tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post9115369533215242581..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: Spiders, apples and auto-rickshawsrachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-68631521028967425712011-09-17T21:45:37.303+01:002011-09-17T21:45:37.303+01:00Love the apple press and want one! Do have the sp...Love the apple press and want one! Do have the spiders by the bucket load. I don't mind them either.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-73278357342659958362011-09-17T18:13:55.941+01:002011-09-17T18:13:55.941+01:00i had no idea thatchers were so creative!! How del...i had no idea thatchers were so creative!! How delightful!<br /><br />i enjoy spiders, but it is disconcerting when they drop down in front of you while driving...or scamper across the windshield.<br /><br />i really enjoy your blog (came via MrsM)zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-6749868014943254272011-09-17T16:09:58.389+01:002011-09-17T16:09:58.389+01:00What a lovely tour around your local villages. Enj...What a lovely tour around your local villages. Enjoy your time with visiting friends.<br /><br />One of our neighbours has a witch on her broomstick on the top of the thatched roof!<br /><br />I remember the auto rickshaws in New Delhi and I`m surprised I`m still here to tell the tale.....Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-58397609299631995392011-09-17T03:51:41.609+01:002011-09-17T03:51:41.609+01:00Are you sure those places in your photos are real?...Are you sure those places in your photos are real? I need to visit your country and see it for myself. I did drive around Western Ireland one time and had a marvelous time! I got lost on some country roads but didn't mind being lost at all. People were very kind about giving me directions. One lady even invited me in for tea.judy in kyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810068743975026564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-11792931158308890462011-09-17T03:03:27.352+01:002011-09-17T03:03:27.352+01:00love the ship on the rooftop.... so, you mean to s...love the ship on the rooftop.... so, you mean to say, when a thatcher finishes his job...he actually leaves his little trademark behind on the thatch job forever?...or does he come back to fetch it for the next job? How cute..... love it....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-39347523412937486912011-09-16T22:28:18.525+01:002011-09-16T22:28:18.525+01:00Our resident daddy-long-legs spiders deal with the...Our resident daddy-long-legs spiders deal with the hairier, larger, blacker spiders by wrapping them up - quite incredible to watch!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-77085744103038031892011-09-16T19:07:05.352+01:002011-09-16T19:07:05.352+01:00I recently picked up a piece of fluff from the car...I recently picked up a piece of fluff from the carpet, only to discover (as it ran up my arm) that it was a spider!! Porlock looks delightful - I now want a thatched roof complete with ducks. <br />I laughed at the comment suggesting comkers to keep spiders away - just the other day on tv, someone was advocating conkers to cure cramp!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-3433352120849710612011-09-16T14:11:53.893+01:002011-09-16T14:11:53.893+01:00Yes but the spiders this year are HUGE! I adore Po...Yes but the spiders this year are HUGE! I adore Porlock but haven't been since I was 16. I remember a big hill and an old air raid siren for motorists in trouble. How I envy all those apples!Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-69266279472844023452011-09-16T12:32:20.121+01:002011-09-16T12:32:20.121+01:00Lovely Porlock, haven't been for a long time. ...Lovely Porlock, haven't been for a long time. You seem so much more content now that you've completed the move. How's Catkin doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-22240261385957420002011-09-16T12:30:18.590+01:002011-09-16T12:30:18.590+01:00I've only ever driven through a corner of Your...I've only ever driven through a corner of Your part of the world - Somerset? Looks a lovely place to settle in.<br /><br />Will show Alan the appley pictures - he'll be most envious.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-78469503498687409022011-09-16T11:00:00.462+01:002011-09-16T11:00:00.462+01:00You need a whippet to add to your menagerie ... sp...You need a whippet to add to your menagerie ... spiders don't stand a chance when there's a whippet about ;D<br /><br />Lovely pictures, as ever :)Anniehttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-45087031310748577062011-09-16T10:47:03.644+01:002011-09-16T10:47:03.644+01:00Such great pictures. You're settling in just ...Such great pictures. You're settling in just fine by the sounds of it.<br />Spiders? Now the cooler weather is here we are getting the BIG 'saddlebacks' in,(big enough to sling a saddle on and ride!) Some (the lucky ones) are transported back into the garden, but I'm afraid any in the bedroom don't just make it that far. :o(Rose H (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03502158211136467582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-27354762830907560562011-09-16T08:42:29.356+01:002011-09-16T08:42:29.356+01:00Hi Rachel i loved your post and the pictures were ...Hi Rachel i loved your post and the pictures were so beautiful, almost made me want to go in a daydream. My older daughters are spider phobic and i was told to keep conkers in the areas and places you do not want the spiders to visit. I can not really tell you if this works or that its a mind over matter thing. What a help that piece of useless information was for you!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664387406544058295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-47030552591800654062011-09-16T07:49:40.726+01:002011-09-16T07:49:40.726+01:00I've lived in a very old house (1660), and eve...I've lived in a very old house (1660), and even after every damp-proof, timber, fungus and pest treatmant known to man, the spiders lived on. Just don't start getting fond of them, or naming them! Just saying!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-23165276039787848572011-09-16T00:34:49.353+01:002011-09-16T00:34:49.353+01:00Gorgeous GORGEOUS photos! But where are the spider...Gorgeous GORGEOUS photos! But where are the spiders?Danielle P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09853354054575877505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-1140534669948836542011-09-15T23:42:21.369+01:002011-09-15T23:42:21.369+01:00The pictures are beautiful!
You seem so happy and...The pictures are beautiful!<br /><br />You seem so happy and settled in your new home and how lovely to have friends visit to share it with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-2685545112681269322011-09-15T23:31:21.647+01:002011-09-15T23:31:21.647+01:00I'm not going to let GG read this post.
She i...I'm not going to let GG read this post.<br /><br />She is NOT a fan of spiders and we will never be able to visit if she finds out.<br /><br />Shhhh.<br /><br />and judging by your pictures it's too beautiful a place to miss.<br /><br />xo janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-84795151784389077522011-09-15T23:04:21.351+01:002011-09-15T23:04:21.351+01:00Did you, by chance, meet that "annoying perso...Did you, by chance, meet that "annoying person" while in Porlock?<br /><br />Only 700 pounds to fix that press? That sounds doable.If I was still over there I'd be happy to sub them a few bob!<br /><br />And for spiders, pop over to http://geigerandsporran.wordpress.com/dinahmowhttp://moreidlethoughts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com