tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post7779338237677994488..comments2023-10-29T03:43:34.300-07:00Comments on Bread and Roses: The Cross Spotty ChildDulce Domumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-17009160034864370582009-03-04T06:08:00.000-08:002009-03-04T06:08:00.000-08:00When my little ones had the chickenpox, one week a...When my little ones had the chickenpox, one week after the other, we watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the old one with Gene Wilder. Isn't it funny what a mum remembers.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-54521979931905980822009-03-03T05:45:00.000-08:002009-03-03T05:45:00.000-08:00A book with the pox. A perfect match. I hope she...A book with the pox. A perfect match. I hope she's comfy and getting well soon.<BR/><BR/>JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-26789037633507914522009-03-02T06:59:00.000-08:002009-03-02T06:59:00.000-08:00Poor little thing. I've felt bad for disciplining ...Poor little thing. I've felt bad for disciplining a poorly child (before I'd realised they were poorly!). Lol, I remember being at the hottest summer wedding ever and it dragged on forever, I was so grumpy the whole time. I felt bad about my grumpiness until I found out I had shingles...hence grumpiness. So I totally understand the need to be grumpy with a chicken pox related virus! :)<BR/><BR/>Squidge has a perforated ear drum now! Horrid bugs and viruses eh?<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you and your small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-12504220695894086862009-03-02T06:19:00.000-08:002009-03-02T06:19:00.000-08:00Yes, the house isn't far from Torquay. It'...Yes, the house isn't far from Torquay. It's at Greenway, on the banks of the River Dart. It can be accessed via the Paignton to Brixham Road by car or bus, but Greenway is known as a 'green' NT site and they encourage access on foot, by bicycle or from the River Dart by steamer, from Totnes or Dartmouth. The grounds are lovely in spring and I'm iching now to see inside Greenway House; I did have a private viewing with the property manager before the house was renovated and it was strange sitting there, in the kitchen and drawing room of perhaps the greatest crime novelist of the 20th century. <BR/>I would also recommend a visit to my own favourite south Devon NT property, which is close by: Coleton Fishacre, which was again a holiday 'cottage' (some cottage!), this time of Rupert and Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte (it was Rupert's father, Richard, who was the Gilbert & Sullivan impresario). The garden alone at Coleton Fishacre is worth a visit, but the house is gorgeous, Arts and Crafts without, Art Deco within.<BR/>Margaret Powlinggalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-68281830339310409202009-03-01T10:33:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:33:00.000-08:00Hi NikiOh, I think we'll have a good week. She see...Hi Niki<BR/>Oh, I think we'll have a good week. She seems to be pretty weel, considering she's now covered in the spots.<BR/><BR/>I bet the kindergarten teachers had a fit when they realised their Mary had the chicken pox!<BR/><BR/>Hi Frances<BR/>Yes, the DH and I had a good case of the parental guilts when we (ahem) spotted her spots. Yes, I too hope we don't get effected by the virus.<BR/><BR/>Hi Galant<BR/>Oh, my goodness. I'll have to tell my mum about that. she's such an Agatha Christie fan. Is that the house near Torquay?<BR/><BR/>Hi Angela<BR/>I'm feeling a bit rough, to be honest, and I keep checking for spots, but so far none have appeared. The poor old DH had to have THREE weeks off work last time the pox was in the house, you'er right it was no fun for him.<BR/><BR/>Hi Scrip<BR/>I want to buy a copy of that magazine because I'm keen to know how to eat fat and stay fit...or, perhaps it was a Christie book after all, killed by over-consumption of eclairs.Dulce Domumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835872248177497717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-16625543374442333622009-02-28T23:46:00.000-08:002009-02-28T23:46:00.000-08:00Hope it's a mild pox!I loved the magazine cover. ...Hope it's a mild pox!<BR/><BR/>I loved the magazine cover. At first I thought it said Agatha's new thriller was called Eat Fat and Stay Fit!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-68275732104837397132009-02-28T09:59:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:59:00.000-08:00Seeing spots before your eyes? You have my sympath...Seeing spots before your eyes? You have my sympathies. I do so hope you have had the pox yourself. My two got it aged 4 and 2 - and then gave it to me. I felt so poorly thought I was going to DIE. Liz delighted in telling every kind church member who turned up to bring food for the Pastor that "Mummy has spots everywhere - including her breasts and her bottom" [And they were a generous bunch, so LOTS of them brought cakes and pies and heard her story!!]<BR/>Trusting you are all spot-free and itch-free very very soon. Blessings xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-9845776978976578252009-02-28T09:29:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:29:00.000-08:00Not about the pox, but the John Bull illustration ...Not about the pox, but the John Bull illustration prompts me to mention that Greenway, the summer residence of the great crime writer, Agatha Christie, will be open to the public for the first time this summer. Oh, and I'm old enough to remember John Bull (and Picture Post, Everybody's, Illustrated, etc!) as my parents had a newsagent's shop and I was lucky enough to be able to read all the papers and magazines and books that I wanted. Absolute heaven!<BR/>Margaret Powlinggalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-25895021292252826532009-02-28T06:56:00.000-08:002009-02-28T06:56:00.000-08:00Oh, dear, not the pox. Don't you hate it when you ...Oh, dear, not the pox. Don't you hate it when you clamp down on naughty behavior and then later realize the behavior was the result of, say, a safety pin in the left shoe? I hope the pox leaves your house soon--and doesn't bother anyone else while it's there!<BR/><BR/>francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1263602850797908874.post-49579035732229966002009-02-28T06:53:00.000-08:002009-02-28T06:53:00.000-08:00Ah the pox! Reminds me of my eldest daughter's exp...Ah the pox! Reminds me of my eldest daughter's experience. 2 hours prior to her taking to the stage as MARY for the Junior Kindergarten production of The Nativity! They let her go ahead anyway, but immediately after we bundled her up and took her home, although I'm sure she'd infected most of the class at that point...lol.<BR/>Have a "good" week ;)<BR/>NikiNikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943301163903634325noreply@blogger.com