tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post2065030899414237039..comments2024-03-29T09:47:24.234+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: NobbyYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25679247551886156712014-10-27T06:31:05.650+00:002014-10-27T06:31:05.650+00:00Thanks for reminding me of this poem Carol - not o...Thanks for reminding me of this poem Carol - not one on the syllabus when I studied "The Wasteland" and "The Four Quartets" at university.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3930082641335534582014-10-27T03:54:00.820+00:002014-10-27T03:54:00.820+00:00TS Eliot will tell you that all cats have three na...TS Eliot will tell you that all cats have three names ~ The Naming of Cats ~ I am sure you would have read him http://allpoetry.com/The-Naming-Of-CatsCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58868560930063426302014-10-26T12:18:42.461+00:002014-10-26T12:18:42.461+00:00I don't count goldfish in the pond as I am not...I don't count goldfish in the pond as I am not a predatory cat!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65761041416287300412014-10-26T11:57:56.713+00:002014-10-26T11:57:56.713+00:00You're ok YP I assumed there was an in-joke th...You're ok YP I assumed there was an in-joke there somewhere. I don't keep domestic pets at all. Unless you count goldfish in the pond.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13770838641976641732014-10-26T11:48:41.177+00:002014-10-26T11:48:41.177+00:00Lee would be a great name for a gerbil.Lee would be a great name for a gerbil.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69238821063693848662014-10-26T11:47:22.084+00:002014-10-26T11:47:22.084+00:00Gulp! No offence was intended Graham. It's jus...Gulp! No offence was intended Graham. It's just that Jan Blawat - my favourite chicken breeding blogger in Sloughhouse California - has a monstrous cat called Wesley and I was ribbing her. Graham would be a great name for a hedgehog - very prickly! Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65659539783288618152014-10-26T11:38:05.586+00:002014-10-26T11:38:05.586+00:00Similar has sometimes been said about Blackbeard! ...Similar has sometimes been said about Blackbeard! ;)<br /><br />Back in the late 70s into the mid-80s I had a 1959 MG Magnette Varitone - Grey & black...and I called my wonderful little car..."Remy Martin", too..."Remy" to those who knew him well. ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68834933576239246202014-10-26T11:06:07.930+00:002014-10-26T11:06:07.930+00:00How did you know that my cat's name is Wesley?...How did you know that my cat's name is Wesley?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79884248611017700792014-10-26T01:23:20.930+01:002014-10-26T01:23:20.930+01:00Your excellent and rather unusual cat names have p...Your excellent and rather unusual cat names have passed the Yorkshire Pudding Approval Test. Well done ma'am!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78832009995681162012014-10-26T00:27:34.221+01:002014-10-26T00:27:34.221+01:00Our five cats are Bitty Boots, (who has lived out ...Our five cats are Bitty Boots, (who has lived out all of her 9 lives but persists in breathing anyhow), Baby Deeds (smiles continually), Tunyr (a lovely orange tom who likes to have his tail pulled), Tippy (the wild thing) and Clawdette, (who always looks as though she's gone out in her baggy pajama pants). All are outdoor cats and could roam the hillside & forest as they wish but seem to spend all their time in the barn or on the porch.... Hilltophomesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926731207526014550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-61142647682517533972014-10-25T21:45:21.353+01:002014-10-25T21:45:21.353+01:00Though Adrian may look like a pirate Lee, he was a...Though Adrian may look like a pirate Lee, he was a qualified mariner in possession of all necessary certificates and licensed by The Queen. By the way I think Remy Martin is a great name for a cat, maybe Shama should also have been named after an alcoholic drink (e.g. Victoria Bitter)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-55060080523867816492014-10-25T21:26:04.238+01:002014-10-25T21:26:04.238+01:00Awwww...Nobby's a lovely fellow!
I love my tw...Awwww...Nobby's a lovely fellow!<br /><br />I love my two cats...Remy and Shama. Brother and sister....Remy (male - full name....Remy Martin...yes...of cognac fame) is black and white; and Shama is a tabby. Shama is shortened from "Shaman"...she is a wise little girl!<br /><br />I heard tell that some pirates keep birds on their shoulder! Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-3626958878953618722014-10-25T16:59:36.746+01:002014-10-25T16:59:36.746+01:00Legend has it in northern Derbyshire and in variou...Legend has it in northern Derbyshire and in various seaports around the world that you also kept birds on their toes.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47966864432932275942014-10-25T16:57:18.201+01:002014-10-25T16:57:18.201+01:00If the world followed your naming strategy Meike, ...If the world followed your naming strategy Meike, all human babies would be called "WAAAAAAH!" I shall check out your old post.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35842897014398281572014-10-25T16:43:09.583+01:002014-10-25T16:43:09.583+01:00Great poem.
I like cats they keep vermin in check ...Great poem.<br />I like cats they keep vermin in check and keep birds on their toes.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60958589549922561462014-10-25T16:25:05.896+01:002014-10-25T16:25:05.896+01:00Your post reminds me of one I wrote some years ago...Your post reminds me of one I wrote some years ago, "Sweet little serial killer":<br />http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2010/07/sweet-little-serial-killer.html<br /><br />As for cat names, our cats always had names they listened to. And Mimi, who was more truly MY cat than any other I had before or after, chose her own name. "Mi-mi" was what she said when asked her name.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10576101584855597862014-10-25T16:01:51.630+01:002014-10-25T16:01:51.630+01:00Molly would br a good name for a hamster.Molly would br a good name for a hamster.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71886167458643985522014-10-25T15:34:28.362+01:002014-10-25T15:34:28.362+01:00My sister's cat is called Kevin and I have a f...My sister's cat is called Kevin and I have a friend who called her cat Alex. Much better than Tiddles.Molly Printempshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677983247237875712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84600776517782811222014-10-25T14:45:02.874+01:002014-10-25T14:45:02.874+01:00Did William Shakespeare write that? Very profound....Did William Shakespeare write that? Very profound.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48414080721568795542014-10-25T13:41:37.339+01:002014-10-25T13:41:37.339+01:00Your wonderful photograph reminded me of some of t...Your wonderful photograph reminded me of some of the greatest lines in all English literature:<br /><br />Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,<br />Where have you been?<br />I've been to London to visit the Queen.<br /><br />Pussy-cat, pussy-cat,<br />What did you there?<br />I frightened a little mouse<br />Under her chair.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.com