tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3848154832060975057..comments2024-03-28T08:20:25.239+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: New this, new that...Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31754891309575299322013-06-15T15:22:27.855+01:002013-06-15T15:22:27.855+01:00Hello Gilly; how very kind you are.Hello Gilly; how very kind you are.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3668479955750879222013-06-15T14:35:57.361+01:002013-06-15T14:35:57.361+01:00You seem to be a lovely, fun Grandpa, thinking of ...You seem to be a lovely, fun Grandpa, thinking of ways to make your Grandsons' summer even more exciting - just like my Dad did for my own boys.<br /><br />Your blog is the first one I log onto every day. Love reading about your life.Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261006878140489717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28516876881800358212013-06-14T22:00:41.494+01:002013-06-14T22:00:41.494+01:00Hmmm..courgettes/zucchini....The first crop of the...Hmmm..courgettes/zucchini....The first crop of the season is always the best. <br /><br />I used to make zucchini bread, way back when.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17953231334284747312013-06-14T21:54:04.056+01:002013-06-14T21:54:04.056+01:00My Briggs and Stratton mower is a little beauty, n...My Briggs and Stratton mower is a little beauty, nearly ten years old and still going strong. <br /><br />I like shredded courgette pancakes or omelettes too, very delicious and a good way to use up those huge ones that always seem to pop up overnight. Nice with a grating of cheese.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21049039299578283612013-06-14T17:23:09.100+01:002013-06-14T17:23:09.100+01:00I'm thinking of using it as hidden treasure, t...I'm thinking of using it as hidden treasure, then the boys can exchange it later (with me) for toys or sweets or whatever.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35365776114546317112013-06-14T15:41:42.971+01:002013-06-14T15:41:42.971+01:00I think I know to whom you are referring (ahem), b...I think I know to whom you are referring (ahem), but he is only following his beloved Blair's example. Good enough for Blair; good enough for XX.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80334754147555495022013-06-14T15:25:25.692+01:002013-06-14T15:25:25.692+01:00As an aside, I know you made your way as an artist...As an aside, I know you made your way as an artist. Had you been a retired civil servant, such as a now globe trotting communist anti thatcherite English teacher and adept photographer say (I do not want to be too specific and name names), I would have assumed that pile of cash was just the monthly dividend from your gold plated pension pot.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69978256643018621552013-06-14T15:25:00.539+01:002013-06-14T15:25:00.539+01:00Convincing-looking money, Cro! The kids could stas...Convincing-looking money, Cro! The kids could stash it in a pirate's chest aboard the HMS Dangerous Fun!! :DJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19796278172256287042013-06-14T15:20:51.298+01:002013-06-14T15:20:51.298+01:00Damn; I was hoping to ship a few container-loads o...Damn; I was hoping to ship a few container-loads over for someone! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17728064712088126642013-06-14T15:14:55.374+01:002013-06-14T15:14:55.374+01:00It did and, oddly enough caused a bit of outrage a...It did and, oddly enough caused a bit of outrage as the initial reporting in UK suggested his desperate act reflected conditions here in Angola which is, of course, nonsense. Angola is dealing with its own immigration problem, especially with people fleeing the conflict in Congo.<br /><br />There is no doubt that he managed to get on the BA aircraft in Luanda but he was actually Moçambican. So that was OK then!<br /><br />How he managed to get airside and climb up into an undercarriage compartment is another question which I could answer but would turn this comment into a post!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11591344658014162302013-06-14T14:45:20.280+01:002013-06-14T14:45:20.280+01:00Those bills look very real! And..you paid about w...Those bills look very real! And..you paid about what they are worth today!!! Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55464781217818432162013-06-14T14:19:21.294+01:002013-06-14T14:19:21.294+01:00A local restaurant always makes a shredded courget...A local restaurant always makes a shredded courgette omelet at this time of year, which is good.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75818577863639643442013-06-14T14:08:44.679+01:002013-06-14T14:08:44.679+01:00you are WEEKS ahead of us on the courgettes! my t...you are WEEKS ahead of us on the courgettes! my they look delicious. One of my favorite ways to eat them is to shred them and make a pancake which is fried. Yum.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68813358588715290912013-06-14T13:17:55.277+01:002013-06-14T13:17:55.277+01:00You seem to be a couple of weeks ahead of us in ge...You seem to be a couple of weeks ahead of us in getting veggies. As you said, the first picks of the season are the best.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69744210218268674432013-06-14T08:08:09.084+01:002013-06-14T08:08:09.084+01:00I bought some paper serviettes like tenners. I put...I bought some paper serviettes like tenners. I put one next to everyone's plate at Christmas, as "an extra little gift". They were very life-like, if rather bendy :-)Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68696192276927854292013-06-14T07:18:19.131+01:002013-06-14T07:18:19.131+01:00First courgettes - yum - mine are nowhere near tha...First courgettes - yum - mine are nowhere near that stage - mind you, once they start there is no stopping them is thereelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29873985353590084422013-06-14T06:12:30.339+01:002013-06-14T06:12:30.339+01:00My last mower had a Honda engine, and I always sai...My last mower had a Honda engine, and I always said the same about that!<br /><br />I was listening to a radio programme this morning about an Angolan man who fell from beneath an aeroplane as it came into Heathrow last September. Did the story make the news back in Angola? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19348813112185221852013-06-14T06:03:58.208+01:002013-06-14T06:03:58.208+01:00Bloody hell, Cro, those notes look very convincing...Bloody hell, Cro, those notes look very convincing to me! You are going to have the US Secret Service all over you wanting to know where you bought these things, they get desperately upset about their currency.<br /><br />I had McCullock chain saws when I was logging in Belize, they were brilliant and you cannot argue with the quality and longevity of Briggs and Stratton.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.com