tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post1816583507417840151..comments2024-03-27T07:00:37.924+00:00Comments on "By Stargoose And Hanglands": Geographical StudiesJohn "By Stargoose And Hanglands"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-54567320565091609412012-01-26T18:02:58.392+00:002012-01-26T18:02:58.392+00:00Sounds exactly like the best way to do a survey to...Sounds exactly like the best way to do a survey to me : ) Great story!!tipperhttp://www.blindpigandtheacorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-12025705510017753832012-01-25T01:22:32.364+00:002012-01-25T01:22:32.364+00:00John, that was a great story!!! I like the storie...John, that was a great story!!! I like the stories that run around in your "addled brain"!!! They are very entertaining and make me remember my school days!! I wish I was as clever as you and Phil were!momalizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018644836212063334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-23857593678317058952012-01-24T23:53:38.191+00:002012-01-24T23:53:38.191+00:00I enjoyed your story and sketches very much, John!...I enjoyed your story and sketches very much, John! I think you should publish a book--it would definitely be a hit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-15045073417299444432012-01-24T22:29:44.132+00:002012-01-24T22:29:44.132+00:00John, reading your post and admiring your clever s...John, reading your post and admiring your clever sketches has been a delightful way to start my day. Thanks for sharing this entertaining piece of nostalgia - please keep them coming!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298828743045284127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-64912617603230416192012-01-24T14:23:13.784+00:002012-01-24T14:23:13.784+00:00I'm going to "follow" you after that...I'm going to "follow" you after that one, John. It was great. I wish I could draw, but my drawing skills are hopeless.<br /><br />When I attended a professional conference in Liverpool in 1999, I met a representative of the Border Forest Trust, an organization in the Southern Highlands that is restoring native forest to the Carrifran valley east of Moffatt. I became a member and supporter, and receive their newsletters regularly. They sponsor a lot of tree planting forays, and I'm frequently tempted to hop a plane to Glasgow and pitch in--until I read follow-up stories about the planting conditions, which are usually exactly as you described in your story.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-87459684905157307142012-01-24T10:56:53.560+00:002012-01-24T10:56:53.560+00:00A great yarnA great yarnMohttp://aglimpseoflondon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-59391201418012184902012-01-24T07:09:15.351+00:002012-01-24T07:09:15.351+00:00Thank you all for such positive comments. I could ...Thank you all for such positive comments. I could certainly never have the patience and resolve, never mind the ability, to write a book! But there are other tales inside this addled brain which might just escape from time to time.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-9279728610577481032012-01-23T21:35:23.246+00:002012-01-23T21:35:23.246+00:00Ha! Love your tale! How fortunate the lecturer agr...Ha! Love your tale! How fortunate the lecturer agreed there's more than one way to do a survey.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-38469123651771909752012-01-23T21:12:44.701+00:002012-01-23T21:12:44.701+00:00nicely written and wonderfully illistratednicely written and wonderfully illistratedJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-29136481317147746122012-01-23T20:16:15.160+00:002012-01-23T20:16:15.160+00:00What a fun little story. I really like your line d...What a fun little story. I really like your line drawings - can't help but smile when I see them. Hope we get to read more tales written by you.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816796977553847916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-60896248261797147572012-01-23T17:45:49.372+00:002012-01-23T17:45:49.372+00:00Great story, peopled with wonderful characters.Great story, peopled with wonderful characters.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-78976677713212645102012-01-23T11:54:04.468+00:002012-01-23T11:54:04.468+00:00This is a story for the ages! And your character s...This is a story for the ages! And your character sketches are priceless John :^)Doug Hickokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11939086717539293768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-11172780808055514112012-01-23T01:01:48.743+00:002012-01-23T01:01:48.743+00:00Great story ...I love the willow photo on the earl...Great story ...I love the willow photo on the earlier post ...stunning.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-17040269623358339452012-01-22T21:05:55.581+00:002012-01-22T21:05:55.581+00:00What a brilliant story! I love the descriptions yo...What a brilliant story! I love the descriptions you gave of men and what a genius idea to save yourselves a soaking, hehe!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-72466570426346163252012-01-22T20:29:29.326+00:002012-01-22T20:29:29.326+00:00Lovely story John - shows he was not as daft as he...Lovely story John - shows he was not as daft as he made out to be.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-49940447343218949602012-01-22T20:07:01.040+00:002012-01-22T20:07:01.040+00:00Today's post is an instant classic, John. I e...Today's post is an instant classic, John. I enjoyed it thoroughly.<br /><br />These blogs are great fun because people are creative in such different ways. You are a master in my category of "story tellers."Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-13588568531513163972012-01-22T20:00:50.607+00:002012-01-22T20:00:50.607+00:00Brilliant, John, and the little twist at the end w...Brilliant, John, and the little twist at the end was perfect. I agree you have a book in you, and this story can either be a chapter or a stand-alone, publishable short story. JimWayfarin' Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806995797136803377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-69477288231611634032012-01-22T19:09:55.468+00:002012-01-22T19:09:55.468+00:00great writing and reading John; made me chuckle, I...great writing and reading John; made me chuckle, I could just imagine. You remembered this like it was yesterday; I loved it! Your characters are indelible in your mind forever it seems. I'm sure the stories don't stop there, that there's a book in you.Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-42870261196093115732012-01-22T17:31:51.618+00:002012-01-22T17:31:51.618+00:00John; A witty bit of recollection. As 'outland...John; A witty bit of recollection. As 'outlanders' here in Kentucky we've found the best way to learn about our neighborhhod is the chance encounters with some of the 'old boys' who become quite garrulous with vintage gossip. As to the truth of some of it---who knows?Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-60359725962702960932012-01-22T17:03:54.597+00:002012-01-22T17:03:54.597+00:00One of the great sociological classics, Street Cor...One of the great sociological classics, Street Corner Society by William F. Whyte, used this exact same methodology to gain inside knowledge of the young men hanging out in the neighborhood. Great story.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-19059391406527602642012-01-22T16:55:07.360+00:002012-01-22T16:55:07.360+00:00Enjoyed reading this - you got very lucky in that ...Enjoyed reading this - you got very lucky in that pub. There's nothing like a bit of local knowledge though:)Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404276749629719070.post-72933339204307198642012-01-22T16:51:16.027+00:002012-01-22T16:51:16.027+00:00Great story. One of the best reads on a blog in a ...Great story. One of the best reads on a blog in a long time for me. Thanks!John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.com