tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post5613671194152180420..comments2024-03-19T02:13:24.593+00:00Comments on Going Gently: IawnJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87428123143769747282021-11-29T00:23:46.835+00:002021-11-29T00:23:46.835+00:00Oh, I'm so sorry at the loss of all those tree...Oh, I'm so sorry at the loss of all those trees.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37089608900374811782021-11-28T21:14:06.237+00:002021-11-28T21:14:06.237+00:00John, glad you are safe 'n sound. These wild w...John, glad you are safe 'n sound. These wild weather events of late are so frightening. Hopefully, your health will improve soon, and you've nothing to worry about. Meantime, take care. Hugs from the base of the mini-mountain in Maine.Regina M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01390749728685272776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37326204737330302902021-11-28T18:16:46.174+00:002021-11-28T18:16:46.174+00:00Glad you are ok.Glad you are ok.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12025434137585602572021-11-28T16:52:16.077+00:002021-11-28T16:52:16.077+00:00You do pretty damn well for thinking you don't...You do pretty damn well for thinking you don't have much to say! I often think the same when I sit down in front of my laptop. But words come from somewhere, don't they, even when they don't seem to be much. Today I thought of titling my entry "Isn't This Really Just a Journal That Has Links and Readers Who Aren't Me?" Stubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27563032289270651882021-11-28T16:28:00.510+00:002021-11-28T16:28:00.510+00:00Congrats on speaking Welch. Having multiple langua...Congrats on speaking Welch. Having multiple languages is very beneficial. M&B are funny; their laughter lifts spirits. The storm hit hard. No doubt about it, nature prunes with a vengeance. I hope nobody got hurt. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84050312414388062732021-11-28T15:59:27.831+00:002021-11-28T15:59:27.831+00:00Yikes. You really got the brunt of the storm. We h...Yikes. You really got the brunt of the storm. We had gusty winds in London but nothing like that.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24631582585730118842021-11-28T14:18:45.613+00:002021-11-28T14:18:45.613+00:00I remember my parents used to go to Happy Valley a...I remember my parents used to go to Happy Valley a lot when I was a child. Haven't heard of it since until reading this.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57813712656856869312021-11-28T13:26:08.156+00:002021-11-28T13:26:08.156+00:00I had read it and tried the pronouncing it like &#...I had read it and tried the pronouncing it like 'down with the w' (sounds like hip hop group!) But the answer you have given to Barbara Anne also answers me😊kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40057932443316356282021-11-28T13:02:17.785+00:002021-11-28T13:02:17.785+00:00Surrounded by people, and at that hour, no one to ...Surrounded by people, and at that hour, no one to talk to. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35757429664051001532021-11-28T12:09:56.765+00:002021-11-28T12:09:56.765+00:00Madge and Bisket made me laugh. How could you not?...Madge and Bisket made me laugh. How could you not?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57095385353059560612021-11-28T11:32:38.451+00:002021-11-28T11:32:38.451+00:00There are several fallen trees in the famous Dark ...There are several fallen trees in the famous Dark Hedges avenue in Northern Ireland (made famous by The Game of Thrones).nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82738513553528623032021-11-28T10:49:01.810+00:002021-11-28T10:49:01.810+00:00Not such a happy valley any more then. When writin...Not such a happy valley any more then. When writing future blogposts perhaps you should consider switching to Welsh instead of using the language of the imperialist English invaders.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2989730619955319472021-11-28T09:17:50.518+00:002021-11-28T09:17:50.518+00:00I had the most awful shock on Friday as I went to ...I had the most awful shock on Friday as I went to the loo and looked in the mirror-I was helping on a stall at a Christmas event-problem was I was regularly under the table as you do and I had my wig on and fun specs on-Not ok at all xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11840547469691460452021-11-28T09:09:34.212+00:002021-11-28T09:09:34.212+00:00I hope you are iawn, with the new antibiotics? I&#...I hope you are iawn, with the new antibiotics? I'm glad the storm has passed, and all is quiet again. xxhappy hookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06895402170116525521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88992958729693009442021-11-28T08:55:37.801+00:002021-11-28T08:55:37.801+00:00That was one powerful storm! Iawn.That was one powerful storm! Iawn.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64847262729631371442021-11-28T08:10:18.946+00:002021-11-28T08:10:18.946+00:00No storm damage here. The shed doors blew open an...No storm damage here. The shed doors blew open and a few patio things have ended up further down the garden but that's all. I'd like to speak a little Welsh but there's not much call for it in Herts.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42220997544649698712021-11-28T07:52:10.683+00:002021-11-28T07:52:10.683+00:00The Hay-on-Wye road was closed yesterday when we w...The Hay-on-Wye road was closed yesterday when we went into town, so I imagine that's fallen trees as plenty along that road. We didn't get it half so bad as you did, by the sound of things. Although the draught from our Victorian sash windows was sufficient to blow open the heavy wooden shutters pulled across them inside.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26539114254110993472021-11-28T07:01:30.932+00:002021-11-28T07:01:30.932+00:00Always wish I could speak more languages. I saw on...Always wish I could speak more languages. I saw on tv the other day that they are teaching Cornish in schools in Cornwall again. Welsh is a lovely language to listen to - spoken or sung.MarisAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550135565018890015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5919617173498985602021-11-28T06:25:08.607+00:002021-11-28T06:25:08.607+00:00Ya as in yowelYa as in yowelJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68146764398790293352021-11-28T06:24:20.952+00:002021-11-28T06:24:20.952+00:00Try tiktok it’s better when you are tiredTry tiktok it’s better when you are tiredJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4976169486563141682021-11-28T06:23:55.686+00:002021-11-28T06:23:55.686+00:00Lol read the entry again, I’ve told you how to pro...Lol read the entry again, I’ve told you how to pronounce iawnJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2668808207936612412021-11-28T04:57:49.805+00:002021-11-28T04:57:49.805+00:00I have no idea what's going on in the video, b...I have no idea what's going on in the video, but I sympathise about the storm damage. Even seeing TV footage is horrific.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58822910145125716222021-11-28T04:52:50.458+00:002021-11-28T04:52:50.458+00:00Grrrr! My comment disappeared when I clicked '...Grrrr! My comment disappeared when I clicked 'publish'.<br />I also thought you were going to write something about your lawn, as in grass. Well done in your improvement in speaking and understanding Welsh! How is the 'i' pronounced in the word for okay?<br />Sorry about the loss of so many trees. It happens, but it's still sad.<br />Safe journey home!<br /><br />Hugs!Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83837929897569225852021-11-28T03:52:17.176+00:002021-11-28T03:52:17.176+00:00I'd read your title as Lawn... Brain not quite...I'd read your title as Lawn... Brain not quite awake or asleep at mo.<br />How do you pronounce iawn?kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22681763252268731722021-11-28T03:15:56.405+00:002021-11-28T03:15:56.405+00:00Lots of trees down a bit further east in my area; ...Lots of trees down a bit further east in my area; sad to see, but it's all a cycle of life and death. I'm doing my 3am Youtube rabbit hole thing xgallovidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493272788309092794noreply@blogger.com