Happy New Year

Hi Georgie.........yes, that was the one. Frightening place. Had about 3
drinks at the bottom before the hill climb (by car). I wish we could get
back over there. The old guy wants to go back to our smallest province this
summer. PEI. I wanted to go to England and Spain. Some day...........

Happy New Year, old sock!!

"George Gee" wrote in message
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Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

George Gee


"Heather" wrote in message
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"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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I see there's been a few answers since my last visit, g definitely a
few more than 10 miles away I'd say, I know the name Bowness in fact we
had a holiday in Bowness-on-Windermere a few years ago very enjoyable it
was to, I think it might have been the year before you went there.

2004, was that the year you met up with Noel and borrowed his phone to
talk to me ?

Yep......sitting in a pub in Chester, trying to learn the game for the
ongoing soccer finals. LOL. Noel came in....all in black with a wild
beard....and scared the locals half to death!! Only Ron and I knew he
was a big pussycat.......bwa ha ha.

My ancestors disappeared off the face of the earth. Got them back to the
early 1700's and we descend from one brother who went to Scotland and
made big bucks as a *mowdieman*. Testing your Scottish slang here.

Bowness-on-Windermere was really pretty. Bob and Jean (owners of our
Scottish ancestral home) took us to Whitehaven, then over a horrendous
mountain to Bowness. I needed 3 valiums for that one. Can't remember
the name.......Dead Man's Pass?? That's what I would have called it.
Even the sheep looked scared. (G)

Cheers........Heather


--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
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"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
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Joan Archer wrote:
Born and brought up in Nottingham, East Midlands g

About 10 miles south of the Lake District.

Ahhhh.....so she would then recognize my maiden name. Too bad I was
the only live *Bowness* in the area in 2004, grin. Shocked the heck
out of the Bowness-on-Windermere restaurant manager when I said "if I
can prove I am a Bowness, can I have a free dinner??" I did, he
didn't.......must have been a Scot. (G)

My ancestors..........and their not inconsiderable
wealth......disappeared in the early to mid 1850's. Bloody cheek!!




"Heather" wrote in message
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OOPS!! Where did you grow up? And/or live.

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Cheers......Heather

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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lol I'm English remember just live in Wales like Noel. g

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"Heather" wrote in message
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Damn.......forgot you Welsh folk don't know a lick of French. Or
Spanish. Or English (evil grin)

Happy New Year Joanie.......had to *twit* you on January 1st, of
course. Hugs.......Heather

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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Didn't have a clue what you just said, g but I'll wish you the
same, as long as it's good g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
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"Mike M" wrote in message
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Mart wrote:

Hi All - well at least my greets are actually in 2010

All the very best to each and all.

Happy New Windows.

And a Happy New Year from me as well to all those reading this
NG.

Et un nouvelle année heureuse from me as well.......still 3
hours away for us. But full of shrimp, smoked salmon and a nice
spanish white wine.

Heather et famille.

George Gee wrote:

Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

Both, I seem to recall, being lovely 1 in 3s. I remember my father back in
the 50s having on one occasion to go up in reverse as this was a lower gear
than first (our Ford Consul only had a three speed gearbox and synchromesh
only when changing between second and top).
--
Mike M

Oh yes I remember going over those when we were there, you must admit though
that the views are fantastic from the top of there g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
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Hi Georgie.........yes, that was the one. Frightening place. Had about 3
drinks at the bottom before the hill climb (by car). I wish we could get
back over there. The old guy wants to go back to our smallest province
this summer. PEI. I wanted to go to England and Spain. Some
day...........

Happy New Year, old sock!!

"George Gee" wrote in message
...
Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

George Gee

I think he was just going back to the way he used to look before that time
he had it all shaved off for charity, at least the times I met up with him
it was still quite tidy g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
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"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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2004, was that the year you met up with Noel and borrowed his phone to
talk to me ?

Yep......sitting in a pub in Chester, trying to learn the game for the
ongoing soccer finals. LOL. Noel came in....all in black with a wild
beard....and scared the locals half to death!! Only Ron and I knew he was
a big pussycat.......bwa ha ha.

My ancestors disappeared off the face of the earth. Got them back to the
early 1700's and we descend from one brother who went to Scotland and made
big bucks as a *mowdieman*. Testing your Scottish slang here.

Bowness-on-Windermere was really pretty. Bob and Jean (owners of our
Scottish ancestral home) took us to Whitehaven, then over a horrendous
mountain to Bowness. I needed 3 valiums for that one. Can't remember the
name.......Dead Man's Pass?? That's what I would have called it. Even
the sheep looked scared. (G)

Cheers........Heather

"Mike M" wrote in message
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George Gee wrote:

Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

Both, I seem to recall, being lovely 1 in 3s. I remember my father back
in the 50s having on one occasion to go up in reverse

Try and picture this- what an experience that must have been...

as this was a lower gear than first (our Ford Consul only had a three
speed gearbox and synchromesh only when changing between second and top).
--
Mike M

Think Lizzie will have us over for tea??

Why not write and ask her? You never know, she's got enough spare cash she
might just pay for you all to fly over for tea and cakes.

I've managed to get myself both a streaming cold and a touch of bronchitis
so I'm not going to be going anywhere for the next week or so where it's not
warm and dry. Look out bed, here I come! :-)
--
M


Heather wrote:

I thought so........Robin Hood was nowhere near Cumbria, lol. Now I
will have to check my handy map of England behind me.....still have
all of your names on yellow stickies on it.

