tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3818525379904565158..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Scrumping Pears.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87557010558324738312020-09-24T19:11:03.324+01:002020-09-24T19:11:03.324+01:00Scrumping! Something I did as a child (though I o...Scrumping! Something I did as a child (though I once made myself sick on plums). Not an expression used by my kids so eldest daughter was quite surprised when I said I was going to scrump some pears from a neighbour's pear tree, and promptly picked 4 and pocketed them!! As a kid, a friend and I once got chased out of an orchard by a ram with an attitude, put there to deter kids such as us!!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82372781066725964792020-09-24T04:23:17.017+01:002020-09-24T04:23:17.017+01:00Sadly this is so. I also think the trees would ben...Sadly this is so. I also think the trees would benefit from serious spraying; which I'm unwilling to do.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86651758980458581622020-09-24T04:21:37.496+01:002020-09-24T04:21:37.496+01:00"A Pear a day keeps covid at bay"."A Pear a day keeps covid at bay".Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15738305818737709152020-09-24T04:20:39.609+01:002020-09-24T04:20:39.609+01:00Both of mine look extremely 'crabby', and ...Both of mine look extremely 'crabby', and refuse to grow. I'm sure if I waited for 100 years they'd be OK, but I don't have the time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73262090141697917452020-09-24T04:18:32.610+01:002020-09-24T04:18:32.610+01:00Maybe Lady Magnon could put her Lacrosse racquet t...Maybe Lady Magnon could put her Lacrosse racquet to good use?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45791339475259862282020-09-24T00:57:39.798+01:002020-09-24T00:57:39.798+01:00"Pears are for heirs.""Pears are for heirs."Margaret Butterworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01132595996801386452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12929460087936732912020-09-24T00:12:29.125+01:002020-09-24T00:12:29.125+01:00My friend claims pears every day are her claim to ...My friend claims pears every day are her claim to health.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43659171326715374122020-09-23T23:52:58.287+01:002020-09-23T23:52:58.287+01:00The pear tree is a good producer. Growing with no...The pear tree is a good producer. Growing with no care. Even better. Free for the taking. My pear trees continue to produce no fruit. Flowers in the Spring looked hopeful. Then a frost wiped out all the flowers. Maybe next year will be better for my pear trees. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17825186942325838132020-09-23T16:47:05.675+01:002020-09-23T16:47:05.675+01:00Were you any good at cricket? With a torch clenche...Were you any good at cricket? With a torch clenched in your teeth you could wait beneath the tree all night long, waiting to catch the falling pears and avoid bruising or damage. "Owzat?"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10818502887165436192020-09-23T15:19:57.222+01:002020-09-23T15:19:57.222+01:00The Pear and Stilton sounds delicious.The Pear and Stilton sounds delicious.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65670418661944777362020-09-23T15:18:40.523+01:002020-09-23T15:18:40.523+01:00Like a trapeze artist? I'm not sure what my ne...Like a trapeze artist? I'm not sure what my neighbour would think of that.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80730040241527914792020-09-23T15:17:32.806+01:002020-09-23T15:17:32.806+01:00Yes, I've been a scrumper ever since I was ver...Yes, I've been a scrumper ever since I was very small. A typical country lad.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87898795646179874202020-09-23T14:49:04.846+01:002020-09-23T14:49:04.846+01:00Because pears in a shop have been picked too early...Because pears in a shop have been picked too early and never develop that exquisite fragrancegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13048636091880390102020-09-23T14:44:32.282+01:002020-09-23T14:44:32.282+01:00Pear and chocolate cake, pear and stilton tart, pe...Pear and chocolate cake, pear and stilton tart, pear frangipane tart......yum !! The possibilities are endless !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8133375998724681152020-09-23T14:44:00.119+01:002020-09-23T14:44:00.119+01:00you could put out a suspended tarp like a hammock ...you could put out a suspended tarp like a hammock to catch them. <br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4404519508711704362020-09-23T14:33:05.530+01:002020-09-23T14:33:05.530+01:00'Stolen fruit is always the sweetest''Stolen fruit is always the sweetest'The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90674727197511048642020-09-23T13:34:29.506+01:002020-09-23T13:34:29.506+01:00I have two trees; both are useless. I think I shal...I have two trees; both are useless. I think I shall take both out and replace them with more Apples and Plums.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88444954712476016842020-09-23T12:49:51.057+01:002020-09-23T12:49:51.057+01:00We had a pear tree when I was growing up and in th...We had a pear tree when I was growing up and in the beginning we were thrilled to have it. Later on, it got very large and a favorite eating place for the birds. What a mess, yet when it had to come down, we were all a little sad. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67243777896359990322020-09-23T12:42:10.706+01:002020-09-23T12:42:10.706+01:00I agree. Scrumped fruit always tastes better.I agree. Scrumped fruit always tastes better.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67415376529094080162020-09-23T11:02:04.817+01:002020-09-23T11:02:04.817+01:00You can’t beat a good old scrump.
LXYou can’t beat a good old scrump.<br /><br />LXLetticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251998081386015052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48042489792346210042020-09-23T10:01:47.753+01:002020-09-23T10:01:47.753+01:00I wonder why it is that so few of us buy Pears, ev...I wonder why it is that so few of us buy Pears, even though we love to eat them? I buy more Pineapples than I do Pears!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58803211049985144402020-09-23T09:58:41.864+01:002020-09-23T09:58:41.864+01:00I like pears but don’t often buy them for some rea...I like pears but don’t often buy them for some reason. We have a very old pear tree in the garden .... it used to produce a few fruits but they were always diseased. I think it only produces a few pears now which fall to the ground and are eaten by whatever animals/birds that visit our garden ! As Yale says, they are either rock hard or mushy ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30719417320903076292020-09-23T09:42:01.266+01:002020-09-23T09:42:01.266+01:00These are a perfect example of that! If they are O...These are a perfect example of that! If they are OK, we eat them the same day. If you leave them, they rot from the inside.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77836378688130505442020-09-23T09:27:17.958+01:002020-09-23T09:27:17.958+01:00Pears are one of the fruits that should always be ...Pears are one of the fruits that should always be followed in time, either they are too hard or they have already passed their time.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74054327249255759562020-09-23T09:01:31.786+01:002020-09-23T09:01:31.786+01:00I could just stand underneath and wait, you never ...I could just stand underneath and wait, you never know; I might catch one!<br /><br />I have always thought that municipal parks should have Apples, Pears, Plums, etc. Why not! I once picked an Orange from a public place in Marrakech, and later, at home, made marmalade with it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com