tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post4114681821650355673..comments2023-03-31T10:03:38.525+01:00Comments on Shelley's House: A Walk in the ParkShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-50546821091996585612011-03-31T05:26:40.837+01:002011-03-31T05:26:40.837+01:00Pauline - I know what you mean. I get homesick fo...Pauline - I know what you mean. I get homesick for Oklahoma when I see a brilliant red and purple sunset (or when it's stays cold and wet all summer long here). These are very typically English looking photos, aren' they? Makes me appreciate the park that much more.<br /><br />Joanne - The up/down thing used to drive me nuts when I first came across; I hadn't realised I'd made the transition til you pointed it out! Funny how you just fall in with the speech patterns around you without noticing. I can't decide which way of saying it is preferable. When I think about it, neither really makes much sense, but English is like that isn't it?Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-43521636467974406952011-03-30T17:50:00.158+01:002011-03-30T17:50:00.158+01:00Gulp. You just made me feel very homesick... big ...Gulp. You just made me feel very homesick... big time. There's something so <i>English</i> about these photos!<br />...Except for the duck... we do have ducks in California, too :)Pauline Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387098614220322595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-44797751571195363122011-03-30T16:47:47.948+01:002011-03-30T16:47:47.948+01:00It is interesting to see how your speech is changi...It is interesting to see how your speech is changing. Where as we would say "it is not up to me to say", you now say "it is not down to me to say". Actually I think the Brits way of saying it is more accurate. We elevate ourselves by saying "up to me".Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-17658568325036150602011-03-30T11:31:21.153+01:002011-03-30T11:31:21.153+01:00Jg. I expect we'll be visiting Mnpls again so...Jg. I expect we'll be visiting Mnpls again sometime. Will have to remember to look up Brit's!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193495388714584422.post-25067345712761484172011-03-30T09:02:12.702+01:002011-03-30T09:02:12.702+01:00i really liked that ... the visit in the park. i&...i really liked that ... the visit in the park. i'm with you re: the forest over the garden, but they're both nice. <br /><br />btw, one of my favorite places to visit in Minneapolis is "Brit's Pub" which is a trad pub with great beer and bar and the ultimate chicken potpie on the planet! they have lawn bowling on the roof which folks do dress in whites for (on teams and whatnot).<br /><br />look them up on the web<br /><br />;)Jg. for FatScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092383933256144130noreply@blogger.com