tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post5512355946492169371..comments2024-03-20T13:44:57.468-07:00Comments on Home Thoughts Weekly: Changing Times, Times SquareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-91008885275439813402010-01-16T23:53:23.842-08:002010-01-16T23:53:23.842-08:00How lovely and exciting! Enjoy your trip!How lovely and exciting! Enjoy your trip!Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-64506265369487173652010-01-13T03:02:30.196-08:002010-01-13T03:02:30.196-08:00Liz, just hoping we get there now!
Karen - yes, d...Liz, just hoping we get there now!<br /><br />Karen - yes, definitely research :)!<br /><br />Sally, I think you win on the 'days by the pool' front though!<br /><br />Friko, thank you! Good swap, eh?<br /><br />Aw, Pondside - I would love to meet you.<br /><br />Helen, it's really whetting my appetite that everyone has such good memories of the city.<br /><br />Cait, yes, that will be great, won't it?Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-59544210964020759432010-01-11T07:56:18.580-08:002010-01-11T07:56:18.580-08:00Good for you. New York is a place I would want to...Good for you. New York is a place I would want to visit even though I am such a home bird. And you can meet Frances!Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-9079896062562169642010-01-09T14:10:58.625-08:002010-01-09T14:10:58.625-08:00That does sound like an exciting adventure. I vis...That does sound like an exciting adventure. I visited NY years ago and loved it.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-78510767090839969042010-01-07T21:59:12.592-08:002010-01-07T21:59:12.592-08:00WOW! I hope you'll have a fabulous time - but...WOW! I hope you'll have a fabulous time - but really, if you're going that far, couldn't you come the rest of the way across the continent to see us in the Pacific Northwest?Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-12030235508894867892010-01-07T15:26:58.533-08:002010-01-07T15:26:58.533-08:00A trip to NY in return for selling a boat;
hope yo...A trip to NY in return for selling a boat;<br />hope you have enough money left for a really good time.<br />Happy sailings!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-9305065782191430032010-01-07T07:40:25.341-08:002010-01-07T07:40:25.341-08:00What a brilliant idea, think HL should read this b...What a brilliant idea, think HL should read this blogspot !!Sally Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299690757779540854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-20881311498999474212010-01-07T05:27:17.290-08:002010-01-07T05:27:17.290-08:00How exciting, and you can definitely go with your ...How exciting, and you can definitely go with your head held high. Especially if you call it writing research :o)<br /><br />Lovely painting.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-8907239166085769982010-01-07T00:09:58.438-08:002010-01-07T00:09:58.438-08:00Enjoy!!!! Haven't been to NYC in years.
lxEnjoy!!!! Haven't been to NYC in years.<br />lxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744937536946299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-82415547302902886592010-01-06T14:27:00.524-08:002010-01-06T14:27:00.524-08:00Bradan, I wonder if I'll discover any of my co...Bradan, I wonder if I'll discover any of my cousins out there?! Mind you, they gradually seem to be moving to Wales.<br /><br />SBS, yes, no more wild nautical trips. Phew!<br /><br />Elizabeth, it's true! Now just have to hope that the snow thaws before then!<br /><br />Jenny, welcome and thank you!<br /><br />Hah... well, I expect we'll find out at passport control.Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-86511045527602416352010-01-06T13:35:36.178-08:002010-01-06T13:35:36.178-08:00Sorry but are you absolutley SURE he hasnt been ab...Sorry but are you absolutley SURE he hasnt been abducted by alies?????her at homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553181592011484686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-22080407796371386502010-01-06T13:06:48.819-08:002010-01-06T13:06:48.819-08:00What a lovely surprise! Have a fab time :o)What a lovely surprise! Have a fab time :o)Jenny Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503427796709597517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-50977538548634922992010-01-06T12:05:25.284-08:002010-01-06T12:05:25.284-08:00You are joking aren't you? It must be some ki...You are joking aren't you? It must be some kind of elaborate April Fool come early, surely? Or maybe you are just married to the most wonderful man! have a fab time.xxxElizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-22849081285015277752010-01-06T11:41:02.810-08:002010-01-06T11:41:02.810-08:00wonderful! wonderful! wonderful! the titanic has g...wonderful! wonderful! wonderful! the titanic has gone! - now get on and enjoy life without us all having to panic when you say you are off on a little jaunt to Ireland or whatever in a boat that LEAKS!!!! Have a really great time.snailbeachshepherdesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397158758052413758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-69837692938267945372010-01-06T11:01:45.369-08:002010-01-06T11:01:45.369-08:00Had to laugh at the first paragraph - when my uncl...Had to laugh at the first paragraph - when my uncle said he was selling his beloved boat, my aunt asked if he been taken over by aliens. And they went to NY with some of the dosh, aunt had discovered she had a cousin there.