tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post4097247402551057041..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: A sense of déjà vu Perpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-41951397270648814352015-11-29T17:29:28.866+00:002015-11-29T17:29:28.866+00:00Thanks, Sally. I love the last rose too and I'...Thanks, Sally. I love the last rose too and I'm so glad I brought it inside to admire as the continuing dreadful weather would have shredded it. I've enjoyed November at home for once. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-64787015136922154552015-11-29T04:50:31.296+00:002015-11-29T04:50:31.296+00:00What a lovely post. You summed it up all up so be...What a lovely post. You summed it up all up so beautifully with the posting of the picture of the last rose of summer. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-8128116409482711972015-11-24T18:46:12.462+00:002015-11-24T18:46:12.462+00:00How lovely to see you commenting again, Dee, and I...How lovely to see you commenting again, Dee, and I'm glad you like my great-nephew's new sweater. <br />You are quite right. I'm very contented to be here in Wales, getting on with my Christmas preparations and keeping poor DH company as he goes through his course of dental treatment. Scotland will still be there next spring and the weather will be much better then. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-84480268312449553242015-11-23T17:58:42.524+00:002015-11-23T17:58:42.524+00:00Dear Perpetua, a sense of deep contentment permeat...Dear Perpetua, a sense of deep contentment permeates this posting of yours. This year you are not traveling north and yet you are serene about that. I'm glad to learn that you are feeling better, that the cough is giving up its hold on you. I'm thinking that your new house has truly become a home. <br /><br />The sweater is lovely. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-40776284499430594572015-11-17T12:43:55.943+00:002015-11-17T12:43:55.943+00:00Thanks, Janice, it's good to be back. :) Your&...Thanks, Janice, it's good to be back. :) Your're quite right about the cancelled trip. Now I'm over the disappointment, I can see lots of reasons why it's good to be at home, the weather for one. It's showing no sign of letting up. Glad you like the picture of my lovely great-nephew in his new sweater. He's a real sweetie. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-90053617590207715062015-11-17T10:35:15.449+00:002015-11-17T10:35:15.449+00:00Its lovely to hear from you P. A shame about the c...Its lovely to hear from you P. A shame about the cancelled trip, but it sounds as if you are enjoying staying put for a change. The knitting is gorgeous, as is that beautiful boy. I do hope your cough has cleared up completely now. Enjoy your Welsh winter, JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73759179184131152122015-11-15T20:31:53.344+00:002015-11-15T20:31:53.344+00:00Thanks for the sympathy, Shirley. As long as the c...Thanks for the sympathy, Shirley. As long as the cold remains an annual event I suppose I shouldn't grumble. When the children were at school they seemed to bring home colds all the time. :)<br />Yes, the jumper does look good on my handsome great-nephew. I have a feeling he may look a lot like DS when he's older. It must be hard for a keen knitter to live somewhere where knitwear is almost superfluous. :(<br />The worst of the stormy weather has been and thankfully gone, though it will still be wet asnd windy this week, before colder weather comes in. Winter is around the corner.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-31987221944953641632015-11-15T20:26:43.226+00:002015-11-15T20:26:43.226+00:00He's a gorgeous little boy, Vic, and I'm g...He's a gorgeous little boy, Vic, and I'm glad I made the sweater with some growing room as he's also big for his age. If I'd made the next size down he'd be out of it in weeks!<br /><br />I'm glad you like the view from my window. It looks rather different now, as this weekend gales have torn all the remaining leaves from the trees, making it look bare and wintry. But I don't mind. Like you I enjoy the variety of the weather and would truly hate unbroken sunshine.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-19406540124478083272015-11-15T20:21:25.610+00:002015-11-15T20:21:25.610+00:00It feels good to have written one too, Kristie. :)...It feels good to have written one too, Kristie. :) The cold was a nuisance while it lasted, but I'm over it now and enjoying the feeling of being settled at home during this awful weather and having plenty of time to get on with things.