tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post6273536717898241973..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Magpie 91Frances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-2530929388300761152011-11-16T19:49:18.626+00:002011-11-16T19:49:18.626+00:00Thanks again for those kind comments.Thanks again for those kind comments.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-46501834738419335102011-11-16T03:23:42.936+00:002011-11-16T03:23:42.936+00:00Call me old- fashioned, but I like the bounce and ...Call me old- fashioned, but I like the bounce and the rhyme you gave this verse, and yet still managed to keep us wondering. My Magpie this week is <a href="http://drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2010/03/goldilocks.html" rel="nofollow">Goldilocks</a>Roy Schulzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574135323022831091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-27246325175613505802011-11-16T00:17:14.722+00:002011-11-16T00:17:14.722+00:00This is a wonder, not knowing, and wondering "...This is a wonder, not knowing, and wondering "whose on earth are these"...now you've got me wondering too!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4938928488919572242011-11-15T08:56:22.922+00:002011-11-15T08:56:22.922+00:00I really enjoyed reading this one!I really enjoyed reading this one!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-37633432543007009442011-11-14T22:19:23.957+00:002011-11-14T22:19:23.957+00:00I, too, wonder. Nicely done!I, too, wonder. Nicely done!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-76115065104577866122011-11-14T18:54:16.322+00:002011-11-14T18:54:16.322+00:00Perfect rhyme, not as simple as it might seem at f...Perfect rhyme, not as simple as it might seem at first glance.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-82297035032114043002011-11-14T13:55:59.883+00:002011-11-14T13:55:59.883+00:00Thanks very much, eveyrone. Once again, it was a r...Thanks very much, eveyrone. Once again, it was a rather lazy effort. But I really dislike that Wordsworth poem, not least because I always feel so sorry for Dorothy, bustling around with her duster, while big brother "lies on his couch, in vacant or in pensive mood" dreaming up silly verses. (I would add that I do like some of his poems, if not a big fan.)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-29130324472043318002011-11-14T11:58:30.848+00:002011-11-14T11:58:30.848+00:00Good poem! Have you read "the Wordsmiths of G...Good poem! Have you read "the Wordsmiths of Gorsemere" by the way? you might enjoy it - it's a sardonic look at the life of Wordsworth .Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-55634726575648881112011-11-14T10:51:52.648+00:002011-11-14T10:51:52.648+00:00I love the humour in this one.I love the humour in this one.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-55511139440431931762011-11-14T10:13:40.575+00:002011-11-14T10:13:40.575+00:00Love the photo - and your little rhyme is perfect!...Love the photo - and your little rhyme is perfect!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-85187138314021902572011-11-14T09:38:47.249+00:002011-11-14T09:38:47.249+00:00Oh, Frances, you've done it again! You do mak...Oh, Frances, you've done it again! You do make me laugh.Rosamund Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049040826330019277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-5116879535911512262011-11-14T08:49:19.321+00:002011-11-14T08:49:19.321+00:00really lovely - the first line just drags you inreally lovely - the first line just drags you inChronicles of Illusionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168156674895078729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-50269629854339100462011-11-14T08:16:07.789+00:002011-11-14T08:16:07.789+00:00A real improvement on the original!A real improvement on the original!Doctor FTSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052101566471519778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-11708237415005033262011-11-14T08:04:03.292+00:002011-11-14T08:04:03.292+00:00The tone of the poem really fit the tone of the ph...The tone of the poem really fit the tone of the photo: magical, mystical and a little bit curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-40251840915330850952011-11-14T02:09:35.722+00:002011-11-14T02:09:35.722+00:00Outstanding!Outstanding!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-19852365942490843642011-11-13T23:37:19.279+00:002011-11-13T23:37:19.279+00:00heehee
I'm sure WW is cool with it.
=)heehee<br /><br />I'm sure WW is cool with it.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49514948199979507392011-11-13T22:28:05.984+00:002011-11-13T22:28:05.984+00:00Giggle...perfect...Giggle...perfect...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-1308588441491721232011-11-13T21:44:10.794+00:002011-11-13T21:44:10.794+00:00Ha! Wonderfully whimsical. So cleverly done!Ha! Wonderfully whimsical. So cleverly done!Shosannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848582110304798801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-17856002272117808422011-11-13T21:19:50.593+00:002011-11-13T21:19:50.593+00:00Oh, too wonderful, Frances. Poor Wordsworth. I jus...Oh, too wonderful, Frances. Poor Wordsworth. I just love what you've done with him.<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-41553848408194803892011-11-13T20:10:51.109+00:002011-11-13T20:10:51.109+00:00adorable. childlike yet fun.adorable. childlike yet fun.Templeton's furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569680717037747033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64495691184084478522011-11-13T19:07:31.769+00:002011-11-13T19:07:31.769+00:00with the Other Mary, this one's fun and I thin...with the Other Mary, this one's fun and I think thoughtful too in a subtle wider way because I take it that Wordsworth was here first in the form.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201537517464996231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-86449460681251988912011-11-13T18:53:15.906+00:002011-11-13T18:53:15.906+00:00That picture looks like the scene for an outdoor w...That picture looks like the scene for an outdoor wedding where non of the guests are expected to get on with each other!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62671060647684008022011-11-13T18:34:26.015+00:002011-11-13T18:34:26.015+00:00Could've come straight out of Alice in Wonderl...Could've come straight out of Alice in Wonderland. Charming.Brandee Shaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08960175760263515363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-30013762769059402562011-11-13T17:01:13.388+00:002011-11-13T17:01:13.388+00:00I love this, Frances!I love this, Frances!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-40453647379729423762011-11-13T15:35:07.619+00:002011-11-13T15:35:07.619+00:00Ah, that's a fun one!Ah, that's a fun one!Other Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189646933597252108noreply@blogger.com