tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post5913502751333066780..comments2023-10-28T14:26:51.293+01:00Comments on ...all the bright day...: 18 Nov : Diversionalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-7300922586863388012015-11-23T18:06:08.618+00:002015-11-23T18:06:08.618+00:00Thanks for sharing that! It sounds like horse seda...Thanks for sharing that! It sounds like horse sedative - the recreational drug of choice for farmers.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-85186104291356613282015-11-23T18:03:46.065+00:002015-11-23T18:03:46.065+00:00A long time ago MrM was involved in the creation o...A long time ago MrM was involved in the creation of that champagne bar. Much tasting of champagne was involved.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-6436596660263635882015-11-23T18:02:27.841+00:002015-11-23T18:02:27.841+00:00Too, too kind *bows low*Too, too kind *bows low*alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-64741813472754813602015-11-23T18:00:54.579+00:002015-11-23T18:00:54.579+00:00Be careful - my gentle readers might suspect that ...Be careful - my gentle readers might suspect that you spend your days studying the Racing Post in some disreputable establishment.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-70571034329852761762015-11-22T19:36:36.399+00:002015-11-22T19:36:36.399+00:00I love it when blog posts make me laugh out loud. ...I love it when blog posts make me laugh out loud. (I work with a lot of architects and I could see where the confusion arose as some of them really are quite capable of biting a man's head off.)ganchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675116119879223380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-71666621751752043272015-11-20T07:59:25.141+00:002015-11-20T07:59:25.141+00:00Limestone Edward did indeed race in the first post...Limestone Edward did indeed race in the first post-War Grand National in 1946 and finished the course which is some achievement considering the fences were tougher in those days.MrMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-19038752414613531242015-11-19T21:12:48.679+00:002015-11-19T21:12:48.679+00:00Champagne is very good for reviving oneself. Espec...Champagne is very good for reviving oneself. Especially at that champagne bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334855712110031654.post-75831845391180383242015-11-19T10:20:46.581+00:002015-11-19T10:20:46.581+00:00I love these old anecdotes. My in laws tell a crac...I love these old anecdotes. My in laws tell a cracking tale about a local farmer who 'off his head on drugs decided to run his mother over in his tractor but first drove it across several fields and through various hedges.' The tale was told amid enormous snorts of laughter. Fortunately he gave up after the fourth hedge and his mother remained safe. Presumably the drugs wore off and it didn't seem worth it after that :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com