tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post6386298687413774267..comments2024-03-08T17:06:56.189+00:00Comments on mrs miniver's daughter: maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-83467123985486134962011-06-20T17:47:38.735+01:002011-06-20T17:47:38.735+01:00It's ages since I read The Night Watch, Darlen...It's ages since I read The Night Watch, Darlene - I'll have to pull it down and have a look. <br />I once made a mad dash by bus from Toronto in a snowstorm because I had a free morning on a business trip and I wanted to see Niagara Falls. You know ... it really is more spectacular than Oxford Street! Especially with icicles thrown in.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-16042379946420692772011-06-20T17:32:33.339+01:002011-06-20T17:32:33.339+01:00We take our surroundings for granted don't we?...We take our surroundings for granted don't we? I am constantly looking up when in London but can't fathom why anyone coming to Ontario would want to set aside time to see Niagara Falls.<br /><br />I'm enjoying The Night Watch by Sarah Waters and just read about poor bombed-out John Lewis. Timely post!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-81036829438632207922011-06-19T18:53:51.579+01:002011-06-19T18:53:51.579+01:00Mystica, I'm sure I miss a lot by thinking tha...Mystica, I'm sure I miss a lot by thinking that it's not worth going upstairs for two stops!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-37642278113871328072011-06-19T05:39:34.905+01:002011-06-19T05:39:34.905+01:00Thanks for the links and I agree about seeing the ...Thanks for the links and I agree about seeing the best views from the bus.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-80848162830264620822011-06-19T00:52:46.225+01:002011-06-19T00:52:46.225+01:00Sue, Lucille has just mentioned in an e-mail that ...Sue, Lucille has just mentioned in an e-mail that you see best from the top of a bus - and, of course, she's right.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-89523137214476498382011-06-18T18:15:34.390+01:002011-06-18T18:15:34.390+01:00I hadn't noticed the comment about the clock, ...I hadn't noticed the comment about the clock, Toffeeapple. I'm always amazed how often I happen on something new by looking up, even after all the years I've lived in London. But I had to pull in to the side of the pavement for a good look, people were bumping into me!maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731398893178184544.post-68582587980674118102011-06-18T17:52:59.929+01:002011-06-18T17:52:59.929+01:00It's amazing how much we miss by not looking u...It's amazing how much we miss by not looking up. A commentator on the Flickr photograph says that the clock is in The Brooks shopping centre in Winchester, one wonders why. Loved the newsreel film, it took me right back, dress for 80 shillings! Nowadays I'd avoid sales like the plague.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com