tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post489633633223035705..comments2023-11-05T11:11:11.070+00:00Comments on The Middenshire Chronicles: All about meChris Halehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-33961839607747239972008-09-16T18:44:00.000+01:002008-09-16T18:44:00.000+01:00Debby - Hi, sorry I missed your message.I bet the ...Debby - Hi, sorry I missed your message.<BR/><BR/>I bet the bull was tastier than a dobermann!<BR/><BR/>By the way, and not being rude, did you mean "psychotic" rather than "psychic"? A psychic bull, now there's a thing...Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-36015846155727533152008-09-11T00:16:00.000+01:002008-09-11T00:16:00.000+01:00Well, Chris, my father was trying to round up a ps...Well, Chris, my father was trying to round up a psychic bull to be butchered. He broke away, tore across the pasture, down into the woods, ran head first into a tree, dying instantly. There was no way to move him from where he fell, so he was hung and butchered from a tree, and my father grumbled every time he ate beef that winter.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-13214000485091653152008-09-07T18:18:00.000+01:002008-09-07T18:18:00.000+01:00Janet,One of the dogs in Tring museum is, in fact,...Janet,<BR/><BR/>One of the dogs in Tring museum is, in fact, my Dad's work. It was a Dobermann that died chasing a cat. The cat ran up the tree, but the dog had a poor braking system, collided with the tree and broke its neck.<BR/><BR/>A not very good cat chaser but a first class taxidermy specimen!Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-46436539812020854062008-09-07T15:12:00.000+01:002008-09-07T15:12:00.000+01:00Ahhhh...a "fish mender"!!! Well, that certainly I...Ahhhh...a "fish mender"!!! Well, that certainly IS one of the more interesting summer jobs I've ever heard about!<BR/><BR/>Funny - that museum in Tring just came in recently, in the Martin Clunes' programme about dogs.<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494516976868488211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-36585021714466029022008-09-07T12:07:00.000+01:002008-09-07T12:07:00.000+01:00Chris - Interesting list. I knew about the fish me...Chris - Interesting list. I knew about the fish mending of course as I know your dad ... but the thought of you doing the twist has had me guffawing all day. Harf. Harf.<BR/><BR/>As for the Beatles,weren't they some kind of popular beat combo? I'm way too young to remember them ...Stevyn Colganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152745065245344159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-86029335355058348032008-09-06T23:13:00.000+01:002008-09-06T23:13:00.000+01:00Janet,It's not ignorance on your part...it's just ...Janet,<BR/><BR/>It's not ignorance on your part...it's just me being obscure! My Dad was the chief taxidermist at the London Natural History Museum. When I was still at school, he got me a holiday job there. The museum has a smaller site at Tring in Hertforshire, that has a large collection of Victorian stuffed fish. My task was to refurbish some of these fish (ie repair fins, fill holes and repaint, etc.) and put them back on display. I think most of them are still there thirty five years on!<BR/><BR/>So, you're a Beatles fan? Me too. Sergeant Pepper was the first "pop" album I ever bought, and I still have it and a good few other albums. Sadly, however, I no longer have a record player!<BR/><BR/>Chris.Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-32680136610866004522008-09-06T22:23:00.000+01:002008-09-06T22:23:00.000+01:00Chris,I enjoyed your list. I just completed mine ...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your list. I just completed mine as well. It's not easy, is it?<BR/><BR/>But what's a "fish mender"? (Pardon my ignorance - I'm a Yank.)<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494516976868488211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-82244718969703267992008-09-06T10:00:00.000+01:002008-09-06T10:00:00.000+01:00Hi Janet. Thanks for dropping by, and for your kin...Hi Janet. Thanks for dropping by, and for your kind words of welcome. <BR/><BR/>Please do feel free to add a link to my blog on yours. I shall indeed visit Lord Celery later today, and you are always more than welcome at mine - the kettle is always on and there are plenty of biscuits in the tin!<BR/><BR/>Chris.Chris Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488856144531588475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165738746874080782.post-18078233996941763842008-09-05T17:54:00.000+01:002008-09-05T17:54:00.000+01:00Chris,I'd like to welcome you to Blogdom, if I may...Chris,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to welcome you to Blogdom, if I may! I found you via Stevyn's blog.<BR/><BR/>I'm an American expat, married to an Englishman, who has now been living in Oxfordshire for 5+ years. I began blogging after my husband suggested it as a way to get my observations about life in the UK down on paper. It has become so much more...and has also become an important part of my life. <BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say hello. Drop by Lord Celery if you dare to do so!<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to add a link to your blog on mine, if you'd like. I would enjoy reading it regularly.<BR/><BR/>JanetJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494516976868488211noreply@blogger.com