tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post8006164857774293155..comments2024-03-28T19:26:56.175+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: SillydaleYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73289656801054978252018-08-18T09:35:10.790+01:002018-08-18T09:35:10.790+01:00The bull and I talked bull together. As for the ho...The bull and I talked bull together. As for the horses - sorry, I did not take any pictures of them - your eyesight is fine!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89036035354326013332018-08-18T04:01:22.226+01:002018-08-18T04:01:22.226+01:00What a beautiful bit of countryside. My eyes must ...What a beautiful bit of countryside. My eyes must be failing because I do not see any horses, but those drystone walls are very attractive. Did you visit the bull in your clown suit? I hear they like that kind of thing.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68471185876649982772018-08-17T19:31:40.200+01:002018-08-17T19:31:40.200+01:00I have discovered that the "c" in Scilly...I have discovered that the "c" in Scilly was a late and deliberate addition because the word "silly" had gradually developed the new meaning that we know today.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26443686080654087492018-08-17T17:59:49.157+01:002018-08-17T17:59:49.157+01:00I wonder if "Silly" in this sense is at ...I wonder if "Silly" in this sense is at all related to "The Isles of Scilly" -- even with the different spelling, if what Addy says above is correct maybe both names stem from prettiness. I haven't Googled this so I could be totally wrong in my speculation. Either way, what a Silly name!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77601394313102224412018-08-17T17:25:31.484+01:002018-08-17T17:25:31.484+01:00There were a lot of micro managers around in those...There were a lot of micro managers around in those days. Husbands preferred to spend their daylight hours building walls.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2464287253541073022018-08-17T17:23:50.339+01:002018-08-17T17:23:50.339+01:00Spooky Sue!Spooky Sue!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-19480363053946578832018-08-17T17:22:39.853+01:002018-08-17T17:22:39.853+01:00You silly lass!You silly lass!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46387171000874870792018-08-17T16:58:34.853+01:002018-08-17T16:58:34.853+01:00I wondered if the Fool of Foolow and Silly were li...I wondered if the Fool of Foolow and Silly were linked, but the internet website I found gives the following explanation.... both names come from Anglo Saxon English and have entirely different meanings than in today’s language. Foolow means multi-coloured hill, possibly a reference to nearby Eyam Edge. Silly is Old English for pretty. Now we know! ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67520355444111007872018-08-17T15:27:06.701+01:002018-08-17T15:27:06.701+01:00Some great stone walls in Silly Dale.Some great stone walls in Silly Dale.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-26551287766304091592018-08-17T14:23:26.940+01:002018-08-17T14:23:26.940+01:00I just called you a Silly Billy on my blog, before...I just called you a Silly Billy on my blog, before I even read this!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28530839386191958952018-08-17T13:07:37.678+01:002018-08-17T13:07:37.678+01:00Those walls still fill me with wonder Elle. So man...Those walls still fill me with wonder Elle. So many man hours and not a blob of cement. Some of the walls in the north of England are a thousand years old.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88649376872694194142018-08-17T13:02:56.164+01:002018-08-17T13:02:56.164+01:00Lovely... those drystone walls are a marvel. We ha...Lovely... those drystone walls are a marvel. We have them here in Victorias' western district also - a skill brought over from various countrymen of the British Isles.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494264576774267597noreply@blogger.com