tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post389860786794455677..comments2024-02-26T00:16:00.996+00:00Comments on Ramblings from an English Garden: Birthday Afternoon -Thorpeness and DunwichBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-87423943584468703652008-11-24T11:31:00.000+00:002008-11-24T11:31:00.000+00:00Happy Belated Birthday!Incredibly beautiful places...Happy Belated Birthday!<BR/><BR/>Incredibly beautiful places, I am in awe! Love that little boat beached in the front yard, very tongue-in-cheek. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-16098895392214105692008-11-23T22:00:00.000+00:002008-11-23T22:00:00.000+00:00Happy, happy belated birthday, Barbara!! What a lo...Happy, happy belated birthday, Barbara!! What a lovely way to send your special day.<BR/><BR/>Willow xTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-75520994866161110892008-11-23T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-23T18:01:00.000+00:00haha very amusing pictures. That water tower house...haha very amusing pictures. That water tower house scares me!Tea Time With Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05618314389490571856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-44389820894283224942008-11-23T15:55:00.000+00:002008-11-23T15:55:00.000+00:00Very beautiful pictures..And a Happy B Day..:)Very beautiful pictures..And a Happy B Day..:)The Dutchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417068949346419906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-63165985987155200192008-11-23T13:40:00.000+00:002008-11-23T13:40:00.000+00:00OK I have decided I will have a holiday at the hou...OK I have decided I will have a holiday at the house in the clouds but I will move in to the little white house in the post below. The one with the big windows and the roses in the garden.<BR/>The red boat on the beach was so evocative.<BR/>Thanks as ever for a wonderful tour.Happy SundayElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-10964471257333514942008-11-23T04:58:00.000+00:002008-11-23T04:58:00.000+00:00Enjoyed this virtual tour of yoru lovely birthday ...Enjoyed this virtual tour of yoru lovely birthday jaunt. I especially love the Meare with all the beautiful swans. Another favorite genre for me is your photos of nautical themes... colored boats, etc. I have saved a few (I hope you don't mind) for references for possible future paintings. <BR/><BR/>The smaller trees in the front of my house with the very yellow leaves are crape myrtles. They have been fairly unsatisfactory plants, as they are extremely prone to powdery mildew and Japanese beetles. When they succumb to either of these maladies, they do not bloom. But they do put on quite the show for autumn with those bright yellow leaves.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>ChristiCharm and Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930920593855400694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-2646103321891860942008-11-23T02:08:00.000+00:002008-11-23T02:08:00.000+00:00Really enjoying seeing new parts of England throug...Really enjoying seeing new parts of England through your eyes.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041872314763651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-13777667465185815942008-11-22T21:37:00.000+00:002008-11-22T21:37:00.000+00:00Hello Barbara...That house is the clouds...I'd hav...Hello Barbara...That house is the clouds...I'd have to observe only from a distance, as I am afraid of heights. I imagine its quite a unique landmark.Laviniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810442216887536113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-25286312945073229682008-11-22T15:44:00.000+00:002008-11-22T15:44:00.000+00:00You have been tagged.PatsyYou have been tagged.<BR/>PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-41920234201394742032008-11-22T11:34:00.000+00:002008-11-22T11:34:00.000+00:00Wow! Such fascinating photos Barbara. I want to st...Wow! Such fascinating photos Barbara. I want to stay in that house in the clouds :)duopastoralehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629791757005585762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-54345739711767336162008-11-22T06:15:00.000+00:002008-11-22T06:15:00.000+00:00What a delightful trip you are having. I love that...What a delightful trip you are having. I love that Allen indulged your curiosity...was well worth it too :)<BR/><BR/>The desolate beaches are beautiful in their own way, heavy with the past.a woman who ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136374470040601602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-42540252447807621292008-11-22T04:45:00.000+00:002008-11-22T04:45:00.000+00:00Boy, you've been busy with your posts. What a love...Boy, you've been busy with your posts. What a lovely lot of photos. I especially like the house in the clouds...really cool. That one pic of the sundial on the side of the building is really neat.<BR/>I wonder if the time is really accurate.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054187209428838640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-17769653017131625172008-11-21T20:25:00.000+00:002008-11-21T20:25:00.000+00:00"It is said that when storms are approaching the b..."It is said that when storms are approaching the bells of the submerged church can be heard ringing beneath the sea."<BR/><BR/>Ohhh, that's spooky! Much enjoyed this tour and seeing the different villages along the coast. Interesting sculpture, too. My niece would enjoy seeing it so I'll bookmark this post and tuck it into her folder for next week when she's home from Boston.