tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post4323338286933000230..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Hilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-10528243990786857822015-03-19T20:02:47.946+01:002015-03-19T20:02:47.946+01:00"This probably the only country in the world ..."This probably the only country in the world where getting a phone bill is actually cause for rejoicing."<br /><br />Laughing. In the US everyone wants a piece of your pie and makes sure they get it.Louise Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-5850815720384204122015-03-17T22:08:17.440+01:002015-03-17T22:08:17.440+01:00Hilary, I'm glad you got high speed internet. ...Hilary, I'm glad you got high speed internet. I have enjoyed your last couple of posts immensely. The duck one - I'm still laughing.<br /><br />The way I see it is, we might as well use these facilities while we can. A time will come when we can't. Let's not impose that on ourselves.<br /><br />Keep posting. You are a tonic. We love you.<br /><br />Bernadette (Birmingham)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-80248766813025862732015-03-17T19:17:29.385+01:002015-03-17T19:17:29.385+01:00In November, 2013, my mom had a knee replacement, ...In November, 2013, my mom had a knee replacement, and I stayed at my parents' house to care for her. My brothers and sisters-in-law would visit; one sister-in-law would stay for long periods as my mom got better. One day, she opened the warehouse-store-sized bin of chocolate-covered raisins, and said, "How on Earth do you manage not to dive into this at all hours?" I grinned and said, "I tell myself that they're pills."<br /><br />Pretending can be a good tool sometimes. <br /><br />Lorena B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com