tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post2463818974338734982..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: The ritualrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-46095892815634713182009-12-20T09:55:15.573+00:002009-12-20T09:55:15.573+00:00Yoicks and yikes indeed. My brother's standard...Yoicks and yikes indeed. My brother's standard of living in the States is WAY above ours here.<br /><br />Immigration (to Australia) would be a great idea, but alas, only if I were younger and/or richer. <br /><br />Smitonius - country dancing after supper? How spoiled you were! We had chapel and bed after our supper..... (sound of heartbreaking violins here.....)rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-88318661262195113862009-12-20T09:42:10.403+00:002009-12-20T09:42:10.403+00:00I love days like that with old friends . No need t...I love days like that with old friends . No need to explain anything ... a look can say more than enough . Though the tendency to giggle uncontrollably can still overcome the group , there's no danger of Madame Thomas More's disapproval and the cancellation of Country Dancing after supper .<br />Meanwhile , I've got loads of small buttons and red thread ....is this a chance for me to make my fortune ?SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-44495787141900508942009-12-20T00:06:03.754+00:002009-12-20T00:06:03.754+00:00Love these little rituals - the memories of how we...Love these little rituals - the memories of how we did this and how we did that - friendship and shared pleasures. We are doing the same thing right now - a very old friend has come for her pre-Christmas visit and we will do all the things we have done before. As comfortable in their familiarity as old slippers.<br /><br />Temperature has soared a degree or two here and it is now raining. Again. Sigh. Quite fancy a dollop of that pretty but slithery snow.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-68542372268138980652009-12-19T23:45:54.642+00:002009-12-19T23:45:54.642+00:00Yoicks! I converted the sale price of that house t...Yoicks! I converted the sale price of that house to US dollars - $969,600.03, which here in Greensboro, North Carolina would get you an 8000 square foot home with five bedrooms, four plus bathrooms, a three car garage and a swimming pool.<br /><br />Given any thought to immigration?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268304194276808749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-59201295718208934062009-12-19T23:31:26.036+00:002009-12-19T23:31:26.036+00:00600,000 pounds? yikes.....that'd be waaaaay ou...600,000 pounds? yikes.....that'd be waaaaay out of reach for me too....hahahhah......BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-72291108684257482982009-12-19T21:35:49.237+00:002009-12-19T21:35:49.237+00:00Sounds like a lovely day. Apart from the sliding b...Sounds like a lovely day. Apart from the sliding bit. Traditions like keeping the day you just had are always important but I find them more so at this time of year.<br />And, as delightful as Corbridge no doubt is, I'm glad you're sticking to your original plan and will continue to look for more southerly suitable homes.Shelaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085357295140544355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-72541753335687241642009-12-19T21:32:32.788+00:002009-12-19T21:32:32.788+00:00I love your account of the school trip. I've ...I love your account of the school trip. I've been on a few of those, both as a pupil and as a teacher! And done the lecture at the end of the day!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.com