tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post2932938195815915530..comments2023-05-02T12:33:58.182+01:00Comments on Perpetually In Transit: The best-laid schemesPerpetuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-57596177515388405292012-11-18T15:51:46.525+00:002012-11-18T15:51:46.525+00:00Indeed we are, Ricky, and I'm glad you enjoyed...Indeed we are, Ricky, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.:-) <br /><br />We had a good journey home, rainy on Friday, but bright and dry yesterday, thank goodness. The day is noticeably longer down here than on the north coast, especially when it's clear and sunny as it is today.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-19223511927190474342012-11-18T15:43:31.310+00:002012-11-18T15:43:31.310+00:00Thanks, Dee. We arrived home safe but tired late y...Thanks, Dee. We arrived home safe but tired late yesterday afternoon and have now unpacked. Nothing dire, but we need to be down in Wales for the time being. It's a lovely autumn day and I have washing drying in the sun.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-27675534896578358692012-11-16T22:22:24.575+00:002012-11-16T22:22:24.575+00:00Wishing both you & DH a safe journey south. Ye...Wishing both you & DH a safe journey south. Yes - still just over a month to go to the shortest day and it was dark at 4.30pm here in Prague this afternoon. And it's been cold & foggy all day! <br /><br />Like others, I enjoyed the Simon & Garfunkel. We are of a similar era :-)chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-76046096514229617492012-11-16T15:31:26.697+00:002012-11-16T15:31:26.697+00:00Dear Perpetua, I hope that all is well and that yo...Dear Perpetua, I hope that all is well and that your going south isn't because something dire has happened. Take care. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73749711799055549482012-11-15T19:07:24.174+00:002012-11-15T19:07:24.174+00:00Thanks, BtoB. Sadly the very small campervan doesn...Thanks, BtoB. Sadly the very small campervan doesn't run to a CD player and we're not iPod people, so it's the radio or conversation for us. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-46517460400790327352012-11-15T18:51:14.088+00:002012-11-15T18:51:14.088+00:00Safe Journey - Hope you have your music planned fo...Safe Journey - Hope you have your music planned for the drive down. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58754933507133008892012-11-15T12:08:43.088+00:002012-11-15T12:08:43.088+00:00Thanks, Linda. At least w will be home again in pl...Thanks, Linda. At least w will be home again in plenty of time to prepare for Christmas. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-32232916049192804482012-11-15T12:04:14.089+00:002012-11-15T12:04:14.089+00:00Trusting you will have a peaceful time 'down s...Trusting you will have a peaceful time 'down south'. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-29226444686344323132012-11-15T10:28:04.793+00:002012-11-15T10:28:04.793+00:00Thanks, Penny, and glad you're safely home aga...Thanks, Penny, and glad you're safely home again. My choice was obviously a nice piece of serendipity for you as a Simon and Garfunkel fan. I never saw them live but still enjoy listening to them and feeling nostalgic for those far=-off days. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-4540610994726582012012-11-15T01:16:43.140+00:002012-11-15T01:16:43.140+00:00I was thinking of this very same Simon and Garfunk...I was thinking of this very same Simon and Garfunkel song last night as we headed down from Minnesota, glad to have been there, equally glad to be heading home. Simon and Garfunkel are favorites of ours and bring me back to my college days as well: five of us packed into a small Corvair, driving down from Normal, Illinois to St. Louis to hear them in concert and their introduction of Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Good memories. <br /><br />Safe travel, Perpetual. I'm just starting to catch up as you're taking off.Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-51281009657075013002012-11-14T09:09:26.076+00:002012-11-14T09:09:26.076+00:00Thanks, Annie. The packing is going well and I'...Thanks, Annie. The packing is going well and I'm now off to knit and natter for the last time this visit. :DPerpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-35705901105836816032012-11-14T00:35:27.238+00:002012-11-14T00:35:27.238+00:00I can only echo what everyone else has said. Safe ...I can only echo what everyone else has said. Safe journey xAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-35048802587783453992012-11-13T22:25:09.320+00:002012-11-13T22:25:09.320+00:00LOL, Annie! I'd honestly never thought of it l...LOL, Annie! I'd honestly never thought of it like that, but you're quite right. :-) You'll have to thank Janice for the tip about a Lancashire station. I'd never heard this story, but it seems so appropriate somehow. As you say a lovely song and it will now be running through my mind as we drive south.....