tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post2599755005001365348..comments2023-10-11T11:42:47.834+01:00Comments on purple podded peas: Two picnics and memorialsCelia Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-46724998742684541292009-06-03T12:35:30.827+01:002009-06-03T12:35:30.827+01:00Hi MECG - we are very lucky and need to be reminde...Hi MECG - we are very lucky and need to be reminded sometimes.<br /><br />Hi Soilman - 'fun list of duels' that could only be said by you!<br /><br />Hi Threadspider - East Anglia is scattered with airfields and memories. I'm not a WWII or plane buff at all, but there's something about the Memorial Flight that's very special.<br /><br />Hi Cathy - Not in one day, but on Saturday and Sunday - hope we get more al fresco weekends! The present cabinet would be throwing down their gauntlets left right and centre this week ;-) <br /><br />CeliaCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-76992031741692463422009-05-28T10:56:06.402+01:002009-05-28T10:56:06.402+01:00Two picnics in one day is amazing in England. The ...Two picnics in one day is amazing in England. The story of the duel was very interesting. One way of sorting out problems but rather final if you were the unlucky one.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095469968246647873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-27391873956664405392009-05-27T14:18:05.113+01:002009-05-27T14:18:05.113+01:00Lovely to see the Lancaster-my dad flew on them in...Lovely to see the Lancaster-my dad flew on them in 1944-45, based at Downham Market. When Tom was little we had Airfix models of them all over the house!Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-66984169669754665162009-05-26T18:02:01.856+01:002009-05-26T18:02:01.856+01:00Duels are a hoot... or at least, they were. Not ma...Duels are a hoot... or at least, they were. Not many people know that Wellington himself took part in a famous duel. This is a <A HREF="http://listverse.com/history/top-8-remarkable-duels/" REL="nofollow">fun list of great duels</A>.Soilmanhttp://www.soilman.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-62874670691197665282009-05-26T11:52:27.881+01:002009-05-26T11:52:27.881+01:00I get very emotional seeing and hearing the RAF Me...I get very emotional seeing and hearing the RAF Memorial Flight- they often give us an impromptu fly past(We get the Trooping of the Colour chaps too).<br /><br />I simply cant imagine with sufficient clarity what life was like back then. But I do know that I'm glad I've never had to experience anything remotely like it-the hardships,the worry.My English Country Gardenhttp://www.myenglishcountrygarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com