tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post6624684623786561131..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: Five on FridayCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-39188623130613808522015-07-20T23:07:19.076+01:002015-07-20T23:07:19.076+01:00I had a necessary professional brush with LinkedIn...I had a necessary professional brush with LinkedIn and a similar site for academics. Never again!<br /><br />I think I'd take Ray Mears in preference to Bear Grylls, and probably John Renstone, a gastro forager who would complement Mears perfectly.<br /><br />(I have no idea how I got so behind with your posts but I'm catching up now :o) )Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-57403146561726673812015-07-16T10:34:38.613+01:002015-07-16T10:34:38.613+01:00I've always given LinkedIn a wide berth and I ...I've always given LinkedIn a wide berth and I also can't understand the ridiculous job titles. Reminds me of W1a, if you watch it, with job titles like the excellent and meaningless "head of better"..err , better what? <br /><br />Yes, the news is depressing. Especially the way radio 4 report it. XxGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-41773522683296046842015-07-12T20:21:01.509+01:002015-07-12T20:21:01.509+01:00I've been opting out of the news a bit lately ...I've been opting out of the news a bit lately too, but P is a news addict, so he tends to fill me in on the big stuff. We've had a fair bit of rain recently which I've quite enjoyed. It's refreshing and saves us having to do too much watering. Your cherries look very appetising indeed, and so pretty :)<br />Cathy xThe House with the Blue Doorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427149486706803890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-73383879795456251802015-07-12T20:08:26.306+01:002015-07-12T20:08:26.306+01:00I'm starting with the desert island as I have ...I'm starting with the desert island as I have had Ewan McGregor lined up for my desert island for ages. That smile..... I would need nothing else. <br />When we are on holiday I refuse to have the news on. At home it's usually on first thing but after that I avoid it. My husband is a big Twitter fan so he usually tells me things he finds on there. It's rare that I feel at all uplifted by the news so that's a reason to avoid. <br />Finally, superglue.... I have glued fingers to pots and to other fingers leading to separation issues and pain. I now use cocktail sticks..... Top tip!Ali Whalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526098221878448344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-68307044055368397092015-07-12T08:39:22.956+01:002015-07-12T08:39:22.956+01:00I'd probably take Jilly Cooper to a desert isl...I'd probably take Jilly Cooper to a desert island. No idea why, but I assume she'd have a bottle of something posh and sparkling stashed somewhere. And she could regale me with tales of horsey toffs getting up to no good in the countryside.<br />As for the news consumption, I've given up on it too. I did it a long time ago, to be honest. Too depressing, too worrying. I assume the ratio of good and bad news must be around 50:50 so why do the papers and TV insist on only telling us about the horrible stuff?<br />I looked an LinkedIn once at work. I never bothered again.<br />And cherries - one of the best things about summer.<br />S xSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-52715514072667779062015-07-11T20:48:15.845+01:002015-07-11T20:48:15.845+01:00Hi CJ, catching up after too long and too much to ...Hi CJ, catching up after too long and too much to do, your photos are lovely as always, I agree with what you say about the news, it is so sad. Wonderful to have you own cherries, regarding rain, for some reason the weather is being very co operative with us gardeners, nice heavy ground soaking rain at night and dry during the day so we can get on :)The Quirky Bird Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857611654337366532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-37292547506593746822015-07-11T20:24:57.715+01:002015-07-11T20:24:57.715+01:00Those cherries look very juicy! The news is all to...Those cherries look very juicy! The news is all too depressing, a good idea to limit intake, I think. LinkedIn seems to me to be the workplace equivalent of Facebook. I am not on either. But I did laugh when I got a LinkedIn request from my son's old rugby coach! desperate or what?? xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007583111181817717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-76670255305769170842015-07-11T14:13:48.171+01:002015-07-11T14:13:48.171+01:00I totally agree with you about the news and I actu...I totally agree with you about the news and I actually think it gives a skewed perspective as I'm sure that there must be a multitude of happy events and good kind people in the world. We only hear about the bad stuff though. I'm with you on Barbara Kingsolver too.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-51200130611775666072015-07-11T14:13:40.353+01:002015-07-11T14:13:40.353+01:00my husband glued his fingers together with supergl...my husband glued his fingers together with superglue recently. there was some bad language..........<br />I don't understand linkedn, it seems very aggressive, I kept getting emails to follow people I didn't know, so I send all the messages to spam now....... if only we could do that with the depressing news..........