tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post1329656663699420711..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Still here...Cathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-50629175096636787272012-05-06T14:04:05.161+01:002012-05-06T14:04:05.161+01:00Thanks, Susan! I just checked the weather forecast...Thanks, Susan! I just checked the weather forecast and it's meant to be a wet week, which could stymie our plans for walks somewhat. I'm hoping they're wrong or pics could in short supply. I may end up having to spend a couple of days in Cornish bookshops. What a hardship...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-20701433576272428222012-05-05T21:00:01.008+01:002012-05-05T21:00:01.008+01:00Happy birthday, Cath, and hope you have a lovely t...Happy birthday, Cath, and hope you have a lovely trip to Cornwall! I hope we get to see some pics when you come back! and hear about what you took for books, and what you managed to read.....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-37949168271367171302012-05-04T11:21:21.590+01:002012-05-04T11:21:21.590+01:00No worries, Pat, I completely understand. Hope you...No worries, Pat, I completely understand. Hope your friend is doing ok. Will email you later. <br /><br />Oh yes, photos will be forthcoming, never fear! <br /><br />And thanks for your birthday wishes. Looking forward to a few days in Cornwall but at the same time will miss being around online on my birthday.<br /><br />Kay: Thank you! :-)<br /><br />Yvonne: My pleasure. Your posts are always interesting and worth advertising.<br /><br />Thanks for the full quote. Weirdly, I was under the impression that it might have been someone like Terry Pratchett who'd said it. Not sure why.<br /><br />I didn't know what a cribhouse was either. Now I do.<br /><br />Thanks, I will.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-69109039145876731122012-05-03T22:50:53.959+01:002012-05-03T22:50:53.959+01:00Hi Cath,
Thanks for the great link, I really appr...Hi Cath,<br /><br />Thanks for the great link, I really appreciate it. I found out more about your quote, as I was intrigued by what you had written:<br /><br />This seems to be the full quote, although unfortunately it had to be expounded by a Canadian!!<br /><br />“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”<br />–James D. Nicoll<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nicoll<br /><br />The quote has just thrown up another new to me word, that was just begging to be checked out...<br /><br />CRIBHOUSE: <br />A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the American Old West. Saloons served such customers as fur trappers, cowboys, soldiers,...<br /><br />Have a fantastic birthday and a lovely break in Cornwall. I hope that the weather is a little kinder to you than of late.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-35955210001088202102012-05-03T16:59:36.565+01:002012-05-03T16:59:36.565+01:00Cath, have a wonderful birthday and time away in C...Cath, have a wonderful birthday and time away in Cornwall. Best wishes for a fun time and some great reading!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34682474097871472162012-05-03T13:44:04.047+01:002012-05-03T13:44:04.047+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-13904494144949825702012-05-03T13:44:03.579+01:002012-05-03T13:44:03.579+01:00hey sis... what with my friend here having a bad c...hey sis... what with my friend here having a bad car accident and my running her around to doctors and tests I didn't get a card off for your birthday..:o( I hope you know I wish you a most wonderful birthday and since you are going "home" to Cornwall I know you will have a great one! (need i say, take pictures? didn't think so)<br /><br />I'm sending big birthday hugs for next Tuesday!! be careful now, you don't want to rush to catch up to my age! lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-87833345458827035842012-05-03T13:29:13.229+01:002012-05-03T13:29:13.229+01:00Thanks, Verity! Um, yes and no. We're actually...Thanks, Verity! Um, yes and no. We're actually staying in a Premier Inn outside Camborne, but that's just a place to sleep really. We'll see some relatives in Penzance but I also want to do some walking at The Lizard, maybe pop up to Truro, and otherwise do whatever takes our fancy.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-84720617160360790282012-05-03T12:43:53.404+01:002012-05-03T12:43:53.404+01:00Happy birthday and enjoy Cornwall - are you going ...Happy birthday and enjoy Cornwall - are you going to the North coast?verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01645380186218270629noreply@blogger.com