tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6213556992711461020..comments2024-03-29T09:47:24.234+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: GoneYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3732075731644393092015-09-24T14:51:02.134+01:002015-09-24T14:51:02.134+01:00I just hope he didn't text any Colorado bears!...I just hope he didn't text any Colorado bears! We don't want them hiding in the shrubbery or investigating my compost bins!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50393775306913629912015-09-24T14:49:21.868+01:002015-09-24T14:49:21.868+01:00Thank you Richard. You are right. He has left a fo...Thank you Richard. You are right. He has left a fox-shaped gap in my life.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-64466550573787909742015-09-24T02:34:36.528+01:002015-09-24T02:34:36.528+01:00I am so sorry you lost your Fred, Mr. Pudding. Be...I am so sorry you lost your Fred, Mr. Pudding. Bet you anything that on his way out he told some friends where to get the best meal in town!Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75729065744692258322015-09-23T14:21:12.820+01:002015-09-23T14:21:12.820+01:00Just found this, YP, through a link from Adrian.
...Just found this, YP, through a link from Adrian.<br /><br />I was very touched by your beautiful tribute to this once-magnificent creature. I'm sure that you are missing him still, and my heart goes out to you.<br /><br />With tears im my eyes - - - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65022628065604489042015-09-20T09:59:10.342+01:002015-09-20T09:59:10.342+01:00If that's a remedy I could 'sing' anyt...If that's a remedy I could 'sing' anything and they's slink away. Ah. There was a time though.....so many moons ago.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43402774949790839582015-09-20T09:53:00.760+01:002015-09-20T09:53:00.760+01:00I have found that a good way to get rid of slugs i...I have found that a good way to get rid of slugs is to stand in the vegetable plot at sundown and sing "The Minstrel Boy" at the top of your voice night after night. Gradually they will slink away.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5686147001099446632015-09-20T09:49:03.969+01:002015-09-20T09:49:03.969+01:00A heart-warming tale Hilly. I cannot imagine what ...A heart-warming tale Hilly. I cannot imagine what Mrs Bambi and Baby Bambi might talk about. The situation in Syria or life in the woods?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-55465697324017431242015-09-20T08:49:58.969+01:002015-09-20T08:49:58.969+01:00I don't think, YP, that I realised what a soft...I don't think, YP, that I realised what a softie I am until this summer. It's the first time in 40 years I can recall such a slug/snail problem here on Lewis and boy is it a problem this year. I eventually had to resort to protecting my vegetables with slug pellets (horrible things) but when I actually managed to catch them alive (my biggest harvest round one plant was 17) I threw them all into the croft away from my plants. I am just hoping that next year they are not so prolific or it will be a real war.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42883224053182764882015-09-20T02:09:44.869+01:002015-09-20T02:09:44.869+01:00I'm sorry about your fox. I've a pair of ...I'm sorry about your fox. I've a pair of black-tail deer that usually hang around our place and the younger of the two (a mother/daughter pair) is quite tame. Now that hunting season has begun, I'm rather regretting not scaring them off as I'm afraid they'll not run when someone aims.....I've had some rather enjoyable times, sitting on the porch steps and talking over the day with Little Deer & her mama.Hilltophomesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926731207526014550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59517536802106234792015-09-19T19:18:35.097+01:002015-09-19T19:18:35.097+01:00I don't like to kill anything but slugs, garde...I don't like to kill anything but slugs, garden snails and mosquitoes challenge my instinct to value the lives of even the tiniest of creatures.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5872706260617804942015-09-19T17:59:15.101+01:002015-09-19T17:59:15.101+01:00I am always sad when a living creature suffers (wa...I am always sad when a living creature suffers (wasps and their ilk excepted although I try and despatch them quickly) but I have mixed views about foxes (but not about the barbaric pastime of fox hunting). Fortunately I never have to take decisions about them because there are none on Lewis nor in New Zealand. RIP Fred.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88537150684615888122015-09-19T09:50:46.789+01:002015-09-19T09:50:46.789+01:00The link was blocked to European visitors. I guess...The link was blocked to European visitors. I guess the moai were upright and "walked" with ropes rather like you might pivot a heavy gas cylinder from left to right - moving it forwards.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59074024812701591732015-09-19T09:41:22.141+01:002015-09-19T09:41:22.141+01:00 name has been added to the book of condolences Al... name has been added to the book of condolences Alphie.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83617665194425578652015-09-19T05:06:36.955+01:002015-09-19T05:06:36.955+01:00Vale Fred.
