Comments on: Guest Post: Cousin Maggie (part 2)

By: SLK

SLK — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:06:46 +0000

I can only echo the other commenters who’ve already marveled at both the content and the telling of the tale. I felt like I was right there with you, Anne, heart-in-throat the whole time. Thanks so much.

By: Maurine Ward

Maurine Ward — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:18:29 +0000

What a treat this has been. Anne, you are a natural story-teller. Thanks.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:37:48 +0000

(French seals: Private joke shared by Mark B., Helen Waite, and me.)

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:25:45 +0000

Dang! I am glad to learn that! Perhaps we can move on next to French seals.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:16:50 +0000

Never say Keepa isn’t a fount of unexpected learning!

By: Anne (UK)

Anne (UK) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:08:36 +0000

Mark: it’s safe. ‘Plook’ = ‘zit’ in your language

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:53:54 +0000

What a wonderful story, Anne. It’s so nice to hear that people are continuing to plug away at these projects, even when time manages to insinuate itself in unwelcome ways. Even the telling of it takes time. Your story-telling is as good as the story, and we are cheering you along.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:41:46 +0000

Oh, and thanks for the link to the BBC report. When I clicked on that, I got an ad (or should that be an “advert”?) for McGill University–a place dear to me. I didn’t go there, but my daughter and a lot of my money did.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:32:21 +0000

How nice to fall completely by accident into the Carbuncle Awards–more specifically, apparently, the Plook on the Plinth! I’d ask what on earth a Plook is, but since this is a family blog, etc., etc., I’m not sure I want to know the answer.

And don’t knock bats. They eat bugs, mosquitoes, and other pests, by the ton.

By: Anne (UK)

Anne (UK) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:12:46 +0000

Goodness. That’s a surprise!

A certain politician who shall not be named has ancestors from this neck of the woods?

If you would like any local photos etc, or if there’s anything I can do for you locally, just let me know.