tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post865751279686967234..comments2024-03-28T08:58:27.563+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Earliest Memories: Lingfield Sy.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46162577328843107242013-05-22T06:03:17.780+01:002013-05-22T06:03:17.780+01:00In France, 100.... (nope, can't think of anyth...In France, 100.... (nope, can't think of anything). Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24902643862579174882013-05-22T03:21:55.587+01:002013-05-22T03:21:55.587+01:00On the completely opposite end of the spectrum, my...On the completely opposite end of the spectrum, my husband and I homesteaded virgin forest back in the 1980s in northern Alberta; and my brother is third generation on a prairie ranch that my grandfather bought in the 1930s from the original owner.<br /><br />In western Canada, 100 years is a long time; in Europe, 100 miles is a long distance.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809546303562476065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35388663604456153832013-05-21T18:14:59.868+01:002013-05-21T18:14:59.868+01:00Often, when we go back to our childhood homes, we ...Often, when we go back to our childhood homes, we find that everything is so much smaller than what we remember. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86531908824133355492013-05-21T16:23:34.466+01:002013-05-21T16:23:34.466+01:00If anything could tempt me to spend all that time ...If anything could tempt me to spend all that time on an airplane so we could visit Europe, it would be the promise of seeing places like this. How could anyone look at your pictures and not love those buildings and all the history they represent? Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75220475867796427022013-05-21T16:11:23.796+01:002013-05-21T16:11:23.796+01:00That is one of the few things I miss about not liv...That is one of the few things I miss about not living in England anymore, the very old history. Not that I would trade my life here but Oregon history only goes back so far then all you get are bows and arrows and land thieving white men.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42780134482362576342013-05-21T14:59:45.238+01:002013-05-21T14:59:45.238+01:00I only know of Vermont through 'White Christma...I only know of Vermont through 'White Christmas', and even then I only really saw the inside of an hotel.<br /><br />I too am a 'draught' Guinness fan!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47261073699655106482013-05-21T14:30:28.364+01:002013-05-21T14:30:28.364+01:00Beautiful village, beautiful memories. I lived in ...Beautiful village, beautiful memories. I lived in a very beautiful, though very different town in North-eastern Vermont from the age of 4-10. It still holds a particularly fond place in my heart and the last time I was there in 2004 I was still able to find my way around the town.<br /><br />I've been to Ireland once and found it far more beautiful and interesting that I'd expected. My husband discovered that he loved Guiness -- but only in Ireland -- apparently, it tastes completely different there... The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46031963299571860942013-05-21T14:00:07.040+01:002013-05-21T14:00:07.040+01:00That's him. I've never been to Ireland eit...That's him. I've never been to Ireland either; your late grandfather was always trying to send me there!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41755825912635797452013-05-21T13:36:07.357+01:002013-05-21T13:36:07.357+01:00Is that the Reginald de Cobham who fought in the p...Is that the Reginald de Cobham who fought in the protracted but eventually successful siege of Calais? Nice pictures - i'd like to go and visit some more nice places like that in England one day... looks lovely. Still never been to Ireland either.The City Web Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09632167832715005699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8432125307630267422013-05-21T13:32:11.682+01:002013-05-21T13:32:11.682+01:00Love it, love it, vom it.Love it, love it, vom it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22612579771958000532013-05-21T13:10:11.229+01:002013-05-21T13:10:11.229+01:00By the way. Your hut, the one I promised you. I ...By the way. Your hut, the one I promised you. I was thinking, rather than varnishing the wood, I should just paint it Cro Magnon Orange. What do you think?<br /><br />Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87482130044168866742013-05-21T13:02:30.954+01:002013-05-21T13:02:30.954+01:00If it was the location for real life Midsomer Murd...If it was the location for real life Midsomer Murders, there'd be a lot of empty properties for sale and a couple of very bored policemen considering whether one of them should kill the other in order to make life more interesting.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76436405339838514542013-05-21T12:46:09.793+01:002013-05-21T12:46:09.793+01:00It could almost be the location for Midsomer Murd...It could almost be the location for Midsomer Murders; other than the murders.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44571879848323499892013-05-21T12:24:09.423+01:002013-05-21T12:24:09.423+01:00My earliest memory is sitting on my father's l...My earliest memory is sitting on my father's lap behind the wheel of his FIAT riding through Tripoli to go digging for Roman coins in Leptus Magna (which I still have). My brother was born in Tripoli, you should see the fun he has going through US or Israeli immigration...<br /><br />Your photos of Lingfield Sy are everything I imagined of England as a child.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83443437884820078592013-05-21T07:20:05.084+01:002013-05-21T07:20:05.084+01:00I don't think anywhere in the world can beat a...I don't think anywhere in the world can beat an English village at its best. Well so far I haven't seen anywhere anyhow. I love the history that is found in the churches. Haven't found that anywhere else either.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72279272300759548992013-05-21T07:12:08.065+01:002013-05-21T07:12:08.065+01:00it's beautiful, Cro. Of course you didn't...it's beautiful, Cro. Of course you didn't realize that as a child, how could you? It no doubt shaped you, however. I was a child in a beautiful coastal California town, Carmel, and I didn't understand what a unique place it was. No Gatwick, but completely taken over by commercial interests and now it seems a faux Disney town. Shame.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-945309089394310492013-05-21T06:32:35.436+01:002013-05-21T06:32:35.436+01:00I think it's the house opposite the old Wheelw...I think it's the house opposite the old Wheelwright's workshop, just before the field where they used to have the fairground.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66896509632931175112013-05-21T06:29:11.633+01:002013-05-21T06:29:11.633+01:00I expect there are a few people still there from m...I expect there are a few people still there from my days, but I haven't been back for quite some time. In fact, I hardly ever visit the UK.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9740198237860622162013-05-21T06:25:56.909+01:002013-05-21T06:25:56.909+01:00It looks full of historical interest and beautiful...It looks full of historical interest and beautiful buildingselaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27537010833451967702013-05-21T05:13:43.601+01:002013-05-21T05:13:43.601+01:00The photo has now appeared and, as I thought, it w...The photo has now appeared and, as I thought, it was the Cage. In spite of Gatwick it is on my bucket list.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71136410207797288102013-05-21T05:12:19.508+01:002013-05-21T05:12:19.508+01:00Quite a nice place to spend your childhood. Do you...Quite a nice place to spend your childhood. Do you have any people you know there now? Do you visit that place often? KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79937612008126449782013-05-21T05:12:10.334+01:002013-05-21T05:12:10.334+01:00I am trying to place the house in the penultimate ...I am trying to place the house in the penultimate photo. Should there be a photo after the heading - I seem to be having problems with Blogger.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com