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-7442219560968798272012-11-13T22:19:43.462+00:002012-11-13T22:19:43.462+00:00Thanks you, Rosemary, you're so right. We hope...Thanks you, Rosemary, you're so right. We hope to be back in the spring and will then have to put all the furniture back in its place. To be honest the house is so small that there wouldn't have been room for the furniture, the decorator and us at the same time. :-) This way he won't be hindered. Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-8001176932874780092012-11-13T22:06:59.569+00:002012-11-13T22:06:59.569+00:00Thanks, Ayak. That's a very positive slant to ...Thanks, Ayak. That's a very positive slant to put on things and certainly the house should look much lighter and brighter when we see it next. Thankfully the weather forecast is for nothing worse than rain, so the journey should be fine.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the S&G - seeing it made me feel young again! :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-51307159448810986232012-11-13T22:02:07.302+00:002012-11-13T22:02:07.302+00:00Lovely song - but Perpetua, you are always homewar...Lovely song - but Perpetua, you are always homeward bound...are you not? I'm also pleased to learn it was written in Widnes - I would never have known this if you didn't have to pack up and go home again. Hope all is well wherever you are. Have a safe journey. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-74125445204097708012012-11-13T21:24:51.228+00:002012-11-13T21:24:51.228+00:00Dear Perpetua - We never know what it is round th...Dear Perpetua - We never know what it is round the corner, but I am sure you will be taking the high road again before too long. It will be lovely when you return and find all of the painting done, you will miss out on all the inconvenience. Take care on your travels.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-7965053423083719312012-11-13T19:54:03.155+00:002012-11-13T19:54:03.155+00:00What a shame you have to go back down south so soo...What a shame you have to go back down south so soon. Have a safe journey and look forward to the decorating being finished when you next go back.<br /><br />Thanks for the S & G video..one of my favourites!Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-20698957658443440092012-11-13T19:14:02.897+00:002012-11-13T19:14:02.897+00:00Thanks, Susan. Glad you're enjoying the song. ...Thanks, Susan. Glad you're enjoying the song. It's ages since I heard it, but it's as good as ever.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58668933109196835012012-11-13T19:13:24.394+00:002012-11-13T19:13:24.394+00:00Thanks, Molly. That's one of the nice things a...Thanks, Molly. That's one of the nice things about not thinking of this as a conventional holiday, but instead being at home elsewhere - we can always look forward to next time instead of feeling disappointed about this one. The song is lovely - one of my favourites of theirs.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-58071943079433867552012-11-13T19:07:02.137+00:002012-11-13T19:07:02.137+00:00All I can do is echo all the sentiments above. En...All I can do is echo all the sentiments above. Enjoying listening to Simon and Garfunkel.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-23422404209845201522012-11-13T19:04:11.467+00:002012-11-13T19:04:11.467+00:00Oh no! What a shame you have to cut your holiday s...Oh no! What a shame you have to cut your holiday short. The only compensation is that the weather has been dry and sunny today. Love that S & G song.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82086081211225055682012-11-13T17:24:47.844+00:002012-11-13T17:24:47.844+00:00That's certainly how it feels, Kathy. Packing ...That's certainly how it feels, Kathy. Packing again only two weeks after we arrived seems very odd. Thanks for the good wishes. Things are always easier to deal with from the place that is truly home.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-82956936806888183902012-11-13T16:44:04.792+00:002012-11-13T16:44:04.792+00:00But it seems you just got there! Hope you're b...But it seems you just got there! Hope you're both okay. Have a safe trip back and best wishes for a quick and satisfactory resolution to whatever is beckoning you back.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705825161954545710.post-73765066918680672282012-11-13T16:27:30.110+00:002012-11-13T16:27:30.110+00:00Thanks, Catriona. It's been pretty grey and mi...Thanks, Catriona. It's been pretty grey and mizzly up here too and hasn't really got properly light all day. All this and still more than a month to go to the shortest day. Sigh....<br /><br />Never having been to Widnes station I have to take your word about its grimness, but so many stations were very rundown and drab back then. It probably made him really, really wish to be back home!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com