tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post6734552337716118178..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ConkersYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25063642419587423252020-10-25T04:25:35.917+00:002020-10-25T04:25:35.917+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Timothy Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08548288757386734502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24841240173451710732020-10-08T00:16:52.711+01:002020-10-08T00:16:52.711+01:00I have heard that if you wear a conker necklace yo...I have heard that if you wear a conker necklace you will not catch COVID-19.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36858593470040428982020-10-07T11:29:50.347+01:002020-10-07T11:29:50.347+01:00The PC brigade have banned children from playing w...The PC brigade have banned children from playing with conkers in the school playground. On my walks I see hundreds lying around when once upon a time children would have snapped them up. Apparently they are good for deterring spiders and a bowl of them by entry points to the house will deter them. So I am told.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54305680981064942022020-10-07T09:46:42.168+01:002020-10-07T09:46:42.168+01:00So, John, what's your take on conkers? And/or ...So, John, what's your take on conkers? And/or a hot chestnut?<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-86426513494827678812020-10-06T22:39:41.338+01:002020-10-06T22:39:41.338+01:00Both Eddie Waring and Kenneth Wolstenholme are lon...Both Eddie Waring and Kenneth Wolstenholme are long deceased.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68914757900697233532020-10-06T22:35:08.629+01:002020-10-06T22:35:08.629+01:00Nice to see a subject not overwhelmed by a comment...Nice to see a subject not overwhelmed by a commentator John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31362982315473541372020-10-06T21:58:51.205+01:002020-10-06T21:58:51.205+01:00"Jack Frost nipping at your nose!" (Hic!..."Jack Frost nipping at your nose!" (Hic!)Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40991039479654583502020-10-06T21:49:36.642+01:002020-10-06T21:49:36.642+01:00We've got two ginormous Horse Chestnut trees h...We've got two ginormous Horse Chestnut trees here at our new place. One very near the house and one a bit further away. The further one has lost a large limb and I've suggested occasionally to hubby that he could cut it into small pieces and we could have an outdoor BBQ.....hot dogs roasting on a chestnut fire {go ahead, sing it with me!!}Hilltophomesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926731207526014550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71170250226084531602020-10-06T16:48:36.375+01:002020-10-06T16:48:36.375+01:00When you have suburban neighbours you should try t...When you have suburban neighbours you should try to be considerate. Unlike my neighbour. Fortunately the people on the other side are perfect neighbours and were disappointed when I said I would be having the tree chopped down. When the neighbour attacked it, it seemed like an act of vandalism and I have not felt the same way about the tree ever since.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26788836435253590822020-10-06T16:43:30.517+01:002020-10-06T16:43:30.517+01:00Sadly, some of the tree's branches overhang th...Sadly, some of the tree's branches overhang the neighbour's garden. I am determined to make use of a fair amount of the wood. It will probably cost me three hundred pounds or more to bring it down.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17526455910903185852020-10-06T16:41:01.576+01:002020-10-06T16:41:01.576+01:00Log piles? I thought that was a painful medical co...Log piles? I thought that was a painful medical condition Christina!<br /><br />Lovely thing you did with the apple pip. Maybe there will be blossom next spring.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45939183731984064332020-10-06T16:29:38.598+01:002020-10-06T16:29:38.598+01:00This is a lovely post.
