tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post6158731562301429566..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Success!Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-66058487238277912862011-05-20T13:37:05.250+01:002011-05-20T13:37:05.250+01:00Nor must we forget Sand-grouse roosting on the Alb...Nor must we forget <em>Sand-grouse roosting on the Albert Memorial</em> nor <em>Wloves and Wapiti Fighting on the Steps of the Athenaeum</em>.<br /><br />Well done with the governors. Good for you. If you'd been my chair of governors in former times what might we not have accomplished!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227767014123557100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-83297288920071100402011-05-20T10:59:44.140+01:002011-05-20T10:59:44.140+01:00Perhaps I could take a photo, and then work on the...Perhaps I could take a photo, and then work on the painting in the comfort of my studio.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44951486928329353382011-05-20T09:22:46.112+01:002011-05-20T09:22:46.112+01:00I always think 'goose turd green' should b...I always think 'goose turd green' should be in the art suppliers' lists (although it's one of the less pleasant greens).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-19779745685233257902011-05-20T08:52:25.516+01:002011-05-20T08:52:25.516+01:00Dave, I have an idea! Taking a tip from Saki (who...Dave, I have an idea! Taking a tip from Saki (whose short stories have governed my entire life), I shall invite Big Pinkie into the drawing room and you to paint her. Your "Ox in a Morning Room, Late Autumn," will be one of the sensations of the Paris salon and, within a couple of years, you will be exhibiting at the RA with "Barbary Apes Wrecking a Boudoir."<br /><br />Actually, it's one of the things that puts me off geese, Sandy. Big green turds!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-17785507232254144102011-05-20T08:38:29.791+01:002011-05-20T08:38:29.791+01:00I have to admit that when our chickens shared the ...I have to admit that when our chickens shared the same part of the garden as the cats and the humans we did have a problem of poo on shoes not to mention nibbled vegetables. Now they have their own half of the garden fenced off and I always have to change into garden shoes when I go and see them.<br />All the same, I'm sure Black Granny knows better than to poo indoors!sablonneusehttp://sablonneuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-35442148869259723032011-05-20T08:31:01.736+01:002011-05-20T08:31:01.736+01:00Having a bantam wandering in and out is no strange...Having a bantam wandering in and out is no stranger than dogs or cats, if one thinks about the list of domesticated animals.<br /><br />I might draw the line at a cow though. Even Big Pinkie.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-81033698409957471242011-05-19T22:06:18.632+01:002011-05-19T22:06:18.632+01:00It was very amusing, craning its neck to peer in t...It was very amusing, craning its neck to peer in the window!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-3657960593498992552011-05-19T21:43:22.550+01:002011-05-19T21:43:22.550+01:00Bantam royality. Even the chickens are strongwille...Bantam royality. Even the chickens are strongwilled there.<br />I like chaffinks (Finken) very much, their song is always connected with summer. And the blue/red Spiel is lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-23115117490317212302011-05-19T21:20:43.142+01:002011-05-19T21:20:43.142+01:00Oh, and she doesn't have mites or anything and...Oh, and she doesn't have mites or anything and is very healthy.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-85048754948792349022011-05-19T21:20:16.790+01:002011-05-19T21:20:16.790+01:00I'll have to remember to leave my shoes at the...I'll have to remember to leave my shoes at the door if I visit you, Simon! Her feet are no dirtier than they are.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-29846441336101738732011-05-19T21:15:18.952+01:002011-05-19T21:15:18.952+01:00Sorry, but "yuk". Letting the buggers i...Sorry, but "yuk". Letting the buggers into the house can't be a hygienic thing.<br /><br /><br />Cute, for sure.Eddie 2-Soxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663438334446202114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-80655014351296360012011-05-19T21:10:27.086+01:002011-05-19T21:10:27.086+01:00She's an odd-looking bird, a pedigree of a rar...She's an odd-looking bird, a pedigree of a rare old English breed of bantam. Much broader in the wing than the others. Top of the pecking order, although the brown bantam is a strong-minded one too, they wisely leave each other alone.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-86621140654687136902011-05-19T20:53:59.255+01:002011-05-19T20:53:59.255+01:00Well done at finding another guv. Fingers crossed ...Well done at finding another guv. Fingers crossed for the guy.<br /><br />I just love the picture of the Granny. Really makes me smile....Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-77647759251873320352011-05-19T20:45:18.842+01:002011-05-19T20:45:18.842+01:00Ew, John! Although they say that headless chicken...Ew, John! Although they say that headless chickens rush around!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-82145183378752253982011-05-19T20:32:52.783+01:002011-05-19T20:32:52.783+01:00I thought her head had fallen off!I thought her head had fallen off!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346682505354790114noreply@blogger.com