tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post2698586149822264462..comments2024-03-16T07:27:27.752+00:00Comments on Novel Points of View: Very Inspiring Blogger AwardRae Cowiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213969901991611348noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-15180066810904167292013-01-15T11:43:18.977+00:002013-01-15T11:43:18.977+00:00I have to confess that I, too, am a football fan. ...I have to confess that I, too, am a football fan. It's a curse, not a blessing, let me tell you!Jo Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976757854217324838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-55100587099264275742013-01-15T11:37:19.032+00:002013-01-15T11:37:19.032+00:00Many thanks for the nomination, Gill. Enjoyed read...Many thanks for the nomination, Gill. Enjoyed reading about those hidden depths - the football was a surprise!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-80592880158670626242013-01-14T20:29:19.092+00:002013-01-14T20:29:19.092+00:00You won't have to work hard, just be your natu...You won't have to work hard, just be your natural self xGill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-27878971015015755102013-01-14T20:28:04.966+00:002013-01-14T20:28:04.966+00:00Yes, and we deserve them. It's so hard to sit...Yes, and we deserve them. It's so hard to sit still in one place for any length of time...<br /><br />Shall await your random facts with interest.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-64802504050508107432013-01-14T20:10:19.661+00:002013-01-14T20:10:19.661+00:00Very interesting,Gill,especially the comments abou...Very interesting,Gill,especially the comments about your underfloor heating. How we writers like our comforts!myraduffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697152063675260518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-22906815500010008302013-01-14T15:16:20.734+00:002013-01-14T15:16:20.734+00:00Ahh, the penny drops. For some reason I thought it...Ahh, the penny drops. For some reason I thought it was a Scottish dialect of sorts, because of the name Shona! And I call myself a linguist... ahem.Henriettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251721298738618327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-38176532995431191162013-01-14T15:02:17.198+00:002013-01-14T15:02:17.198+00:00Some very interesting facts there, Gill! I will h...Some very interesting facts there, Gill! I will have to work hard to deserve my nomination after that :)<br />Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-72864486738405709922013-01-14T14:44:05.737+00:002013-01-14T14:44:05.737+00:00Shona is the language of the biggest group of peop...Shona is the language of the biggest group of people living in Zimbabwe (called, not surprisingly, the Shona). I lived in Zimbabwe for 2 and a half years, before Mugabe went completely mad, and tried to get the basics of the language. It was hard, totally different to Indo-European languages. I think all I can remember now is 'Mangwanani, marera se?' which means 'Good morning, how did you sleep?'Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-6904929283443467542013-01-14T13:58:23.837+00:002013-01-14T13:58:23.837+00:00You're a dark horse, Gill (Marie), and no mist...You're a dark horse, Gill (Marie), and no mistake! Impressed by your linguistic abilities, although I'd never heard of the language of Shona before. Elaborate, please.<br />HxHenriettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02251721298738618327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-25802482461520202962013-01-14T13:12:48.622+00:002013-01-14T13:12:48.622+00:00Thanks so much for mentioning Queen of the South. ...Thanks so much for mentioning Queen of the South. Most people don't even know who they are, how unfair is that?Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-24342809165575826322013-01-14T13:12:00.296+00:002013-01-14T13:12:00.296+00:00I shall await with interest, Janice.I shall await with interest, Janice.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-28345696344991467382013-01-14T13:11:05.905+00:002013-01-14T13:11:05.905+00:00It's great that you replied to my comment to M...It's great that you replied to my comment to Mary. And that you can still remember the irregular imperatives! I can't.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-27231931220163207192013-01-14T12:44:41.465+00:002013-01-14T12:44:41.465+00:00Latin's much underrated if you ask me. (As, in...Latin's much underrated if you ask me. (As, indeed, are Queen of the South.)Jo Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976757854217324838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-48096331089220506782013-01-14T12:43:52.623+00:002013-01-14T12:43:52.623+00:00We have underfloor heating in our bathroom - it...We have underfloor heating in our bathroom - it's a particulaly big hit with the cats!Jo Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976757854217324838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-85069120237980202032013-01-14T11:35:34.760+00:002013-01-14T11:35:34.760+00:00Well I knew you were a Latin lover Gill but I didn...Well I knew you were a Latin lover Gill but I didn't know you are passionate about football. Hidden depths indeed!<br /><br />And thank you so much *blushes* for the award which I will blog about and display proudly.<br /><br />Love, Janice xxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01831786754054878605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-42277823638269066742013-01-14T11:31:25.109+00:002013-01-14T11:31:25.109+00:00That's okay, Jenny. It was Book 9 I had to do ...That's okay, Jenny. It was Book 9 I had to do as well but, like you, I don't remember it now although I did know it of by heart. I remember there were an awful lot of 'in order that' in it. Mary Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688996930245857265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-67782618437373358492013-01-14T11:24:47.559+00:002013-01-14T11:24:47.559+00:00Oh yes.Oh yes.Jenny Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721428313351462045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-59199375080915001732013-01-14T11:24:26.760+00:002013-01-14T11:24:26.760+00:00Sorry! Replied to your comment to Mary!Sorry! Replied to your comment to Mary!Jenny Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721428313351462045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-20571087545738190112013-01-14T11:23:27.119+00:002013-01-14T11:23:27.119+00:00Book 9. I had to learn it off by heart to pass my ...Book 9. I had to learn it off by heart to pass my O level! Don't ask me to recite it now. All I can manage is 'Dic, duc, fac, fer, fi, i memento: Dicite, ducite,facite, ferte, fite, ite, mementote'. (Declension of irregular imperatives...) And, of course, 'Caesar ad sum jam for te, Brutus et arat. Caesar sic in omnibus, Brutus sic in at.'Jenny Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721428313351462045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-4492509084786565352013-01-14T10:51:19.819+00:002013-01-14T10:51:19.819+00:00Which bit of Aeneid did you do? Did you enjoy it?...Which bit of Aeneid did you do? Did you enjoy it? We've 'only' got to do Book 2, the sacking of Troy. Short in english but VERY long in Latin.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-21001598964265094652013-01-14T10:45:50.346+00:002013-01-14T10:45:50.346+00:00I am enjoying it - we've lived here 18 years n...I am enjoying it - we've lived here 18 years now and have had periods of no heating, undependable heating, no heating, inadequate heating... I think I deserve this!Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-82790598672008976432013-01-14T10:43:37.994+00:002013-01-14T10:43:37.994+00:00I love the idea of quoting Lorca to the Spanish co...I love the idea of quoting Lorca to the Spanish consul. Did he (oer she) recognise it?Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-3902639942415678792013-01-14T10:41:18.121+00:002013-01-14T10:41:18.121+00:00I didn't know about your middle name being Mar...I didn't know about your middle name being Marie. I'm sure you will have the chance to use it for one of the different genres in which you write.<br />Glad you are enjoying the underfloor heating and good luck with the Latin. I 'did' Virgil's Aeneid for my Latin Higher - a very long time ago. Mary Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688996930245857265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-8761301547416286732013-01-14T10:40:40.268+00:002013-01-14T10:40:40.268+00:00I'm sure there's LOTS I don't know abo...I'm sure there's LOTS I don't know about you either Zana. And by the way where are those wedding photos??Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-19967069887301789892013-01-14T10:10:14.806+00:002013-01-14T10:10:14.806+00:00Rather envious here in this house - that hasn'...Rather envious here in this house - that hasn't even got regular central heating - of your underfloor heating. What luxury! Enjoy!Linda Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948518126405880012noreply@blogger.com