tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post8304739273200706877..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: Me and the Giant PeachCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-30397717983868833292017-03-24T19:38:47.071+00:002017-03-24T19:38:47.071+00:00~Still has me in stitches!~Still has me in stitches!Angel Jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915392156232711695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-35405807879480124062015-10-08T00:29:41.841+01:002015-10-08T00:29:41.841+01:00I'm sorry for your troubles with the computer....I'm sorry for your troubles with the computer. Those are some of the most frustrating kinds of trouble, if you ask me. The peach story is hilarious. I hope you are laughing about it now! Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16050293013935630835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-62525314408593764372015-10-06T11:10:28.394+01:002015-10-06T11:10:28.394+01:00Now of course we emailed so I read along thinking ...Now of course we emailed so I read along thinking that I knew the whole sorry tale (except for the showjumping miming, you didn't mention that) and then I got to the new to me flour-pastey teatowel bit, and I think I must have been making strange chortling noises because my son just stuck his head around the door and asked if I was alright. I do hope there's been no further need for the boys to switch to low maintenance mode.Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-2482396661224692092015-10-04T08:41:04.103+01:002015-10-04T08:41:04.103+01:00Oh wow! I have only just stopped laughing! As a re...Oh wow! I have only just stopped laughing! As a retired teacher I have often been at the receiving end of all those fantastic hand made costume efforts...I thought I knew all the lengths that parents went to, but you have put everything into an entirely different light. Hope you got your money back...that really was mean. B xxCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-32902246863020860872015-10-01T12:34:00.932+01:002015-10-01T12:34:00.932+01:00Oh, I'm sorry CJ but I guffawed out loud as I ...Oh, I'm sorry CJ but I guffawed out loud as I read this. It's a good job you've got such a good sense of humour. Horrid internet scammers. I hated dressing up days at primary school. Now mine are all at secondary I've drawn a firm line and said that if they ever need to dress up it'll have to be All Their Own Work. Hope you've recovered xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-37111617752465943642015-09-30T21:00:27.420+01:002015-09-30T21:00:27.420+01:00Oh no, what a tale! It made a brilliant post thoug...Oh no, what a tale! It made a brilliant post though! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00778708199589046130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14341165770944220372015-09-30T09:53:25.496+01:002015-09-30T09:53:25.496+01:00Oh blimey CJ, what a to do! I'm guessing you&...Oh blimey CJ, what a to do! I'm guessing you're off peaches for a while? I'm sorry your hubby got caught by a scam, it's not nice. Hope you're having a less stressful week. Jane xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929252398048579419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-29616526848910986372015-09-29T20:54:02.009+01:002015-09-29T20:54:02.009+01:00I'm so sorry CJ, but I was in fits of giggles ...I'm so sorry CJ, but I was in fits of giggles reading about your misfortunes - I do apologise, but I totally know where you are coming from. A day starts on the wrong foot and it continues throughout the day. I face palmed when I read about your hubby, these people are so devious! I do hope the peach has been cleared up now and is a thing of the past rather than Christmas pine needles that are still appearing months after the main event! Thanks for the smiles xx sweetbriardreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036932595395191529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14986634225059854742015-09-29T19:00:09.062+01:002015-09-29T19:00:09.062+01:00Well that did make me laugh CJ although I doubt th...Well that did make me laugh CJ although I doubt that was your original intention, I could see the issue with the tea towel coming.... <br />Caz xx<br />PS I don't gallop across the living room but my children get worried if I havent practised my karate on them in a while! 😉Wainwright and Wright.Cohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861281622417274521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-74212321469188438502015-09-29T18:58:55.985+01:002015-09-29T18:58:55.985+01:00You really should be publishing these 'vignett...You really should be publishing these 'vignettes'. For money.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-54260547645843576572015-09-29T18:22:33.179+01:002015-09-29T18:22:33.179+01:00Oh, CJ...I'm sorry. But, my god woman, you don...Oh, CJ...I'm sorry. But, my god woman, you don't do things by halves in your house! I hope you drank some massive glasses of wine over the weekend, to help you recover. That's how I deal with most traumas. Ok, all traumas. