tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post5382713412978819031..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that arriving home is not always the pleasant experience you thought it would beFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-69180944222866498932011-07-21T09:04:57.688-07:002011-07-21T09:04:57.688-07:00Hahahahahahaha! I'm so glad I didn't miss ...Hahahahahahaha! I'm so glad I didn't miss reading this post. <br /><br />Still giggling.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-48846006353847483452011-07-20T13:45:28.362-07:002011-07-20T13:45:28.362-07:00Yes, I was pleased to find myself using this word ...Yes, I was pleased to find myself using this word and did wonder whether I'd ever typed it before. I thought not. One must, however, keep up standards even though one is a retired person and aged granny. You might like to read my latest post about improvised sonnets, by the way. Could you emulate this chap? Insouciantly or otherwise?Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-30010020127410323102011-07-20T03:58:02.700-07:002011-07-20T03:58:02.700-07:00Fran !!! I have found an arm ! It is grey but coul...Fran !!! I have found an arm ! It is grey but could be painted up. It was on the pavement so I picked it up. It's a left arm with an open hand like it could hold something. Would you like it for Elvis ?BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-43729012767898770712011-07-19T09:25:06.815-07:002011-07-19T09:25:06.815-07:00Alan - yes, they did, but it bore telling a second...Alan - yes, they did, but it bore telling a second time.<br /><br />Isabelle - I am glad to see that even though you are now retired you are still using words like 'insouciantly'. I am reassured. I didn't want you slacking.<br /><br />Chris - I knew what you meant, don't worry!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86517661847014256812011-07-19T06:59:52.093-07:002011-07-19T06:59:52.093-07:00Oh poor Elvis! He was so busy trying to wave his ...Oh poor Elvis! He was so busy trying to wave his magic wand and make your dreams come true that his arm fell off. Hmmm, maybe I should rephrase that.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42715598727133675592011-07-19T02:54:37.745-07:002011-07-19T02:54:37.745-07:00I wouldn't have preferred Elvis by much, mind ...I wouldn't have preferred Elvis by much, mind you.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-46749922975123783232011-07-19T02:54:11.142-07:002011-07-19T02:54:11.142-07:00I've just come home to find a dead chaffinch o...I've just come home to find a dead chaffinch on the back door step, right beside the catflap. No one is owning up. The cats are whistling insouciantly as they stroll round the living room, pausing only to sharpen their claws on the sofas. <br /><br />I'd have preferred Elvis.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-17153853100680715922011-07-18T04:29:58.750-07:002011-07-18T04:29:58.750-07:00As someone has already probably said, don't wo...As someone has already probably said, don't worry, there is no harm in it.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-19194843610913576122011-07-17T12:36:13.647-07:002011-07-17T12:36:13.647-07:00Anna May - He's having you on. Or he was putt...Anna May - He's having you on. Or he was putting on a very good act eating his icecream when we were on holiday last year in Marbella.<br /><br />I'mbeingheldhostage - you did google it! I love you. <br /><br />Elizabethm - leave Elvis on the bus? With only one arm? How is he supposed to ring the bell?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-45224853563263379312011-07-17T11:42:11.500-07:002011-07-17T11:42:11.500-07:00I think you should leave him on the bus. He would...I think you should leave him on the bus. He would be a woeful distraction from the gardening books.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-77992931263476313782011-07-17T11:21:58.153-07:002011-07-17T11:21:58.153-07:00I'm dying! This is so stinking funny-- especia...I'm dying! This is so stinking funny-- especially that you're dealing with it relatively calmly. IF you do get brave enough to google it, it just brings you back here... nothing to fear.<br /><br />and yes, I did google it. It was that or finish laundry.imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-53119509702746384832011-07-17T09:53:34.559-07:002011-07-17T09:53:34.559-07:00Were you all shook up when you saw the one armed E...Were you all shook up when you saw the one armed Elvis?<br />Anna May x<br />ps: Georgie Baby and I are planning to renew our vows this Summer, and he has confided in me - he whispered it hot and urgent into my ear actually - that he HATES Rum and Raisin ice cream.Anna May Manganhttp://www.annamaymangan.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-22925393314412040082011-07-17T09:12:39.627-07:002011-07-17T09:12:39.627-07:00Steve - he has, he has, and he's still lying o...Steve - he has, he has, and he's still lying on the stairs. <br /><br />fishducky - tell him I AM Italian. I love pizza, anyway.