tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post8776148987389429863..comments2024-03-29T06:35:42.668+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Shelling PeasJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13936878414682939212013-10-09T18:23:07.775+00:002013-10-09T18:23:07.775+00:00I like doing runner beans myself. I like doing runner beans myself. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50863979615656829472013-10-08T18:07:05.835+00:002013-10-08T18:07:05.835+00:00I know exactly where you're coming from with t...I know exactly where you're coming from with this!Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66959525433672431662013-10-08T17:11:06.982+00:002013-10-08T17:11:06.982+00:00Wise words.Wise words.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32725270348954588392013-10-08T17:11:04.737+00:002013-10-08T17:11:04.737+00:00Wise words.Wise words.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46316100936528056962013-10-08T17:10:54.234+00:002013-10-08T17:10:54.234+00:00Wise words.Wise words.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10429471903261897272013-10-08T11:09:19.055+00:002013-10-08T11:09:19.055+00:00This is so amazingly true (although shelling peas,...This is so amazingly true (although shelling peas, i.e., cooking, would drive me right over the edge). Polishing things sounds good.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86339896536457924652013-10-08T09:41:17.993+00:002013-10-08T09:41:17.993+00:00My Dad used to grow that variety, perhaps I should...My Dad used to grow that variety, perhaps I should give them a go next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82459282273544851112013-10-08T03:10:36.876+00:002013-10-08T03:10:36.876+00:00HATE all the self help whiny books. LOVE banging a...HATE all the self help whiny books. LOVE banging around pots and pans and the occasional carton of eggs against the barn door. Besides all you are asking...is give Peas a chance.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6375148036200431532013-10-07T21:05:01.849+00:002013-10-07T21:05:01.849+00:00Oh my goodness John and all of our friends across ...Oh my goodness John and all of our friends across the pond ....... I'm so sorry ...... I forgot that you don't get Downton until early 2014 ....... don't worry..... I'm sure that it will turn out OK !!!! and, I promise not to say another word !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17170890429323888732013-10-07T20:14:04.621+00:002013-10-07T20:14:04.621+00:00Tee hee...me neither xTee hee...me neither xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50566891772211477172013-10-07T20:13:15.817+00:002013-10-07T20:13:15.817+00:00Like I said before.... It's always with grandm...Like I said before.... It's always with grandma wasn't it?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40752160517440391122013-10-07T20:12:26.554+00:002013-10-07T20:12:26.554+00:00What a lovely memoryWhat a lovely memoryJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60898248240140992012013-10-07T20:10:28.266+00:002013-10-07T20:10:28.266+00:00Just recently I heard a quote that would fit this ...Just recently I heard a quote that would fit this topic: Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.<br /><br />Well, I thought that the first part of it fits. Don't understand the bit about "flattering illusions", though.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69985031974393538042013-10-07T20:05:13.286+00:002013-10-07T20:05:13.286+00:00My granny used to make us whistle if we were shell...My granny used to make us whistle if we were shelling peas. Can't eat peas and whistle at the same time.Sals Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983803420404095685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59143430702937246302013-10-07T19:52:42.446+00:002013-10-07T19:52:42.446+00:00Joanne froggat who plays Anna will feature in my m...Joanne froggat who plays Anna will feature in my movieJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30911696366721827552013-10-07T19:42:26.870+00:002013-10-07T19:42:26.870+00:00Anna? Anna? What happened to Anna? We don't ha...Anna? Anna? What happened to Anna? We don't have Downton until January. Wait! Don't tell me!Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69736198591550289042013-10-07T18:55:47.607+00:002013-10-07T18:55:47.607+00:00Shelling peas was a labour of love, sitting on the...Shelling peas was a labour of love, sitting on the back step while my grandma worked in the kitchen, sneaking the occasional mouthful when I thought she wasn't looking.<br /><br />My favourite destressing task at work was stamping forms, concentrating on getting the text exactly square in the box, no bits missing. <br />Comes of having a John Bull Printing Set for Christmas as a kid I suppose.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38393508677553231052013-10-07T18:53:10.379+00:002013-10-07T18:53:10.379+00:00And the fresh ones taste a damn sight better too!And the fresh ones taste a damn sight better too!Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39687078264227292932013-10-07T18:37:46.779+00:002013-10-07T18:37:46.779+00:00Guilty pleasures all round xGuilty pleasures all round xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89891899206154629032013-10-07T18:36:57.714+00:002013-10-07T18:36:57.714+00:00.....talking to prisoners?.....talking to prisoners?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65549979302993401872013-10-07T18:36:18.522+00:002013-10-07T18:36:18.522+00:00Thank you gailThank you gailJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14814456093857722312013-10-07T18:31:15.584+00:002013-10-07T18:31:15.584+00:00Bake off tomorrow!
Who will be kicked out?Bake off tomorrow!<br />Who will be kicked out?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65340084007669456482013-10-07T18:30:37.203+00:002013-10-07T18:30:37.203+00:00I will send you some xI will send you some xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70481352473619136052013-10-07T18:30:12.602+00:002013-10-07T18:30:12.602+00:00The circle, ( thank goodness) goes on eh?The circle, ( thank goodness) goes on eh?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8627672805172370582013-10-07T18:29:20.504+00:002013-10-07T18:29:20.504+00:00Funny so many of us have experienced similar histo...Funny so many of us have experienced similar historiesJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com