tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post3660401270739723690..comments2024-01-29T13:20:07.366+00:00Comments on Little Corner of the Earth: ELEGY (?) IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARDAvushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-26998596791375669432015-09-12T09:29:23.944+01:002015-09-12T09:29:23.944+01:00Lucy:
I think that one goes a bit further back tha...Lucy:<br />I think that one goes a bit further back than the Goons. A venerable Punch joke of circa 1900. Young blade to demure miss "......................Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-52072958087925716162015-09-12T08:08:58.197+01:002015-09-12T08:08:58.197+01:00Wasn't there a Goon Show joke
'Are you fo...Wasn't there a Goon Show joke<br /><br />'Are you fond of Kipling?'<br />'I don't know, I've never kippled...'<br /><br />Lovely post Avus.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-68026862502271563942015-09-11T15:35:00.737+01:002015-09-11T15:35:00.737+01:00Tom:
"If England was what England seems
...Tom:<br /><br />"If England was what England seems <br /> An' not the England of our dreams, <br />But only putty, brass, an' paint, <br /> 'Ow quick we'd chuck 'er! But she ain't!"Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-46033473126947061072015-09-11T14:26:35.807+01:002015-09-11T14:26:35.807+01:00It may have something to do with that England that...It may have something to do with that England that lives in my mind, but which may never have quite existed in outer reality. We have mentioned this before.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-24821292885685797742015-09-11T10:52:12.164+01:002015-09-11T10:52:12.164+01:00Interesting ,Tom. What bells are ringing, I wonder...Interesting ,Tom. What bells are ringing, I wonder? Is it something in your personal experience or something I have written in the past?Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-17788428372461311902015-09-11T08:58:52.417+01:002015-09-11T08:58:52.417+01:00Thank you for this, Avus. Not entirely sure why it...Thank you for this, Avus. Not entirely sure why it does, but it rings distant bells.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028121782477111901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-21776318692864228622015-09-10T11:32:03.685+01:002015-09-10T11:32:03.685+01:00Thanks m'dear. As usual, Kipling had a word fo...Thanks m'dear. As usual, Kipling had a word for it.<br />When I write things like this I think about the times I took my little daughter out for bike/motorcycle rides and sought to interest her in history/topography. (and seemed to have succeeded, too)<br />Pa xxAvushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-52055899908517970882015-09-10T10:01:23.804+01:002015-09-10T10:01:23.804+01:00Ah Pa,
Lovely meditation on the history of the are...Ah Pa,<br />Lovely meditation on the history of the area. I shall remember the history of the place now.<br /><br />To quote an author you admire ...<br />' If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.' R. Kipling.<br /><br />Love, daughter xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-79756409574760909642015-09-10T09:23:56.404+01:002015-09-10T09:23:56.404+01:00Crow:
Guess you better call by sometime, Martha. L...Crow:<br />Guess you better call by sometime, Martha. Let me know when you are coming and I will put the kettle on. (and give you a tour of my "Little Corner")Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31082363.post-72849839214870275422015-09-10T01:19:14.376+01:002015-09-10T01:19:14.376+01:00Lovely post, Avus; poignant grave sites. The fina...Lovely post, Avus; poignant grave sites. The final photo made me feel homesick for the rolling landscape, beautiful countryside. Don't know why such views tug at my heart, for I've never seen anything like it in person, but they certainly do.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.com