<br /><br />SmitandSon - I wondered who that crowd were outside, looking in the windows ...<br /><br />Martin H - there's always one person you can rely on for Corny Comment of the Day<br /><br />Annie - I really want to google as you suggest but feel very, very silly ..<br /><br />Charlotte - that is a very sinister thought indeed. I wonder if they've written a blog post about it.<br /><br />brokenbiro - love it! Your jokes give me fever.<br /><br />tedandbunny - pretty odd is an understatement. Do you still have it?<br /><br />bad penny - we've had a plastic dog poop on our doorstep too once. Was that you?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-85039894559837064082011-07-17T08:48:57.432-07:002011-07-17T08:48:57.432-07:00Good lord I wonder if the missing arm was holding ...Good lord I wonder if the missing arm was holding a mike. I left a plastic dog poop on my ( horrible) neighbours' path when I left Spain. Wish I'd seen the wife's face when she saw it as it was so realistic but I was on the ferry by then. <br /><br />Beats having a garden gnome I suppose or a baby left in a basket.BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-613637833115957752011-07-17T07:56:29.873-07:002011-07-17T07:56:29.873-07:00someone once left a battery powered disco-singing ...someone once left a battery powered disco-singing Jesus on the bonnet of my car. <br />Have never figured out why or whom but it was pretty odd I must admitted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-59907897329134560432011-07-17T06:53:06.965-07:002011-07-17T06:53:06.965-07:00You've just all got suspicious minds...don'...You've just all got suspicious minds...don't be cruel to Fran! It could be someone thought you were lonesome tonight. Perhaps you could 'return to sender'?broken birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233920262119205474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-40875177775307356012011-07-16T20:42:14.569-07:002011-07-16T20:42:14.569-07:00I want to know who's doorstep the arm is on!I want to know who's doorstep the arm is on!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204546941269120909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-26678042771257717862011-07-16T14:17:45.379-07:002011-07-16T14:17:45.379-07:00Do you know what, I bet if you Google 'Elvis l...Do you know what, I bet if you Google 'Elvis lying on top of a pile of gardening books in the hall', you will come top of the listings. <br /><br />I am now proudly first in the Google listings for 'Butterfly on a Fire Engine'. <br /><br />It really drives the niche market to your blog.Annie (Lady M) xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64528806409189475162011-07-16T13:32:28.780-07:002011-07-16T13:32:28.780-07:00I wouldn't worry about Elvis. He sounds armles...I wouldn't worry about Elvis. He sounds armless enough.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-23742043864328753822011-07-16T11:47:00.594-07:002011-07-16T11:47:00.594-07:00All those people who've seen Elvis manning a g...All those people who've seen Elvis manning a gas pump in Nevada/selling shoes in Idaho/hiring deckchairs in Florida will now be making a pilgrimage to your front garden . After all , it makes much more sense that he should be reclining on a hall shelf in the Midlands .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-984266125693241972011-07-16T11:22:12.658-07:002011-07-16T11:22:12.658-07:00PS--I apologize to any Italians I may have offende...PS--I apologize to any Italians I may have offended. My wonderful son-in-law is Italian!fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-16794486028897318842011-07-16T11:19:54.392-07:002011-07-16T11:19:54.392-07:00George & I have a relationship--in my dreams. ...George & I have a relationship--in my dreams. We date but not exclusively. Last time we went out, he said that he'd love to meet you. He was fascinated by the facial hair in your picture. He asked me if I knew if you were Italian.fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334973392362918928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-85538159120791240292011-07-16T11:11:49.161-07:002011-07-16T11:11:49.161-07:00Elvis has entered the building.Elvis has entered the building.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-90574780955231726012011-07-16T10:51:17.095-07:002011-07-16T10:51:17.095-07:00Frances - Oh my, you have me sussed.Frances - Oh my, you have me sussed.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-59051926341657919502011-07-16T10:50:35.299-07:002011-07-16T10:50:35.299-07:00Surely what you really want to find on your doorst...Surely what you really want to find on your doorstep is George Clooney himself, holding a large tub of ice cream, a big lottery cheque and that three book contract, and saying "I've come to fetch my one-armed Elvis doll?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.com