tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post4024293764350146700..comments2024-03-28T06:43:54.730+00:00Comments on Tales from Parsonage Cottage: After the RainElainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-17273767875643478122017-03-15T10:22:05.699+00:002017-03-15T10:22:05.699+00:00Hello Prunella, I'm glad you enjoyed it. So...Hello Prunella, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Some places are worth re-visiting, the atmosphere was very different on that day. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-26625056929819490422017-03-14T15:59:43.928+00:002017-03-14T15:59:43.928+00:00Gorgeous images Elaine. The bridge is so picturesq...Gorgeous images Elaine. The bridge is so picturesque. Great to see it at a different time of year, I remember it from your previous post :)Prunella Pepperpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933999009764009722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-44716264107473864662017-03-10T07:13:46.467+00:002017-03-10T07:13:46.467+00:00It is a passion of mine, Luna. I love to go and ...It is a passion of mine, Luna. I love to go and visit these places/buildings/structures and just stand and stare, try to really feel the place and absorb some of the history.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-29122150699974730422017-03-09T21:02:37.245+00:002017-03-09T21:02:37.245+00:00Wonderful, to have so many lovely spots, to visit!...Wonderful, to have so many lovely spots, to visit!!! Lucky you!<br /><br />And wise you, for seeking them out and visiting them. <br /><br />Luna CroneBeside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-20747289378846915972017-03-09T14:16:54.587+00:002017-03-09T14:16:54.587+00:00Hello Linda, The salt traders used the bridge as ...Hello Linda, The salt traders used the bridge as they left the coast and travelled far and wide. Just a mile up the road there was a Gilbertine Priory, long since gone as has the village it was in. Thank goodness the bridge survived.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-30660998406018252682017-03-09T14:15:12.200+00:002017-03-09T14:15:12.200+00:00Hello chip, I'm so glad you like it. I woul...Hello chip, I'm so glad you like it. I wouldn't be at all surprised - and I bet it was treacherous in icy weather!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-33435410135080290942017-03-09T14:13:21.610+00:002017-03-09T14:13:21.610+00:00Hello Marcia, It is little short of a miracle tha...Hello Marcia, It is little short of a miracle that it has survived - luckily it is protected these days. It is probably only about two and a half feet wide, quite tiny.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-60421025148736760002017-03-09T14:11:12.175+00:002017-03-09T14:11:12.175+00:00Hello Christine, It's in a small village clos...Hello Christine, It's in a small village close to my previous home - perhaps 15-20 minutes by car. I wish it were here, though!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-25613280891944132142017-03-09T13:32:24.415+00:002017-03-09T13:32:24.415+00:00Hello Margaret, I am so glad that it has survived...Hello Margaret, I am so glad that it has survived - quite remarkable, really. It is just as well that it is down a country lane.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-77180998569122857492017-03-09T13:30:51.077+00:002017-03-09T13:30:51.077+00:00Hello Meggie, That list is an enormously long one...Hello Meggie, That list is an enormously long one - rather like your own! Still, it makes life fun, having plenty of projects to enjoy.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-21194667327559197822017-03-09T13:29:37.865+00:002017-03-09T13:29:37.865+00:00Hello Deb, Isn't it beautiful. Little could ...Hello Deb, Isn't it beautiful. Little could those builders and masons have guessed at how long it would endure and how widely it is admired!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-54759034141008020452017-03-09T07:46:30.880+00:002017-03-09T07:46:30.880+00:00We've got a few ancient bridges around us. As ...We've got a few ancient bridges around us. As you say it is amazing how many hooves have passed over them and amazing work back then on obviously a very effective road systemlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-23890286952206392512017-03-09T01:06:58.058+00:002017-03-09T01:06:58.058+00:00It is a lovely bridge...still so strong and sturdy...It is a lovely bridge...still so strong and sturdy looking after all those years. I wonder if any of the horses ever balked at the crossing. Most of the horses we had over the years didn't care for bridges.Hill Top Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417478558713036325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-44136941735072544202017-03-09T00:08:17.013+00:002017-03-09T00:08:17.013+00:00That bridge is so interesting. I see another brid...That bridge is so interesting. I see another bridge next to it takes all the traffic now. Nice that the old one wasn't removed.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-78333986890183431732017-03-08T23:15:26.561+00:002017-03-08T23:15:26.561+00:00I love seeing these unique features in your villag...I love seeing these unique features in your village!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369909588334413326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-34705532340852736732017-03-08T22:16:31.616+00:002017-03-08T22:16:31.616+00:00How amazing that that bridge is still there, centu...How amazing that that bridge is still there, centuries after it was built. <br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-36293733534478599672017-03-08T21:58:15.527+00:002017-03-08T21:58:15.527+00:00I was just imagining the small bridge in a drawing...I was just imagining the small bridge in a drawing by you, dear friend...one like the "map of little bunting". It would be a great way to pay tribute to it's history. You could add it to your long "to do list".Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512116319930586068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-51390161178177869922017-03-08T21:47:29.178+00:002017-03-08T21:47:29.178+00:00That is the coolest bridge ever. Yes, imagine how ...That is the coolest bridge ever. Yes, imagine how many hooves have crossed.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.com