tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post6655405067454122080..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: A promise fulfilledArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-39010510651417966002015-04-09T17:58:47.089+02:002015-04-09T17:58:47.089+02:00I absolutely agree - I couldn't have joined th...I absolutely agree - I couldn't have joined the children on any of the rides but I could happily have done the dodgems. Not for me either the round and round; definitely not up and down; heights, I have a problems with and as for scary....I'm positively pitiful. <br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-22706726585185683702015-04-09T17:57:01.468+02:002015-04-09T17:57:01.468+02:00Oh you comic, you! AxxxOh you comic, you! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-75501797475184921802015-04-09T17:56:43.194+02:002015-04-09T17:56:43.194+02:00I do feel I was being a good mum the day of the fa...I do feel I was being a good mum the day of the fair, Ayak and they appreciated the indulgence. <br />Yes, Barney is still lording it under the umbrella...for now. Having eaten one or two of the hens and also lamb from a neighbour a couple of times, I don't feel very sentimental about it - the flavour is incomparable. Don't ask me to do the slaughtering, but I'm happy to prepare the ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-77512021975152191672015-04-09T17:53:00.605+02:002015-04-09T17:53:00.605+02:00Thank you! Easter was a very good holiday this yea...Thank you! Easter was a very good holiday this year, Perpetua. I don't remember doing quite so much in previous years. <br /><br />Barney shows a lot of personality. He loves FR, quite likes me, Romy and Mateo but doesn't like Ruy...we don't know why but clearly he doesn't! He doesn't like loud or sudden noises and he was very fond of one of the roosters..unfortunately, it'ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-27345734961317767072015-04-07T00:56:24.679+02:002015-04-07T00:56:24.679+02:00Looks like fantastic fun, but not for me! My favou...Looks like fantastic fun, but not for me! My favourites are dodgems too - I can't do round & round, can't do up & down, can't do heights, can't do scary...nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-25147987120474622702015-04-06T21:34:44.082+02:002015-04-06T21:34:44.082+02:00So why didn't you take Barney to the fair too?...So why didn't you take Barney to the fair too? Next time. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-46396899123424216582015-04-06T05:19:52.345+02:002015-04-06T05:19:52.345+02:00I don't like fairs either but was forced to ta...I don't like fairs either but was forced to take my kids when they were younger...well done you for indulging them. Sooo glad you didn't eat Barney. I feel a bit like this at Kurban Bayram when the sheep are slaughtered. I stay in the house and am not happy to eat meat offered by the neighbours. Silly really because I'll eat it from the butcher or supermarket.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-45723201008288456252015-04-04T22:53:18.194+02:002015-04-04T22:53:18.194+02:00You've certainly been giving the children a wo...You've certainly been giving the children a wonderful Easter holiday, Annie. First the snow, then the fair and the beach. I think our tow would have dared the freezing water too, just to be able to say they'd had the first swim of the year.<br /><br />I love the photo of Barney under his sunshade. Surely you can't eat him after all this coddling? <br /><br />Wishing you and your Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-31991752417985790962015-04-04T20:44:36.575+02:002015-04-04T20:44:36.575+02:00We never got to Alton Towers, Gaynor but I'm p...We never got to Alton Towers, Gaynor but I'm pretty sure my children would have loved to have gone. <br />I can't do any rides at all these days...hate the feeling of movement and lurching. I do like the dodgems though but I have had a bad neck this week and thought I wouldn't be able to drive home if I risked it this time! <br />Romy loves to tell me she loves me most days - I lost ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-28470962371403792732015-04-04T20:36:54.944+02:002015-04-04T20:36:54.944+02:00I admit to only vaguely remembering being young an...I admit to only vaguely remembering being young and full of energy, Geoff...but seeing two of mine having such a good time is quite energising in itself. <br />Thanks for popping by - from a long way away! Have a happy Easter too.<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-29355939952258024012015-04-04T20:35:21.690+02:002015-04-04T20:35:21.690+02:00Yes, he's still here! I feel FR's nerve fa...Yes, he's still here! I feel FR's nerve failing more each day....<br /><br />And the fair is not my idea of a perfect day out but I do like to see my children having fun, who wouldn't? I do like the dodgems but as I have a bit of a bad neck at the moment, I decided not to risk it...<br /><br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-75557713699858977702015-04-04T17:12:25.182+02:002015-04-04T17:12:25.182+02:00Happy Easter, Annie.
The look of joy on Romy and R...Happy Easter, Annie.<br />The look of joy on Romy and Ruy's faces makes the whole experience worthwhile and a joy to have been part of.<br />In the UK we live near Alton Towers, so would go at least once a year - generally when there was an offer on a Weetabix pack, RHiannon and Tom loved it, although it was good when they got older and I could drop them off at the park with their friends andGaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-58408346881678745672015-04-04T17:11:12.915+02:002015-04-04T17:11:12.915+02:00Ah! What it means to be young and full of energy, ...Ah! What it means to be young and full of energy, driving Mom nuts/ Lovely post. Blessings to you and your family this Easter, Geoff from South Africa.Geoff Maritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182608110318394094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-27346654957510346852015-04-04T16:58:24.064+02:002015-04-04T16:58:24.064+02:00Decidedly glad to see Barney is still with you.......Decidedly glad to see Barney is still with you....and what a super day out you gave the two of them.<br /><br />Fairs aren't my thing either.....though I did like the dodgems when the mini fair came to our nearest town in France...but they clearly enjoyed themselves.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.com