tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post4407212675767781638..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: I sat with the ladiesWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21397022896898691732018-05-08T12:55:04.139-02:302018-05-08T12:55:04.139-02:30Ew ew ew, WWW! I wouldn't go "in" t...Ew ew ew, WWW! I wouldn't go "in" to that group without a hazmat suit - a well-cut designer one, of course. ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36927492175819058592018-05-07T16:42:12.434-02:302018-05-07T16:42:12.434-02:30I positively love my new quarters Ernestine, every...I positively love my new quarters Ernestine, everyone is independent here and you can have as much or no interaction if you wish.<br /><br />Glad you're home and feeling better.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-53130337632008299732018-05-07T16:40:57.994-02:302018-05-07T16:40:57.994-02:30I adored Iolanthe - didn't that have the "...I adored Iolanthe - didn't that have the "Nightmare" song?<br /><br />I keep hoping for a major revival. Particularly in light of the politics of today.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50585012330124509202018-05-06T15:39:47.643-02:302018-05-06T15:39:47.643-02:30oh my, love your post
and where I stayed for 2 mon...oh my, love your post<br />and where I stayed for 2 months during Winter<br />was beautiful, but no interaction as I was independent and the<br />not so If like your place might haved stayed but love being <br />homeOne Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25110249335561293952018-05-05T12:46:15.199-02:302018-05-05T12:46:15.199-02:30Topsy-turvy was an excellent film. I've sung G...Topsy-turvy was an excellent film. I've sung G&S with our local a mature operatic society but not so popular now. Modern audiences don't get the biting satire of the libretto!<br />I particularly enjoy Patience, but who would understand the jibes at the 'asthetic' movement of the 1890's! Hey ho.<br />Best wishes from England. SALLYSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976986212821218735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43462555140115929332018-05-05T12:35:59.883-02:302018-05-05T12:35:59.883-02:30Topsy-turvy was an excellent film. I've sung G...Topsy-turvy was an excellent film. I've sung G&S with our local a mature operatic society but not so popular now. Modern audiences don't get the biting satire of the libretto!<br />I particularly enjoy Patience, but who would understand the jibes at the 'asthetic' movement of the 1890's! Hey ho.<br />Best wishes from England. SALLYSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976986212821218735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-30012411201582248352018-05-04T23:29:45.063-02:302018-05-04T23:29:45.063-02:30Oh Sally, we're thin on the ground now. Did yo...Oh Sally, we're thin on the ground now. Did you ever see Topsy Turvey? It reminds me so much of my G&S days. I must have seen it over 20 times.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54088916841789921582018-05-04T23:28:49.592-02:302018-05-04T23:28:49.592-02:30I'd say, like most such small "villages&q...I'd say, like most such small "villages" it's a hotbed of intrigue and derring-do. I've heard some stories already!!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39731650365491051032018-05-04T23:27:58.540-02:302018-05-04T23:27:58.540-02:30I've been admitted to the club, actually playe...I've been admitted to the club, actually played some piano for them yesterday :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-36982674126855329932018-05-04T23:27:20.972-02:302018-05-04T23:27:20.972-02:30Ha! Vulnerable - not at all. Tough old broads the ...Ha! Vulnerable - not at all. Tough old broads the lots of us!<br />Hardass too......<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-29088201870644864732018-05-04T07:12:32.524-02:302018-05-04T07:12:32.524-02:30How lovely that you enjoy G & S!
I was raised ...How lovely that you enjoy G & S!<br />I was raised on that music. My Grandma was a fabulous contralto and I can know those lovely but fearsome alto parts well. Katisha, Dame Carruthers - I shall be singing them all day now! Tra laSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976986212821218735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55861026161900640542018-05-04T07:12:02.163-02:302018-05-04T07:12:02.163-02:30How lovely that you enjoy G & S!
I was raised ...How lovely that you enjoy G & S!<br />I was raised on that music. My Grandma was a fabulous contralto and I can know those lovely but fearsome alto parts well. Katisha, Dame Carruthers - I shall be singing them all day now! Tra laSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976986212821218735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48421939838527281902018-05-03T17:12:54.873-02:302018-05-03T17:12:54.873-02:30Now that you're "In", I look forward...Now that you're "In", I look forward to many lurid tales of the goings-on at your wonderful establishment!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91297069958522934462018-05-03T11:51:25.900-02:302018-05-03T11:51:25.900-02:30Congratulations Madam Mayor and Inn Keeper!Congratulations Madam Mayor and Inn Keeper!Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-83487412665317467742018-05-03T10:31:11.856-02:302018-05-03T10:31:11.856-02:30Gilbert and Sullivan save the day! I guess the oth...Gilbert and Sullivan save the day! I guess the others will warm to you in due course as they realise you're just another vulnerable human being like themselves.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32932980325451595972018-05-03T09:55:52.101-02:302018-05-03T09:55:52.101-02:30Ha-ha, always was, always will be, but don't t...Ha-ha, always was, always will be, but don't tell the ladies.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80888649104428176052018-05-03T09:55:11.878-02:302018-05-03T09:55:11.878-02:30I feel I've landed in a very unusual and delig...I feel I've landed in a very unusual and delightful spot, Mxt. We have our own library. And also an area for huge jigsaw puzzles and are regularly treated to fully catered dinners with wine. Free. Residents take care of the lovely gardens outside and we have BBQs available for all to use.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27478991256243315042018-05-02T20:17:41.705-02:302018-05-02T20:17:41.705-02:30You mean you're not an old hippie? I struggle ...You mean you're not an old hippie? I struggle to contain my disappointment, LOL!<br />Good for you.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16416621990037228772018-05-02T18:48:24.730-02:302018-05-02T18:48:24.730-02:30Sounds like you live in a wonderful place. Hoping...Sounds like you live in a wonderful place. Hoping to find something like that myself. In my building, there are no chairs in the lobby. Yes, there are plants. And for awhile I was putting out magazines and books I had read for others to enjoy...until the super's wife told me I couldn't do that anymore. Not very nice.mxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.com