tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post8753992719831556646..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Allegory on the NileArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-30269079377771701822012-05-26T10:22:55.180+02:002012-05-26T10:22:55.180+02:00Excellent child, Anna, conjures up a wonderful ima...Excellent child, Anna, conjures up a wonderful image amd I suspect you still think it every time a train passes near you. My mother has some colourful expressions too but Susan beats them all hands down. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-26930715256015628912012-05-26T10:09:33.353+02:002012-05-26T10:09:33.353+02:00This reminds me of one of our family classics, tho...This reminds me of one of our family classics, though it is not a malapropism.<br /><br />At the age of four or five, this bilingual little boy already had fun with the Norwegian word "fart" meaning speed.<br /><br />While driving many miles parallel to a railway track, he observed: "the train is slowing down and we are farting up."<br /><br />It still makes me laugh.<br /><brAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-69556255414734535702012-05-25T18:05:37.316+02:002012-05-25T18:05:37.316+02:00It's true, Perpetua, Susan made a difference! ...It's true, Perpetua, Susan made a difference! It didn't seem fair to think they were both struck with illness at the same time so I'm glad they are both much better now. They are a lovely family. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-67473261822444023392012-05-25T16:35:38.188+02:002012-05-25T16:35:38.188+02:00Annie, Susan sound like a real gem, in every possi...Annie, Susan sound like a real gem, in every possible way and must have made the working lives of many people more enjoyable. :-) I'm so glad her husband is recovering and that her own health problem isn't as serious as it once might have seemed.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-10604178611777595452012-05-25T14:57:40.523+02:002012-05-25T14:57:40.523+02:00Thanks Fly - I'm going to write a couple of em...Thanks Fly - I'm going to write a couple of emails to see if it's still around and if so, I shall ask for a copy! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-73126112044814694742012-05-25T14:41:01.689+02:002012-05-25T14:41:01.689+02:00How lucky to have worked with such a lovely person...How lucky to have worked with such a lovely person and how good to know that her problem is not as bad as thought and that her husband is making a good recovery. <br /><br />I do hope the book comes to light as the one example you quoted made me hoot...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-63676495403753997462012-05-25T12:18:12.691+02:002012-05-25T12:18:12.691+02:00I do wish I could get my hands on the book - full ...I do wish I could get my hands on the book - full of her sayings; I defy anyone not to be greatly amused. Susan herself is a warm, generous person and I am much relieved that there is nothing more serious hanging over her, healthwise. AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-42152986790285085382012-05-25T12:15:39.922+02:002012-05-25T12:15:39.922+02:00It was a talent indeed, Janice, and I was and stil...It was a talent indeed, Janice, and I was and still am, very fond of Susan. From what she said in her recent email, 'chronicle bronchitis' is a preferable condition to the other possibilities that were being investigated. Her husband is making progress and recovering too, I am glad to hear.<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-76217479420988896612012-05-25T12:12:56.065+02:002012-05-25T12:12:56.065+02:00Absolutely, Gaynor, I couldn't agree with you ...Absolutely, Gaynor, I couldn't agree with you more. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-11943497072767020862012-05-25T12:11:25.890+02:002012-05-25T12:11:25.890+02:00My granny had a few quirks too - and my great-gran...My granny had a few quirks too - and my great-grandma always thought my boyfriend at the time, Phil, was called Wilf. It amused us greatly. I agree that probably sometimes, people do it to make us laugh! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-18363328739695379642012-05-25T12:10:44.033+02:002012-05-25T12:10:44.033+02:00Hello Annie:
Susan sounds to be a person who is en...Hello Annie:<br />Susan sounds to be a person who is enormous fun to have about and we are so pleased to know, as you surely must be, that her husband is making a good recovery and that she herself has not been diagnosed with anything more serious.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-6817109348695696662012-05-25T07:50:28.086+02:002012-05-25T07:50:28.086+02:00I remember Susan Annie, but didn't know her we...I remember Susan Annie, but didn't know her well enough to be aware of this particular talent. I remember her as someone who always brought great tea and coffee into meetings, and organised rooms for meetings without a hitch, and who always had a smile and a giggle for everyone. You dont mention whether her health ( and that of her husband) has improved....hope all is well with her.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-52727476151049848892012-05-25T06:34:27.640+02:002012-05-25T06:34:27.640+02:00Our lives are enriched (and certainly more entert...Our lives are enriched (and certainly more entertaining) for having friends like Susan in our lives. Sometimes I think the words they come up with suit the situation so much better than the 'real' ones1GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-81996756208169934472012-05-25T06:09:41.040+02:002012-05-25T06:09:41.040+02:00I've come across one or two people in my life ...I've come across one or two people in my life who are full of malapropisms. My grandmother was one. As children, we used to correct her, but it made absolutely no difference at all, so we gave up. I also used to think that perhaps some of it was deliberate just to make us laugh.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.com