tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post3809972329370193825..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: W is for WomanFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44235018223195643432012-04-28T04:10:39.712+01:002012-04-28T04:10:39.712+01:00Isn't it nice to know that some parents took t...Isn't it nice to know that some parents took the trouble to raise good boys and girls, who help us oldies. I could gas-up, if I had to, but I find there's generally someone around who's willing to do it for me. Obviously, they're hoping for the same treatment for their Granny, when she needs some LTC.<br />God bless, ChristineChristine in Los Angeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227177564134100455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91398168384337905092012-04-26T22:39:33.174+01:002012-04-26T22:39:33.174+01:00Not defensive at all, GB. Just saying it as it is....Not defensive at all, GB. Just saying it as it is. As for the spelling mistake, I'll certainly forgive that if you're going to read my book(s)!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-29105180077115374132012-04-26T22:05:17.598+01:002012-04-26T22:05:17.598+01:00'Humerous'!!! Oh dear. Crawl under paving ...'Humerous'!!! Oh dear. Crawl under paving stone time.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-18174434281137961842012-04-26T22:04:06.792+01:002012-04-26T22:04:06.792+01:00Another splendid and understatedly (apparently the...Another splendid and understatedly (apparently there is no such word) humerous post. You should be a writer! On that subject I am hoping to consume your first book on the Kindle when I travel back to the UK next week. I interested to see your comment on why you blog, by the way. An implication that Blogland was a mean to an end rather than a means. Interesting.<br /><br />Anyway back to this post. Did I detect a frisson of defensiveness? I have long ago stopped being defensive when people say that I sometimes display traits which are more female than male. I can (or could!) dismantle a car (a Morris Minor to be specific) into a million component parts and rebuild it. I can build a wall. In fact I'm pretty handy around the house and garden (and not particularly modest either) but (after being told at 11 that my bitten nails were terrible) I keep my nails manicured, I remember birthdays and I am quite capable of crying with emotion.<br /><br />The main thing (in my humble opinion - I'm proud of my modesty) is to be ones own self and to be comfortable in so being.<br /><br />I'll shut up and go home now.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-27304285043735623452012-04-26T17:39:59.176+01:002012-04-26T17:39:59.176+01:00I can change a fuse. If I can locate the fuse box....I can change a fuse. If I can locate the fuse box..Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-203056197976221322012-04-26T17:38:47.703+01:002012-04-26T17:38:47.703+01:00Thanks for that, MartineThanks for that, MartineFrances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69057059913615194762012-04-26T17:37:54.919+01:002012-04-26T17:37:54.919+01:00Good for you, Yvonne!Good for you, Yvonne!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39118484775922168962012-04-26T17:37:15.721+01:002012-04-26T17:37:15.721+01:00Oh I left out the offside rule! It's been expl...Oh I left out the offside rule! It's been explained to me countless times, but I can't make head or tail of it.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30551212313920762452012-04-26T17:31:15.748+01:002012-04-26T17:31:15.748+01:00I think he was quite chuffed, Yvonne!I think he was quite chuffed, Yvonne!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-20022001042207216572012-04-26T16:15:28.709+01:002012-04-26T16:15:28.709+01:00I like being a woman too and do most of the above,...I like being a woman too and do most of the above, but I did go through a phase of wanting to be as good at some things as the boys (while still being 'girly'). So I was quite adventurous when young, and I learned to change a fuse and lightbulb. I'm also quite techy (more than my husband). We're also the opposite to gender stereotypes in that I have to be dragged to a doctor, dentist etc only when absolutely necessary, and husband will go right away!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24180255869557958672012-04-26T13:07:55.818+01:002012-04-26T13:07:55.818+01:00I like to think of those things as merely part of ...I like to think of those things as merely part of being human. Enjoy the things you enjoy and avoid attributing them to gender. Sometimes it's easy to over think things:-)<br />thanks for sharing<br />much love<br />martinemartinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260048849955077472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-63167362814864809322012-04-26T12:27:10.781+01:002012-04-26T12:27:10.781+01:00"W" has to be for women and I love being..."W" has to be for women and I love being one, but I go straight for the politics!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-28591479447462953792012-04-26T10:50:24.461+01:002012-04-26T10:50:24.461+01:00I do all those woman things too, Frances, along wi...I do all those woman things too, Frances, along with keeping my husband waiting while I do six million last-minute things there's no time for while he paces and sighs and letting my petrol-tank diminish to empty before filling it up. Husband also wonders why women shave their legs upwards from the ankle. That's the wrong way from the direction the hair grows, he tells me, but all girls do it.<br /><br />I'm very girly. I can't count the number of times men have rescued me from dire situations. I am hopeless at all things ungirly, although I have tried understanding the offside rule and once knew the names, injuries and ages of the entire Chelsea football team to cheer my father up when my brother lost interest in watching Match of the Day with him.<br /><br />I like being a woman. And my husband wouldn't have it any other way.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-33458956366038360482012-04-26T10:45:17.446+01:002012-04-26T10:45:17.446+01:00That is just part of being a woman and the young b...That is just part of being a woman and the young bloke is probably still smiling about it.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.com