tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post1662963170023674497..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: Between the Ruins and the RunesLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89853080627198696932013-04-15T13:13:18.184-07:002013-04-15T13:13:18.184-07:00Wonderful account!Wonderful account!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-23442009089605067272013-04-10T07:15:47.343-07:002013-04-10T07:15:47.343-07:00The picture reminds me of old "once upon a ti...The picture reminds me of old "once upon a time" stories I was read when I was a little girl.Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-46335393026994062632013-04-08T16:59:51.803-07:002013-04-08T16:59:51.803-07:00It must have been something to be able to climb on...It must have been something to be able to climb on and touch the stones, although I imagine it would damage them.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89038207691118503312013-04-08T05:33:12.286-07:002013-04-08T05:33:12.286-07:00I used to drive past Stonehenge regularly for a wh...I used to drive past Stonehenge regularly for a while, too, and I have family photos of the days when you could touch it. If they upgrade the road to reduce the terrible traffic, I have no problem with the diversion.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-85669242668764854052013-04-07T16:02:03.903-07:002013-04-07T16:02:03.903-07:00I wish I'd gone to Avebury. I saw Stonehenge w...I wish I'd gone to Avebury. I saw Stonehenge was greatly impressed...until the busload of tourists showed up on their short time leash. I was told I should have gone to Avebury. <br /><br />That's a lovely castle. Castles still sort of boggle my mind.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-56372810937664806372013-04-07T12:19:43.402-07:002013-04-07T12:19:43.402-07:00How wonderful to live near so much ancient history...How wonderful to live near so much ancient history. <br />I visited Stonehenge in the late 60's when you could still walk among the stones and even touch them. Went again fairly recently and they were roped off. A guide showed us around and showed us how dowsing rods worked (or didn't).<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-119236858573801352013-04-07T12:12:57.873-07:002013-04-07T12:12:57.873-07:00I visited Stonehenge in the late 1960's when y...I visited Stonehenge in the late 1960's when you could still walk right among the stones and even touch them. Then went again a few years ago with Nancy and her daughter and they were roped off. A guide showed us around and showed us how dowsing rods worked (or didn't). How wonderful to live near so much ancient history.<br />Barbara<br /><br />North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-58996705421979697612013-04-06T19:03:23.601-07:002013-04-06T19:03:23.601-07:00That's a lovely painting and interesting to re...That's a lovely painting and interesting to read the history of saving Tatershall Castle. Too true that we often take what's nearby for granted.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-8279511790596811832013-04-06T05:36:13.265-07:002013-04-06T05:36:13.265-07:00Tatershall Castle is wonderful looking. You were f...Tatershall Castle is wonderful looking. You were fortunate to live nearby.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-34953999239289617612013-04-06T04:00:06.600-07:002013-04-06T04:00:06.600-07:00Thank you for introducing me to Tattershall Castle...Thank you for introducing me to Tattershall Castle - new to me. I liked your title of Ruins and Runes and also the trivia facts which always appeal to me. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-69660810118270969632013-04-06T03:37:36.058-07:002013-04-06T03:37:36.058-07:00Nice post, great photos and good to see that you c...Nice post, great photos and good to see that you could once visit quite close to Stonehenge.<br />GillGill Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609030650883561572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89107925808473662102013-04-06T01:20:48.240-07:002013-04-06T01:20:48.240-07:00So much history in just one small area Marilyn. No...So much history in just one small area Marilyn. Now we just need the Time Team to have a look at what is under the surface.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-7946169870198347892013-04-05T20:05:51.043-07:002013-04-05T20:05:51.043-07:00I look forward to visiting UK in future and seeing...I look forward to visiting UK in future and seeing some of these iconic sites. