tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post6642742223938587479..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: Les RosbifsSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-68187480353667806812013-10-20T19:10:32.558+00:002013-10-20T19:10:32.558+00:00I had wonderful holidays in Butlins as a child. I ...I had wonderful holidays in Butlins as a child. I was free to go on monorails, bumper cars, donkeys, boats and high-g-force rides all day every day without any parental bossing-around. It was bliss! <br /><br />I'm sure I've got some Polaroids somewhere ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-92106275570283683702012-12-23T13:20:02.479+00:002012-12-23T13:20:02.479+00:00Thank you Zoe. Yes, my new place seems to have its...Thank you Zoe. Yes, my new place seems to have its own microclimate that alternates between freezing and flooding, so vest wishes is very appropriate. <br /><br />I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and I look forward to reading more <b>zmkc</b> in 2013. Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-25240062653327311192012-12-23T03:30:08.321+00:002012-12-23T03:30:08.321+00:00Have a very happy Christmas, Steerforth. I hope th...Have a very happy Christmas, Steerforth. I hope the New Year is wonderful for you and your family and that your blogposts keep coming thick and fast. Very best wishes (or very vest wishes, as I realised I'd just written - which might be relevant, given your working circumstances [didn't you mention it's freezing or am I going dotty?]) Zoezmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-41659073600455639422012-12-19T16:00:36.083+00:002012-12-19T16:00:36.083+00:00Well, you'll always hold a special place in my...Well, you'll always hold a special place in my affections as the first person to leave a comment on this blog. <br /><br />Without that comment, this blog may never have progressed beyond one post, so it's all your fault ;)Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-52625647786697014482012-12-19T09:54:39.978+00:002012-12-19T09:54:39.978+00:00Really vivid and poignant piece - as usual, of cou...Really vivid and poignant piece - as usual, of course. I'm not always commenting, but I do pop in and read! Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-61857375780124018012012-12-17T20:03:37.082+00:002012-12-17T20:03:37.082+00:00That's very kind of you Carol, but I know that...That's very kind of you Carol, but I know that the greatest contribution I can make to literature is to not write a book. After years of dealing with people who think they can write, I don't think I could face becoming one of them. I know my limits. <br /><br />I like blogging because it's a harmless way of scratching that itch and I get to exchange comments with other people, which I really enjoy.<br /><br />(Of course, in the unlikely event that I get a really good idea for a book, I won't hesitate to put pen to paper!)Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-50150406218605025812012-12-17T19:49:03.361+00:002012-12-17T19:49:03.361+00:00That's wonderful. You really do have to soul ...That's wonderful. You really do have to soul of novelist, Steerforth! I realise that real life intrudes -- but have you ever given thought to writing a book? :o)<br /><br />Happy holidays -- and I don't just mean in Provence!<br /><br />xoxoCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-63906716308778965232012-12-17T17:37:52.299+00:002012-12-17T17:37:52.299+00:00Martin - I think the answer is a simple statue, or...Martin - I think the answer is a simple statue, or a portrait in oil on canvas. <br /><br />Tororo - I've always wanted to go there, although I'm told it has changed slightly since the days of <i> Le Comte de Monte-Cristo</i>.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-20968135985375028582012-12-17T07:41:42.620+00:002012-12-17T07:41:42.620+00:00Pics 9 and 10 were shot in Marseille... a rather c...Pics 9 and 10 were shot in Marseille... a rather crowded city (and, alas! a graveyard for deceased bookshops), yet a stop you could enjoy if on a trip in Southern France (pretty nice beaches). Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-11257829896447805292012-12-17T06:26:36.195+00:002012-12-17T06:26:36.195+00:00Either it's time to have an album again or, yo...Either it's time to have an album again or, you must carry out 'good works' to rescue those digital snaps from purgatory.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-74184470242830397412012-12-16T23:11:58.815+00:002012-12-16T23:11:58.815+00:00Tororo - Where is it? The photos don't have an...Tororo - Where is it? The photos don't have any information. Sadly, I've never been to the south of France. I don't know why. <br /><br />One day, I hope.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-14257001488903690552012-12-16T23:07:59.057+00:002012-12-16T23:07:59.057+00:00Lucy - I've been on Butlins holidays - those p...Lucy - I've been on Butlins holidays - those places were more like open prisons. One year I blew all of my birthday money playing bingo and came away with a Hay Wain and a broken mirror. <br /><br />At Butlins, I used to be drawn to the people like Dot and Ray, who always looked as if they knew how to enjoy themselves. My dad, who desperately wanted to be middle class, would turn up in the evening wearing a cravat or bow tie, nervously sipping half a shandy. When I made him enter the Hairy Legs competition, he looked completely out of place.<br /><br />I wonder how that family ended up at Butlins. I never saw any middle class people when I was there.<br /><br />C.B. - Slides are wonderful and there's something particularly nostalgic about the blueish tints of the older Kodakcolor slides. As a child, I loved spending a dark winter's evening watching slides of summer holidays. Also, the warm air given off by the fan added to the illusion. Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-51313802842325629632012-12-16T23:07:27.824+00:002012-12-16T23:07:27.824+00:00Oh my! Pictures of my hometown! (pics 9 and 10). ...Oh my! Pictures of my hometown! (pics 9 and 10). I feel flattered that Dot, Ray, Kevin and Gary thought the place was worth keeping a souvenir from. It's a small world!Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-47000608903761555052012-12-16T21:25:18.889+00:002012-12-16T21:25:18.889+00:00I love finding old photos like these, whether they...I love finding old photos like these, whether they relate to my family or not. Slides can be just as much fun, and tend to be better pictures, too.<br /><br />You're right about this being somethign we're going to lose as we've gone digital. It's too bad, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-46312042158240958592012-12-16T21:02:42.119+00:002012-12-16T21:02:42.119+00:00They're certainly not a camera-shy bunch (but ...They're certainly not a camera-shy bunch (but neither would I be if I looked that good on holiday).<br />It's like a budget National Lampoons spin-off. <br />I'm reminded of a time back in 1984 when my parents befriended a middle-class family who somehow ended up at Butlin's,Minehead. <br />They soon learned how to smuggle cans of Carling into the clubhouse and give their children a quid to "bugger off and entertain yourselves".<br />It works both ways, you know!lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-34980411252514270222012-12-16T21:00:35.588+00:002012-12-16T21:00:35.588+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.lucy joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863146546863419637noreply@blogger.com