Comments on: I want yours, do you want mine?

By: Smile

Smile — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 11:57:56 +0000

Ah, this is so true. Thanx.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:39:47 +0000

Totally off-topic and regarding your last comment about religion: did they separate us at birth or something?? The more I read, the more I wonder ;-)

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:14:30 +0000

Paul : thanks for explaining. :-)
I like the thought of a mid-winter festival. I am not a Christian, I am non religious. Which doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in things and people, I do. My believes just don’t fit in a religion box so to speak.

By: pauldwaite

pauldwaite — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:56:40 +0000

Oh, except if you’re Christian. In that case, Merry Christmas! And happy birthday to little baby Jesus. Don’t worry about co-opting our pagan mid-winter festival, we’re cool with it.

By: pauldwaite

pauldwaite — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:43:59 +0000

It could be a mid-winter festival card. I believe British pagans used to have a big party on the shortest day of the year, cos, y’know: winter gets a bit depressing otherwise. I also think that the Christian Christmas festival may have switched its date to mid-winter to fit in with the existing tradition, and originally have been nearer easter in the calendar. Or something.

So, anyhoo: this won’t do anything to make you like the season, but if any Christians start complaining about the lack of Christianity in it, tell them our pagan mid-winter festival was here first, before they co-opted it.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:29:16 +0000

I have to try these flying saucers, being a space girl and all, they look good. And Yorkshire tea, what can i say, your mother has taste. T-taste.

By: grigorisgirl

grigorisgirl — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:55:01 +0000

My mother drinks Yorkshire Tea. I keep telling her that tea doens’t come from Yorkshire but does she listen? Does she buffalo!
I adored shrimps when I was a kid (those and flying saucers) but when my kids had them thirty years later I was bitterly disappointed they just didn’t taste the same, much harder and chewier.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:55:05 +0000

@Anna : Thank you very much, but steady now or I get shy :) And welcome back in lovely London.

@Jill – yes Yorkshire tea just tastes better (it’s good tea really also without the voice :-)

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:42:57 +0000

“Do you want me to send you one?”
Couldn’t quite believe my eyes… email on the way!

(and I finally understood the Yorkshire tea part – pity they don’t sell it on these parts ;) )

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:29:52 +0000

I stumbled across you blog a day or so ago while trying to find a menu for the make mine cafe on Regent Street. I found the menu (and got a great breakfast a result) but I must say I’ve rather pleased I’ve found this little space on the world wide web. It’s London Based (always a good thing) and I can’t wait to go through all the archives! Photography, drawings, ramblings about London and life. My type of thing! So thanks, and congrats on what so far seems like a fantasic blog.