tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post5640967167228121769..comments2023-08-05T06:46:54.791-07:00Comments on Costa Rica Calling: You mightn't happen to have a piece of cheese about you, now?the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-17342295791298172892012-12-25T06:26:49.145-08:002012-12-25T06:26:49.145-08:00Cheese duly unchained! Thank you!Cheese duly unchained! Thank you!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-35341664403325232432012-12-24T16:40:47.996-08:002012-12-24T16:40:47.996-08:00And a merry Christmas to you! ( which is more than...And a merry Christmas to you! ( which is more than I can say about Eurolines..) Hope your day is great and the cheese lives up to its aroma! <br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-88847751433829846572012-12-22T16:07:19.448-08:002012-12-22T16:07:19.448-08:00A month of Europe in winter was enough! And it app...A month of Europe in winter was enough! And it appears that I missed the worst....<br /><br />Very glad to be home, sitting on the balcony in the last of the twilight....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-66514265726996802622012-12-22T14:59:17.131-08:002012-12-22T14:59:17.131-08:00You are back already, Europe didn’t hold on to you...You are back already, Europe didn’t hold on to you for very long, did it?<br /><br />I am glad that home has you happy, cheesy nightmares notwithstanding, that the welcome and welcoming committee were to your liking and that you will not have to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous rainfall but are basking in tropical warmth. Drat you.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-20330346293493769112012-12-22T05:44:10.742-08:002012-12-22T05:44:10.742-08:00The kitchen was a close run thing I gather....
Th...The kitchen was a close run thing I gather....<br /><br />The cheese from Brussels is making its presence felt....taking bets on whether it will attract or repel the vultures....<br /><br />Yes, meeting in Saumur was lovely...and such a good choice of venue after twenty odd years! The power of memory!<br />Enjoy your Christmas under feline rule!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-4752271542591747452012-12-22T05:40:09.441-08:002012-12-22T05:40:09.441-08:00That's exactly what I intend to have! Thank yo...That's exactly what I intend to have! Thank you!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-35223522546764471112012-12-22T02:48:26.992-08:002012-12-22T02:48:26.992-08:00Three cheers for the finished kitchen!!! We have n...Three cheers for the finished kitchen!!! We have noticed a dearth of cheese in the supermarkt .... It was lovely to see you in Saumur. Have an excellent Christmas :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-15573998552873249672012-12-21T14:33:51.624-08:002012-12-21T14:33:51.624-08:00Hurrah for coming home, the kitchen being finished...Hurrah for coming home, the kitchen being finished ... and, of course, the cheese. Merriest of Christmases!Val https://www.blogger.com/profile/17756024122711114873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-28911821321173010322012-12-21T11:07:47.168-08:002012-12-21T11:07:47.168-08:00Very curate's egg that trip!
We'll be thin...Very curate's egg that trip!<br />We'll be thinking of you.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-54309912045404017812012-12-21T11:07:06.393-08:002012-12-21T11:07:06.393-08:00So was I glad!
Only the washing machine had packed...So was I glad!<br />Only the washing machine had packed up....but is now working again.<br /><br />Enjoy your Christmas...I intend to!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-65158098852233186422012-12-21T10:24:32.655-08:002012-12-21T10:24:32.655-08:00I do hope we will hear more about the trip, but as...I do hope we will hear more about the trip, but as usual what we have heard about is so vivid, we can all imagine what it must have been like. I'm so glad you are home and safe and sound, and of course that the cheese arrived too. Take care and enjoy a wonderful Christmas. JxJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-73645293492077441702012-12-21T09:56:03.742-08:002012-12-21T09:56:03.742-08:00Echoing all the above sentiments, I'm also gla...Echoing all the above sentiments, I'm also glad to hear that you didn't come home to any disasters, structural or otherwise. Have a great Christmas!Pueblo girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904318623281033442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-30722090120599266452012-12-21T04:46:06.674-08:002012-12-21T04:46:06.674-08:00Oh the perils of travelling with cheese!
