tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post3392067164463020997..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: Snatching a quiet momentPerpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-76183787400524406352012-01-01T16:32:47.453+00:002012-01-01T16:32:47.453+00:00Thank you, SP, and the same to you and Laughing Bo...Thank you, SP, and the same to you and Laughing Boy.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-50723987417936725732012-01-01T16:27:14.425+00:002012-01-01T16:27:14.425+00:00Happy and healthy 2012 to you and your family Perp...Happy and healthy 2012 to you and your family Perpetua, SPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-67723006500384052742011-12-30T22:29:07.983+00:002011-12-30T22:29:07.983+00:00We've had a lovely time, thanks, Ricky, and it...We've had a lovely time, thanks, Ricky, and it's not over yet. :-) With DH's father having been a Scot, we've always made quite a thing of Hogmaney. <br /><br />Yes, I'm glad to say that my dear M-in-L is making good progress now she's out of plaster, though she's not yet able to be quite as active as she would like. She's quite a live wire for 87!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-63299144095532904652011-12-30T21:06:53.525+00:002011-12-30T21:06:53.525+00:00Glad to know you've had such a good time with ...Glad to know you've had such a good time with your children & grandchildren & it sounds as though DM-in-L is fully recovered too. <br /><br />Šťastný Nový Rok / Happy New Year to both you & DH.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-46049396551450378692011-12-30T18:39:41.234+00:002011-12-30T18:39:41.234+00:00Hello Cuby Poet and welcome. I've seen your na...Hello Cuby Poet and welcome. I've seen your name on comments on Sian's blog and it's lovely to see you here. Yes, I enjoy our family get-togethers very much, as both our children live some distance away and we don't get the chance to meet up very often. <br /><br />Everyone is now relaxing in front of a vintage episode of The Good Life, after Grandson #3 trounced his grandparents and great-grandmother at Go for Broke!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-33662576516592418182011-12-30T18:34:21.996+00:002011-12-30T18:34:21.996+00:00That fact shows the Costa Ricans in a very friendl...That fact shows the Costa Ricans in a very friendly and generous light, Fly. To European ears your New Year feast sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen, but I bet it tastes wonderful. It reminds me a bit of the big Bonfire Night parties we used to have in our Lancashire village when I was a child, with meat and potato pies made in enamel washing-up bowls to feed the multitude.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-16404221546493080932011-12-30T18:01:14.813+00:002011-12-30T18:01:14.813+00:00I am following your bog.I am following your bog.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-47699518330098899652011-12-30T17:58:06.164+00:002011-12-30T17:58:06.164+00:00What a treat to find you at the end of the year on...What a treat to find you at the end of the year on a post showing you enjoying family so much.I alighted on your words via Sian on Graemesay.Cubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12925180435458519715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-60156487405808372022011-12-30T16:54:00.036+00:002011-12-30T16:54:00.036+00:00I think we had so many invitations as people felt ...I think we had so many invitations as people felt sorry for us not having family here...so substituted!<br /><br />We're just girding the loins for New Year with the postman's family...highspot every year...a cauldron (missionary size) of boiling lard in which are cooked squares of pork, skin on, whole plantains and potatoes.<br />Sounds heavy...but isn't. We start the party peeling spuds...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-3545730747770368982011-12-30T15:51:04.788+00:002011-12-30T15:51:04.788+00:00Hello Penny. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas ...Hello Penny. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family visitors. <br /><br />Thanks for the blogging tips from experience. I only started in February, so am going through the blogging year for the first time. Your mention of books made me realise that it's ages since I did a book post, so once the holidays are over, I must think back over what I've read and particularly enjoyed this year.<br /><br />Off now to play Go For Broke and lose a virtual fortune . :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-66212135330661113582011-12-30T15:44:22.083+00:002011-12-30T15:44:22.083+00:00Quite agree, Nerima. We've been having a late ...Quite agree, Nerima. We've been having a late exchange of Christmas presents and after all the excitement DS is having a lie-down with a new book (Grandson #3 tends to wake them up very early) said grandson is watching BBC iPlayer on his mum's iPad (oh the insouciant skill of the average 7yr-old!) and we are drawing breath prior to a game of Go For Broke, which always outrages DH's Scottish thriftiness. :-)<br /><br />Go on having fun with your games with Mr6.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-83458441196718720902011-12-30T15:37:08.859+00:002011-12-30T15:37:08.859+00:00You would enjoy it, Niall and Antoinette. I think ...You would enjoy it, Niall and Antoinette. I think it has the potential to be very cut-throat, once you have mastered the rules. If you are used to killer Scrabble, you should feel right at home. :-)<br /><br />The new text size on your blog makes all the difference. Many thanks!