My husband will be round wi...This is a lovely post.<br />My husband will be round with his chainsaw......<br />He envies other people's log piles.<br /><br />I planted an Apple pip in 2012 with my grandson who was 5. It's around 6 feet tall. No signs of any apples so far!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093533351238991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16088626893473993542020-10-06T14:45:06.545+01:002020-10-06T14:45:06.545+01:00I love the look of conkers. They're such a bea...I love the look of conkers. They're such a beautiful shiny brown. I would also argue for sparing the tree if possible, but I'm sure you haven't made your decision lightly.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9156054795646643852020-10-06T14:28:04.900+01:002020-10-06T14:28:04.900+01:00Whilst I don't condone the action of your neig...Whilst I don't condone the action of your neighbours in lopping your tree without discussing it (which they are perfectly within their legal rights to do if it's over their garden as I'm sure you know) I think your decision to remove it if it casts their garden into shadow shows great consideration for other people. I have a friend near Glasgow who bought her house over 50 years ago and, like some neighbours, planted trees which are now huge. She is a very keen gardener but parts of her, fortunately largish, garden are unusable because of tree roots and shade from trees. She has lopped significantly all her trees casting shadows on her neighbours but, unfortunately the neighbour on the side that casts shadows on her garden has not though to do likewise. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71455440809784152432020-10-06T13:39:00.949+01:002020-10-06T13:39:00.949+01:00I must admit that the tree got much bigger than I ...I must admit that the tree got much bigger than I had ever imagined. The neighbour lopped off a couple of overhanging limbs when we were down in London. He didn't even talk about it beforehand. The next time I saw him I was like a frothing monster and he was visibly shocked by my verbal assault. I am normally so calm and avoid confrontation as much as possible but when he did that I just exploded.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-85151982257032115232020-10-06T13:35:54.279+01:002020-10-06T13:35:54.279+01:00Can you see the Supreme Coronavirus half-smiling a...Can you see the Supreme Coronavirus half-smiling at you - ready to gobble you up - for suggesting that I may have also skipped with the girls.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54979640930877121932020-10-06T13:34:22.219+01:002020-10-06T13:34:22.219+01:00It actually said, "He will probably end up be...It actually said, "He will probably end up being King of the World".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45517190816029146942020-10-06T13:30:52.211+01:002020-10-06T13:30:52.211+01:00Or lacking in the skill and muscle power required ...Or lacking in the skill and muscle power required to smash another player's conker to pieces!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65994294813382270472020-10-06T13:29:40.600+01:002020-10-06T13:29:40.600+01:00Me? Make a rude comment? What kind of scoundrel do...Me? Make a rude comment? What kind of scoundrel do you think I am?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52081769555751057352020-10-06T13:15:25.974+01:002020-10-06T13:15:25.974+01:00Your neighbor doesn't like the shade? A pox o...Your neighbor doesn't like the shade? A pox on your neighbor!<br /><br />It seems too awful to cut down a tree. Can the tree have a repreive?<br /><br />My mum used to play conkers too. The first time I ever saw a chestnut tree was at Bodiam Castle in south Enlgand. Magnificent trees.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39155145863995624982020-10-06T13:11:42.045+01:002020-10-06T13:11:42.045+01:00When you point a finger at someone else, you have ...When you point a finger at someone else, you have three fingers pointing back at yourself. Any man who would cut down a forty-foot tree because a neighbor said that it cast a shadow on his or her garden surely skipped with the girls himself.<br /><br />That first picture looks like the mother of all novel coronavirus or at least their version of a Supreme Being.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-17057321247918933442020-10-06T12:07:19.729+01:002020-10-06T12:07:19.729+01:00I seem to remember that conkers was a boys' ga...I seem to remember that conkers was a boys' game. Not many girls played - probably too scared of getting their knuckles bruised - or too sensible.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71575068160824921952020-10-06T11:50:05.441+01:002020-10-06T11:50:05.441+01:00I bet you were never allowed in the Wendy House an...I bet you were never allowed in the Wendy House and your school report said: " Yorkshire Pudding tries hard but is easily distracted ". Doesn't it say that on everyone's along with: "Must do better!"northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40942546170059643832020-10-06T11:13:30.950+01:002020-10-06T11:13:30.950+01:00I seem to remember my Brother soaking his conkers ...I seem to remember my Brother soaking his conkers in vinegar to harden them off.<br />No rude comments please.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56754787470780191872020-10-06T10:58:52.783+01:002020-10-06T10:58:52.783+01:00I agree. Having hard conkers wasn't everything...I agree. Having hard conkers wasn't everything.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com