The past is another country. They do things differently there.
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If my memories spark off any of yours, I'd love to read about them, so please do comment.
Thank you, Brett. I sometimes muse about what sort of person I would have turned out to be had I not read those two works. I can't help wondering to what extent they reinforced what was already in my nature, and how I would have lived my life had I not read them.
By the way, I enjoyed reading your first post and I hope you manage to ge more…
That is some pretty deep stuff, but very true. Always best to keep those lessons in mind before you get to where you really want to be. Very nice article! more…
:) I do like it - and of course I was attracted to this post because as my tags say, I have a poo fetish!! (?? very random for someone to tag that don't ya think!) more…
That's quite alright. Use my blog for whatever discussions you like. :yes:
Very sensible to go walking with a loo roll. I've usually got tissues with me, so I use those if caught out. Actually, this is not the way I visualised this post going. :)) more…
Why shouldn't he. He is as human as everybody else, and if you have to go, better in the woods, then on the street. This is what I experienced several years ago with an old Japanese lady in a kimono. She walked in front of me, suddenly she squaded down and did her buisness, right there on the side walk. Couldn't believe my eyes! more…
I don't go walking with out loo-roll. I thought of using leaves but was never sure if there might be tiny little insects on them! Yukky! And I try to dispose of everything very tidily - :))
Sorry 'Another Country' using you blog for a discussion about loo-paper - but YOU started it! more…
Yes, I did. Couldn't have him thinking that he'd caught me out not telling the truth, could I? But it amused me whilst it lasted. As I said, easily amused. more…
I'd rather think of it as eco-friendly re-cycling than Shi....g in woods.
Truoble is - in England, the country is so small, when you think you're all alone and can get down to business (so to speak) someone comes strolling by the very tree you're hiding behind.
It was a bluff, between you and your son, did you ever explain more…
To a lesser extent, yes :) Although in an earlier episode, the vicar in my Norfolk soap-opera was caught by one of the scullery maids tipping his pisspot out of a window at the top of the church tower. more…
Sorry, can't believe that - It is a well know fact that once the person of the papa is popified, poop production ceases, food-waste and other pap being miraculously transmuted into heavenly incense and automatically released whenever the choir hits a sufficiently high note. :)
I'm okay, thanks for asking. I want to write more here, but somehow can't get round to it. Pity, as I have hundreds of memories I'd like to write about. more…
Aaah, how those memories of sweet youthful kisses linger! In spite of having been happily married for 30years, I can still recollect the moments shared with my very first boyfriend and it still makes me smile.:) more…
Looks like you may have had a lucky escape there. I'm glad that the whole thing was so sensitively handled and that you were in no way scarred by the experience. I think the way adults react has a huge effect on how the children involved feel about what happened (or could have happened) to them. more…
When I was about 7 or 8 years old I was walking home from school with my friend and a man approached us and suggested we meet him at the local recreation ground where there were swings and slides. He must have followed us all the way from school because he did not approach us until we were in quite an isolated place amomg the apple orchards. more…
I think they did. Children certainly are instrumental in honing one's diplomatic skills, although sometimes I would defy the most seasoned diplomat to come up with a suitable answer. more…
A diplomatic answer, I hope everyone approved. I think every Mother must have experienced something similar, My eldest daughter once commented loudly about the size of someone's teeth. It was certainly a "Get out of that one" moment. more…
It's strange but I can't remember anything about him. I've some vague idea that he was maybe middle-aged, but can't be sure. No idea what he looked like. Obviously he didn't make an impression on me. I just remember that the car was black, and I think maybe the seats were leather. more…
Yes. That's a downside of respecting adults. I was pretty lucky, although I don't think he could have abducted me, since he'd come round to the passenger side. more…
It's incredible how easily that can happen. Children do absent-mindedly get hold of hands they shouldn't, but for the adult to be equally absent-minded seems strange. But as you say, who knows? I'm glad you looked up so soon, or it might have ended quite differently.
I wasn't hurt at all. The only fright I had was that some neighbo more…
Recent comments (30)
In response to: "Very Few Regrets" 110 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
Thank you, Brett. I sometimes muse about what sort of person I would have turned out to be had I not read those two works. I can't help wondering to what extent they reinforced what was already in my nature, and how I would have lived my life had I not read them.
By the way, I enjoyed reading your first post and I hope you manage to ge more…
In response to: "Very Few Regrets" 110 days old
by bretthatfield [Member]
That is some pretty deep stuff, but very true. Always best to keep those lessons in mind before you get to where you really want to be. Very nice article! more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 860 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
I had no idea you had a penchant for poo, so it wasn't me who tagged you, but I agree, it is most random :)) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 860 days old
by MagicalMysteryTour Pro
:) I do like it - and of course I was attracted to this post because as my tags say, I have a poo fetish!! (?? very random for someone to tag that don't ya think!) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
There is no reason why he shouldn't, I quite agree.
