tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.comments2023-09-13T15:38:07.922+01:00RamblingsMopsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2669125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-88841716072183949372013-09-07T18:40:24.912+01:002013-09-07T18:40:24.912+01:00You probably don't even remember me because I ...You probably don't even remember me because I fell off the earth three years ago after a surgery that went terribly awry. But I resurfaced a month or so ago and am now going through the blogroll to see who is still out here. I realize your own post here is a year old so I know you must be busy with that farm you write so movingly about. Loved reading about it today and it made ME long for all the things you describe so well and with which you create such longing for the life. Leaving you on my blogroll with the hopes that I'll see a post from you one day as you resurface for a moment. In the meantime, I'll stop back in and read what I've missed. Greetings from California. :)Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-21237589871107830982012-06-05T08:31:17.970+01:002012-06-05T08:31:17.970+01:00I just stumbled on your blog while looking for pic...I just stumbled on your blog while looking for pictures of piglets on the net o show some of my studnts. I have enjoyed reading some of your posts. This post saddens me for I know the feeling of losing long time pets. I never stop missing them. New pets have always helped though. Your Mopsa was a beautiful dog. I know Bernese well as one of my best friend and her mother both breed them back in Canada. <br />Laura from Canada living in Korea.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657619409589032793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-8188649285396575202012-01-23T19:32:48.540+00:002012-01-23T19:32:48.540+00:00Hello, Debbie! You have won the Liebster Blog Awar...Hello, Debbie! You have won the Liebster Blog Award, which is awarded by one blogger to another for excellent work. Please see the announcement on my blog at agardenerstable.com.<br />Linda ZiedrichLinda Ziedrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192284045776701327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-37370630012318102922011-09-07T15:41:47.082+01:002011-09-07T15:41:47.082+01:00How now brown cow!How now brown cow!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-45130391235543473562011-08-25T11:19:24.194+01:002011-08-25T11:19:24.194+01:00Welcome back. I've missed you!Welcome back. I've missed you!Eurodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181704119272387177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-5234378640597796732011-08-06T14:27:41.099+01:002011-08-06T14:27:41.099+01:00Hi tpals - I'm relieved to say my incubation s...Hi tpals - I'm relieved to say my incubation season is over for another year!<br /><br />Thanks Gretel - they are splendid.<br /><br />Hello YP - no, I haven't disappeared but am very busy - would love to find the time for writing and no doubt will again.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-34883006176816490532011-07-31T21:27:03.031+01:002011-07-31T21:27:03.031+01:00Nice to find you haven't entirely disappeared ...Nice to find you haven't entirely disappeared from the blogosphere and that your life in Devon remains fulfilling.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-72248392178968181112011-07-30T09:48:55.505+01:002011-07-30T09:48:55.505+01:00Ooh, lovely lovely geese! What splendid birds they...Ooh, lovely lovely geese! What splendid birds they are.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-26706337057025498912011-07-30T05:55:55.332+01:002011-07-30T05:55:55.332+01:00They are a rather handsome breed, aren't they?...They are a rather handsome breed, aren't they? I'm one week into a trial run of chicken eggs in my new incubator.<br /><br />It's nice to see you on your blog again.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-2218960085118958952011-01-25T19:38:39.733+00:002011-01-25T19:38:39.733+00:00If I could buy those boots I would.