<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow holds plenty of delights I'm certain. I'll be checking in to see what happened. (Your blog wasn't updating or I'd have been here earlier!)Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-59645286774218900362008-11-21T17:29:00.000+00:002008-11-21T17:29:00.000+00:00Looks like you had such a fun birthday--your famil...Looks like you had such a fun birthday--your family sure knows how to take care of you! What a nice peaceful place to visit. Those sculptures look so fun and whimsical.Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287705196381038216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-74645087731618352642008-11-21T05:25:00.000+00:002008-11-21T05:25:00.000+00:00Those sculptures are rather humorous....like the I...Those sculptures are rather humorous....like the Indian in full headdress with bow and arrow, and wearing a businessman's suit!Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-69801489668462787742008-11-21T05:16:00.000+00:002008-11-21T05:16:00.000+00:00That house in the clouds is so funny. Love it!Do y...That house in the clouds is so funny. Love it!<BR/><BR/>Do you realise just how blessed you are to have the time and ability to travel around such lovely villages, all within relative reach and to even have tea wherever you fancy! If only it was possible here!!Mmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379020705220234984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-23734557478187806072008-11-21T04:59:00.000+00:002008-11-21T04:59:00.000+00:00What a beautiful day you had for your birthday!! ...What a beautiful day you had for your birthday!! A gift just for you. <BR/><BR/>I love the fairy sign on the gate!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-43967454975352148972008-11-21T01:40:00.000+00:002008-11-21T01:40:00.000+00:00Wonderful tour, Thank you PatsyWonderful tour, Thank you <BR/>PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-8476853801439302992008-11-20T15:53:00.000+00:002008-11-20T15:53:00.000+00:00The photos are just gorgeous. I love the house in...The photos are just gorgeous. I love the house in the clouds. I would hate to be a sleepwalker up there.<BR/><BR/>Church bells at the friary still being heard? How interesting.<BR/><BR/>That sculptor has some amazing pieces.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-79453693140175406232008-11-20T15:46:00.000+00:002008-11-20T15:46:00.000+00:00Sigh. This was a wonderful tour. As usual, Barba...Sigh. This was a wonderful tour. As usual, Barbara, I feel like I was there with you. The abbey ruins--I'd love to walk through them! Were they destroyed during Henry VIII's reign?<BR/><BR/>The cottages and houses you showed in the last post again reminded me of our summer visit. Such good memories!<BR/><BR/>BTW, Chp. Dan is in Phx and waiting for his next assignment.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-67186960011849339392008-11-20T13:39:00.000+00:002008-11-20T13:39:00.000+00:00What a wonderful outing to celebrate your birthday...What a wonderful outing to celebrate your birthday. <BR/>Happy Birthday,<BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-80244654439180816872008-11-20T09:13:00.000+00:002008-11-20T09:13:00.000+00:00What lovely photos. It takes me back to my childh...What lovely photos. It takes me back to my childhood when we visited these places regularly. <BR/><BR/>Glad you popped over and enjoyed the Japanese postings. I still have one left to do.<BR/><BR/>Gion is still very much a thriving community but Geisha are quite rarely seen. We were so lucky as on the public holidays they do come out to stroll around or to ride in the little rickshaws, as in my photo. We were also lucky enough to have our photos taken with two. If you ask politely they are usually gracious.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure that the Geisha training is as rigorous as it was before the war, but there is certainly Geisha training schools and they wear the traditional kimono and make up. Quite a lot of ordinary Japanese women still wear kimono, and my daughter-in-law has a few that she wears for ceromonial tea making and for 'posh' occasions, like weddings etc.<BR/><BR/>Gion is a lot of little alleyways between quite big roads. It is really interesting. I haven't come across one woman who didn't like Memoirs of a Geisha!<BR/><BR/>Love Lorenzo.lorenzothellamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248039576046971460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-45878749627076597032008-11-20T01:56:00.000+00:002008-11-20T01:56:00.000+00:00Barbara, these are some of your greatest pictures....Barbara, these are some of your greatest pictures. I love the one where you were looking down the coast and it looks all cloudy and eerie. I love it. You have so much beauty over there. Great Post!!!nanatrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710834330081243962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-14800364462985198042008-11-19T23:55:00.000+00:002008-11-19T23:55:00.000+00:00What a fun, exciting time you are having :o)SusanWhat a fun, exciting time you are having :o)<BR/>SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360047123820906113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-82258084017596621352008-11-19T21:48:00.000+00:002008-11-19T21:48:00.000+00:00I love the house on the right in the 5th pic. So c...I love the house on the right in the 5th pic. So charming. Thorpe is usually a place name from the norse god Thor. I think based on what you said about Dunwich that it was a wic- settlement, on a hill (dun/don). So beautiful. Leiston Abbey looks perfect for a retreat and thinking time. Thanks for sharing Barbara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com