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-45208456519400216742015-09-29T16:39:31.749+01:002015-09-29T16:39:31.749+01:00I'm sorry but at least you got to write a real...I'm sorry but at least you got to write a really funny post! Thank you for the laughs! :)Daleianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549486265817523343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-79034353763932418892015-09-28T21:22:42.489+01:002015-09-28T21:22:42.489+01:00Oh I feel your pain CJ, but really, thanks so much...Oh I feel your pain CJ, but really, thanks so much for that very real laugh at your very real toils.The work, the effort, the mess it does seem to multiple even on the best of days.elnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654199835246576704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-48362380127835581392015-09-28T20:04:54.380+01:002015-09-28T20:04:54.380+01:00Oh dear it did make me laugh but i do so feel for ...Oh dear it did make me laugh but i do so feel for you! I hope the weekend wasn't so exciting for you after all those mishaps. You will dread the next dressing up day even more! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-16613383432309334242015-09-28T15:15:19.219+01:002015-09-28T15:15:19.219+01:00Oh dear CJ..what a tale!.. On a brighter note I&#...Oh dear CJ..what a tale!.. On a brighter note I'm loving your photo of the bee on the asters :o) xxJulie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-57627629347558770182015-09-28T11:56:51.743+01:002015-09-28T11:56:51.743+01:00Oh dear! I feel your pain. Can't believe your ...Oh dear! I feel your pain. Can't believe your husband paid up.Gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234219836891799676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-73627941738441888302015-09-28T09:55:43.253+01:002015-09-28T09:55:43.253+01:00Thank you Gracie, that's such a lovely comment...Thank you Gracie, that's such a lovely comment. I'm sorry you're under the weather, I hope you are all better soon. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-37265277823722016362015-09-28T09:54:06.470+01:002015-09-28T09:54:06.470+01:00Thank you Jo, I'm laughing. Hazelnut chocolat...Thank you Jo, I'm laughing. Hazelnut chocolate would definitely make things better. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-71021708690621727472015-09-28T09:52:38.437+01:002015-09-28T09:52:38.437+01:00I was telling the children the other day how my fr...I was telling the children the other day how my friend and I used to spend hours and hours galloping round the garden on stick ponies doing showjumping. Happy times they were. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-33795801103313457912015-09-28T09:50:26.177+01:002015-09-28T09:50:26.177+01:00Cider with Rosie country isn't far from here, ...Cider with Rosie country isn't far from here, it's somewhere we walk sometimes. I watched it too, it reminded me I should go and visit again soon. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-26044821810471461422015-09-28T07:47:40.766+01:002015-09-28T07:47:40.766+01:00Oh CJ!! What an experience for you my dear. Let ...Oh CJ!! What an experience for you my dear. Let us hope that no more peaches are required and that other half has learned something valuable!! I will not be making any papier mache pumpkins for Halloween in this case! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-87069643563028569232015-09-28T07:36:47.876+01:002015-09-28T07:36:47.876+01:00Some days are made in Heaven. Some are made in tha...Some days are made in Heaven. Some are made in that other place. The worst our school demanded were giant paper toadstools, but at least they couldn't explode. Take care, hope your days are better already!mamaSabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008997072815914605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-52452891065991568022015-09-28T02:22:16.057+01:002015-09-28T02:22:16.057+01:00'when it rains it pours' - or as my mother...'when it rains it pours' - or as my mother say (and we seem to say it a lot lately): 'if it's not one thing, it's another'.<br />I really do hope you;ve had better days since! xxe / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-9806810393423004632015-09-27T22:20:46.337+01:002015-09-27T22:20:46.337+01:00Gordon Bennett CJ, it's enough to put you off ...Gordon Bennett CJ, it's enough to put you off Roakd Dahl and Literacy Days and School Dressing-up Days for life. But we've got a lovely week ahead and a Super Moon tonight, or is that tomorrow, so although I'd like to think you'll put it behind you and press on with the present I have a feeling you and the littlest boy will be laughing about this in years to come. I've just watched Cider With Rosie on the telly and for some reason it put me in mind of you and yours, especially your gorgeous photos when you're out and about. Have a great week. Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230327066600698804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-45675589331835414672015-09-27T21:52:13.460+01:002015-09-27T21:52:13.460+01:00Absolutely :o) I am often to be found galloping ac...Absolutely :o) I am often to be found galloping across the carpet doing cross-country or show jumping, ignoring the increasingly desperate pleas of the children to stop. I believe it stems from practicing too many dressage tests on the front lawn as a child :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com