tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7166871730627199228..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: That wall.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13381542381540804202016-01-16T00:47:44.478+00:002016-01-16T00:47:44.478+00:00If it is hard on your boundary....or even on your ...If it is hard on your boundary....or even on your land...spray it with a mixture of yoghurt, soot and cow dung (filtered)....he won't see it and you will soon have an assortment of mosses, lichens and probably small ferns growing on the "formerly" orange horror!!<br /><br />Alternatively, pay to have a geometer check your boundary... Don't tell the neighboursI <br />If it is on your land.... paint it any colour you like!<br />Even paint a huge landscape with pleasant green hedge and sign it...if he notices, then present him with the geometer's findings...and a bill for the land rental!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63984776429343097762016-01-15T17:42:35.042+00:002016-01-15T17:42:35.042+00:00I do learn a lot here. Best wishes.I do learn a lot here. Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32654900097391467322016-01-15T08:58:08.269+00:002016-01-15T08:58:08.269+00:00Surely it gives you a lovely glow to warm your col...Surely it gives you a lovely glow to warm your cold winter days.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27032172962238494742016-01-15T04:45:02.599+00:002016-01-15T04:45:02.599+00:00I speak to his wife, who's very nice; but not ...I speak to his wife, who's very nice; but not to him.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78293586782203365162016-01-15T04:43:53.193+00:002016-01-15T04:43:53.193+00:00In Tuscany it would probably be fine, but it's...In Tuscany it would probably be fine, but it's far too orange for here. we're more pale stone.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55683606173301003602016-01-15T04:42:22.360+00:002016-01-15T04:42:22.360+00:00That was the Uluru reference. They don't like ...That was the Uluru reference. They don't like to call it Ayers Rock any more.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69837689503758310242016-01-15T04:41:17.603+00:002016-01-15T04:41:17.603+00:00It sure is.It sure is.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75835923602966430112016-01-15T04:40:45.912+00:002016-01-15T04:40:45.912+00:00Wot; with graffiti?Wot; with graffiti?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32579370749675882762016-01-14T21:21:10.501+00:002016-01-14T21:21:10.501+00:00She's not pretty. Can't you spray paint y...She's not pretty. Can't you spray paint your side of it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55695427838102767972016-01-14T21:20:19.646+00:002016-01-14T21:20:19.646+00:00My house is cream, the one on the right is pink an...My house is cream, the one on the right is pink and the one on the left is green. The man in the pink described them a Neopolitan like ice cream.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10825936898289777772016-01-14T19:12:34.273+00:002016-01-14T19:12:34.273+00:00Just a question to you answer to Helsie's ques...Just a question to you answer to Helsie's question: are you on reasonable speaking terms? Would you ask his permission? Just wondered...Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34318162787637971582016-01-14T19:09:23.688+00:002016-01-14T19:09:23.688+00:00I agree Cro - it is a bit hard on the eyes.I agree Cro - it is a bit hard on the eyes.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8144513612791521572016-01-14T15:47:36.771+00:002016-01-14T15:47:36.771+00:00Your photograph reminds me of pictures I've se...Your photograph reminds me of pictures I've seen of Ayers Rock. <br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29722807920284131032016-01-14T15:46:08.873+00:002016-01-14T15:46:08.873+00:00It has a Tuscan feel to it. One time I bought a ca...It has a Tuscan feel to it. One time I bought a can of paint which was supposed to be terra cotta but found out it was bright orange. Wanted to cry. I can't live with orange on a daily basis; I always think, what happens when I get a migraine and have to wake up to that? Went out and bought a warmer color to sponge on top and it turned out well. Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10645149390417460422016-01-14T15:42:47.776+00:002016-01-14T15:42:47.776+00:00They certainly grow plenty.They certainly grow plenty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41099331434711520502016-01-14T14:38:10.026+00:002016-01-14T14:38:10.026+00:00Wow. What a crazy color choice. Was your neighbor ...Wow. What a crazy color choice. Was your neighbor on drugs? :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74685217724083149462016-01-14T13:41:03.397+00:002016-01-14T13:41:03.397+00:00Not really; I'd have to ask his permission.Not really; I'd have to ask his permission.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80546641859352751442016-01-14T13:06:22.397+00:002016-01-14T13:06:22.397+00:00There's a lot of Pink in East Anglia, which ac...There's a lot of Pink in East Anglia, which actually looks very good. This just doesn't go with everything else that's stone coloured.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78702338461511892472016-01-14T13:04:12.383+00:002016-01-14T13:04:12.383+00:00I'm very surprised that they were allowed to p...I'm very surprised that they were allowed to paint it in such ghastly colours; it looked perfectly nice before.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39886969125460329352016-01-14T13:00:11.483+00:002016-01-14T13:00:11.483+00:00I'm not sure if he'd be too happy about us...I'm not sure if he'd be too happy about us painting it, maybe I'll plant Ivy everywhere.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17893382234532037652016-01-14T12:57:57.900+00:002016-01-14T12:57:57.900+00:00'The Marigold Wall', it certainly sounds b...'The Marigold Wall', it certainly sounds better than 'orange'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62412717998315721812016-01-14T12:26:46.552+00:002016-01-14T12:26:46.552+00:00We have just been out driving through South Norfol...We have just been out driving through South Norfolk and I saw an old house painted in a colour very similar to this orange and then another a few miles on painted yellow. I had never noticed them before. I think all bright places like this tend to show up in the winter and the rest of the year you hardly notice them, a bit like you said about the wall.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70797942578833771332016-01-14T11:30:50.345+00:002016-01-14T11:30:50.345+00:00If it is on your property can't you paint it?If it is on your property can't you paint it?Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23313915555582304932016-01-14T11:29:45.911+00:002016-01-14T11:29:45.911+00:00It's not as bad as le château Lalande, in Sain...It's not as bad as le château Lalande, in Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot. Have you seen that place? I think it's ghastly. I suppose I'm just not a lover of bright colours.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82454969038559572682016-01-14T10:47:42.514+00:002016-01-14T10:47:42.514+00:00Can you paint your side of it a more pleasing colo...Can you paint your side of it a more pleasing color? What would your neighbor say?37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.com