tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post2167060954257690489..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Howzatwife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-61468063701016375762007-03-04T23:07:00.000+00:002007-03-04T23:07:00.000+00:00I have found your blog for the first time tonight ...I have found your blog for the first time tonight and just thought it would be a good place to tell my pancake day story from last week.<BR/><BR/>Whilst cooking and tossing the pancakes I decided to remind my daughter (9) of the reason behind Shrove Tuesday and Lent. <BR/><BR/>Me "And what day comes at the end of Lent?"<BR/>Daughter " don't know. Bonfire Night?"<BR/>Me "No, Easter Sunday."<BR/>Daughter "Whatever".pegleghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724875866089747611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-50532165778730768382007-02-23T14:57:00.000+00:002007-02-23T14:57:00.000+00:00You're right. Didn't someone say something similar...You're right. Didn't someone say something similar about Lord of the Rings, too - that the world is divided into two sorts of people: those who have read it and those who haven't. Anyway, pancakes. We had a big argument in the office on Pancake Day about what makes the best fillings. As well as the lemon and sugar traditionalists, there were some very tasty suggestions. Orange cream and brandy. Stewed apple and cinnamon. Butter and salt (urg!) Nutella chocolate spread and chopped nuts. One person even suggested roast beef, horseradish and watercress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-52050081953044067082007-02-22T02:16:00.000+00:002007-02-22T02:16:00.000+00:00As one of your regular readers, one who attended u...As one of your regular readers, one who attended uni in the North, as well as one who went from book(s) to blog, I'm thrilled to learn you've done it in reverse!<BR/><BR/>Now I impatiently wait for my newsprint copy of the Sunday Times to wing its way over the Atlantic. In the meantime, I'm following the story online.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck!Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-57501616451206400492007-02-21T20:49:00.000+00:002007-02-21T20:49:00.000+00:00Well done! Just after I read your article and chec...Well done! Just after I read your article and checked out your blog I read another article in our Sunday paper. I am a mum at home with 2 babies 13 months apart.<BR/><BR/>The article describes a new breed of woman stressed and creche bound. I think you will enjoy it.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=36&si=1778653&issue_id=15270&eid=278709" REL="nofollow">Look, I didn't ask for the bag, just gimme the bloody coffee</A><BR/><BR/>CiaraCiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237746605686733729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-53245194257043847302007-02-21T14:45:00.000+00:002007-02-21T14:45:00.000+00:00re anon and comment moderation: I said I am thinki...re anon and comment moderation: I said I am thinking about it and I think slowly.<BR/>I was a bit taken aback by the aggression and vehemence of the comments when I had open house at first. I would rather not moderate but can you "lay down rules"?wife in the northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-17536449457545277272007-02-21T14:35:00.000+00:002007-02-21T14:35:00.000+00:00I don't have a problem with being criticised which...I don't have a problem with being criticised which is just as well.<BR/><BR/>Very wise ,what does it matter.I thought you did moderate comments.<BR/>Can we expect heavily armed ninjas to burst through the herb area in the garden and lay waste to the tea towels with heavy covering fire ?Or something ?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I am meeting my own liitle "Posse" of bloggers and while you may be kidding , I bet you will be discussed then. <BR/><BR/>CheerioNewmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-88576772891772344322007-02-21T14:18:00.000+00:002007-02-21T14:18:00.000+00:00The 'deleted comments' thing is most annoying - we...The 'deleted comments' thing is most annoying - we are left wondering what they were, and whether they were more interesting than what has been left in. So please, stop the editorialising and give us all the comments. If you are worried about swearing or whatever, give people some ground rules. But just giving a partial view of the feedback is worse than no feedback at all. But then 'The Times' is a 'partial' newspaper, so I guess it is second nature..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-86426524831837768982007-02-21T14:00:00.000+00:002007-02-21T14:00:00.000+00:00one of my tossed pancakes ended up on the floor ye...one of my tossed pancakes ended up on the floor yesterday. I put it back into the pan to get rid of any persistent germs, covered it in Nutella and fed it to one of the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-15038554950242374942007-02-21T13:26:00.000+00:002007-02-21T13:26:00.000+00:00re newmania: you know what. We will spend the whol...re newmania: you know what. We will spend the whole lunch talking about you. Really.