tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post6083462197750938601..comments2023-11-26T17:19:22.499+00:00Comments on RAMBLES FROM MY CHAIR: Royal ExeterScriptor Senexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-3472726509805396772012-05-15T18:31:50.524+01:002012-05-15T18:31:50.524+01:00Very interesting and well researched. I like the c...Very interesting and well researched. I like the coffee house.<br /><br />I was thinking the flowers were Wild Garlic but wondering about the green stripe which gives them more of a Snowdrop look!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-82450856894898888922012-05-15T13:16:17.149+01:002012-05-15T13:16:17.149+01:00Don't you just love it how the meaning changes...Don't you just love it how the meaning changes by simply adding or omitting a comma here and there, or by changing the order of words in a sentence? In German, it is even more complicated with the use (or not) of a capital letter at the beginning of a word. Language - endlessly fascinating, and very often quite amusing!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-5416975803619529562012-05-15T05:14:42.488+01:002012-05-15T05:14:42.488+01:00You got me there, Librarian. That will teach me t...You got me there, Librarian. That will teach me to quote from a book without thinking about its grammar. I think what it was suggesting was that for the next 100 years or so it was a coffee house run by women, seven in total (though whether consecutively or a few at a time is unclear). On the other hand, perhaps running a coffee house in Exeter is itself the recipe for a very long life!Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-20313391859692465872012-05-14T17:48:06.381+01:002012-05-14T17:48:06.381+01:00Thanks for the guided tour of Exeter - I don't...Thanks for the guided tour of Exeter - I don't think I've ever been there. Wow that is one narrow alleyway, sorry - street... We have some narrow ones in the old city in Stockholm, our capital... But I think this one beats them all. I think I'd feel claustrophobic trying to squeeze through...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-16101012344294254792012-05-14T12:26:45.627+01:002012-05-14T12:26:45.627+01:00Fascinating post! Love the 16 century building --...Fascinating post! Love the 16 century building -- and the world's narrowest street. Enjoyed the ramble around town.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-56711085593396705482012-05-14T12:20:50.697+01:002012-05-14T12:20:50.697+01:00Ooooh, all this Britishness! I felt my pinkies ri...Ooooh, all this Britishness! I felt my pinkies rise just reading it! Lovely photos, lovely scilla!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-82094116034580708682012-05-14T10:57:24.575+01:002012-05-14T10:57:24.575+01:00if you keep stopping and photograph weeds, you wil...if you keep stopping and photograph weeds, you will never win the marathon. LOL<br /><br />We have the wild onions here too.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-44536044782599445282012-05-14T06:26:20.552+01:002012-05-14T06:26:20.552+01:00The cat could be a sibling to my Pukky, almost the...The cat could be a sibling to my Pukky, almost the same colouring and markings.<br /><br />Interesting bits of history, thank you! The seven women running Mol's for 100 years impressed me most. I wonder what their recipe for staying fit and active was :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-2424991460478963482012-05-14T03:07:20.038+01:002012-05-14T03:07:20.038+01:00Kay, don't quote me on this because since I le...Kay, don't quote me on this because since I left work bank holidays don't mean much to me any more, but I think 4th is Spring Bank Holiday and the Jubilee has been tagged on to that on 5th.<br /><br />Judy, nice though your Lily Leeks are they aren't that. <br /><br />Babs, thanks very much. I have <i>Scilla siberica</i> in the garden and they aren't those but it looks like you were right. They appear to be <i>Scilla campanulata</i> commonly called Spanish Blue-Bells or Wood Hyacinths. They are a plant which I gather it is recommended should not be grown in the UK because they they cross with our native bluebells and therefore have an adverse impact on our woodlands.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-23930048772440834422012-05-14T00:48:59.393+01:002012-05-14T00:48:59.393+01:00My cat shares my sleep space too; in fact he is no...My cat shares my sleep space too; in fact he is not limited to the sleep area. lol While I sit in my recliner he is either on the back of the seat, the arm or my lap. He has even offered to share his mice with me. They love us.<br /><br />Love your photos. Could those be lily leeks? I am going to post my lily leeks for Macro Monday. Your flowers droop a bit more thoughAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383088026534281295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-9964494770514824402012-05-14T00:01:44.788+01:002012-05-14T00:01:44.788+01:00Won't your bank holiday be the 4th of June rat...Won't your bank holiday be the 4th of June rather than the 5th? <br />I still have my Silver Jubilee key ring that Richard mailed to me in 1977.<br /><br />"Since repaired by others". Ha, gotta love that.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-4830159468788033042012-05-13T22:55:27.697+01:002012-05-13T22:55:27.697+01:00They look like Scilla to me, try googling a few pi...They look like Scilla to me, try googling a few pics and see if you agree.BabsMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702992297862121269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-21356047833411581022012-05-13T17:59:37.534+01:002012-05-13T17:59:37.534+01:00A fascinating tour made more interesting because I...A fascinating tour made more interesting because I've been there and know the buildings. In fact I may have blogged about them. Gosh it seems a long time ago.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684277511053973833.post-62885653000410290672012-05-13T15:22:15.795+01:002012-05-13T15:22:15.795+01:00That cat is fabulously photogenic!That cat is fabulously photogenic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com