tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post4884777035665585017..comments2024-02-14T12:40:57.415+00:00Comments on A New Life in Wales: Suspender Alert.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-32645804845720040692015-12-30T15:35:40.909+00:002015-12-30T15:35:40.909+00:00You were only 9 miles from me when you reached Mon...You were only 9 miles from me when you reached Monmouth! <br />We have mistletoe in the trees everywhere around here- on my auntie's old apple trees as well as on some very tall trees down the road. Did you know the word mistletoe comes from the Anglo Saxon words for 'dung on a twig'! (I looked up some quiz questions for my ladies group Dec meeting). 🙂A Time for Stitchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081085376540243147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-21520759452949545322015-12-30T10:44:02.035+00:002015-12-30T10:44:02.035+00:00I will be crafting later, first I have a hot date ...I will be crafting later, first I have a hot date with the iron.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-50562446626718959112015-12-30T10:43:10.729+00:002015-12-30T10:43:10.729+00:00I like Beckenham, in the short time that Francesc...I like Beckenham, in the short time that Francesca has lived there the high street has changed but there are still lots of little independent traders. I have started to slow down considerably, so far so good.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-13956858525358579062015-12-30T10:40:58.367+00:002015-12-30T10:40:58.367+00:00Unfortunately not, Ben would have objected strenuo...Unfortunately not, Ben would have objected strenuously I expect. Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-66249001103941803882015-12-30T10:40:01.652+00:002015-12-30T10:40:01.652+00:00It is the first time that I have seen it on any tr...It is the first time that I have seen it on any tree other than apple. Once I got off the M 5 the drive was fine.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-21690695985155591412015-12-30T10:38:53.715+00:002015-12-30T10:38:53.715+00:00I suppose that birds would be in the apple trees f...I suppose that birds would be in the apple trees for the fruit and the older trees have the cracks in the bark for the mistletoe seeds to lodge in.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-74996852509985575172015-12-30T08:43:46.725+00:002015-12-30T08:43:46.725+00:00We often come back across the Forest of Dean and a...We often come back across the Forest of Dean and along the A40. A road we know well and a lot less tension (and spray) than a wet drive along the M4. You will glad to be tucked up indoors and doubtless crafting whilst Storm Frank does his worst outside.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-30679904844218527952015-12-29T19:46:02.134+00:002015-12-29T19:46:02.134+00:00Glad you had a safe journey...well what a coincide...Glad you had a safe journey...well what a coincidence I was born, lived and worked a hop and skip from Beckenham and know it VERY well. Hope you are having take time.xxDotty's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-15235171866581105332015-12-29T14:00:50.900+00:002015-12-29T14:00:50.900+00:00Were there no scrummy men around to grab and drag ...Were there no scrummy men around to grab and drag under it?!! Rachel Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875808936389030446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-49891013317003024112015-12-29T11:05:47.291+00:002015-12-29T11:05:47.291+00:00I've never seen mistletoe actually growing...o...I've never seen mistletoe actually growing...only ever in crates or tied up in bunches. Doesn't it look lovely?<br />Glad you got back safely-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541083431029092303.post-2143662215769135342015-12-29T09:50:56.735+00:002015-12-29T09:50:56.735+00:00I wonder why mistletoe is generally in old apple t...I wonder why mistletoe is generally in old apple trees? Funny to think that it's actually a parasite.Soozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762391472811785736noreply@blogger.com