<BR/>re anon and comment moderation. Yes I am thinking about it and might well do that. Have not yet decided and No I don't have a problem with being criticised which is just as well. <BR/>re sarahclark: blog it. Lets go globalwife in the northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-40545359791703054672007-02-21T13:06:00.000+00:002007-02-21T13:06:00.000+00:00Back to pancakes - they sound like a right bunch o...Back to pancakes - they sound like a right bunch of tossers - sorry couldn't resist it! We tried some non traditional flavours. The salt n vinegar was ok, but the marmite was inedible..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-63012689088076917362007-02-21T13:05:00.000+00:002007-02-21T13:05:00.000+00:00Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God wen...Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God went missing for six days.<BR/><BR/>Eventually, Michael the archangel found him on the seventh day resting.<BR/><BR/>He enquired of god, "Where have you been?" God pointed downwards through the clouds.<BR/><BR/>"Look Michael, look what I've made" said God.<BR/><BR/>Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?" "Its a planet," replied God, " and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and its going to be a great place of balance."<BR/><BR/>Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.<BR/><BR/>God explained, pointing down to different parts of the Earth,<BR/><BR/>"For example, North America will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while South America is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot and Russia will be a cold spot. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a<BR/>continent of black people."<BR/><BR/>God continued, pointing to the different countries.<BR/><BR/>"This one will be extremely hot and arid while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."<BR/><BR/>The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to another area of land and asked, "What's that?"<BR/><BR/>"Ah," said God. "That's the north of England, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful people, seven great cities in Yorkshire alone, and many impressive towns; it is the home of the world's finest artists, musicians, writers, thinkers, explorers and politicians.<BR/>The people from North England are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found travelling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hard-working and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as speakers of truth."<BR/><BR/>Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance God, you said there will be BALANCE!"<BR/><BR/>God replied very wisely, "Wait till you see the set of w*nkers I'm putting down South!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-58022836467616406192007-02-21T12:51:00.000+00:002007-02-21T12:51:00.000+00:00I discovered your site yesterday after a great end...I discovered your site yesterday after a great endorsement from radio 2. I must admit I found your blogs very comforting. I am not so much ‘wife in the north’as <BR/>‘girlfriend in norfolk’ and I was delighted to discover that lying on the kitchen floor of a morning is not uncommon when relocating to rural areas. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-49765014934174681452007-02-21T12:23:00.000+00:002007-02-21T12:23:00.000+00:00Hello Judith.I'm so disorganized and late with eve...Hello Judith.<BR/>I'm so disorganized and late with everything at the moment that today, Wednesday, I've only just got round to reading the Sunday Times article about you and your blog. 8 years ago I moved, with my husband's job, from London to the vaguely charming (but rather boring) cultural backwater that is Macclesfield. And now I am about to do it again, with children this time (aged 5 and nearly 7), to the USA. My husband has already gone to start the training. There's so much to do here before we go that I don't know where to begin - but I can feel a list explosion coming on. Thank God we'll be living within easy reach of Boston, so my deep need for a decent city life will be met.<BR/>I'm gutted about having to leave some good friends, sell my tiny business and move out of our comfy home, and I'm dreading the time when my son and daughter have to say goodbye to their little merry bands of school friends. And I think it's funny (peculiar, not ha ha) how everyone keeps, unintentionally, putting pressure on me to feel enthusiastic about the move: "How exciting", they gush; "what an adventure"; "I would LOVE to live abroad"! I know they're right and it probably will be brilliant, but I just can't feel enthusiastic yet ... and then I feel guilty about that. Silly, isn't it?