tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post6311859912765993845..comments2023-10-26T00:45:54.703+13:00Comments on More Canterbury Tales: The weekend that was...The Sagittarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-29376738025667154132009-10-27T11:28:25.261+13:002009-10-27T11:28:25.261+13:00AWB - indeed, I am always torn between laughing an...AWB - indeed, I am always torn between laughing and being respectful...<br /><br />Margaret - oh yes we certainly have a Cadbury factory here, much to my waist's enjoyment!<br /><br />Princess L - lovely to see you here again! I love wandering about in old cemeteries too so I don't think that makes anyone odd...unless you wander about at night??? :-)<br /><br />Steve - you're very welcome!<br /><br />Friko - ah yes, well we are mostly a mix of European ancestry here so the English aspect isn't surprising really. We are really lucky to live here I reckon!<br /><br />Owen - yes, bravery and i are good mates this week (thanks to you and Steve for 'soundboard' duties!).The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-34586879270461450542009-10-26T16:17:17.974+13:002009-10-26T16:17:17.974+13:00What an epic post ! Feel like I just finished read...What an epic post ! Feel like I just finished reading that famous modern Russian novel, "War and Grease" . . .<br /><br />So, you took the plunge, and published the final resting place of ... darest I say it... the Dick family. Bravo... see, it wasn't so hard finally... (no, I didn't mean it that way...!)<br /><br />What a weekend ! Oh boy, it's almost Tuesday already... can't wait !<br /><br />And you will not believe this, but the WV is "ginjus", as in, "She mixed up the gin right proper shaking it and all with a nice wee squirt o' lime juice, and there you go, she poured us all a ginjus, and we proceeded to drink them down"... Or perhaps "ginjus" was that chinese warrior who conquered great swaths of central Asia and all the way to Europe... on horseback...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-15672945981045965732009-10-26T09:35:57.168+13:002009-10-26T09:35:57.168+13:00all sounds very English to me; incl. the boozy nig...all sounds very English to me; incl. the boozy night, you sure you were in NZ?<br />I have heard how beautiful the country is and we have nature programmes on the TV that give us an idea of the wonders you may take for granted.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-33918054662893658752009-10-26T08:22:22.461+13:002009-10-26T08:22:22.461+13:00Crunchies are always complimentary... thank you!Crunchies are always complimentary... thank you!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-64584354954430376552009-10-26T06:42:40.821+13:002009-10-26T06:42:40.821+13:00oh, so much to take in, with the castle, the chocl...oh, so much to take in, with the castle, the choclate, the cemetary...What a weekend!<br /> I love wandering through old grave stones, soaking in the history..Does that make me odd???Princess Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861905681607042467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-28298066036216486802009-10-25T13:46:40.013+13:002009-10-25T13:46:40.013+13:00Hi Saj! Nice trip! Loved the hedges and massive ...Hi Saj! Nice trip! Loved the hedges and massive purple garden: so British! And Cadbury Chocolates! I didn't know they had a plant in NZ! The castle looks like a princess's magic kingdom castle! And the view across to the city is magnificent(if needing a little imbiggening)! I loved the music so had to look up Carrick Fergus: it's in Northern Ireland. and with the harp and "Lay me down," it is befitting for the cemetery! LOVE xxoxMargaret Pangerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09995968579194433270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-67957281281969216562009-10-23T22:03:17.647+13:002009-10-23T22:03:17.647+13:00Dick is one of those names where the surname could...Dick is one of those names where the surname could be so fatal.<br /><br />Whenever I see a name like 'R Head' or 'R Knott' i cannot help myself but think silly thoughts.<br /><br />Nice account.The Joined up Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797087157041713649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-74890553785389556442009-10-23T09:30:12.597+13:002009-10-23T09:30:12.597+13:00LWA - howdy and welcome, thanks for visiting. As f...LWA - howdy and welcome, thanks for visiting. As for the mountain, not able to be eaten sadly...my daughter tells me that the Crunchie's were really bits of wood wrapped to look like Crunchies. I may never eat a crunchie bar again...