tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post4676619443061608250..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: There Will Be a Quiz...Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-10969215358675151392010-03-26T11:43:07.377+00:002010-03-26T11:43:07.377+00:00Right, Geez1 will be Pat. Guess you qualify as a ...Right, Geez1 will be Pat. Guess you qualify as a packrat, keeping all that stuff! I'm still trying to wean myself of even a few things. The house is going to sink into the ground under the weight.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-6675606418260152112010-03-25T23:07:52.527+00:002010-03-25T23:07:52.527+00:00Oh, my, Shelley! The Edinburgh post brings to min...Oh, my, Shelley! The Edinburgh post brings to mind my trip to the UK and Ireland back in 1997 (my 50th birthday trip), when I saw you and Bill, and we three toured around E'burgh, including Holy Rood Castle. What a delight. Bill got me to eat haggis (it's good!), when you two took me to the pub near the kirkyard where Greyfriar's Bobby is buried. BTW: I still have the invalid cup and the stand for toast and jam which you gave me!geez1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02737562277299236326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-9717919633650968762010-03-24T08:22:12.381+00:002010-03-24T08:22:12.381+00:00Struggler - Durham Uni, now there is a cool place....Struggler - Durham Uni, now there is a cool place. I know of no where else that students live in a castle, for heaven's sake! It's almost certain to be the same Collingwood - he was really a big deal in his day.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-24555945547848809572010-03-23T21:11:02.691+00:002010-03-23T21:11:02.691+00:00Probably not as late as I am in reading it :)
My b...Probably not as late as I am in reading it :)<br />My brother went to Durham University and was in Collingwood College. I wonder if it's the same guy?Pauline Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387098614220322595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-43278872690138433352010-03-19T13:57:47.656+00:002010-03-19T13:57:47.656+00:00Boywilli - I was gonna get to him, but you've ...Boywilli - I was gonna get to him, but you've beat me to it. <br /><br />James - I'm impressed you took the time to figure that out!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-53564440052397885312010-03-19T10:37:52.005+00:002010-03-19T10:37:52.005+00:001212Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-89629463225396215722010-03-19T09:55:46.266+00:002010-03-19T09:55:46.266+00:00I am reminded of our other great unknown hero, Ear...I am reminded of our other great unknown hero, Earl Grey. He has also has a monument and streets named after him. He was one of Queen Victoria's Prime Ministers and that was in the days when that meant something. I cant see Tony Blair getting a statue, never mind a 100ft column, not even in Trimdon. Ancestry.com keep trying to make me related to him (my mother's family name was Grey and they worked on a farm near his Estate at Howick. Despite his huge influence on 19th Century History, all he is remembered for now is the tea he had for breakfastBoywillihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290568631335133397noreply@blogger.com