Sometimes I can plan a really well crafted, entertaining, and well written blog entry
and only get a couple of comments
So today, I thought I'd post this snippet of village life
and wonder just how many reactions I receive!
So,
I think we have a new postman
and only get a couple of comments
So today, I thought I'd post this snippet of village life
and wonder just how many reactions I receive!
So,
I think we have a new postman
I've just heard him swearing by the front door after William snatched the post off him
as he pushed it through the letter box.
I didnt bother checking if any fingers have been nipped
I've been too busy stuffing cannelloni
William is now smiling to himself on the couch!
He loves the sport of frightening a new virgin postie
William is now smiling to himself on the couch!
He loves the sport of frightening a new virgin postie
As you can see
It's a no news day today
Let me be the first to say: Excellent reporting!
ReplyDeleteThanks muchly iris x
DeleteWhat time ids dinner? we will be right over. lol Yummm
ReplyDelete6.10 pm sharp............we need to finish before 7 pm
DeleteThe Archers are on the radio!
What... you can't chew and listen? Lol
DeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
I have to listen to the archers alone
DeleteChris talks too much
Not much to say about this post.
ReplyDeleteAnd what are you stuffing the cannelloni with? Looks good!
ReplyDeleteTurkey mince, garlic, chilli, and mushrooms
DeleteI love that description of the dog snatching the mail. My daughter's Yorkie used to tear up all mail dropped through the door. Guess it's the next best thing to attacking the postal worker.
ReplyDeleteWilliam is so sweet natured...it's his only vice
DeleteIf he caught the postie outside he would lick him to death
William knows the new postman must be properly trained.
ReplyDeletePostmen should know better than to deliver the post.
ReplyDeleteVeering off-course slightly: comments on blogs are interesting....some for the comment itself, others make you wonder why people comment. Clearly some have something to say, others seem to be similar to the non-meaningful things we say to people passing....'nice day', etc. A thoughtful research paper on the subject would be interesting.
ReplyDeleteMost of the blogs I read have fewer than 10 comments, some much fewer. Yours is the one that's the lone dot high up on the scatter graph, an outlier that statisticians ignore. Actually I think you could just post a picture of a stick on the path and get 40 or more comments.
I echo the comment above about the stuffing....is it ground beef with onions? I like a mixture of beef and pork with the onions and garlic.
Cheers.
Low fat turkey mince mike
DeleteI am presently searching for an interesting twig for tomorrows post
I love cannelloni stuffed with spicy Italian sausage. A very close friend of mine opened an Italian restaurant here in Portland and uses his mothers and grandmothers recipes, makes his own sausage.
ReplyDeleteI best that recipe isnt on weightwatchers
DeleteThe new postman must be trained. Especially with and address like yours:
ReplyDeleteTrelawnyd
The little house in a village
with lots of dogs and farm animals
and a cat by the church.
Wales
Even your lowest comment count is higher than most.
Sometimes I have nothing great to say but I try to leave a comment just so the blogger knows I stopped by.
Like a wave and a Hello.
cheers, parsnip
Cheers gayle..lol
DeleteHows hamish?
Finally ate about a 1/3 of a can of prescription food (OMG I have to special order his food with NO fat in his diet !) for dinner and breakfast. He is starting to perk up. I was concerned for 3 days but now seems a bit more like he is waking up.
DeleteDoes William actually eat the letters? If so they make a catch basket you can install inside the house to protect the postie AND the mail! I hope your Mother-in Law enjoys your considerable efforts....Bon appetit!
ReplyDeleteJan...william just likes to bark and pull the letters from his hand in order to scare.....its just a game
DeleteI got a catch basket because Elsie also snatches the post. Unfortunately the bigger envelopes are too long and end up sticking out of the letter box instead of dropping. A good indication no one's home.
DeleteI'm surprised that any postie puts their fingers through any letterbox. I used to deliver catalogues for a well known company and after almost having my fingers snapped by a yappy little dog on the other side of a door, I soon learned how to put the catalogues through without putting my fingers through!
ReplyDeleteMust be a probationer!
DeleteI probably seem like a food virgin but why are you stuffing them? With what? I go for the easiest dishes.
ReplyDeleteAs a retired mail carrier I have dealt with many unruly dogs. I would have probably offered my fingers and had them bitten.
Theres noting better than a stuffed cannelloni gail.............oh errrrrr
DeleteI thought William was the gentle one! I don't think I have ever stuffed a cannelloni - must put it on my unadventurous bucket list. :-)
ReplyDeleteHe IS a real sweetie.......its just a game he alwaysplayed.....
