tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post8763582520788148761..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: Christmas Day: Part 2GBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-55187872057843138282013-12-26T18:34:45.623+13:002013-12-26T18:34:45.623+13:00I'd never heard of the game either Virginia. ...I'd never heard of the game either Virginia. I'm not really a great lover of board games but this one could, I think, become compulsive because it requires a great deal of thought. I'm fairly sure that my Mum's cabinet sewing machine (one of the most beautiful pieces of furniture in our house) was a Singer too.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-39384265202343618072013-12-26T18:29:19.937+13:002013-12-26T18:29:19.937+13:00Jaz there is something quite compulsive and timele...Jaz there is something quite compulsive and timeless about Slinkys. I love them.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-6706849948529017652013-12-26T18:28:22.550+13:002013-12-26T18:28:22.550+13:00Meike the prawn cocktail was very 1960s but almost...Meike the prawn cocktail was very 1960s but almost a novelty for the others who all love prawns. We'd been having bucks fizz rather than cocktails - less potent during the day.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-69206938290246351622013-12-26T18:25:39.269+13:002013-12-26T18:25:39.269+13:00I wouldn't have thought about blogging that Ca...I wouldn't have thought about blogging that Carol but for the fact that you'd mentioned it. What is it with Slinkys (or is it Slinkies?). Catriona just wanted to get started. Her boarding school is well known for it's academic achievements but doesn't neglect other things. My Mum taught me how to use a sewing machine but when I inherited a modern electric one over a decade ago I found it a closed book and decided that it should have a more appreciative home.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-10096309215545777622013-12-26T11:07:37.759+13:002013-12-26T11:07:37.759+13:00A lovely day for you thus far.....I am enjoying it...A lovely day for you thus far.....I am enjoying it from way over here.<br />Never heard of the 7Wonders game, but I will check it out now.<br />Lovely "in motion" photos as usual GB.<br />Love Catriona's big smile with her gift. My first Singer sewing machine I bought from my first ever pay cheque when I joined Barclays Bank. Guess what....I still have it and use it all the time.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-37233404188881707302013-12-26T10:34:01.471+13:002013-12-26T10:34:01.471+13:00LOVE!!!! SLinkys!!! I certainly played with them w...LOVE!!!! SLinkys!!! I certainly played with them when I was small Jaz from Treacy Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497699735018237014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-51695880807425947262013-12-25T22:06:27.962+13:002013-12-25T22:06:27.962+13:00Oh, and I'd skip the prawn cocktail and have a...Oh, and I'd skip the prawn cocktail and have a cocktail of the liquid kind instead, please.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-14627962166935479672013-12-25T22:06:03.689+13:002013-12-25T22:06:03.689+13:00Never owned a slinky myself but knew people who di...Never owned a slinky myself but knew people who did, and we played with their slinky whenever we went to their house. Theirs was not in such trendy colours, though, just metal. <br />Christmas by the pool! Now that is something I honestly can not imagine, since Christmas has been THE thing in winter for me all my life. But I certainly wouldn't mind :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-16867297746723787662013-12-25T19:57:12.582+13:002013-12-25T19:57:12.582+13:00Oh Wow ~ you got a slinky!!! Did that take you ba...Oh Wow ~ you got a slinky!!! Did that take you back or what? And look at that smile on Catriona's face ~ something tells me that a sewing machine is just what she wanted too!!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.com