<BR/>I hope your book deal means you get to spend more time in London ... and I'll keep reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-62137592007029781372007-02-21T12:06:00.000+00:002007-02-21T12:06:00.000+00:00A friend told me about you yesterday. Enjoyed your...A friend told me about you yesterday. Enjoyed your blogs, but think that Northumberland is not your problem. . <BR/>You have given up a hugely creative job and moved house (twice). Couple that with catholic guilt and you don't stand a chance! You obviously live quite close to me, although I haven't quite figured out where yet. <BR/>As a mother of four I know the loneliness can be damning, but watching them grow up is so rewarding. Hang in there.<BR/>By the way, I've been here 27 years and I still can't drink Percy Special!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-41915543211398366842007-02-21T10:56:00.000+00:002007-02-21T10:56:00.000+00:00hello 'wifeinthenorth' CONGRATULATIONS !!!! on ...hello 'wifeinthenorth'<BR/> CONGRATULATIONS !!!! <BR/>on you book deal. Go for it !! and keep on blogging. it's a great pleasure / enjoyment to read you.<BR/>Good luck with the family too !<BR/>green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-24605991669210126572007-02-21T10:47:00.000+00:002007-02-21T10:47:00.000+00:00Why not leave up all the comments, instead of only...Why not leave up all the comments, instead of only those who are saying nice congratulatory things? If you're going to be a published author, surely you have to get used to people criticising what you write.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-57302716661008538532007-02-21T10:23:00.000+00:002007-02-21T10:23:00.000+00:00My husband is a pancake tosser, whereas I am not o...My husband is a pancake tosser, whereas I am not one of life's pancake tossers ... I wonder if we are incompatible?! ;-) Well done for being daring and giving it a go - maybe I'll try it next year. Really enjoying your blog - new discovery for me.Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571460506946759127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-29694735269448281862007-02-21T10:21:00.000+00:002007-02-21T10:21:00.000+00:00Juniper, are there really critics of this site?? W...Juniper, are there really critics of this site?? Wow! What's not to like as Kath or Kim once said...)<BR/>I love it, even tho I only discovered it yesterday, but hey ho...different strokes I suppose<BR/>Rich DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-25491685246728762632007-02-21T10:20:00.000+00:002007-02-21T10:20:00.000+00:00congrats on the book deal, I only discovered you y...congrats on the book deal, I only discovered you yesterday after hearing about you on radio 2.<BR/><BR/>hope it all works out for youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-49800484793324207872007-02-21T09:57:00.000+00:002007-02-21T09:57:00.000+00:00http://rachelnorthlondon.blogspot.com/search/label...http://rachelnorthlondon.blogspot.com/search/label/books<BR/><BR/><BR/>Theres a little gang of you is there . That intersting. I don`t envy you having to attend that lunch .<BR/><BR/>Did you all work for the Times then ?Newmaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922161971821380803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-6021899670445457192007-02-21T06:40:00.000+00:002007-02-21T06:40:00.000+00:00Have come into to have a look after your site was ...Have come into to have a look after your site was given out on National Radio...Radio 2 the Jeremy Vine show.....Impressed....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-53528753683943201252007-02-21T06:27:00.000+00:002007-02-21T06:27:00.000+00:00I would like to congratulate you foremost on the s...I would like to congratulate you foremost on the successful pancake toss. Forget about the book deal. Now you're a tosser. Pancake tosser. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work. <BR/><BR/>p.s. love the blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-78534137039147319692007-02-21T02:40:00.000+00:002007-02-21T02:40:00.000+00:00I have never responded to a blog before (no, never...I have never responded to a blog before (no, never!) <BR/>Just wanted to say I like what you have to say. I am a Brit living in the USA now for 12 years, and a lot of what you talk about applies here too :) It's all about being displaced, not particularly about the place you end up in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-50307074558106842172007-02-21T02:09:00.000+00:002007-02-21T02:09:00.000+00:00just caught up with the REST of the WORLD about yo...just caught up with the REST of the WORLD about your book deal ! WOOHOO! amazing and congrats. but please DONT CHANGE A THING!southern galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788322356884352516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-43368494214897650642007-02-20T23:29:00.000+00:002007-02-20T23:29:00.000+00:00You are certainly on a roll....You are certainly on a roll....Janejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364478597973105943noreply@blogger.com