tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post6365761837702227706..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Rags and Richeswife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-14825777362794443082010-05-16T19:06:36.827+01:002010-05-16T19:06:36.827+01:00Ah'm a hooker, me, at present. Wouldn't m...Ah'm a hooker, me, at present. Wouldn't miss my group for all the world. Might gan proggin' for the next, though.Mattienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-74732063894142923972008-03-06T16:37:00.000+00:002008-03-06T16:37:00.000+00:00What a cool snapshot into that moment. I am reall...What a cool snapshot into that moment. I am really missing my mum at the moment - she has been away all year but is coming back at Easter. Not saying I will get her making rugs but I am looking forward to her company again...Manic Mother Of Fivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181042998628457061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-5085123087929635412008-02-28T16:00:00.000+00:002008-02-28T16:00:00.000+00:00Your mum's comment is very funny!Congratulations o...Your mum's comment is very funny!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the book - it looks superb. Can't wait to buy my copy. <BR/><BR/>I have a great fondness for rag rugs - remembering them from my grandparents' house. I love traditional crafts like that.Motheratlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702824820715807897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7072882289929520092008-02-27T18:24:00.000+00:002008-02-27T18:24:00.000+00:00Dear Wifey, a very lovely post, full of love. Many...Dear Wifey, a very lovely post, full of love. Many congrats on your book publication. The cover looks jolly, and we already know how good the contents are! Margot xx.A Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-15069070729782141292008-02-26T00:04:00.000+00:002008-02-26T00:04:00.000+00:00Love your Mum's sense of humour. What a lovely rel...Love your Mum's sense of humour. What a lovely relationship you have with her. Love your blog. I'll visit again - and bring my duster. Flick xDusty Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06422088766499401074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-44706834497093336432008-02-25T16:05:00.000+00:002008-02-25T16:05:00.000+00:00Curly - I think I saw them hanging up at stalls in...Curly - I think I saw them hanging up at stalls in Hexham Market last summer.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-11345779670274455602008-02-23T13:46:00.000+00:002008-02-23T13:46:00.000+00:00Nice post Wifey, so redolent of my Tyneside childh...Nice post Wifey, so redolent of my Tyneside childhood, hooky and clippy mats were de rigeur in our household, although they were made by my grandmother rather than my mother. Mother's eyes were never really up to it.<BR/><BR/>I'd still like to find a lady skilled in the knitting of good old fashioned "gansies" as worn by members of the volunteer life brigades in days gone by, each with their own distinct cable knit patterns.. Know of any?Curlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795795668889685782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-68525963399290358912008-02-22T22:55:00.000+00:002008-02-22T22:55:00.000+00:00You know, clippy mats are all the rage in the Pott...You know, clippy mats are all the rage in the Pottery Barn magazines over here - if you make them out of denim strips they look very cool in kids' bathrooms. There you go - a new cottage industry for you. Lovely post.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-32376512611030330522008-02-22T13:21:00.000+00:002008-02-22T13:21:00.000+00:00I heard on the TV that those sniffer dogs are bein...I heard on the TV that those sniffer dogs are being deployed in Post Offices -so no more parcels for a while OK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-14342833259350519182008-02-21T21:46:00.000+00:002008-02-21T21:46:00.000+00:00Good to see that you are still going strong, wifey...Good to see that you are still going strong, wifey. Your on-the-job notes are really first-class, too. You should forget about London.Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-42712000177448716182008-02-20T21:54:00.000+00:002008-02-20T21:54:00.000+00:00What a lovely post.I often feel like biting my mot...What a lovely post.<BR/><BR/>I often feel like biting my mother's head off. Then I think about how I will feel if, when my daughter is grown up, she does the same thing to me, and the thought makes me want to cry for my mother and for me.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I still bit my mother's head off and just hope my daughter will be better, kinder person.Parisgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541058433269818013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-7179490929204252522008-02-20T21:53:00.000+00:002008-02-20T21:53:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Parisgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541058433269818013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-39307834539878139792008-02-20T11:41:00.001+00:002008-02-20T11:41:00.001+00:00Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The fun...Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The funny thing is I've been reading and enjoying yours for ages and never thought to put a comment. My husband has started to talk about moving to Northumberland, he would go to work in the city every day while all I would do is binge eat and bitch. I said no. Carinaxcarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304563966292076964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-67496763988065872462008-02-20T11:41:00.000+00:002008-02-20T11:41:00.000+00:00Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The fun...Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The funny thing is I've been reading and enjoying yours for ages and never thought to put a comment. My husband has started to talk about moving to Northumberland, he would go to work in the city every day while all I would do is binge eat and bitch. I said no. Carinaxcarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304563966292076964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-14932390751744223752008-02-20T05:10:00.000+00:002008-02-20T05:10:00.000+00:00This is such a beautiful post, the love you and yo...This is such a beautiful post, the love you and your mother share is so special. Making these mats together is such a wonderful idea, and must make your mother feel so good. Treasure this time together! Yet, I think you know this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-10212771159200842612008-02-18T13:12:00.000+00:002008-02-18T13:12:00.000+00:00Thank you, wifey.I could be doing more to find a m...Thank you, wifey.<BR/>I could be doing more to find a moment to share with my mum.<BR/>xxSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288304750380000477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-57264786416460632762008-02-18T11:51:00.000+00:002008-02-18T11:51:00.000+00:00Well despite there being a lot of words for it I a...Well despite there being a lot of words for it I am no nearer knowing what a proggy rug is... why didn'tyou just buy a new rug from Ikea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-91718221161949251962008-02-18T08:18:00.000+00:002008-02-18T08:18:00.000+00:00How wonderful to find a craft she can still do. A ...How wonderful to find a craft she can still do. A lovely relationship just shines through your post.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-53859682531486278412008-02-17T17:36:00.000+00:002008-02-17T17:36:00.000+00:00Woven together with love and humour - great idea -...Woven together with love and humour - great idea -merry weatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790847146645006254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-12659150165414998622008-02-17T13:31:00.000+00:002008-02-17T13:31:00.000+00:00They still put old people down the mines up north?...They still put old people down the mines up north?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665385782194826703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-42834483527683962222008-02-16T22:06:00.000+00:002008-02-16T22:06:00.000+00:00That is a wonderful thing to do with your mother. ...That is a wonderful thing to do with your mother. You can set the finished mat in front of the AGA. Nice to know proggy matting is still being done. I well remember them, just as you described it. Sometimes as bairns we were roped in to helping out making proggy mats if the weather was too bad to play outside.<BR/>Do tell your mother not to worry about going down the pit, - there's none left. They all closed down years ago.The Draughtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393632664229091877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-50227333876890493112008-02-16T10:33:00.000+00:002008-02-16T10:33:00.000+00:00I said you were special..and now you made me feel ...I said you were special..and now you made me feel cosy inside.Enjoy your mum.dollshouselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02467375274765003366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-80468511100968934942008-02-16T08:32:00.000+00:002008-02-16T08:32:00.000+00:00I am not sure how you feel about blogging awards.....I am not sure how you feel about blogging awards...seems they're rather like chain letters. For some reason I've acquired a few recently and I'd gladly bestow one on you if you want it...I"m still going - nearly a year now. Love it. Thanks for your support at the beginning. Lulu xxfamily affairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896692261265817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-82632982762542033942008-02-16T00:27:00.000+00:002008-02-16T00:27:00.000+00:00You are a good daughter to your mother, so patient...You are a good daughter to your mother, so patient and caring. And your mother has a good sense of humor. Quite a pair you two are.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-69435698004819414332008-02-15T23:56:00.000+00:002008-02-15T23:56:00.000+00:00What is hessian? That past-time sounds fun, but wo...What is hessian? That past-time sounds fun, but would you hurt your finger if you poked wrongly? mimiMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.com