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-13053239120991731772015-11-15T20:19:32.407+00:002015-11-15T20:19:32.407+00:00Thanks, Jennifer. It's good to be back and i&#...Thanks, Jennifer. It's good to be back and i'll be across to catch up with you soon. I'm feeling much better now, thanks, and I'm sure DH will be happy once all the appointments are over. Given the terrible weather we're having at present, I'm glad to be quiet and cosy at home. Glad you like the baby sweater. I must admit I'm rather pleased with it myself and he certainly looks comfortable in it. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-56218541794122401172015-11-15T20:11:49.999+00:002015-11-15T20:11:49.999+00:00Olive leaf extract is a new one to me. Must invest...Olive leaf extract is a new one to me. Must investigate. Actually I don't get many colds. This is the first since the one I had last autumn. Yes, I gather the north has had its first snow of the winter. From the forecast it looks like we may get some before too long!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-39102159296096019332015-11-15T17:49:04.884+00:002015-11-15T17:49:04.884+00:00Lovely to see you, Broad. Yes, we're rather ou...Lovely to see you, Broad. Yes, we're rather out of touch with each other at the moment, aren't we? We really must meet up again next time we head north. <br />I'm glad to know I'm not the only one whose blogging muse isn't doing her job properly. I do get ideas, but other things get in the way and the moment is lost. Must do better!<br />I'm actually rather glad now that we are staying put. The weather is awful and likely to get worse. or at least much colder, and having a few weeks with nothing on the calendar feels very restful. Glad you like the sweater. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-5289011220822396702015-11-15T17:42:38.250+00:002015-11-15T17:42:38.250+00:00I enjoyed knitting the sweater but I'm amazed ...I enjoyed knitting the sweater but I'm amazed it fits him so well already. The lovely photo was posted by the proud parents on FB. He's a gorgeous little chap who reminds me very much of DS at the same age.<br />The cold has gone now, thanks, and even the cough is only a memory, thank goodness. The dental work continues, but will be worth it in the end. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-53826640323350907952015-11-15T16:37:40.218+00:002015-11-15T16:37:40.218+00:00Thanks, Spindrift. We haven't had an SOS from ...Thanks, Spindrift. We haven't had an SOS from our Scottish neighbours, so hopefully we'll find everything intact in the spring. I gather from a friend in Orkney that Abigail wasn't as bad as forecast - severe gale rather than storm.<br /><br />I'm feeling much better now, so we MUST have our long-postponed get-together soon. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-75958840920823853842015-11-15T16:33:30.797+00:002015-11-15T16:33:30.797+00:00I was pleased the sweater wasn't miles too big...I was pleased the sweater wasn't miles too big for him, Bonnie. I made a larger size for him to grow into but he's a big boy for his age. As far as the trip north is concerned I'm actually quite glad now we didn't go. DH has quite a lot on his plate which will be easier to deal with here. Also given the awful weather home is probably the best place for us.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-464387837520784162015-11-15T16:29:27.149+00:002015-11-15T16:29:27.149+00:00Oh, dear, it's come to something when a post f...Oh, dear, it's come to something when a post from me is now a nice surprise, Patricia. :) I really must do better in future. Yes, it was a relief to have a clear result from the mammogram, but it wasn't an annual one. In the UK we only have them every 3 years except in special circumstances.<br />I'm enjoying the relaxation of being at home without lots of commitments on the calendar. Now I've recovered from the cold I have plenty of things to get on with between now and going to visit the family for Christmas. Poor weather won't bother me at all. :)<br />Yes, it's a pump organ, though the bellows are electrically powered nowadays. Small villages churches in the UK still usually have old pipe organs, many of them sadly in very poor condition. Grandson#1 says this one is quite good. :)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-12001005841922302912015-11-15T15:52:40.623+00:002015-11-15T15:52:40.623+00:00And it's lovely to be back, thanks, Rosemary. ...And it's lovely to be back, thanks, Rosemary. Sorry to hear that your seasonal ailments mirror ours. The cough has been a deep-seated one this time and has only just gone completely. Fortunately our dentist is in the nearby little market town, so no inconvenient trips needed for DH.