Shane........you are a ditz!! It is well southeast of the *armpit of
england*........Stockport!! Not sure if it or Manchester were the
worst. The rest of England was excellent, except for those two
weirdos that we stayed with in Dorset........we still shake our heads
over that one.
Hey Mikey.......when we win the lottery, we will come over and take
YOU out for dinner. Think Lizzie will have us over for tea?? Not
likely, lol.

Nope!! I am terrified of heights and I had my eyes shut the whole
time.........well, not really, but I was not about to stand on a 180 degree
drop and admire the scenery.....no way!!

I think haggis was #2 on my list of things I didn't like.....lol.

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Cheers......Heather
"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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Oh yes I remember going over those when we were there, you must admit
though that the views are fantastic from the top of there g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
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Hi Georgie.........yes, that was the one. Frightening place. Had about
3 drinks at the bottom before the hill climb (by car). I wish we could
get back over there. The old guy wants to go back to our smallest
province this summer. PEI. I wanted to go to England and Spain. Some
day...........

Happy New Year, old sock!!

"George Gee" wrote in message
...
Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

George Gee

Hi Heather, Happy New Year to you also....

Mike's idea of going up backwards is the best method,
you can see where you're wenting from,
but you can't see where you're coming towards. ???

George Gee


"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Georgie.........yes, that was the one. Frightening place. Had about 3
drinks at the bottom before the hill climb (by car). I wish we could get
back over there. The old guy wants to go back to our smallest province
this summer. PEI. I wanted to go to England and Spain. Some
day...........

Happy New Year, old sock!!

"George Gee" wrote in message
...
Heather

I think that would've been Hard Knott Pass, then Wrynose Pass.

George Gee


"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
I see there's been a few answers since my last visit, g definitely a
few more than 10 miles away I'd say, I know the name Bowness in fact we
had a holiday in Bowness-on-Windermere a few years ago very enjoyable it
was to, I think it might have been the year before you went there.

2004, was that the year you met up with Noel and borrowed his phone to
talk to me ?

Yep......sitting in a pub in Chester, trying to learn the game for the
ongoing soccer finals. LOL. Noel came in....all in black with a wild
beard....and scared the locals half to death!! Only Ron and I knew he
was a big pussycat.......bwa ha ha.

My ancestors disappeared off the face of the earth. Got them back to
the early 1700's and we descend from one brother who went to Scotland
and made big bucks as a *mowdieman*. Testing your Scottish slang here.

Bowness-on-Windermere was really pretty. Bob and Jean (owners of our
Scottish ancestral home) took us to Whitehaven, then over a horrendous
mountain to Bowness. I needed 3 valiums for that one. Can't remember
the name.......Dead Man's Pass?? That's what I would have called it.
Even the sheep looked scared. (G)

Cheers........Heather


--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
Joan Archer wrote:
Born and brought up in Nottingham, East Midlands g

About 10 miles south of the Lake District.

Ahhhh.....so she would then recognize my maiden name. Too bad I was
the only live *Bowness* in the area in 2004, grin. Shocked the heck
out of the Bowness-on-Windermere restaurant manager when I said "if I
can prove I am a Bowness, can I have a free dinner??" I did, he
didn't.......must have been a Scot. (G)

My ancestors..........and their not inconsiderable
wealth......disappeared in the early to mid 1850's. Bloody cheek!!




"Heather" wrote in message
...
OOPS!! Where did you grow up? And/or live.

--
Cheers......Heather

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
lol I'm English remember just live in Wales like Noel. g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
...
Damn.......forgot you Welsh folk don't know a lick of French. Or
Spanish. Or English (evil grin)

Happy New Year Joanie.......had to *twit* you on January 1st, of
course. Hugs.......Heather

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
Didn't have a clue what you just said, g but I'll wish you the
same, as long as it's good g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Mart wrote:

Hi All - well at least my greets are actually in 2010

All the very best to each and all.

Happy New Windows.

And a Happy New Year from me as well to all those reading this
NG.

Et un nouvelle année heureuse from me as well.......still 3
hours away for us. But full of shrimp, smoked salmon and a
nice
spanish white wine.

Heather et famille.

Mustard plaster and a pint of scotch........that oughta do it.

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Think Lizzie will have us over for tea??

Why not write and ask her? You never know, she's got enough spare cash
she might just pay for you all to fly over for tea and cakes.

I've managed to get myself both a streaming cold and a touch of bronchitis
so I'm not going to be going anywhere for the next week or so where it's
not warm and dry. Look out bed, here I come! :-)
--
M


Heather wrote:

I thought so........Robin Hood was nowhere near Cumbria, lol. Now I
will have to check my handy map of England behind me.....still have
all of your names on yellow stickies on it.

Shane........you are a ditz!! It is well southeast of the *armpit of
england*........Stockport!! Not sure if it or Manchester were the
worst. The rest of England was excellent, except for those two
weirdos that we stayed with in Dorset........we still shake our heads
over that one.
Hey Mikey.......when we win the lottery, we will come over and take
YOU out for dinner. Think Lizzie will have us over for tea?? Not
likely, lol.

"Heather" wrote in message :-

I think haggis was #2 on my list of things I didn't like.....lol.

Just had haggis for our evening meal, with tatties and cauliflower (well we
are English) - delicious!
It was intended for last Friday but we weren't quite ready (after Thursday
night).

Mart