tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post4947410607062800651..comments2023-12-03T10:09:34.163-08:00Comments on Some Other Mountain : Onslow Bank Steam Rally 2012Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-66065543556353120932012-09-07T01:49:33.821-07:002012-09-07T01:49:33.821-07:00No. Mods and Rockers didn't really take off he...No. Mods and Rockers didn't really take off here in Australia, not that I noticed anyway. I remember Mary Quant lipstick and nail polish being very popular and a lot of girls not eating in order to look like Twiggy. I remember my sister was a huge Beatles fan, she has every single record they ever put out. I have some of their music on my ipod and a few Rolling Stones as well.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-11060086488011550622012-09-06T12:30:44.918-07:002012-09-06T12:30:44.918-07:00I think we've eaten them - they were mostly ve...I think we've eaten them - they were mostly veggies. I didn't take any pics there. I had a first and a third with my marrows (e by gum), a second with my onions, a third each with my beetroot and cooking apples, a first with a vase of garden flowers and a second with my sweet peas which was a bit of a shock and bigger still when I had a shield as well. It's all gone to me head a bit. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-75955533427161885552012-09-06T10:54:07.876-07:002012-09-06T10:54:07.876-07:00Gosh! Two firsts,two seconds and three thirds. Was...Gosh! Two firsts,two seconds and three thirds. Was that 'knobbly knees', cakes or home-grown veggies?<br />(I jest of course.)<br />Well done! You must show us the winners.<br /> Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-84567777302874299832012-09-05T12:54:38.359-07:002012-09-05T12:54:38.359-07:00Were you a Mod? I remember the mods and the rocker...Were you a Mod? I remember the mods and the rockers - Mary Quant and Twiggy, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles - oh memories - those were good timesMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-34298660660514042712012-09-05T12:50:08.452-07:002012-09-05T12:50:08.452-07:00I really enjoyed the Steam Rally this year. The pu...I really enjoyed the Steam Rally this year. The puts and the bangs and the clouds of smoke. And all the dedicated, battered hat brigade - it was brilliant. I enjoyed the vintage tractor parade the best. It was all the expressions of the drivers as they strut their stuff round the ring.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-70612551061877973862012-09-05T05:56:05.820-07:002012-09-05T05:56:05.820-07:00I like the vintage bikes and buses, reminds me of ...I like the vintage bikes and buses, reminds me of the Suzuki scooter I had in the late 60s-early 70s.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8987430931663733142012-09-04T02:01:24.638-07:002012-09-04T02:01:24.638-07:00It's lovely to see all the old vehicles, the m...It's lovely to see all the old vehicles, the motorbikes and tractors are my favourites.Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-90869508042620715702012-09-03T14:46:40.476-07:002012-09-03T14:46:40.476-07:00It was a bit showery and windy there on times, but...It was a bit showery and windy there on times, but it was OK on the whole. When was the festival? Been up to Aber today - the weather has been really lovely. People in T shirts on the beach - what a change from a week ago.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-2567070184036750832012-09-03T14:37:23.566-07:002012-09-03T14:37:23.566-07:00Hey Unc B, that was totally brilliant - poor arm, ...Hey Unc B, that was totally brilliant - poor arm, but well worth the pain. Looking forward to your videos and blog post. I did OK at the village show too. I had 2 firsts. 2 seconds and three thirds and won a shield which I was chuffed to bits with - so a good day all roundMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-71014240890190082982012-09-03T12:13:33.571-07:002012-09-03T12:13:33.571-07:00You'll be pleased to know the day was fantasti...You'll be pleased to know the day was fantastic. I played from 11 'till 5, and my poor right arm ached. I did manage a few pictures and two wee videos - all I need now is a bit of time to get it all together and up on YouTube.<br />Cheers....BBernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-18839822334000962972012-09-02T09:58:18.286-07:002012-09-02T09:58:18.286-07:00Monday was a gorgeous day here too. Forecasters ne...Monday was a gorgeous day here too. Forecasters never get it quite right.<br /><br />We have a few veterans here in C during the Festival. They are always worth a second look.