tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post2793398252656682652..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: NOT ANOTHER BANK HOLIDAY!Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-21933165030627622712010-06-04T04:14:49.500+01:002010-06-04T04:14:49.500+01:00Wow, you live close to some really neat sites.
Th...Wow, you live close to some really neat sites.<br /><br />The best thing near me is the Super Target that is about 45 minutes away.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258060786685150002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-64228522846373148062010-06-01T03:15:13.703+01:002010-06-01T03:15:13.703+01:00I had heard of all these places but the gardens. I...I had heard of all these places but the gardens. I would love to visit any of these places. <br />Happy Bank Holiday to you! Hope the weather is warm and sunny.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379142829854106908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-9136004289105457472010-06-01T00:32:33.616+01:002010-06-01T00:32:33.616+01:00What a great post, and great pictures. I need to ...What a great post, and great pictures. I need to go back to Europe. In "the colonies" we really lack in castles. :) Since you couldn't hear the song, thought you might enjoy the lyrics:<br /><br />This Shirt<br /><br />This shirt is old and faded<br />All the color's washed away<br />I've had it now for more damn years<br />Than I can count anyway<br />I wear it beneath my jacket<br />With the collar turned up high<br />So old I should replace it<br />But I'm not about to try<br /><br />This shirt's got silver buttons<br />And a place upon the sleeve<br />Where I used to set my heart up<br />Right there anyone could see<br />This shirt is the one I wore to every boring high school dance<br />Where the boys ignored the girls<br />And we all pretended to like the band<br /><br />This shirt was a pillow for my head<br />On a train through Italy<br />This shirt was a blanket beneath the love<br />We made in Argeles<br />This shirt was lost for three whole days<br />In a town near Buffalo<br />'Till I found the locker key<br />In a downtown Trailways bus depot<br /><br />This shirt was the one I lent you<br />And when you gave it back<br />There was a rip inside the sleeve<br />Where you rolled your cigarettes<br />It was the place I put my heart<br />Now look at where you put a tear<br />I forgave your thoughtlessness<br />But not the boy who put it there<br /><br />This shirt was the place your cat<br />Decided to give birth to five<br />And we stayed up all night watching<br />And we wept when the last one died<br />This shirt is just an old faded piece of cotton<br />Shining like the memories<br />Inside those silver buttons<br /><br />This shirt is a grand old relic<br />With a grand old history<br />I wear it now for Sunday chores<br />Cleaning house and raking leaves<br />I wear it beneath my jacket<br />With the collar turned up high<br />So old I should replace it<br />But I'm not about to tryquidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954222271507913856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-39757947577607496162010-05-31T19:54:44.895+01:002010-05-31T19:54:44.895+01:00Love these, wish I were in GB to explore them! Tha...Love these, wish I were in GB to explore them! Thanks for the visit!<br /><br />- RebeccaRebecca Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05175882543452643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-36504474078312777542010-05-31T19:32:02.338+01:002010-05-31T19:32:02.338+01:00Please send us some of those bank holidays! We nev...Please send us some of those bank holidays! We never get any! <br /><br />Gorgeous pictures, especially Whitby Abbey. Now, if I wrote ghost stories ...Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-40445654900326656512010-05-31T18:42:52.464+01:002010-05-31T18:42:52.464+01:00Your blog is always fun to read, Petty. I love Lon...Your blog is always fun to read, Petty. I love London :)Short Poemshttp://www.Marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-7832702514824170322010-05-31T18:37:30.699+01:002010-05-31T18:37:30.699+01:00I'm with Kelly; I love abbeys, cathedrals, and...I'm with Kelly; I love abbeys, cathedrals, and castles! :)Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-32075655183270555352010-05-31T18:26:18.638+01:002010-05-31T18:26:18.638+01:00Glad that you are enjoying my post. I'm on a m...Glad that you are enjoying my post. I'm on a mission to prove to all visitors that the north east of England is every bit as good (better even) than the south and London in particular. <br /><br />Funny you should say that Nina, Durham is only a ten minute train journey away, a wonderful cathedral - we have visited it many, many times.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-90581624349665719792010-05-31T18:17:58.462+01:002010-05-31T18:17:58.462+01:00What a delightful and wonderful post!! I love it!...What a delightful and wonderful post!! I love it! I would love to be able to visit these glorious visions one day!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-42725949819558972452010-05-31T18:15:57.866+01:002010-05-31T18:15:57.866+01:00Such amazing buildings and places! They just take ...Such amazing buildings and places! They just take your breath away don't they?Oddyoddyo13https://www.blogger.com/profile/05557994037779209704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-50509072350373781222010-05-31T15:53:56.558+01:002010-05-31T15:53:56.558+01:00Abbeys, Cathedrals, Castles.... three of my favori...Abbeys, Cathedrals, Castles.... three of my favorite things!! <br /><br />Wish I could be there for my Memorial Day holiday today!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-80482469630097209852010-05-31T14:44:26.512+01:002010-05-31T14:44:26.512+01:00Sounds like fun. You should go to DURHAM CATHEDRAL...Sounds like fun. You should go to DURHAM CATHEDRAL, that looks beautiful. :)Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698452908549878264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-46813124706000650722010-05-31T13:43:39.313+01:002010-05-31T13:43:39.313+01:00Interesting post. Thanks for this.
Of the four v...Interesting post. Thanks for this.<br /><br />Of the four venues featured I've only ever visited one of them - Whitby Abbey. I visited in the snow. It looked magnificent. It was also the first time that I saw a fox in the wild. Fond memories.<br /><br />All the best, BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-24079654769878708362010-05-31T12:37:16.901+01:002010-05-31T12:37:16.901+01:00I've just got in from work and I am freezing!!...I've just got in from work and I am freezing!!! happy Bank Holiday to you!!! How is your dear hubby now????<br />xxxxKissed by an Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219784037793822056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-84706930507731630252010-05-31T10:30:39.223+01:002010-05-31T10:30:39.223+01:00Wonderful!
P.S. i'm going to UK next week. sh...Wonderful!<br /><br />P.S. i'm going to UK next week. shh.. you're the first one to know.<br /><br />xxNabilaHazirahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280819120854596017noreply@blogger.com