<br />It was lovely to meet my new great-nephew who very much resembles DS at the same age. I had great fun taking Grandson#1 to his organ practice, whereas DH only hears him when we visit in Yorkshire.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-25119367206026342052015-11-15T15:28:04.308+00:002015-11-15T15:28:04.308+00:00Ha! That almost made me spill my coffee, Ray. :) I...Ha! That almost made me spill my coffee, Ray. :) I'm sorry to have been AWOL so long. Given the weather at the moment it's very nice to be staying quietly at home rather than gallivanting around the place. Time enough for that in the spring when the weather should be better. <br />Glad you like the sweater. I had fun knitting something other than socks for once.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-44846599257334713352015-11-15T15:25:14.417+00:002015-11-15T15:25:14.417+00:00Sorry to be so late replying, Helen. I'm afrai...Sorry to be so late replying, Helen. I'm afraid I wasn't in a blogging mood yesterday after the terrible events in Paris. <br />We're quite resigned now to the fact that we won't head north until the spring. It's actually rather restful to have a few weeks at home with nothing on the calendar because we weren't expecting to be here. A bit like bunking off from school...;)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-31431484874056475212015-11-15T12:15:41.564+00:002015-11-15T12:15:41.564+00:00
Sorry to hear the cold had reappeared again this ...<br />Sorry to hear the cold had reappeared again this year Perpetua! <br />The little jumper is gorgeous, as is the model! I miss the cooler days of a cool climate as knitting in Australian heat is tedious. And knitwear is seldom needed.<br />I hope the stormy weather forecasted for parts of the UK misses your little piece of paradise.Shirlwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582037340209866437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21492096194429860392015-11-15T02:53:48.469+00:002015-11-15T02:53:48.469+00:00The sweater is adorable as is the boy wearing it. ...The sweater is adorable as is the boy wearing it. And it looks to be a perfect fit with just a little bit of growing room which I'm sure he will soon be needing.<br /><br />The view out of your window is not bright and sunny but soft and serene making for a cozy warm feeling from inside looking out.<br /><br />I love soft, grey days and it seems curious to have the weather people always apologizing for incoming rain and fog as it it's the most awful thing imaginable.vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-21523997044579835902015-11-14T15:06:06.417+00:002015-11-14T15:06:06.417+00:00It's nice to see a post from you again! I'...It's nice to see a post from you again! I'm sorry you have been under the weather, and that your trip north had to be cancelled. On the other hand, it must feel rather nice to be settled for the autumn and winter. kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-32304618734437844462015-11-13T23:33:01.533+00:002015-11-13T23:33:01.533+00:00Hi Perpetua, it's so nice to hear from you. I&...Hi Perpetua, it's so nice to hear from you. I'm sorry to hear of your illness and your husband's dental troubles. I hope both are just a memory soon. It sounds like you're making the most of your decision to stay where you are. I'm sure the weather must be better there. I liked seeing your photos of recent times. The baby's cardigan is beautiful, you did a great job with it. I hope you're better soon, take care and have a good weekend.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58056016001948615722015-11-13T20:17:12.079+00:002015-11-13T20:17:12.079+00:00Glad you are better - you should stock up with som...Glad you are better - you should stock up with some olive leaf extract to ward off coughs and colds. It's a good thing you didn't go North. Ive just had friends nr Tomatin send me photos of their snowy front garden. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-40085493269449349962015-11-13T18:45:46.767+00:002015-11-13T18:45:46.767+00:00It's always wonderful to read your blog posts ...It's always wonderful to read your blog posts and I feel the need to do a lot of catching up with you! Like so many others, my posting has slowed down to a mere trickle -- I keep thinking I will get back to it and then another day goes by and I've not done it! Glad you are now on the mend and that there is a plan for DH's teeth. Indeed, Scotland does not sound like the place to be at the moment! It's bad enough here! Sometimes it is for the best not to be Perpetually in Transit ;-) -- so enjoy several weeks of peace and tranquility and get yourself fit and well. Lovely sweater on a beautiful little boy...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.com