tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post8945963676336136652..comments2023-07-04T08:16:28.684-07:00Comments on Kirk Dale: At large in London.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-83708833115705708132014-03-03T11:08:20.829-08:002014-03-03T11:08:20.829-08:00Dear Erika,
It's always nice to see you. I mu...Dear Erika,<br />It's always nice to see you. I must say that the Museum of Gardening was interesting. Not a huge place but a very exhibition and a very very nice tearoom! I expect the gardens are lovely in the summer. <br />Bye for now<br />KirkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-38264294270957292702014-03-03T11:07:08.294-08:002014-03-03T11:07:08.294-08:00Dear Nadezda,
London is a lovely place. I do so e...Dear Nadezda,<br />London is a lovely place. I do so enjoy visiting but I must be honest and say that I wouldn't want to live there. When we visit we enjoy walking around and seeing all the lovely sites ( and doing a lot of shopping too!)<br />KirkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-60425834673709957602014-03-03T11:05:35.928-08:002014-03-03T11:05:35.928-08:00Thank you, Hula La,
I am particularly fond of that...Thank you, Hula La,<br />I am particularly fond of that photo and I think I might even get it framed! We have no snow to speak of for the entire winter so we are feeling rather lucky!<br />Kirk Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-66343814741785629212014-03-01T13:47:44.745-08:002014-03-01T13:47:44.745-08:00Hello Kirk! What a wonderful posting-- it's so...Hello Kirk! What a wonderful posting-- it's so nice to visit your blog again! Our winter is particularly horrible this year, so it's a treat to come along on a virtual tour of London with you-- it's been far too long since I've visited... Perhaps this summer?! It would be such fun to visit the Museum of Gardening-- I've never been there, but it looks perfect for my husband and me... <br />Warm regards, <br />Erika Parvum Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464815622667738686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-67488253254526479312014-02-28T22:35:35.147-08:002014-02-28T22:35:35.147-08:00Nice photos, Kirk! I love this busy robin!
I miss ...Nice photos, Kirk! I love this busy robin!<br />I miss London very much, I spent interesting days there some years ago. <br />Have a nice weekend!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-4151095393739175032014-02-28T13:24:31.042-08:002014-02-28T13:24:31.042-08:00Lovely London post! Thank you for sharing! And t...Lovely London post! Thank you for sharing! And that bird shot is outstanding! Aloha from icy,snowy New York State! Turn The Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548140163786183521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-88483572343943899902014-02-23T09:55:18.845-08:002014-02-23T09:55:18.845-08:00Yes, Clearwater is about half an hour from me, and...Yes, Clearwater is about half an hour from me, and it's famous for having very nice beaches. It 's also the headquarters for Scientology, which generates a lot of publicity the city could do without!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-7594290148046015322014-02-23T00:57:15.946-08:002014-02-23T00:57:15.946-08:00Dear David,
I do like London. My family moved the...Dear David,<br />I do like London. My family moved there in the 18th Century and never really left. Even though my house is far, far away in Melbourne, my heart still remains in the City.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-74559311030632287182014-02-23T00:55:24.706-08:002014-02-23T00:55:24.706-08:00Dear Yvette,
I do like visiting London. There is ...Dear Yvette,<br />I do like visiting London. There is so much to see and do there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-22295898996632589952014-02-23T00:54:49.116-08:002014-02-23T00:54:49.116-08:00Dear Mitchell,
You would like the Museum. Spring ...Dear Mitchell,<br />You would like the Museum. Spring or Summer would be a better time to go though as the garden is now wearing its drab winter clothes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-89603606393004321362014-02-23T00:52:15.324-08:002014-02-23T00:52:15.324-08:00Dear Jane and Lance,
Welcome back!
We were very lu...Dear Jane and Lance,<br />Welcome back!<br />We were very lucky with the weather once we got to London, despite nearly touching down on the runway at Heathrow but then flying back to Dusseldorf because it was too stormy! (We flew out the next morning).<br />I also liked the Museum of Gardening and I particularly like the little café they have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-50786461380363564432014-02-23T00:49:13.266-08:002014-02-23T00:49:13.266-08:00Dear Rosemary.
