tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post7881607643987686397..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: The enduring joy of PoohsticksFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39552474483251688802012-09-27T18:37:20.739+01:002012-09-27T18:37:20.739+01:00I, too, would have been down there with you joinin...I, too, would have been down there with you joining in. If you haven't played Poohsticks then you haven't lived.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-9062625390866164372012-09-13T16:28:37.366+01:002012-09-13T16:28:37.366+01:00Too right, Patsy!Too right, Patsy!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-17412871819968292152012-09-13T14:11:58.366+01:002012-09-13T14:11:58.366+01:00You might not have won, Frances but you didn't...You might not have won, Frances but you didn't lose out in the way those passers-by did.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61107593835245082422012-09-13T10:10:01.849+01:002012-09-13T10:10:01.849+01:00They didn't exactly complain, Rosemary, but th...They didn't exactly complain, Rosemary, but they just gave us Looks!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-8951388761865171362012-09-13T09:44:52.295+01:002012-09-13T09:44:52.295+01:00What a great picture of children having such innoc...What a great picture of children having such innocent fun - makes the heart glad. How dare people complain!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-7268946297556751612012-09-12T16:24:47.383+01:002012-09-12T16:24:47.383+01:00Thank you, Teresa. What a sensible woman you are!Thank you, Teresa. What a sensible woman you are!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15391311626120409002012-09-12T16:24:06.388+01:002012-09-12T16:24:06.388+01:00Exactly right, Maggie. But we used flowers and lea...Exactly right, Maggie. But we used flowers and leaves as well.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-33358618540064083942012-09-12T16:23:03.849+01:002012-09-12T16:23:03.849+01:00You're right, Pat. They don't!You're right, Pat. They don't!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30179580390585202862012-09-12T16:22:29.976+01:002012-09-12T16:22:29.976+01:00I suppose we were making rather a lot of (cheerful...I suppose we were making rather a lot of (cheerful) noise...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-89345563353895532902012-09-12T16:21:35.839+01:002012-09-12T16:21:35.839+01:00It's a verybEnglish thing, Susan, and it helps...It's a verybEnglish thing, Susan, and it helps if you've read the book!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64834108589090156472012-09-12T16:19:35.086+01:002012-09-12T16:19:35.086+01:00Oh, I took part okay, Colette. You may be sure of ...Oh, I took part okay, Colette. You may be sure of that!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-91484778074603244052012-09-12T16:18:47.089+01:002012-09-12T16:18:47.089+01:00Thanks, Jenny. Actually, Poohsticks is oddly addic...Thanks, Jenny. Actually, Poohsticks is oddly addictive!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65778718080138896242012-09-12T16:17:58.447+01:002012-09-12T16:17:58.447+01:00Thanks, Tim!Thanks, Tim!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-86447086684715154302012-09-12T15:37:44.764+01:002012-09-12T15:37:44.764+01:00Bah to the miserable old passers-by! Who on earth ...Bah to the miserable old passers-by! Who on earth could object to a family having fun in such a thoroughly nice way? The pictures are lovely xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-71649078515572290262012-09-12T14:47:15.443+01:002012-09-12T14:47:15.443+01:00See a bridge - drop something (preferably a stick)...See a bridge - drop something (preferably a stick) over one side, and see whose gets to the other side first. Simples! Hope I'm right in thinking that's what Poohsticks is?Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-76265574054869746162012-09-12T09:35:34.941+01:002012-09-12T09:35:34.941+01:00Well, "poo" to those passers by. They do...Well, "poo" to those passers by. They don't know what fun they missed.Pat Posnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024751148905919332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-68247987644825197162012-09-12T08:32:54.483+01:002012-09-12T08:32:54.483+01:00Lovely innocent fun and shame on the passers-by fo...Lovely innocent fun and shame on the passers-by for not joining in with it.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65070449789519977362012-09-12T04:10:54.253+01:002012-09-12T04:10:54.253+01:00Gee, now I feel underprivileged. Not only have I n...Gee, now I feel underprivileged. Not only have I never played this game, I never heard of it before. (But win or lose, it looks like fun!)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-72225872044068281862012-09-11T23:51:38.603+01:002012-09-11T23:51:38.603+01:00I despair of some people - the passersby that is n...I despair of some people - the passersby that is not you and your family. Defeat can be hard to take but remember that its the taking part that matters. Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65144980404090295442012-09-11T23:40:41.128+01:002012-09-11T23:40:41.128+01:00Lovely pictures! And you are right. Poohsticks roc...Lovely pictures! And you are right. Poohsticks rocks! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-59594945515749767452012-09-11T23:17:12.177+01:002012-09-11T23:17:12.177+01:00What sort of creatures were those unamused passers...What sort of creatures were those unamused passers-by? Certainly not human. I'd have joined in. Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.com