<br />as for the desert island, would it be wrong to take Daniel Craig..............driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-66055549889587333022015-07-11T14:00:04.654+01:002015-07-11T14:00:04.654+01:00I was a total news addict for years and still list...I was a total news addict for years and still listen a lot to the radio news when I am driving. I read something a while ago about people with mild to moderate depression being advised not to watch television news and I can totally see that the overwhelming amount of evidence that the world is close to broken is hard to cope with. These days I try to limit myself to PM on the radio where I think the absence of images and the presence of Eddie Mair makes the whole thing more palatable. I don't think I could cope with no news at all and even my reduced diet is made tricky by being married to another newsaholic. <br />Ray Mears for the desert island I think. He is less annoying than Bear Grylls. And maybe Angela Hartnett to cook for me!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-35913205528430961042015-07-11T08:37:15.454+01:002015-07-11T08:37:15.454+01:00Yes I agree the news can fill you up if your not c...Yes I agree the news can fill you up if your not careful. It doesn't leave much room for letting other more positive things reach you. I am a bit obsessed with checking the weather! I once met a very pushy women who wanted me to go and check out her linked in profile, she had listed herself as an entrepreneur! I never could work out what exactly she did do....X Heather https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391490107612393396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-15187283977030056242015-07-11T08:03:17.578+01:002015-07-11T08:03:17.578+01:00Lots of food for thought here CJ. I listen to radi...Lots of food for thought here CJ. I listen to radio 4 all day but rarely buy a newspaper; perhaps at the weekend. News can be overwhelming sometimes but I still listen. The kitchen radio is often turned to radio 1 by my children and I will leave it there for some music (but I find the djs v irritating). I find Bear G far too up himself. Ray Mears might be better but I'm not convinced. Someone like Jane Garvey who presents 'women's hour' - she sounds like someone I could laugh with and she'd have loads of interesting tales to tell. Steve Redgrave is also a good idea. Hmmm. Lovely photos. Here's to a good weekend of cricket and dens. Sam xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-59757231044449105302015-07-10T23:17:34.394+01:002015-07-10T23:17:34.394+01:00I seem to be obsessed with the Greek financial cri...I seem to be obsessed with the Greek financial crisis but limit my input on that to reading news. I watch the local news mainly for local issues/event, okay ... fine, weather and traffic, even though I don't drive much, it gives me peace in a weird way -- look at the ants go. I often like to read the sensationalized bits on purpose to remind me how silly the news is trying to take advantage of my emotions. There are very real issues and real problems, I think a lot of it is being aware. Maybe some things there might be a way to insert ourselves positivity but for the most part awareness is good enough. Good for you to know when it's too much. I have to do that sometimes too.<br /><br />Favorite photo: Number 1!! Yay cherries!elnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654199835246576704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-42657880153790998892015-07-10T23:07:02.243+01:002015-07-10T23:07:02.243+01:00Interesting post! Yes, the news can be overwhelmi...Interesting post! Yes, the news can be overwhelming, and it's getting more so...we do have good reason to stay informed, but I need a break sometimes too, and understand! As for the desert island, I agree that a survival expert would be a good choice....not sure I'd choose Bear, though. He drives me crazy plowing ahead without caution and care, jumping off cliffs, going down into clefts in rocks, and doing a few unspeakable things I don't care to share, involving food and hydration. I'd rather have someone a little more calm with me, I think. :-) A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-51266405261507365962015-07-10T20:59:25.067+01:002015-07-10T20:59:25.067+01:00I also avoid the news! I think I might compete wit...I also avoid the news! I think I might compete with you for Bear Grylls on the island, he would be perfect. He does know which grubs are edible and which ones are poisonous. No doubt he could help building a fab five star den and also remove ticks from my limbs (I am not easily yucked but removing ticks is in the top ten of yucky things for me). A story teller is a good idea. I think I might settle for Margaret Atwood. Linkedin is weird. I am on it but I do not feel like selling myself and just wrote what I actually do for a living although most of it is a bit old news now. Have a lovely weekend. xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-81305790467921466272015-07-10T20:30:16.904+01:002015-07-10T20:30:16.904+01:00That's a great five CJ! I often avoid the news...That's a great five CJ! I often avoid the news too, it can really affect you negatively and if there's nothing you can do about it anyway, sometimes it's easier to take a break. Desert Island....hmm...Yep Bear Gryls would have to be present as apart from being an expert