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82534638821501381062011-12-30T14:52:05.142+00:002011-12-30T14:52:05.142+00:00Just starting to catch up myself, Perpetua. With o...Just starting to catch up myself, Perpetua. With our Minnesota family leaving a little later today (they are still sleeping) the dull "thud" of quiet will soon descend upon me and I'll surely read some more blogs and respond. I've done this thing called blogging long enough to know that December is slow in posting and readership. The bookish bloggers, however, almost always post their favorite books of the year. Always good for adding to my list of books to read until infinity and beyond. tee hee<br /><br />I know you'll enjoy your next phase of family time and will take this moment to wish you and yours a very happy and healthy new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-18072985491112930962011-12-30T11:41:23.015+00:002011-12-30T11:41:23.015+00:00I agree with Friko. This is the time of year we sp...I agree with Friko. This is the time of year we spend time with family and create memories for the young ones to cherish.<br />Last night I was roped into playing with Mr6's Bey Blades. They're mindless spinning tops. But we ended up having fun. :)))nerima robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397000496676038137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-41847227518084852052011-12-30T10:56:06.750+00:002011-12-30T10:56:06.750+00:00must look out for the killer bunnies game it sound...must look out for the killer bunnies game it sound a great laugh! we tend to have very competative games of scrabble.<br />Wishing you and yours all good things for 2012! :)<br />PS is the text easier to read on our blog now?Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-30708588639185066582011-12-30T08:53:35.798+00:002011-12-30T08:53:35.798+00:00Cranium sounds like Pictionary in 3D, Harriet! One...Cranium sounds like Pictionary in 3D, Harriet! One for the future for our 3 grandsons, methinks. Mind you, Killer Bunnies wasn't exactly a doddle. It took us two long games before we had a reasonable grasp of the rules and could see how to start playing strategically. My brain, if not exactly stretched, was at least thoroughly awake. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-69413002447837033292011-12-30T08:48:49.843+00:002011-12-30T08:48:49.843+00:00It's great fun for all ages, Broad. Even my 87...It's great fun for all ages, Broad. Even my 87year-old mother-in-law had a good try at learning the complex rules, while the two boys (12 and 9) had a whale of a time. :-) Definitely a game of strategy and vicious in-fighting.....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-43428908361136349832011-12-30T08:45:31.310+00:002011-12-30T08:45:31.310+00:00I know, I know, Fly, but blogging is also part of ...I know, I know, Fly, but blogging is also part of my life now. :-) There have been no invitations over here, but that's normal for us. Our Christmases and New Years are always family affairs, but it sounds like you've been having a LOT of fun over there too.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-45406989428348272542011-12-30T08:35:16.590+00:002011-12-30T08:35:16.590+00:00Thanks, Kathy, I intend to. -) We always enjoy Chr...Thanks, Kathy, I intend to. -) We always enjoy Christmas and New Year with the offspring, as there is very little TV watched in either household, and we play a lot of good old-fashioned games as well as the new ones. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-32679381013638770712011-12-30T08:32:09.315+00:002011-12-30T08:32:09.315+00:00Thanks, Rubye, it's been fun! I logged on a co...Thanks, Rubye, it's been fun! I logged on a couple of times at DD's to reply to comments, but didn't read and by yesterday my blog-reader was full to bursting and will be even fuller before I get a chance to read properly. <br /><br />I can well imagine that blogging would help a lot if you were finding Christmas lonely. We call it a virtual world, but those are real people who write and comment and with whom we interact and the interaction can be a lot more real and honest than much social chitchat. Or so I think....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-70565232708530351372011-12-30T07:32:29.961+00:002011-12-30T07:32:29.961+00:00'Killer bunnies and the quest for the magic ca...'Killer bunnies and the quest for the magic carrot' - I want to play! I have had my brain stretched by Cranium and The Curate and I are worn out from being beaten by youngest son and girl friend. (You try modelling 'Wembley stadium out of soft dough - and then expecting your partner to guess what it is!) Happy New yearHarriethttp://theotherhalf-thecurateswife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-80185156549465448282011-12-30T06:05:26.430+00:002011-12-30T06:05:26.430+00:00"Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic C..."Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot"? Sounds like one for my boys, the youngest of whom is 28 -- do you think he is too young for it?<br />Happy New Year, Perpetua! Your Christmas sounds just about perfect!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-1176659775481308662011-12-30T01:07:46.637+00:002011-12-30T01:07:46.637+00:00Oh for goodness sake..talk when you want to, read ...Oh for goodness sake..talk when you want to, read like wise...we have been astounded at the invitations...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73249188144549181452011-12-30T00:59:41.705+00:002011-12-30T00:59:41.705+00:00Your holidays sound lovely, Perpetua. Nothing tops...Your holidays sound lovely, Perpetua. Nothing tops laughing and talking and playing with those you love!<br />Have a wonderful rest of the holiday season!!Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-43948267784745836912011-12-30T00:25:32.311+00:002011-12-30T00:25:32.311+00:00Well, I am here to tell you that you did not miss ...Well, I am here to tell you that you did not miss much this past week as very very few people have posted. And then today, it seems everyone is posting to catch up. I know these things because blogging is my real life. Just kidding, but since this Christmas turned out to be a bit of a lonely one, I found blogging helped me through it so very much. <br /><br />It is so nice that you have spent good times with your children and will be continuing to do so this week. Those are some mighty big cards. :)Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.com