tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post2586106874432271469..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: Outa spacemonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-35127040366574062792009-09-01T23:19:28.255+01:002009-09-01T23:19:28.255+01:00I think I figured it out now. Serves me right for ...I think I figured it out now. Serves me right for having so many personas.<br /><br />Let me know how you like the updated Blogger.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-61249747420668237292009-09-01T22:19:23.060+01:002009-09-01T22:19:23.060+01:00You see, e, even Blogger doesn't recognise you...You see, e, even Blogger doesn't recognise you ironing a shirt!<br /><br />I've just changed to the updated version of Blogger, perhaps that is why you couldn't sign in when posting a comment. Did you sign in on your own account first?monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-60088784526341862832009-09-01T21:58:02.922+01:002009-09-01T21:58:02.922+01:00I cannot tell a lie.
Yes, it was I, erp.
Blogger ...I cannot tell a lie.<br />Yes, it was I, erp.<br /><br />Blogger is driving me crazy and won't let me sign in as myselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-62615078465560029052009-09-01T21:24:46.157+01:002009-09-01T21:24:46.157+01:00erp
I see that you missed out the operator. Please...erp<br />I see that you missed out the operator. Please don't spoil your image by admitting it was you!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-46871629133632304832009-09-01T18:28:50.368+01:002009-09-01T18:28:50.368+01:00A rare sight<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FQGSbgcgdGc/Sp1XLqyUPWI/AAAAAAAAAic/MDt3Aen48Y4/s400/Ironing.JPG" rel="nofollow">A rare sight</a>erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-3450306465342171492009-09-01T18:28:14.247+01:002009-09-01T18:28:14.247+01:00A rare sight chez erp!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FQGSbgcgdGc/Sp1XLqyUPWI/AAAAAAAAAic/MDt3Aen48Y4/s400/Ironing.JPG" rel="nofollow">A rare sight</a> chez erp!erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-188843500178971962009-08-18T21:38:21.529+01:002009-08-18T21:38:21.529+01:00D, I don't think there is much difference in o...D, I don't think there is much difference in our attitude towards domestic perfection!<br /><br />You and the Edinburgh Boy will find a welcome here any time and we can walk along Saunton Sands and eat fish and chips to your heart's content. (You'll be returness and not grockles!)monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-6650243098487089472009-08-18T19:10:50.646+01:002009-08-18T19:10:50.646+01:00Ironing . . . I do manage to do it, somehow, just ...Ironing . . . I do manage to do it, somehow, just like other chores - although I agree that it can induce a certain and often welcome Zen-like state. Unlike vacuuming and dusting which are beyond tedious. (Cooking is - mostly - a pleasure though.)<br /><br />That's a very posh new toy, M, (so impressed) but am even more impressed by new photo of beloved Saunton Sands, which brings memories of many happy dog walks, followed by fish and chips. And, if it's a choice between walking dogs and ironing, there's no competition for your hopelessly undomesticated chum.60 Going On 16http://60goingon16.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-22726412708736199662009-08-18T17:22:03.790+01:002009-08-18T17:22:03.790+01:00Nan
My house looks very different now, I'll di...Nan<br />My house looks very different now, I'll dig out some pictures later in the week. The picture shows the rather grey-looking cottage with the white painted linhay. This was the orginal farmhouse. The linhay was turned into a shop with a flat (apartment) above it.<br /><br />My new banner picture shows Saunton Sands beach, just 3 miles from here, with a little bit of Braunton Burrows on the left. I took the picture from the terrace of my brother-in-law's holiday apartment. You can see a corner of the beach carpark and a play area for children staying in the apartments.<br /><br />I've been hearing from other people who don't iron. I must be old-fashioned!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-7078811006836241562009-08-18T16:25:06.335+01:002009-08-18T16:25:06.335+01:00Which is your house? The white? Are there people i...Which is your house? The white? Are there people in the adjoining ones or is the whole building yours? And Maureen, you are the third blogger this week who is talking about ironing! Is it making a comeback? Not in this house. :<) <br /><br />I'd love to know more about your banner picture. Is that a place for campers to park or to stay?Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-37228229340594381482009-08-18T14:27:13.104+01:002009-08-18T14:27:13.104+01:00m. I don't think you mad at all. I actually l...m. I don't think you mad at all. I actually liked ironing, especially complicated garments. It was like geometry which I also liked a lot. There is no reason to iron now and my back wouldn't allow for standing still for long periods of time. If I had to do it, it would have to be seated and I think that would be too awkward.<br /><br />In my defense, I'm a crisp and clean folder. My husband is impressed at how everything ends up so neat and uniform in size. It's quite amusing how domestic chores eluded his notice before retiring. Food appeared, laundry was done, his clothes and household goods were repaired or replaced as needed ...erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-41063933071935371572009-08-18T09:02:19.449+01:002009-08-18T09:02:19.449+01:00e, I am sure you will think me mad but I find iron...e, I am sure you will think me mad but I find ironing a good way to relax. I sort out worries, problems or anything I'm feeling angry about as I iron and then I have the satisfaction of a stack of sweet-smelling, crisp, neatly-folded laundry at the end of it!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-15319366099092353782009-08-17T23:37:24.175+01:002009-08-17T23:37:24.175+01:00Ironing is rarely required because everything, eve...Ironing is rarely required because everything, even cotton, comes out of the dryer pretty much wrinkle free. <br /><br />We have a small house too, but we're saved by a garage accessed through the kitchen with floor to ceiling shelving around three walls, so there's room for the cooking gadgets my husband likes. Using them seems more trouble than they're worth, but I keep mum because I don't care how food it prepared as long as I don't have to do it.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-74179312939707821442009-08-17T20:26:20.701+01:002009-08-17T20:26:20.701+01:00Terra
How do you get through life without ironing?...Terra<br />How do you get through life without ironing?<br />Perhaps I will do a post all about my house and how it has changed since 1948. It doesn't look anything like that old photograph now.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-32208617937115187382009-08-17T19:08:58.928+01:002009-08-17T19:08:58.928+01:00A steam generator is new to me; I don't do any...A steam generator is new to me; I don't do any ironing but it sounds like a grand contraption producing great results.<br />I enjoyed the photo of your home and learning a bit about its history.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-87160783662148400352009-08-17T17:36:33.692+01:002009-08-17T17:36:33.692+01:00Rattling On, I'm afraid the steam generator is...Rattling On, I'm afraid the steam generator is the same size as a Kitchen Aid mixer! I think you would enjoy using one, though.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-61854306875468487172009-08-17T16:59:36.060+01:002009-08-17T16:59:36.060+01:00Ooooh, I like your new toy. I also like ironing an...Ooooh, I like your new toy. I also like ironing and this looks like a must-have (at some unspecified point...). I know as well what you mean about kitchen storage.<br />I had a Kitchen Aid mixer for Christmas and it takes up a large area of worktop, of which we have very little. I can't bring myself to hide it in the cellar, I love it so much...Rattling Onhttp://www.rattlingon.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-44892606953994320572009-08-17T15:57:24.068+01:002009-08-17T15:57:24.068+01:00e, I like cooking and ironing, the rest of househo...e, I like cooking and ironing, the rest of household chores I detest!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-64895851282634607962009-08-17T13:15:27.960+01:002009-08-17T13:15:27.960+01:00Ironing shirts!Ironing shirts!erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-64186090096837252612009-08-17T13:00:49.664+01:002009-08-17T13:00:49.664+01:00Margaretha
The cottage is quite large as cottages ...Margaretha<br />The cottage is quite large as cottages go but, like yours, has no useful closets or cellars. We moved here from a very large Edwardian house with 15 rooms, high ceilings and lots of interesting little storage places. I am still recovering from the culture shock twenty years on!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-49627510185676503542009-08-17T12:19:04.755+01:002009-08-17T12:19:04.755+01:00Oh, how well I know your problem. Our house is lar...Oh, how well I know your problem. Our house is large - but we have neither attic nor basement and very few closets. And nobody in our family can resist a new gadget when we see it - although I have steered clear of steam generators, so far. Lack of money can sometimes be of help, when you have to choose between dinner and a new toy.<br />Margarethaemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463254055979575950noreply@blogger.com