Yes, it&#...Oh the perils of travelling with cheese!<br />Yes, it's all fine, thank goodness, and the visitors have brought some cheese from Brussels which is living in a cage on the balcony overnight so great is the pong.<br /><br />Have a lovely Christmas with your family....and I know just what you mean about your own bed!<br /><br />the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-63165672382787353582012-12-21T04:29:58.044-08:002012-12-21T04:29:58.044-08:00The fish got through....its carriers refused to &#...The fish got through....its carriers refused to 'understand' English and spoke only Flemish, which seemed to fox the customs chap....<br /><br />Perhaps a day bus might be a better experience....but the halt to change drivers in the middle of nowhere, the confusion at Tours with three unmarked buses whose drivers only spoke...well I don't know what it was but I didn't recognise it....and a non functioning office, let alone the wind tunnel at Lille have made up my mind. No more Eurolines. <br /><br />I used Easyjet for the first time....they were super...allocated seating and all.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-80304058310731627682012-12-21T03:57:21.010-08:002012-12-21T03:57:21.010-08:00Oh it's the tedious travelling that makes it s...Oh it's the tedious travelling that makes it so wonderful to reach home. My cheese arrived a day later on my last trip, not too smelly and still edible. Hope yours is OK. I only have a week to go before I make my return journey. I miss my own bed!<br /><br />Welcome home Fly!Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-45496147207216675182012-12-21T01:12:32.800-08:002012-12-21T01:12:32.800-08:00That sounds a trip and a half. I had to travel by ...That sounds a trip and a half. I had to travel by Eurolines back in the early 90s. I hated it then too especially the night bus where you had to get off every 2hrs and sit in the service station bleary-eyed and exhausted.<br /><br />Still, you're home now, cheese and all, and if your fish arrives, all set to have a great Christmas. Fingers crossed the US customs don't take a fancy to your packages!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-41670938879332221252012-12-20T15:42:37.682-08:002012-12-20T15:42:37.682-08:00Linda, I'm looking forward to catching up on y...Linda, I'm looking forward to catching up on your blog over Christmas....with all the herlpful visitors it looks as though I will have time to put my feet up this year!<br /><br />There was so much from which to choose....and so little room!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-44062385338802316942012-12-20T15:10:52.103-08:002012-12-20T15:10:52.103-08:00Great post, Fly, and I am so glad to see you back,...Great post, Fly, and I am so glad to see you back, my friend. When I think of cheese I think of Quebec, where I live, France and Switzerland for cheese producing. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-74532005711111275672012-12-20T13:54:54.349-08:002012-12-20T13:54:54.349-08:00How true that is! I felt very happy to be back her...How true that is! I felt very happy to be back here.<br /><br />In a way the travelling gave thinking time so there was something positive about it, but I don't think I can do a multi venue trip again unless I can arrange a central point for luggage and otherwise travel light.<br /><br />the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-86775236482139422822012-12-20T13:49:39.736-08:002012-12-20T13:49:39.736-08:00The dogs are dogging my footsteps...I am clearly u...The dogs are dogging my footsteps...I am clearly under surveillance....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-17260452972094640252012-12-20T13:48:46.163-08:002012-12-20T13:48:46.163-08:00Apart from taxmen, banks and lawyers....yes!Apart from taxmen, banks and lawyers....yes!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-63679877898303121292012-12-20T13:48:18.496-08:002012-12-20T13:48:18.496-08:00Thank you!
It sounds as if I was lucky not to be t...Thank you!<br />It sounds as if I was lucky not to be travelling by train!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-72717358146872248632012-12-20T13:38:56.445-08:002012-12-20T13:38:56.445-08:00Glad the cheese caught up with you, Fly and that y...Glad the cheese caught up with you, Fly and that you have a completed kitchen in which to store it. The travelling sounds fairly gruesome, especially at this time of year, but you survived and are back where you truly belong. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-29981062670140987632012-12-20T12:46:41.498-08:002012-12-20T12:46:41.498-08:00How nice you had a good time. Although travel by b...How nice you had a good time. Although travel by bus sounds awful.<br />The dogs will be glad you are back!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693448419918855407.post-39749562564718880932012-12-20T12:06:07.362-08:002012-12-20T12:06:07.362-08:00Aside from travelling there, you had a mighty fine...Aside from travelling there, you had a mighty fine time!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.com