How right you...If I could buy those boots I would.<br /><br />How right you are about rural life and elegant footwear - have managed autumn and winter mostly with Dunlop wellies (outdoor),Birkies (indoor) and a pair of French Sole flats for parties. Sad? I'm not particularly proud of these facts.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-503867472276080122011-01-25T02:20:34.265+00:002011-01-25T02:20:34.265+00:00These boots look great and they look so comfortabl...These boots look great and they look so comfortable. It's lovely that they belonged to your mother.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432126721662541658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-2342170967012039192011-01-25T00:53:13.822+00:002011-01-25T00:53:13.822+00:00Urgh? Kirsty Allsop's "massive ring"...Urgh? Kirsty Allsop's "massive ring"... oh you mean on her finger! I know what you mean about items of clothing or footwear. Even if I suddenly got rich, I wouldn't be decking myself out in new stuff. That wouldn't be comfortable.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-59347843305174208462011-01-24T14:52:18.621+00:002011-01-24T14:52:18.621+00:00I guess it brings a new meaning to the phrase '...I guess it brings a new meaning to the phrase 'walking a mile in someone else's shoes'! I wonder that as they were your mother's shoes there is more significance in your need to keep them than just how much you love them? <br /><br />I'm like you, I hang onto some really classic stuff that never dates. There's always room in some wardrobe to keep them. An eclectic mix of class and fashion always makes your wardrobe work for you, especially the pieces that make you feel extra special no matter how old or careworn they may be.menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-3866319956558881122011-01-23T23:05:43.465+00:002011-01-23T23:05:43.465+00:00They are lovely shoes - so elegant.They are lovely shoes - so elegant.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-86367382526475109042011-01-22T17:52:17.725+00:002011-01-22T17:52:17.725+00:00Thank you Welshcakes and Happy New year to you too...Thank you Welshcakes and Happy New year to you too.<br /><br />MOB, thank you so much - knowing how marvellously you write your words mean even more. And I miss Mopsa every day.Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-71418561128626883892011-01-22T16:34:27.426+00:002011-01-22T16:34:27.426+00:00Oh woman, I've been in tears reading about you...Oh woman, I've been in tears reading about your mother and Mopsa. You truly have a gift for writing terrifically evocative prose. A great tribute to them both. Thankfully in time the utter joy that a pet brought to your life far outweighs the trauma of those last moments that break your heart. As with your mother, I suppose the knowledge that she was ready to go makes the loss that bit more bearable. You have a great talent and I haven't been so moved in such a long time. Xmenopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-29662193919273887052011-01-16T21:19:12.926+00:002011-01-16T21:19:12.926+00:00A great line! A very interesting post. I do hope y...A great line! A very interesting post. I do hope you have a better year. Love from Sicily. xWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-40547812368194085182011-01-16T15:56:35.042+00:002011-01-16T15:56:35.042+00:00It makes me groan M'ear!
YP - less of the old...It makes me groan M'ear!<br /><br />YP - less of the old girl please - I see you're feeling a little old girl-ish yourselfMopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912659592484055741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-80512883496982588732011-01-13T10:49:06.784+00:002011-01-13T10:49:06.784+00:00"Vanessa, your cauliflower cheese is ready&qu..."Vanessa, your cauliflower cheese is ready". This should certainly be included in the next edition of The Oxford Book of Quotations. I also have an English Literature degree and always loved unpicking Shakespeare's texts but rarely have live performances truly grabbed me as "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead" by Athol Fugard did, or "The Glass Menagerie" or "The Crucible". Thing is, it seems almost sacrilegious amongst the chattering classes to express any reservations about Shakespeare at all.... Nice to see you back in blogland old girl.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-27778296828347652212011-01-11T20:29:40.345+00:002011-01-11T20:29:40.345+00:00That's a great tail-piece to a great tale. Don...That's a great tail-piece to a great tale. Don't knock it.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-26047485704573488092010-12-25T20:19:40.569+00:002010-12-25T20:19:40.569+00:00Thinking of you this Christmas. Love from Sicily. ...Thinking of you this Christmas. Love from Sicily. xxWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-7311047380886244702010-12-19T15:46:34.885+00:002010-12-19T15:46:34.885+00:00In early November we lost Hetty, the much loved do...In early November we lost Hetty, the much loved dog we've had more or less all the time we've been together. I can't tell you how much I identified with what you wrote. My husband is also an unsentimental pragmatic farmer - but this really really got to him, Noreennoreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988333724014907565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-84021159555540244992010-12-10T00:48:18.232+00:002010-12-10T00:48:18.232+00:00So sorry, I know this time of year will be even ha...So sorry, I know this time of year will be even harder for you as I write this comment in December having just come over to say Hi.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-86489898261027379282010-12-02T20:11:59.534+00:002010-12-02T20:11:59.534+00:00thanks for posting your wonderful words about your...thanks for posting your wonderful words about your lovely Mopsa. <br /><br /><br />Saw this and maybe one day it'll be of interest.<br />http://www.bernese.co.uk/Club%20Web%20Pages/Rescue.htmSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434191994110070734.post-66468060688429394882010-12-02T20:10:34.531+00:002010-12-02T20:10:34.531+00:00Your words about your lovely Mopsa are so wonderfu...Your words about your lovely Mopsa are so wonderful. Am dreading the inevitable with my own dog, even if she's a young JRT and will probably last a long time.<br /><br />Saw this, and maybe in time it'll be of interest. http://www.bernese.co.uk/Club%20Web%20Pages/Rescue.htmSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928164168526819245noreply@blogger.com