tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3458693654281528880..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Old and Wet - what's not to like?Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-2063258001907418332011-10-02T02:37:42.339-04:002011-10-02T02:37:42.339-04:00A cheese (or local food) tour and/or a local booze...A cheese (or local food) tour and/or a local booze tour of the UK sounds fabulous. While there in the 1970s, I visited a pub that specialised in hard cider in different strengths, made from different kinds of apples. Amazing. I'm sure a knowledgeable person would be a better guide than a book! I can imagine a tour combined with EAA con, followed by a quiz or writing exercise (write an episode of Wallace & Gromit focusing on cheese, or write an erotic sonnet about the beer at Pub X). :)Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-554187302491278102011-09-30T14:39:36.802-04:002011-09-30T14:39:36.802-04:00Just so you know, as an island where the furthest ...Just so you know, as an island where the furthest it is to the coast is but 70 miles (not km) it rains once a day, somewhere! And there's noting wrong with our food, we've been eating it for centuries and are still going strong. :D <br /><br />And if you want a Wallace & Gromit cheese tour of England & Scotland, I'd gladly lead it, and share some of my fav places to visit and eat that you will not (in all possibility) find in any tour guide book.thewrywriterhttp://wrywriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-67250805054965493822011-09-29T10:00:03.536-04:002011-09-29T10:00:03.536-04:00Jean - having lived in a couple prairiegrass state...Jean - having lived in a couple prairiegrass states, I can relate to the "deader than you planned" and historical amnesia. It's as if you have to scar the earth to matter.<br /><br />If you ever put together a cheese tour of England, Scotland, and Wales, let me know. I'd love to taste the regions.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-67202274077544568392011-09-29T05:42:09.823-04:002011-09-29T05:42:09.823-04:00The pumbing has improved no end. I mean when I sta...The pumbing has improved no end. I mean when I stay in Florida ten to one the lavatory gets blocked up but that doesn't happen here anymore. And I have a lovely shower.<br /><br />However, glad to read how much you enjoyed visiting us, I enjoy going to North America too, love everything about it.<br /><br />You know Bob Hope (who was born in London) always said The British climate has four seasons - all in one day! So true.margaret blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994723897446758457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54000129361493460652011-09-29T05:31:14.996-04:002011-09-29T05:31:14.996-04:00Hi, Jean,
Yeah! except for the food, I definitely...Hi, Jean,<br /><br />Yeah! except for the food, I definitely agree.<br /><br />The English climate has a bad reputation, but I remember visiting in January and discovering that the grass was still bright green!<br /><br />On the other hand, British plumbing leaves much to be desired, or did when I was last there. Showers were hard to come by.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com