DeleteWhen he comes face to face with the postman he' s all wags
When did you ever get only a couple of comments? Stuffing cannelloni is a pain, but very worth it.
ReplyDeleteTrue and true
DeleteMy walking Dead entries never get many...i wonder why?
DeleteDoesnt EVERYONE love zombies?
I don't watch the show but I love reading your post on ZOMBIES !
DeleteIt's not the news but your delivery that engages me. Well, sometimes it's the news, too. But your writing is the real draw.
ReplyDeleteTa muchly jenny
DeleteIt's mother-in-law time again already??? Seems like just yesterday.
ReplyDeleteShe hasnt been up here for ages........she didnt staywith us at the wedding
DeleteOhh too funny!!! I wish that I knew why some posts get loads of comments, and others nada, nothing, not a thing! Why!!!!! Hope that the cannelloni are delicious!
ReplyDeleteThey were bloody lovely
DeleteI was going to say "when exactly do you only get a couple of comments?" but some one beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a scintillating comment to go with your blog post!
Thank you dear heart
Deleteyes our fat ginger wazzock eats postmen to ...not bad for an aged moggie
ReplyDeleteI love the word wazzock
DeleteIt sounds as if it should mean something VERY rude
How can we be sure the postie is a virgin? Is that a requirement for the Royal Mail?
ReplyDeleteYes... The queen insists on virgins
DeleteThat narrows the applicant pool a bit
DeleteI'm the same, when I do what I think is a good blog post hardly anyone comments, do one I think is rubbish and I have loads! Gotta love a man that stuffs his own cannelloni.!
ReplyDeleteI am one big italian momma!
DeleteSounds like William's got a hobby. I sometimes wonder like you do about which posts I write get lots of comments and which don't. I think photos are one key that attracts comments.
ReplyDeleteI agree ~ I have written some blog posts over the years that I am really proud of that go unnoticed ~ and like you have done you just move on ~ next! I love cannelloni filled with spinach and ricotta ~ yum!
ReplyDeleteThey are a bugger to stuff !
DeleteYou always get oodles of comments!!
ReplyDeleteI just want the canneloni and the stuffing recipes please, so that I can have a go at it. a s a p
Low fat cannelloni pat
DeleteOnions, turkey mince, chilli, garlic ( lots) worcester sauce, small bit of stock,chestnut mushrooms
Stuff
Pasta sauce
Cheese ( small ammount low fat)
Serve with lurve
I think many, if not most, folks have so much going on in their own lives that the more lighthearted posts draw them in; like going to see a comedy rather than a war movie.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I received an email from a longtime blog friend, apologising for not reading or commenting on a post about a dog rescue the Great Scot and I participated in over the weekend. She'd recently lost a pooch, so for her it would have been a painful read. Anyway, if that made a lick of sense, it's what I think: People have so much going on in their lives that more serious blog posts may just feel like too much.
Good point.. We all like asmile eh?
DeleteWhen do YOU only ever get a couple of comments? Usually you receive a gazillion! I am green with envy.
ReplyDeleteThat you shiela
ReplyDeleteI dont think i've ever stuffed a postman
Oh arhhhhhh missus
I think just by mentioning comments, you will get many. Your assertion is correct though. The posts you labour long and hard over often receive the least comments. While experienced bloggers know push button subjects, sometimes it is surprising when something you quickly dash off gets many comments.
ReplyDeleteNo one has mentioned my " fat hands"
DeleteBtw John, you have fat hands.....there ... that do you?
DeleteJo in Auckland, NZ
Just far
DeleteJust fat
DeleteI noticed your fat hands.
ReplyDeleteThey are fat are tbey not?
DeleteLike pigs trotters
Like stuffed cannelloni.
DeleteHa. My hands are like chicken feet.
DeleteWill the new postman understand the strange addresses on some of your mail like your old postman John ?
ReplyDelete…… and, you really are a brilliant cook. Your recipes always remind me of the 1950's for some reason. They have a real charm about them. XXXX
I think i actually live in the 1950s sometimes
DeleteIsn't it called comfort cooking. You always feel comfortable after eating it.
DeleteA quick scan...swearing postman brings a comment every five minutes or so...
