tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107112365381397932.post1219900599295093497..comments2023-05-03T17:01:59.716+01:00Comments on Great Grandma's Hotchpotch: DINTON CHURCHSylvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01181210810835897800noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107112365381397932.post-32610586783699573262011-03-16T10:19:36.559+00:002011-03-16T10:19:36.559+00:00Bernard, re part of your welcome email-I have l-o-...Bernard, re part of your welcome email-I have l-o-t-s of books and a fair collection of Bucks books. Researching Stone means other bits of knowledge turn up, too - can't help it!Sylvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01181210810835897800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107112365381397932.post-48622726099749690072011-03-16T10:16:29.062+00:002011-03-16T10:16:29.062+00:00hi Kath, I have plenty of bluebell leaves coming t...hi Kath, I have plenty of bluebell leaves coming through, including where I don't want them but I think it's a lost cause, trying to dig them out - haven't seen any in flower anywhere yet. The woods round Chequers are full of them late April/May but a road/lane you can't possible stop on, fast and twisty, as you might remember.<br /><br />Jane - Stephen Fry is so erudite and you get all sorts of info from QI. I love miscellaneous bits of knowledge which come in useful 'later'...Sylvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01181210810835897800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107112365381397932.post-13536030683555571732011-03-16T09:40:14.406+00:002011-03-16T09:40:14.406+00:00Interesting Sylve - I go to bed less stupid tonigh...Interesting Sylve - I go to bed less stupid tonight as the French would say now that I know the difference between a gargoyle and a grotesque! Fascinating stuff and the violets to finish up with were lovely.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107112365381397932.post-20521598314903979792011-03-16T09:12:54.769+00:002011-03-16T09:12:54.769+00:00Very intersting Silve, I learned a new word today ...Very intersting Silve, I learned a new word today "tympanum ".<br />I did laugh at the stocks, there were some on the village green when we lived in Rutland, along with a whipping post!<br />Maybe they put 2 people side by side, one with his feet in and one with head and hands? who knows?<br />I saw my first bluebells at the weekend, quite early non?Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.com