of what I saw and how incredible the experience was.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-81582519071040030652013-07-07T06:59:44.335+01:002013-07-07T06:59:44.335+01:00Thank you for the comment Susan: you are absolutel...Thank you for the comment Susan: you are absolutely right, daughters are far more important than photographs.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-79546239251759329312013-07-07T02:56:26.325+01:002013-07-07T02:56:26.325+01:00Fun day with your girl! Too heck with worrying abo...Fun day with your girl! Too heck with worrying about photo quality ... the quality time was her is the more important! Looks like it was a fun jaunt! Susan Lindquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039551683129884367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-36610878445665106942013-07-06T22:11:24.108+01:002013-07-06T22:11:24.108+01:00I really enjoyed the afternoon. I think the last t...I really enjoyed the afternoon. I think the last time I saw her was when she came up for my birthday at the beginning of May, so it was nice to get together, even for a short period.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-79047048006191525182013-07-06T22:02:08.845+01:002013-07-06T22:02:08.845+01:00It was a lot of fun Sheila - beautiful weather, lo...It was a lot of fun Sheila - beautiful weather, lovely surroundings and wonderful company!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-62735399358875416302013-07-06T22:01:03.032+01:002013-07-06T22:01:03.032+01:00Oh, that is kind of you Arti. Birmingham is such a...Oh, that is kind of you Arti. Birmingham is such an amazing place,with the most incredible history. I'm on a mission to persuade people to forget about the modern shops and discover the rest of the city!Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-49939156332085021772013-07-06T21:51:02.053+01:002013-07-06T21:51:02.053+01:00Margaret, the Iron Man is quite near the museum, b...Margaret, the Iron Man is quite near the museum, but was installed in 1993, so it may not have been there when you visited. It was in a different location then. I'd love to see the Angel of the North, even from a distance, and the statues in the sea and beach near Liverpool. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-18379428864757235292013-07-06T21:46:58.259+01:002013-07-06T21:46:58.259+01:00Frances, I am so lucky that since they left home b...Frances, I am so lucky that since they left home both my daughters keep in touch with me all the time - and that they are such good friends with each other.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-31045076448206840782013-07-06T21:37:18.575+01:002013-07-06T21:37:18.575+01:00Alex, I grew up in Surrey,in a small Thames-side t...Alex, I grew up in Surrey,in a small Thames-side town near London, and when I first moved to the Midlands I hated it - I was convinced I was in the grim, industrial North, and was desperately homesick. But I've come to love the area, especially over the last few years when I've had time to explore. I think it's sad that Birmingham is so under-rated, and is only seen as a modern shopping centre when, as you obviously know, it has so much more to offer. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-91806474805945988632013-07-06T21:06:50.430+01:002013-07-06T21:06:50.430+01:00The Floozie in the Jacuzzi...LOL!! Looks like a f...The Floozie in the Jacuzzi...LOL!! Looks like a fun place to visit and love that you got to have mother/daughter time!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-12844287882810397132013-07-06T20:41:31.684+01:002013-07-06T20:41:31.684+01:00Thank you Beth, I am glad you liked them.Thank you Beth, I am glad you liked them.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-9295760860031787082013-07-06T20:41:05.367+01:002013-07-06T20:41:05.367+01:00It's good name Laurel-Rain, even if it is the ...It's good name Laurel-Rain, even if it is the wrong one! And it was so nice to see my daughter for a few hours.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-58620980483711998062013-07-06T17:01:24.290+01:002013-07-06T17:01:24.290+01:00What great pics! It looks like a lot of fun.What great pics! It looks like a lot of fun.Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-56576476901867906022013-07-06T16:36:40.996+01:002013-07-06T16:36:40.996+01:00Every time I come here I learn so much. Thanks for...Every time I come here I learn so much. Thanks for another one ... not just the moral, but all the rich allusions to literature, but lessons on history and architecture. Alway enjoy your sharing about your time with your daughters. ;)Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-49312656411757303972013-07-06T16:24:58.354+01:002013-07-06T16:24:58.354+01:00I've only been to Birmingham once - my memory ...I've only been to Birmingham once - my memory is of a very busy city - and we escaped into the Art Gallery. I'd like to have seen the Iron Man, but our visit was over 20 years ago, maybe it wasn't there then. we don't live too far from the Angel of the North and keep meaning to visit, instead of just seeing it on the skyline as we drive past.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-57790171067785515962013-07-06T15:17:13.274+01:002013-07-06T15:17:13.274+01:00Christine, this looks like such an enjoyable day. ...Christine, this looks like such an enjoyable day. So nice you could spend time with your daughter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705681164776257318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-34898022735477320222013-07-06T14:35:15.153+01:002013-07-06T14:35:15.153+01:00I didn't realise we were so closely located, C...I didn't realise we were so closely located, Christine. It's good to find someone else who also appreciates what a wonderful city Birmingham is.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512516523018627966.post-14933863478120335852013-07-06T13:45:54.646+01:002013-07-06T13:45:54.646+01:00great photos! - Beth
beth's book-nook bloggreat photos! - Beth<br />beth's book-nook blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com