Thursday, 30 May 2013

Of boys and boats



This morning on the radio I heard the old nature v nurture argument again, and a woman who has obviously never been near a small boy was coming up with the old chestnut about conditioning. Well, having spent the weekend with three of my grandsons, brought up by gentle parents but invariably armed to the teeth with an assortment of weaponry, I would take issue with her. And we have a good example in our family: triplets, where the boy is all Boy, and the girls are, well, girls. Admittedly one of my sons could knit cable stitch when he was young, but he now designs racing cars. And yes; I'm sure there are girls who design cars, too, but I'm also sure the men outweigh the women.


We are off tomorrow, for ten days on this ship,  and I can't wait. We've been before, and it's a huge treat, but we're worth it...I think (we won't be worth much when we get back, but no matter). We might even see the sun (but will we recognise it?).

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15 comments:

  1. Anonymous30 May 2013 at 12:37

    Bon voyage, Frances. I hope the sun smiles for you.

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  2. Wendy's Writing30 May 2013 at 13:02

    Have a wonderful time, Frances... where will the ship be taking you? We went on our first cruise on our honeymoon three years ago to the Norwegian Fjords - it was magical.

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  3. Z30 May 2013 at 13:50

    I have noticed that families where the first child is a girl tend to be gentler, both boys and girls, than when the first is a boy, however.

    Hope you have a wonderful holiday.

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  4. Librarian30 May 2013 at 14:34

    Have a great time on the ship and whereever it will take you, Frances!
    You are right - you are worth it :-)

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  5. Frances30 May 2013 at 17:10

    Have a great holiday. I wonder where you are going!

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  6. Teresa Ashby30 May 2013 at 19:24

    Had to laugh about the lady obviously never having been near a small boy!! Hope you have a lovely time, Frances and that you see plenty of the sun :-) x

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  7. broken biro30 May 2013 at 20:20

    Have a fab time! X

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  8. rhymeswithplague30 May 2013 at 21:06

    Ta-ta, m'dear. Have a fantastic voyage to wherever.

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  9. Joanna31 May 2013 at 06:58

    I love the cable-stitch story!
    Have a wonderful time on that beautiful ship, Frances, and I hope the sun shines all the way through. x

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  10. The Cranky Crone, she lives alone!31 May 2013 at 08:05

    I hope you see the sun too! Some one has to be the one, then maybe you can take a picture and share it with us, have a great time xxx

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  11. Rosemary Gemmell31 May 2013 at 11:19

    Have a great voyage, Frances!

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  12. Maggie May1 June 2013 at 09:16

    Just been catching up on your posts as we've been away for a few days. I giggled my socks off regarding the lemon meringue pie. Have a lovely break and sail away somewhere nice. Boats and ships not for me I'm afraid. A calm sea across the channel makes me feel queezy.

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  13. Patsy8 June 2013 at 11:17

    Have a brilliant trip!

    (I was a complete tomboy as a kid and am now a girly romance writer)

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  14. Fran Hill9 June 2013 at 09:16

    Wow. That sounds like some holiday. Enjoy.

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  15. Frances Garrood12 June 2013 at 09:57

    Thank you all so much for the kind comments. We're back now, and had a great time,and found the sun! But...I'm not sure we're really Cruise People. More of this later. Perhaps...

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