tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post3613826029103373991..comments2023-10-16T12:34:28.444+01:00Comments on Chronicle of a Croydon Boy: Kelso: Town Fair 5 Sep 2009PhilipHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-38704865536184670382009-09-09T12:28:25.035+01:002009-09-09T12:28:25.035+01:00Thank you for your kind comments on my blog
and y...Thank you for your kind comments on my blog<br /><br />and your memories of Southend!<br />Did you ever run into Oliver Norman, my uncle and a local doctor and JP? He was the sort of person who knew EVERYONE!<br />Wasn't your fault you had to collect VAT -- even Nathaniel Hawthorne collected taxes and where would we be without them.<br />So glad you are enjoying your retirement --as I am mineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-4336196276007768192009-09-08T16:39:52.862+01:002009-09-08T16:39:52.862+01:00That was a great look at the Kelso fair. I just l...That was a great look at the Kelso fair. I just love these authentic happenings. Even when it doesn't go quite to plan, i.e. the younger dancers, it is still great. I bet their mums and dads were proud.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-76839751277114408532009-09-08T02:43:57.522+01:002009-09-08T02:43:57.522+01:00(Ps) Phillip so THAT's what's been happeni...(Ps) Phillip so THAT's what's been happening in those quiet dark corners of my dollie room! Lol! Although i suspect that your daughters dollies are a little less salubrious than mine! (Goodness knows what those naughty faeries get up to when you aren't looking! Sneaking my socks for one!)...Talking about socks, your daughters website knocked my socks right off my feet!!!... How nollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-54384313112378634512009-09-08T00:14:07.892+01:002009-09-08T00:14:07.892+01:00Who can resist a child dancing?Who can resist a child dancing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-58734885806327526902009-09-07T17:56:05.486+01:002009-09-07T17:56:05.486+01:00Loved the post about Hundy Mundy.
Such fascinating...Loved the post about Hundy Mundy.<br />Such fascinating places you/we have in the UK.<br />I'm an ex-pat in NY.<br />Originally fro Essex with lots of cousins in Southend.......<br />seems another world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-32051157884995912272009-09-07T17:55:42.267+01:002009-09-07T17:55:42.267+01:00Loved the post about Hundy Mundy.
Such fascinating...Loved the post about Hundy Mundy.<br />Such fascinating places you/we have in the UK.<br />I'm an ex-pat in NY.<br />Originally fro Essex with lots of cousins in Southend.......<br />seems another world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-36498997403402513422009-09-07T03:40:23.520+01:002009-09-07T03:40:23.520+01:00Food, dance and culture. That looks like a lot of...Food, dance and culture. That looks like a lot of fun. I miss Scotland and England. I haven't been there since I was a child.Bee Magic Chronicles for Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818365668819339658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-729506987301598022009-09-07T02:41:58.054+01:002009-09-07T02:41:58.054+01:00~Fabulous~ and i do so love a good ~Fair~ and Than...~Fabulous~ and i do so love a good ~Fair~ and Thankyou for popping by my blog Phillip with those lovely words X:-)nollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-87506027704943318862009-09-06T20:46:12.977+01:002009-09-06T20:46:12.977+01:00Wow! loved the video montage, it gave a lovely fl...Wow! loved the video montage, it gave a lovely flavour of what was going on.Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532506690426639326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-39852844592159989912009-09-06T19:37:37.784+01:002009-09-06T19:37:37.784+01:00Great snippet of life. Wet or dry, it looked fun.Great snippet of life. Wet or dry, it looked fun.Monkey Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741294113777908130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-66894944355832612462009-09-06T16:49:59.748+01:002009-09-06T16:49:59.748+01:00Philip, look at you editing the clips together! Ho...Philip, look at you editing the clips together! Honest to goodness, I'm impressed as can be. Editing software can be a bear to tackle. <br /><br />"Late in life, Philip discovered his passion for documentary film making..." is how this story is going to end up :-) <br /><br />Lovely fair, looks very lively. Plus, you've got blackmail material for those wee dancers later in Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-14142194530533936242009-09-06T10:35:27.567+01:002009-09-06T10:35:27.567+01:00The two girls were dancing a traditional Scottish ...The two girls were dancing a traditional Scottish army recruiting dance, or so the young lady who introduced it said. A few years ago there was a marvellous display of sword dancing by some very fit and highly skilled young lady dancers. <br /><br />Kelso still has old cobbled roads and they danced on this surface with ease. Most impressive.PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-68215904099327309512009-09-06T07:08:27.780+01:002009-09-06T07:08:27.780+01:00That looks like great fun! I loved the music and t...That looks like great fun! I loved the music and the dancing.lovelyprismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288078574913082064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-38791962907413017042009-09-06T06:20:42.436+01:002009-09-06T06:20:42.436+01:00I understand from my other friends in England that...I understand from my other friends in England that it has been an exceptionally wet summer. Nevertheless, I would brave all the "wet" if I could only attend a "fair" in an English square.A human kind of humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944399986334367708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226701297922451272.post-71023576878147101042009-09-06T01:04:10.247+01:002009-09-06T01:04:10.247+01:00Loved the dancing! We might go to a period festiva...Loved the dancing! We might go to a period festival tomorrow. I think it's 18th century. We'll see - if we do I'll be sure to post pictures. We're having hot dry weather here right now, so it should be well-attended.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com