<br /><br />Violet - I was quite fascinated by the Castle, but I always had this romantic notion that living in one would be great - more like drafty and expensive probably!<br /><br />Louciao - yeah, sorry about the eyes! I have to confess that I just CANNOT eat poached eggs without thinking of those eyes every time. Do you think I need counselling or more wine?? Ah, the wild night...<br /><br />Steve - hehe, you really are after a sound spanking aren't you! OK, you can have first dibs on the rabbit hutches for your family...I'll leave a complimentary Crunchie on your hay stack.<br /><br />Meggie - Have you ever tried to microwave a Crunchie? Give it a go and slop the remains over ice cream...I was at school with a boy called David Dick (I have just remembered that)<br /><br />NoteBene - welcome and you would hard pressed to FIND any rampaging hoardes over here...there was also a very steep hill to drive up and I suspect people would be too lazy or wasted on whisky to bother....maybe.<br /><br />RB - Ah a kindred widl-nighter and monring-afterer! No sausages for me (and dare I say I'm surprised at you!! hehe)but mushrooms and tomatoes go well...not really a call for castles over here. I think by the time NZ was 'settled' we had hard working poor folk mostly and heaps of presbyterians with frugal attitudes. Good point to ponder, thanks :-)The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-840165451686909152009-10-23T04:44:48.825+13:002009-10-23T04:44:48.825+13:00You know, when it's my time to go, I think I&#...You know, when it's my time to go, I think I'd quite like to die of apoplexy. It'd look good on the certificate. <br /><br />Oh yes, greasey food for me too. You should see what I eat after I've been on a bender - fried bread is my favourite - loads of it, with bacon and eggs and sausages. <br /><br />So odd that there is only one castle.rbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-36335347998187623372009-10-22T21:51:19.729+13:002009-10-22T21:51:19.729+13:00Love the gravestones....not sure the castle would ...Love the gravestones....not sure the castle would keep out the rampaging hoards though!Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-59427054062582835752009-10-22T19:41:52.841+13:002009-10-22T19:41:52.841+13:00I used to love Crunchies.. the only bar I did like...I used to love Crunchies.. the only bar I did like. I never made it to Dunedin, no matter how hard I tried, something always sabotaged my efforts! Shame shame.<br />You are far too young to remember her, but I was once interviewed by Mary Dick, for TV.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-73215737820770244532009-10-22T19:12:15.797+13:002009-10-22T19:12:15.797+13:00A good Dick is always buried deep in my opinion......A good Dick is always buried deep in my opinion... he he he!<br /><br />And as for the trip: Cadbury's.... Crunchie mountains...! My God! I want to move to New Zealand right now! I'll even change my name to Dick if I have to!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-59661498362385128762009-10-22T18:44:02.288+13:002009-10-22T18:44:02.288+13:00This was a great tour, Saj! I'd heard of Duned...This was a great tour, Saj! I'd heard of Dunedin before from my daughter. It was wonderful to imbiggen your pictures and view all the details! Then go exploring the links (though maybe not Marty Feldman's eyes so much). <br /><br />I don't suppose your wild night out involved renting a stable room at Larnarch Castle for a little horsing around? <br /><br />I love how you managed to imbue the cemetery scenes with irrepressible Saj humour!<br /><br />Great fun.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-20752593978611015102009-10-22T15:42:39.505+13:002009-10-22T15:42:39.505+13:00The link to Larnach Castle was interesting - I par...The link to Larnach Castle was interesting - I particularly liked the "why visit the castle" bit.<br />Let this be a lesson to all: marry well and make a will.<br /><br />P.S. I personally knew a Harry Dick. Poor sod.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28571746.post-39616776361156319152009-10-22T15:32:27.823+13:002009-10-22T15:32:27.823+13:00What a pity that you didn't get to see them ma...What a pity that you didn't get to see them making chocolate at the Cadbury's factory- that would have been awesome. How is that a Crunchie mountain?? Could you eat some? Thanks for sharing!deletedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450412187773242714noreply@blogger.com