I see a kimono is a useful garment to have.:yes: Apparently in the 18th century Europeans used to relieve themselves at the dinner table!! more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
Thank you, MagicalMystery. I'm very glad you like it. :yes: more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
That's quite alright. Use my blog for whatever discussions you like. :yes:
Very sensible to go walking with a loo roll. I've usually got tissues with me, so I use those if caught out. Actually, this is not the way I visualised this post going. :)) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by inomini [Member]
Why shouldn't he. He is as human as everybody else, and if you have to go, better in the woods, then on the street. This is what I experienced several years ago with an old Japanese lady in a kimono. She walked in front of me, suddenly she squaded down and did her buisness, right there on the side walk. Couldn't believe my eyes! more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
I'll bear that in mind. :)) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by MagicalMysteryTour Pro
A unique insight into your life! And a very pretty blog too! I like!!!! :) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by [Visitor]
I don't go walking with out loo-roll. I thought of using leaves but was never sure if there might be tiny little insects on them! Yukky! And I try to dispose of everything very tidily - :))
Sorry 'Another Country' using you blog for a discussion about loo-paper - but YOU started it! more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by playwrite27 [Member]
Erm--also guilty of said practice--and, erm--maple leave make the best TP, by the way.... :)) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
Yes, I did. Couldn't have him thinking that he'd caught me out not telling the truth, could I? But it amused me whilst it lasted. As I said, easily amused. more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by [Visitor]
I'd rather think of it as eco-friendly re-cycling than Shi....g in woods.
Truoble is - in England, the country is so small, when you think you're all alone and can get down to business (so to speak) someone comes strolling by the very tree you're hiding behind.
It was a bluff, between you and your son, did you ever explain more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by Munzly [Member]
To a lesser extent, yes :) Although in an earlier episode, the vicar in my Norfolk soap-opera was caught by one of the scullery maids tipping his pisspot out of a window at the top of the church tower. more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
It applies to lesser members of the clergy too, then. :)) more…
In response to: "Does The Pope Shit In The Woods?" 861 days old
by Munzly [Member]
Sorry, can't believe that - It is a well know fact that once the person of the papa is popified, poop production ceases, food-waste and other pap being miraculously transmuted into heavenly incense and automatically released whenever the choir hits a sufficiently high note. :)
Just ask the vicar of more…
In response to: "Winter Warming " 992 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
There is something sweet about them, isn't there? I'm glad your memories make you smile - so do mine. :yes: more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 992 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
I'm okay, thanks for asking. I want to write more here, but somehow can't get round to it. Pity, as I have hundreds of memories I'd like to write about. more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 993 days old
by [Visitor]
Thankyou
x - wifey
How you going? more…
In response to: "Winter Warming " 1006 days old
by MarikaSunSeeker [Member]
Aaah, how those memories of sweet youthful kisses linger! In spite of having been happily married for 30years, I can still recollect the moments shared with my very first boyfriend and it still makes me smile.:) more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1016 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
Looks like you may have had a lucky escape there. I'm glad that the whole thing was so sensitively handled and that you were in no way scarred by the experience. I think the way adults react has a huge effect on how the children involved feel about what happened (or could have happened) to them. more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1051 days old
by [Visitor]
When I was about 7 or 8 years old I was walking home from school with my friend and a man approached us and suggested we meet him at the local recreation ground where there were swings and slides. He must have followed us all the way from school because he did not approach us until we were in quite an isolated place amomg the apple orchards.
more…
In response to: "Painted?" 1052 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
I think they did. Children certainly are instrumental in honing one's diplomatic skills, although sometimes I would defy the most seasoned diplomat to come up with a suitable answer. more…
In response to: "Painted?" 1054 days old
by MarikaSunSeeker [Member]
A diplomatic answer, I hope everyone approved. I think every Mother must have experienced something similar, My eldest daughter once commented loudly about the size of someone's teeth. It was certainly a "Get out of that one" moment. more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1073 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
It's strange but I can't remember anything about him. I've some vague idea that he was maybe middle-aged, but can't be sure. No idea what he looked like. Obviously he didn't make an impression on me. I just remember that the car was black, and I think maybe the seats were leather. more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1073 days old
by isadora101 [Member]
Maybe not, probably was a bit of an old perv....but still?
it's great there were no lasting effects though :) more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1073 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
Yes. That's a downside of respecting adults. I was pretty lucky, although I don't think he could have abducted me, since he'd come round to the passenger side. more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1073 days old
by FlowersInMyHair [Member]
It's incredible how easily that can happen. Children do absent-mindedly get hold of hands they shouldn't, but for the adult to be equally absent-minded seems strange. But as you say, who knows? I'm glad you looked up so soon, or it might have ended quite differently.
I wasn't hurt at all. The only fright I had was that some neighbo more…
In response to: "Don't Talk To Strangers " 1073 days old
by isadora101 [Member]
"Shudders"...a close call i'd say. more…