survivor he's easy on the eye. After that it's a toss up between Mary Berry and Michael McIntrye, just because I love them both...Mary might be able to rustle up a meal or two and if I did die, with Michael there I'd die laughing...hopefully....xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968900339224439602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69326169148660603672015-07-10T19:50:42.348+01:002015-07-10T19:50:42.348+01:00What a great five! Of course you are allowed, as a...What a great five! Of course you are allowed, as a gardener mind you, to say rain is good! :D Great choices for the island isolation. I hate to admit that I haven't read or watched news for years! It is just too depressing with issue after issue that has no obvious solution or of going away anytime soon. I figure if something really important and necessary for me to know happens I will hear about it. Mind you, I'm not an ostrich but a girl can only take but so much depressing news... but that's just me. Either way, good for you for taking a news break!<br />Hugs for now,<br />Beth PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-11373278088393053422015-07-10T18:49:25.273+01:002015-07-10T18:49:25.273+01:00I agree about the news. I like to know the headlin...I agree about the news. I like to know the headlines but sometimes the media seems to turn everything into a soap opera. Not much rain here. By the time the clouds get to this side of the country there's no rain left, which usually is good but not when the veggies need watering!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-78934330789555352872015-07-10T17:33:12.189+01:002015-07-10T17:33:12.189+01:00I only listen to the local news to get the weather...I only listen to the local news to get the weather, have no idea what Linkedin is supposed to be, rain here is never gentle, so we just bear with it and hope for the best. If you take Barbara Kingsolver i want to hear her stories too.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-25848325298383598062015-07-10T16:49:05.442+01:002015-07-10T16:49:05.442+01:00Speaking of rain, please send us some here in drou...Speaking of rain, please send us some here in drought stricken California. Our lawns are beginning to turn brown due to water restrictions. I agree with you about LinkedIn. Very confusing stuff to me, too. Enjoy your weekend and my best to you, Pat xxLilly's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484364335120267101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-87406531050812746572015-07-10T16:31:24.438+01:002015-07-10T16:31:24.438+01:00I'm visiting from Amy's Five on Friday lin...I'm visiting from Amy's Five on Friday link up.<br />LinkedIn is something I've resisted, but my husband is a member and he gets so tired of all the emails and junk. How lovely to have rain. Here on the west coast of Canada we are dry, dry, dry. Rain would be most welcome. Lovely cherries. We are enjoying the big fat red ones here - so delicious and sweet. <br />I'd definitely take my husband on a desert island - he's handy with building and tools and organizing people and things. <br />Happy Weekend.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-87137741233932351752015-07-10T14:16:33.037+01:002015-07-10T14:16:33.037+01:00A most enjoyable post and lovely pictures. No rain...A most enjoyable post and lovely pictures. No rain here so I watered all round the plot this morning. I've never understood Linkedin despite taking a look now and again. <br />I'd take a dictionary to a desert island with me and read it from the first to the last word. Enjoy the weekend. Flighty xx Flightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082758817547303423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-44571685582078471892015-07-10T14:03:13.371+01:002015-07-10T14:03:13.371+01:00I cannot watch the news. It is all so depressing a...I cannot watch the news. It is all so depressing and I swear they do that on purpose and just leave out all the great and happy things that are also happening. SO I actually refuse to watch the news. Through social media and my friends I hear about anything major going on anyway hahatina bumblebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660028678294250067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-70781529405339644892015-07-10T12:28:52.187+01:002015-07-10T12:28:52.187+01:00Love your photos...as usual! I think I'd have ...Love your photos...as usual! I think I'd have to take everyone I know and love on the island with me, then we'd all have to muck in and figure it out together! As long as there was campfire and coconut rum, I'd be happy! ;) xxxVintage Sheet Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027266547200808397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69504910603106520112015-07-10T12:00:05.780+01:002015-07-10T12:00:05.780+01:00The first photo of the cherries is wonderful, are ...The first photo of the cherries is wonderful, are they from your allotment?<br />I still follow the news as much as I've ever done - on radio 4 when I'm busy in the kitchen or via one of the few days old newspapers lying round the house. I find it rather depressing too. Everything seems in such a mess but we seem to be powerless in resolving it all. There is a lot of good news out there too, it's just not as dramatic as the bad news I suppose. andamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338225798888415276noreply@blogger.com