Ms SoupVale Fred.<br /><br />Ms Soupalphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35071766657688847942015-09-18T23:09:28.690+01:002015-09-18T23:09:28.690+01:00It pleases me that from afar you also became attac...It pleases me that from afar you also became attached to him Lee and I am sorry that he won't be providing us with more foxy tales.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21461344430920468932015-09-18T21:16:47.708+01:002015-09-18T21:16:47.708+01:00Through your stories about fearless Fred I became ...Through your stories about fearless Fred I became very attached to him. And I'm saddened at his loss. I've tears as I write this. I know it probably seems silly to others, but I don't care. I've said before that I am a big softy...and I give no apology for being so.<br /><br />I'm thankful, as I am sure Fred was that he had you to care for him during his last months. And I'm glad that he had someone who cared about him...the poor old fellow. I loved reading your accounts about Fred and seeing his photos. Thanks, Yorkie...from me...and from Fred Fox.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-33583174985618592442015-09-18T17:25:59.289+01:002015-09-18T17:25:59.289+01:00Ditto Mary. Ditto.Ditto Mary. Ditto.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16501808042075760132015-09-18T16:24:20.853+01:002015-09-18T16:24:20.853+01:00R.I.P., Fred. You'll be missed.R.I.P., Fred. You'll be missed.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986934534719487604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42777177883474820732015-09-18T15:25:48.022+01:002015-09-18T15:25:48.022+01:00I would have liked to invite him down to the local...I would have liked to invite him down to the local pub for a beer or two and a chat about chickens and Basil Brush.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90767466901042256192015-09-18T15:23:02.041+01:002015-09-18T15:23:02.041+01:00Thank you for the link Bob. I will watch it later....Thank you for the link Bob. I will watch it later. There are so many theories about the purpose and transportation of the moai but none are proven beyond doubt.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12090023152994658152015-09-18T15:21:04.302+01:002015-09-18T15:21:04.302+01:00There's a fox shaped hole in my heart.There's a fox shaped hole in my heart.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53860282357328912422015-09-18T15:20:14.095+01:002015-09-18T15:20:14.095+01:00Thanks Jonno. Most Welshmen prefer sheep I believe...Thanks Jonno. Most Welshmen prefer sheep I believe.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76176214410639322012015-09-18T15:19:10.500+01:002015-09-18T15:19:10.500+01:00Thank you Steve. And yes - in spite of this epitap...Thank you Steve. And yes - in spite of this epitaph-blogpost, I also vainly hope he returns.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-76680860113568419542015-09-18T14:52:29.831+01:002015-09-18T14:52:29.831+01:00I'm so sorry to hear this. I will miss your st...I'm so sorry to hear this. I will miss your stories about Fred.<br /><br />You should take comfort in knowing that you made the last days of his life easier and more comfortable. I'm sure he considered you a friend. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40465119458836273932015-09-18T14:48:24.565+01:002015-09-18T14:48:24.565+01:00You are a kind, compassionate man in spite of all ...You are a kind, compassionate man in spite of all the bluster and bravado. You remind me of St. Francis of Assisi. A sad story and a truly poignant post. <br /><br />P.S. - I watched a very interesting program the other night on PBS that purports to have solved the mystery of how the moai may have "walked" across Rapa Nui as the native population has always claimed. You can watch the program here: <br /><br />http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/mystery-easter-island.htmlrhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.com