<br />You will have the most fantastic time Chris, how wonderful that you will meet Frances, enjoy every minute!bradanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950997156844412011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-20616213251086807672010-01-06T08:33:54.773-08:002010-01-06T08:33:54.773-08:00JJ, oh good, I'm delighted to hear that from s...JJ, oh good, I'm delighted to hear that from someone so well-travelled. (and yes!).<br /><br />Fp, well, I wrestled with my conscience for a while - but I won!<br /><br />Mags, from what I can see you are completely snowed in... I just hope I can get out in time to catch a plane.<br /><br />Fennie, 'Love Among the Deckchairs'? Hmmmn, interesting title! I'll be v.pleased to see Frances too!<br /><br />Debs, Great! Another good recommendation!<br /><br />Mountainear, it keeps sounding better and better. I'm sure there'll be lots to tell.<br /><br />Jeanne, I do feel very fortunate and it will be lovely to see Frances.<br /><br />Lane, yes, he is indeed!<br /><br />Frances - I can hardly wait (although it's probably a good thing we're not going this week given the weather here).<br /><br />LBD, I truly didn't drug his food or hypnotise him when he was asleep (is that possible?). Anyway, v. excited (though not about the nuddy-pants machine and the pat-down).<br /><br />Rosie - we have already booked (at my insistence) the Sex and the City tour - hurray! But I will picking your brains for other ideas!Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-27722370667346750792010-01-06T06:53:04.481-08:002010-01-06T06:53:04.481-08:00Wow! That is great. You must go and see Frances. P...Wow! That is great. You must go and see Frances. Perhaps she will take you to the same place for lunch that Peg and I went to.<br />I recommend the tour buses - especially the night one. We did them all and you get a good idea of the city that way. Also, don't miss out on the roof garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or a play on Broadway. Oh, so much to see - how long are you going for?arosebyanyothernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425445354742817398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-49760841744704568702010-01-06T06:47:53.128-08:002010-01-06T06:47:53.128-08:00Blimey, Chris - whatever's going on? Are you s...Blimey, Chris - whatever's going on? Are you sure you haven't wandered onto the set for the filming of The Stepford Husbands by mistake?<br /><br />Seriously, that's lovely, though. What a wonderful, spontaneous mini-adventure, with or without the pat down and the nuddy-pants scanner. You'll have a fabulous time. Don't forget to come back for publication, though. xoxLITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-86729013007659630872010-01-06T06:42:40.989-08:002010-01-06T06:42:40.989-08:00Chris, you know how thrilled I am that you all soo...Chris, you know how thrilled I am that you all soon will be right here in NYC. It's going to be grand to actually meet you.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-37796468402440998912010-01-06T05:53:19.754-08:002010-01-06T05:53:19.754-08:00What a nice man your painter is.
So exciting!What a nice man your painter is.<br /><br />So exciting!Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-1404247021317999552010-01-06T05:23:09.569-08:002010-01-06T05:23:09.569-08:00How exciting Chris - what a nice thing for Tom to ...How exciting Chris - what a nice thing for Tom to suggest. I'm sure New York will offer lots of inspiration for plot lines. Perhaps Frances will show you around her beloved city! Envious, envious!!<br /><br />Jeanne xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-1636091216162031402010-01-06T05:03:08.956-08:002010-01-06T05:03:08.956-08:00Most envious. Have a wonderful time and come back ...Most envious. Have a wonderful time and come back with lots to tell us. It really is the most exciting of cities - one gets such a buzz just from being there. Vicarious pleasure coming up.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-44076609000164492912010-01-06T04:56:15.120-08:002010-01-06T04:56:15.120-08:00What a wonderful trip to look forward to. I love N...What a wonderful trip to look forward to. I love New York and am hoping we can go there again next year.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-802729362682685372010-01-06T04:15:45.825-08:002010-01-06T04:15:45.825-08:00Really pleased for you. New York, New York! and I&...Really pleased for you. New York, New York! and I'm sure Frances will be very pleased to see you. I suppose you could always combine fishing (well, not really I suppose) boats and travel to America and go on the Queen Mary. Would that class as 'pottering?' You'd miss I guess at least some of the pat-downs. I've always wanted a suitcase labelled 'Not wanted on voyage.' And from a book point of view - what better place for a romantic novelist - love among the deckchairs.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8666908446822278106.post-18211917132760307872010-01-06T03:45:25.818-08:002010-01-06T03:45:25.818-08:00Sorry can't comment. Far too jealous of you no...Sorry can't comment. Far too jealous of you now. (Have the most fabulous time though! If only houses sold as fast as boats...)Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.com