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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 ... 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. |
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Happy New Year
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 |
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Happy New Year
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 ... 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 |
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Happy New Year
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 ... "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Happy New Year
"Mike M" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Happy New Year
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. |
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Happy New Year
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. -- Cheers......Heather "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... 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 ... 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 |
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Happy New Year
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. |
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Happy New Year
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. |
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Happy New Year
"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 |
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