tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post8995427776508529967..comments2024-01-01T20:45:04.000+00:00Comments on Be Sol Be: Village Life Part 1Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-59892829342987848712015-05-25T11:13:17.728+01:002015-05-25T11:13:17.728+01:00Hey Toffeeapple, that is exactly the feel I want i...Hey Toffeeapple, that is exactly the feel I want in my garden. A Greek, Italian, South of France vibe. not so many flowers, but vines and vegetables, mixed together and a large table on a large terrace. Room for the BBQ. sun in the evening. Yes a place to relax. <br /><br />Loved this comment of yours, it was exactly what I want to do here.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-87096789768245902402015-05-25T01:30:48.700+01:002015-05-25T01:30:48.700+01:00I know a great many of my neighbours, even the tra...I know a great many of my neighbours, even the transistory renters. All it takes is a query - "are you my new neighbour?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-27673308213749282522015-05-25T01:25:42.960+01:002015-05-25T01:25:42.960+01:00This post reminds me of my holiday in Cyprus, I at...This post reminds me of my holiday in Cyprus, I ate on the terrace under a ceiling of vines, it was lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-45899975071797130782015-05-18T16:57:34.300+01:002015-05-18T16:57:34.300+01:00Hey Dave, I am not sure I will go on that bus agai...Hey Dave, I am not sure I will go on that bus again! mortified.<br /><br />Yes they do seem to stop and chat. women on horses stop right in the middle of the road passing each other and talk. the Farmers wave to everyone as they thunder up and down the road.<br /><br />I met a delightful lady. Very to the Manor Born if you get my drift. Her family owned all the land here where the houses are built. There isnt a gate house to the manor. she lives in a bungalow. she knew all the gossip, she asked for my arm back to the car. She got into her Range Rover and her parting words were, "give those old b@st@rds hell". and she cackled like a maniac. I like people like that. she is 91 lolSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-40849403806737947222015-05-18T16:33:08.915+01:002015-05-18T16:33:08.915+01:00I think it's good when people stop and talk So...I think it's good when people stop and talk Sol. Here in the countryside in Ireland, everybody waves in their cars but not many have time to stop and talk. I enjoyed bus journey tale yesterday.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-38688997859694399642015-05-18T15:27:18.320+01:002015-05-18T15:27:18.320+01:00Hey there Mac n Janet, busy bodies, I dont like. ...Hey there Mac n Janet, busy bodies, I dont like. Friendly people are ok. Maybe I lived in the London too long... No that cant be right as I really liked 2 of my neighbours in my last road. We swapped excess veg and minded each others houses when we went on holiday, exchanged Christmas cards etc<br /><br />Ive just put into my planters 19 pelargoniums (geraniums). They are going to make me smile. they will live next to the house and the fence. I love them, they are so jolly like sunflowers and rhododendrons. I even like the word rhododendron... it seems so exotic.<br /><br />Yes, fences make good neighbours that is for sure! lol We are thinking of changing our wooden fences (that are old and battered by the wind to stone! lol bet the neighbours will love that!)Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-87469122982681653292015-05-18T15:12:12.583+01:002015-05-18T15:12:12.583+01:00We've lived in our house 12 years, I know 2 of...We've lived in our house 12 years, I know 2 of my neighbor's names and have been in the house of 1 other, her son use to catsit out cat before he grew up and we to University.<br />I'm of the opinion that good fences make good neighbors.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-34086953331834898632015-05-18T11:08:19.479+01:002015-05-18T11:08:19.479+01:00Hey Ray, yes stuffed vine leaves. The Mr likes th...Hey Ray, yes stuffed vine leaves. The Mr likes them just with rice, herbs and a spot of cheese in the middle. You would normally make them with minced meats, beef or lamb.<br /><br />We never had problems with flies before or wasps. Birds, yes. Stealing the grapes. I think maybe were their trees at the restaurants? Plus you can plant certain perenial plants and have some of those candles if it becomes a problem. We must have been lucky before as we never suffered from it...<br /><br />Hope you are well.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275239266133000382.post-36042953800607402362015-05-18T10:52:51.700+01:002015-05-18T10:52:51.700+01:00I've just had to look up to find what 'dol...I've just had to look up to find what 'dolmades' are. Now I understand. <br /><br />Photos are very attractively leafy but if you really were to eat outside and, in interludes, pluck down some sweet grapes, wouldn't swarms of pesky flies and bees be an ever-present nuisance? That's something I always notice in practice at outdoor restaurants - especially at night where the lights are an added attraction to themRaybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.com