tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post2706304053178690150..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z lunchesZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-59092352703699234452013-01-24T07:30:35.136+00:002013-01-24T07:30:35.136+00:00Tempur beds used to (don't know if they still ...Tempur beds used to (don't know if they still do) offer a 3 month free trial - if it doesn't suit, you send it back, and get all your money back, no questions asked. They are totally different to normal beds and you sleep differently. <br /><br />Might be worth investigating, as you said you had to buy a new bed for the bungalow - why not treat yourselves and put your bed in the bungalow?<br /><br />They're not cheap, but it'll last forever. We're in year 10 or 11 and it's still like new, whereas before we were buying new (good quality) matresses every four or five years.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-12669449890832020372013-01-23T19:54:15.138+00:002013-01-23T19:54:15.138+00:00Beryl, I love you.
I have a friend whose maiden...Beryl, I love you. <br /><br />I have a friend whose maiden name was Money-Coutts. Her father was a younger son, sadly. No matter, she's lovely.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-5806832269113237822013-01-23T19:50:17.005+00:002013-01-23T19:50:17.005+00:00I once had a (very fleeting) acquaintance with som...I once had a (very fleeting) acquaintance with some Coutts. I'm not sure if they were the actual bankers or just members of the family. Mrs Coutt was actually very nice indeed for a rich, horsey, Devonshire lady. mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-57283752132525303372013-01-23T18:33:32.503+00:002013-01-23T18:33:32.503+00:00Ament to say that!Ament to say that!Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-62576760795014122812013-01-23T16:33:28.739+00:002013-01-23T16:33:28.739+00:00No, it would be the past participle passive in the...No, it would be the past participle passive in the accusative case to agree with the accusative noun plural (i.e.) cheques), since they are the subject of "send". I hope.Beryl Amenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434257277408290473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58306491312916334382013-01-23T13:18:05.837+00:002013-01-23T13:18:05.837+00:00I haven't felt like eating anything much today...I haven't felt like eating anything much today, still quite full, Scarlet! Though we're still chomping the Christmas chocolates - fortunately, Elle likes chocolate so I'm making sure there will be none left by the time she leaves.<br /><br />When shops had those little machines that took cheques and imprinted their details on them, the Coutts cheques had to be put in very carefully as they were a different size. They continued to send your having-been-presented (if that were Latin, would it be the Ablative Absolute?) cheques back every month with the printed statement years after other banks stopped doing so.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44557006782296926622013-01-23T13:12:29.966+00:002013-01-23T13:12:29.966+00:00Thank you, BW, that is a thought, especially since...Thank you, BW, that is a thought, especially since my hip can only get worse. Although even when, during periods of especially bad sleep, I've moved into the spare room so as not to disturb the Sage (or, kindly, he has), I've still spent several hours of the night awake. I'm afraid that my sleeping rhythm has completely gone awry over the last couple of years or so. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-14939264308090783712013-01-23T12:45:21.963+00:002013-01-23T12:45:21.963+00:00When i worked in a clearing bank, the Coutts chequ...When i worked in a clearing bank, the Coutts cheques had to go in a special envelope up to the London clearing houses, they were that posh. I'm surprised you didn't have to go in a special taxi.Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-27186749248796513882013-01-23T12:35:41.815+00:002013-01-23T12:35:41.815+00:00This weather has certainly had me reaching for the...This weather has certainly had me reaching for the comfort food. I had no bacon for sandwiches [which I was craving] so made do with left over sausage rolls from Christmas, which had been taking up too much space in my freezer.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-53772433387609881692013-01-23T11:09:12.483+00:002013-01-23T11:09:12.483+00:00Have you ever considered getting a larger bed, wit...Have you ever considered getting a larger bed, with two separate mattresses? <br /><br />You often write about sleepng badly, and it might just improve things. I can wholeheartedly recommend the ones that raise and lower their heads and feet. I couldn't survive without mine now.Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70717647346990941592013-01-23T09:56:40.902+00:002013-01-23T09:56:40.902+00:00Don't think there will be any of that, Anon, L...Don't think there will be any of that, Anon, Lena's quite down on smoking and drugs. Plenty of alcohol, I daresay (though she tends not to drink either, unless there's a bottle of champagne open).<br /><br />No, that's probably why she changed banks in the end, Rog. Though their diaries were very good.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-55184678504756687192013-01-23T07:45:57.416+00:002013-01-23T07:45:57.416+00:00I used to walk past Coutts to get to Stanley Gibbo...I used to walk past Coutts to get to Stanley Gibbons. They were never very free with their Biros.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-6059386214923564582013-01-23T02:41:58.787+00:002013-01-23T02:41:58.787+00:00Ooooh Simpson's! I'll never forget dining ...Ooooh Simpson's! I'll never forget dining there 30 year ago-delicious!<br />You had me worried re: joint party--thought it meant something completely different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-47953892189912360332013-01-22T21:12:39.998+00:002013-01-22T21:12:39.998+00:00It really was, we think we might do it again. Ent...It really was, we think we might do it again. Entertaining speakers, too - which was the purpose of the whole thing of course, and whom I didn't get around to mentioning!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-49820991570115607212013-01-22T21:06:33.487+00:002013-01-22T21:06:33.487+00:00That sounds a lovely day out Zoe.That sounds a lovely day out Zoe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.com