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-70836534932513107162013-04-05T20:00:34.272-07:002013-04-05T20:00:34.272-07:00I think I would have loved growing up with castles...I think I would have loved growing up with castles nearby. Very interesting post and I like your father's pointing. What a treasure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-57471308407050882012013-04-05T16:27:37.175-07:002013-04-05T16:27:37.175-07:00A very interesting post. I love to watch BBC's...A very interesting post. I love to watch BBC's archaeological programs and loved to read about the druids. History's finds good and bad, so varied, today with carbon dating and more are quite accurate. Castles are a wonderful part of history, England is certainly not short of those. I like the painting your father made.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-25555113947346320352013-04-05T11:14:38.383-07:002013-04-05T11:14:38.383-07:00Very interesting post. I loved seeing your father&...Very interesting post. I loved seeing your father's painting. He was really, really good. I hope you have a lot of his paintings in your possession. Such treasures.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-44989273803129817502013-04-05T10:58:44.163-07:002013-04-05T10:58:44.163-07:00England is so old that it is surprising that it to...England is so old that it is surprising that it took so long to declare the need to preserve history. Very little from the 1700s even exists in the US because everything was built of wood, and a lot of brick was soft. I imagine castles are hard to maintain. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-34322373634076141422013-04-04T18:05:19.310-07:002013-04-04T18:05:19.310-07:00I have never seen a real castle. That one looks un...I have never seen a real castle. That one looks unusual to me because it is taller than it is wide.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-20283297962285310192013-04-04T15:25:27.617-07:002013-04-04T15:25:27.617-07:00That's very interesting, thank you. I feel som...That's very interesting, thank you. I feel somewhat embarrassed now having made my tongue in cheek report about Conway Castle being exported to the USA, in this weeks submission ! Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-14623671396813321282013-04-04T10:34:20.386-07:002013-04-04T10:34:20.386-07:00Fascinating from beginning to end. I learned so mu...Fascinating from beginning to end. I learned so much!<br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-30979581753354472712013-04-04T10:33:57.630-07:002013-04-04T10:33:57.630-07:00I remember going around the castle, but not whethe...I remember going around the castle, but not whether Marilyn was with me. Wooden floors had been re-inserted, so the building consisted of three or four large, well lit chambers. The Stonehenge photo dates from the late 70s where, as you can see, one could still walk among the trilithions. A little later, when we lived in the area, we could be contacted by asking the telephone operator for Stonehenge xxxxxx!Caminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646486944120926042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-60788686545528445692013-04-04T09:18:36.765-07:002013-04-04T09:18:36.765-07:00Very interesting Marilyn! You brought us through a...Very interesting Marilyn! You brought us through a wonderful historical journey that is unique. Love this!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-42913818237936383652013-04-04T08:09:34.862-07:002013-04-04T08:09:34.862-07:00So glad to see many historical sites on your post!...So glad to see many historical sites on your post! And you got to run around castle grounds as a child! Lucky you. I'd love to come visit those stone circles sometime. In the 70's I had at least one of my sons on a similar rig for his running around and not getting too far...wonder if it has had a psychological impact on him! It sure helped me. I think the history of Britain is so great, everywhere you go there are layers of it. Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-18669854034777530312013-04-04T01:42:07.096-07:002013-04-04T01:42:07.096-07:00Not only a spectacular castle, but the image you h...Not only a spectacular castle, but the image you have chosen does it proud. This kind of glass plate negative is typical of those produced in the late 19th and early 20th Century for postcard views - so much more thought about the composition went into them than in modern postcard views.<br /><br />Your National Trust does an amazing job looking after so many important sites in the UK. I'm a member of the Historic nPlaces Trust here in New Zealand which has a similar role, but they don't have access to anything like the same degree of funding, sadly.<br /><br />I've been to Stonehenge, and was disappointed at how close by the main road runs. I'm sure there are many factirs which influence such decisions, but in my view it will only add to the value of the place.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-70671040620073614462013-04-04T00:37:48.759-07:002013-04-04T00:37:48.759-07:00Interesting tour!!
Nice that you included your fa...Interesting tour!! <br />Nice that you included your father's work. <br />I may be no druid, <br />but I'd love to visit those circles. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.com