ReplyDeleteIt would be very funny for the onlooker watching the new postie delivering the mail and not knowing William was waiting to grab the mail ...... The picture in my head of it his scenario is quite funny xxx
ReplyDeleteIts the smug expresssion aftwards tgat makes me smile
DeleteJust had to send this on to you...William has a feline friend who also loves to battle the Postman everyday...LOL!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHfFn6V4v-E
Loved this........that cat was a real bad tempered twat
DeleteI'd LOVE some cannelloni, thanks!
ReplyDeleteFat hands...stuffing the postman...here's my obligatory comment.
ReplyDeleteApropos of nothing, I was in the library today, frustrated by all the overdramatic offerings--steampunk mysteries, Amish romances, post-apocalyptic thrillers--and thinking, "I just want something realistic and...gentle. Like a novel John Grey would write."
So get on it already, wouldja?
I knew there was a reason we have our mailboxes on the outside of the house over here. The cannelloni looks delish!!
ReplyDeleteOk, just checked with the Woman I Almost Got Involved With Some Years Ago, she said cannelloni has to have ricotta cheese, with either veal or lamb to be authentic. Just so you know, her family is from Sicily.
ReplyDeleteI know it's too late, but I would have liked to have seen a photo of the finished cannelloni all bubbly from the oven! Have you ever tried the big seashell pasta? It is sooooo much easier to stuff than the cannelloni and taste about the same.
ReplyDeleteThere seems to never be a dull day in Trelawnyd, Wales! I think I spelled it right. I DO know how to pronounce it!! LOL!
Is the canneloni in honor of the MIL's visit? It looks delicious John. My Mom used to make the best Italian food even though she was of Scotch-Irish heritage. She made her filling with ricotta cheese, ground (minced) pork, Italian sausage & ground beef along with plenty of fresh sauteed mushrooms, garlic & parsley. God, I wish I had inherited my Mom's cooking skills. I can follow her recipes to a T & it still doesn't taste anywhere near as good as her version did.
ReplyDeleteWilliam seems to be quite taken with stealing things lately. First teaching Winnie how to snatch Camilla's eggs & now the mail. Or was it the postman's fingertips he was really wanting to snack on? He's a regular little klepto.
You are almost always swimming in comments. If there is the occasional day where the count is down, I don't think it is related to the subject of the day (other than TWD reviews & people who aren't fan are clueless on what a great show they are missing out on). I love that your post are representative of your life - some are funny, some sad, some reflective & others you deserve a smack on the head for thinking, let alone writing down. They are almost always of a nature that most of us can relate to in our own lives, so I would guess that any reduction in your comment count is simply a reflection of whether people were too busy that day to write a comment. You aren't trying to get even more comments than usual by making us feel sorry for you - are you? Most blogs have a free give away when they want a gazillion extra comments. Maybe you could offer a prize of one of Winnie's fanny wipes to the lucky person who leaves a comment for you that day. That would surely increase the number of comments left.be the best way to set a record for comments left for you.
Dog shit and fanny wipes always seem to increase the number of comments here, My mind boggles on such days.
DeleteI am stuck in an Airport waiting to board a plane that is leaving 4 hours late and after midnight. Your post is a welcome and pleasant relief to the tedium of it all. I love cane long and yours looks yummy. I cheat though and wrap it in fresh lasagne noodles cut in half... xo
ReplyDelete' Well crafted, entertaining and well written ' I must have missed those blog posts ....... ;-)
ReplyDeleteCow!
DeleteHehehe ....
DeleteAre you sure that thing you're holding isn't the postman's finger?
ReplyDeleteHad to smile. I recently threw out a pack of canneloni tubes that were several years past their use buy. I have clearly not enough hours in the day to stuff canneloni
ReplyDeleteYou obviously have too much time on your hands to be able to stuff pasta! Thought I would comment to boost the numbers for you! Love from Frankie.
ReplyDeleteThose 'cannelloni' look suspiciously like the postman's fingers to me! At your house the postman does only knock twice - before being devoured by manic terriers. :-)
ReplyDeleteYour posts, John, are always entertaining.
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought William was the sweetest most well mannered dog in Wales.
ReplyDeleteHi John, sorry to bother u on the blog but if u work my night on 29th May, can I work your Sunday night instead, already on Sat night!! Can't get through to u on the landline?? Love Sue Bates xx
ReplyDeleteThats fine sue.....just chsnge it with one of the blue smocks!
DeleteXx
John - I have done a post about Going Gently! I have emailed you too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, all done!!! Sharon's do very popular!!! See u soon xxx
ReplyDeleteBlimey John, you are a top husband making yummy dinners like that x
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