tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post2510906027639909046..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: Friday's WaffleScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-71710564656452755532012-02-10T06:31:38.556+00:002012-02-10T06:31:38.556+00:00Ann, I'm not asure who will be the next king -...Ann, I'm not asure who will be the next king - I suspect it will depend when Queen Elizabeth dies. I'm sure that iof Charkes is still alive he'll be the next monarch.<br />I expect there will be lots of street parties but since our road is nearly all old people I doubt we'll have one. Street parties tend to be for the children.<br />Thanks Monica - address on the way! My postcrossing profile can be seen on <a href="www.postcrossing.com/users/scriptor" rel="nofollow">www.postcrossing.com/users/scriptor</a> and probably tells people more about me than my blogging profile ever has!<br />Barbara - I read about your Epping Forest experience - very frightening.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-53304403876160574992012-02-09T21:51:11.415+00:002012-02-09T21:51:11.415+00:00Not someone I would recognise but I am sure hubby ...Not someone I would recognise but I am sure hubby would.<br /><br />Heathrow - mixed feelings. The snow was bad as we know having got stuck and almost stranded in Epping Forest over night.<br />Quite a lot to read here.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-43036003136480878782012-02-09T20:34:14.749+00:002012-02-09T20:34:14.749+00:00I still have one or two penfriends abroad whom I o...I still have one or two penfriends abroad whom I originally got to know randomly or at least half-randomly through "friendship books" that were passed around among penpals. This was before the internet took over as a quicker way of making friends around the world. <br /><br />I'll send you a postcard if you email me your address! (but of course it won't be quite random)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-57718670219986649722012-02-09T09:57:07.904+00:002012-02-09T09:57:07.904+00:00are you having a big party to celebrate with the Q...are you having a big party to celebrate with the Queen. Do you time William will be the next king?Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-50840995805045855582012-02-08T21:21:44.247+00:002012-02-08T21:21:44.247+00:00Bill Gates of Microsoft is our most famous local E...Bill Gates of Microsoft is our most famous local Eastside resident, but I don't think he spends much time at the supermarket!Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-55977275705275684552012-02-08T17:25:38.967+00:002012-02-08T17:25:38.967+00:00CJ, just read the comment you left on Librarian...CJ, just read the comment you left on Librarian's site:<br /><br />"May your results always be negative and your thoughts always be positive."<br /><br />What a great thought! :0)<br /><br />Hugs, CarolCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-39294968060245333672012-02-08T09:10:02.263+00:002012-02-08T09:10:02.263+00:00Sorry about the nightmares: sounds very curious to...Sorry about the nightmares: sounds very curious to me. I love the 'rambles' that you are posting these days. I read The Great Gatsby in my 20s as well. I can't even recall what I thought of it. Can't have been too bad because I think it's still on the loft bookshelves. It had a grey cover!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-75120782295513443662012-02-08T09:06:25.501+00:002012-02-08T09:06:25.501+00:00About the Kassettenkinder: it's almost like ba...About the Kassettenkinder: it's almost like babyboomers because it's people of a fairly specific age, 30-35 today. We listened obsessively to those tapes (I drove my grandfather nuts by listening to the same St Clare tape about 20 times a day) and many still have theirs.<br /><br />Famous people, hm. There are quite a few in Hamburg. I'm a Goth and there are some famous musicians connected to that scene who live here, even go to the clubs their fans go to and usually, they are not bothered at all, no hysterics or something.<br /><br />I once saw Derek Jacobi in London and I have to admit I was totally starstruck. I managed to keep my Omigod, Derek Jacobi-reaction to myself or I probably would have freaked the poor man out. I have no idea how used he is to squeeing fangirls (think Twilight fangirl) and that's definitely what I was at that moment. It seems even my celebrity crushes are geeky.???https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467285279627231933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-18934118009173167482012-02-08T08:07:11.387+00:002012-02-08T08:07:11.387+00:00I love your Hebridean Blog, even if you don't ...I love your Hebridean Blog, even if you don't post there very often. I love far off, deserted places, or places far away from anywhere else. I think I should have been a hermit. <br />We have a lot of famous people living near us being in southern California and a much nicer setting than L.A. But we don't see them. They live in big, fancy houses hidden in groves of trees. Though we did once see Tina Turner at a gas station, and once in a while someone famous in an airport. In fact we once sat about 12 feet from Madeline Albright in an airport Red Carpet Lounge. She was easy to identify both by looks and voice. It was after her term in office was over. (Wasn't she Secretary of State or something?)<br />Thanks for your nice comments about my painting. How I would love to go back but be 20 years younger!ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-46072710341820548022012-02-08T07:53:30.699+00:002012-02-08T07:53:30.699+00:00No-one famous living in my area, as far as I know,...No-one famous living in my area, as far as I know, and to be honest, I wouldn't be impressed if they were. Instead, I'd just let them go about their day-to-day stuff like everybody else.<br />In the summer of 2010, I spent a memorable afternoon on a river boat in France, on the Avignon, in the very pleasant company of Chris DeBurgh and his most charming family. Of course I did not tell him that I never liked his music. Instead, we just talked, watching the beautiful landscape pass as our boat floated along the river.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com