Thank you for your kind comments, t...Dear Rosemary.<br />Thank you for your kind comments, that photo is indeed one for framing. I am always pleased when a 'snap' turns to so well!<br /><br />We are back now and did have a nice time. We war very lucky with the weather.<br /><br />My cousin's father-in-law was in the Household Cavalry and they kept his breastplate and helmet, well polished, on a wooden stand next to his painting. I always found it slightly unnerving!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-10117395383665572512014-02-23T00:44:59.361-08:002014-02-23T00:44:59.361-08:00Dear Hels,
The church was deconsecrated some time ...Dear Hels,<br />The church was deconsecrated some time back and was going to be pulled down but was saved by a couple who discovered the tombs of the Tradescents - a famous plant hunting/gardening father-and-son duo from the Elizabethan-Stuart period.<br />It is not a huge museum but well worth a visit. It is also has a very nice café.<br />I saw on the Internet that it is the burial place of Ann Boleyn's mother but I didn't see any reference to it when we were there so perhaps it is now lost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-8518017279312606182014-02-23T00:38:22.486-08:002014-02-23T00:38:22.486-08:00Hi Madelief,
The museum is not huge - but it is in...Hi Madelief,<br />The museum is not huge - but it is interesting. I really enjoyed it. The garden was in winter colours and so not that interesting but I bet it is fab in the spring and summer.<br />Kirk<br />xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-52248076721286978882014-02-23T00:37:14.007-08:002014-02-23T00:37:14.007-08:00Dear Mark,
Those coats were a very nice colour too...Dear Mark,<br />Those coats were a very nice colour too.<br />When I was on the Underground the other day I saw an advertisement for St Petersburg and some place called Clearwater and I thought: that's Mark Ruffner land!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-54266527936828915212014-02-23T00:33:53.932-08:002014-02-23T00:33:53.932-08:00Dear Susan,
I'm with your mother as I also thi...Dear Susan,<br />I'm with your mother as I also think that Cpt. Bligh has been given a bad 'rap' over the years. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-79521027638157393562014-02-23T00:32:16.369-08:002014-02-23T00:32:16.369-08:00I think that you should - you won't be disappo...I think that you should - you won't be disappointed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-69598921618190046572014-02-23T00:31:14.806-08:002014-02-23T00:31:14.806-08:00Thank you Andrew,
I am a very amateur photographer...Thank you Andrew,<br />I am a very amateur photographer. When I saw that robin I was snapping away and he sat there patiently turning this way and that. Once I had finished he flew away and probably thought: 'that's my good deed done for the day!'<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-58664469695691594022014-02-22T14:28:46.343-08:002014-02-22T14:28:46.343-08:00I am once again jealous and yearning for a trip ba...I am once again jealous and yearning for a trip back to London. Seeing Lambeth Palace reminds me of all the conservatism of the church in the UK. Back in Hamilton Peter has been helping organise the consecration of the first woman bishop who was ordained as a priest in the COE. A far cry from the ABoC's traditional turrets of Lambeth.Lord Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022567039394790375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-25427081197863220622014-02-21T19:11:52.810-08:002014-02-21T19:11:52.810-08:00Oh Kirk, you fortunate, fortunate man - to be able...Oh Kirk, you fortunate, fortunate man - to be able to travel hither and yon whenever the mood strikes. Thank you for sharing your trips. I visited London many years ago and still have such happy memories. It is a wonderful city. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-82973989596058848662014-02-21T10:17:20.298-08:002014-02-21T10:17:20.298-08:00I would love to visit the Museum of Gardening. Had...I would love to visit the Museum of Gardening. Had never even heard of it. Next time in London! You visited "Captain" Bligh and my in-laws just met some of the descendants of "Mr." Christian. Small world.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-33284089447173933752014-02-21T08:17:28.839-08:002014-02-21T08:17:28.839-08:00Hello Kirk:
How wonderful to think that you are e...Hello Kirk:<br /><br />How wonderful to think that you are enjoying what we are certain is a well earned break in London. Thankfully it appears from what you write that it has stopped raining, at least for the present.<br /><br />We have known The Museum of Gardening for many, many years [previously it was called The Museum of Garden History] and it, with its little garden, has always been a favourite spot. Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-22350256732072114702014-02-21T03:04:50.397-08:002014-02-21T03:04:50.397-08:00How wonderful the Household Calvary look - that re...How wonderful the Household Calvary look - that red cloth for their coats was traditionally made in the valleys around where I live. We have a wonderful oil painting in our local museum c.1785 showing the scarlet cloth drying on the hillside. The red dye was made from crushed cochineal beetles, and navy blue made from woad. Another spin off was the bright green cloth used for billiard tables.<br />Great photo of the robin - that must be one for framing.<br />Glad you are having a good time in London.<br />H used to work just 2 minutes up the road from Lambeth Palace at the UN building IMO. Being a maritime agency the building was designed to resemble a ship. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-53094976170906973042014-02-20T15:44:38.382-08:002014-02-20T15:44:38.382-08:00Very cool :)
I might not have gone to a Museum of...Very cool :)<br /><br />I might not have gone to a Museum of Gardening back in the days when spouse and I lived in the UK, but I would certainly have gone to explore St Mary at Lambeth Church next to Lambeth Palace. So why isn't it used as a church any more? And why are visitors not directed there these days? I am assuming the church architecture is still intact, or laregly so.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636243284078640845.post-79151960322294805942014-02-20T12:21:13.871-08:002014-02-20T12:21:13.871-08:00Hi Kirk,
Wishing you and Aga a lovely time in Lon...Hi Kirk,<br /><br />Wishing you and Aga a lovely time in London! The museum sounds interesting. Will have to remember it for when I visit London in summer.<br /><br />Madelief xMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.com