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8805956339443386352012-08-30T11:30:13.722-07:002012-08-30T11:30:13.722-07:00It's been a real shame when events have had to...It's been a real shame when events have had to be cancelled. A few of the village shows around here bit the dust too (no that's not the right expression) because of the weather. Fingers crossed for you on Saturday from me too. Post a blog up and one of your brilliant videos. Love them. I'm off to a village show on Saturday too - have entered some of my veggies in it so fingers crossed for me as well. Have a good day, Molly Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-59501246776946354552012-08-30T09:46:36.056-07:002012-08-30T09:46:36.056-07:00"...so what's a drop of rain and a bit of..."...so what's a drop of rain and a bit of wind?"<br />Well, Molly you were lucky they went ahead with the rally. Here if rain is forecast - they cancel it! I've had cancelled notices 7 days before the event because of 'soft ground'. This year all three of my 'locals' got the chop! :(<br />Lucky you. :) And lovely pictures as always.<br />Saturday I'm out for a Grind at Cookham regatta, and it looks like being a dry one. :)<br />Milton Keynes is in October so...fingers crossed for that one too. It's not good for an old fella, when he can't have burst on his organ! :o<br />Cheers.....Unc. B xx Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-80981076054958419322012-08-29T11:22:53.751-07:002012-08-29T11:22:53.751-07:00It was brilliant. Hope your patient is well on the...It was brilliant. Hope your patient is well on the mend again.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-84344622487070358442012-08-29T11:21:56.950-07:002012-08-29T11:21:56.950-07:00They have one every year and sometimes you think -...They have one every year and sometimes you think - same thing all over again. But this one was one of the best I've been to. The folks that enter are really dedicated.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-14234103371483877942012-08-29T11:20:01.097-07:002012-08-29T11:20:01.097-07:00It's Solomon's Seal. I was trying to grow ...It's Solomon's Seal. I was trying to grow a piece of root ginger in a pot - well it did sort of spurt leaves and then died back. I must have had a little bit of the rhizome of Solomon's Seal in the soil when I potted it up - and that's what grew.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-7553389204433952132012-08-29T11:17:26.439-07:002012-08-29T11:17:26.439-07:00It was the expressions on the faces as they went r...It was the expressions on the faces as they went round that took me as well.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-12615675115313525842012-08-29T11:16:16.055-07:002012-08-29T11:16:16.055-07:00It's a vocation for most of them - you can see...It's a vocation for most of them - you can see them with the cloth and polish out at the show.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-65546994205863297142012-08-29T11:15:07.306-07:002012-08-29T11:15:07.306-07:00Yes. Bless his heart. I thought about you and Cro ...Yes. Bless his heart. I thought about you and Cro when I saw the Austin 7 go round the ring.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-69638519934093515202012-08-29T11:13:53.299-07:002012-08-29T11:13:53.299-07:00There's quite a story to that old bus. Both Jo...There's quite a story to that old bus. Both John and his brother joined up for the first world war. John was injured in France and his brother was killed. That was the second bus he owned.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-11642859553162744192012-08-29T11:11:03.066-07:002012-08-29T11:11:03.066-07:00There's nothing like the old grey FergyThere's nothing like the old grey FergyMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-33490895033237190512012-08-29T05:41:07.532-07:002012-08-29T05:41:07.532-07:00I am glad you did not listen to the weathermen as ...I am glad you did not listen to the weathermen as 50% of the time they are wrong. What a fun show you would have missed. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-45474476420593392642012-08-29T02:14:35.046-07:002012-08-29T02:14:35.046-07:00This would be my kind of show as it's good to ...This would be my kind of show as it's good to see these vintage collections and appreciate the effort made to keep them in working order. What a wonderful story about the bus and the driver! Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-43492714535662045092012-08-29T01:19:30.384-07:002012-08-29T01:19:30.384-07:00What a great show - such a variety of old nostalgi...What a great show - such a variety of old nostalgia - it was great to meet up and chat - love your pics especially the old bus - what is that plant in your header pic Molly is it some sort of gladioli Xjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242610125363154651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-14644666918632143452012-08-29T01:10:46.241-07:002012-08-29T01:10:46.241-07:00I wish I had been there, it all looks beautiful. ...I wish I had been there, it all looks beautiful. I love the beams on some of the faces of the tractor drivers - boys showing off their toys...and why not! Lovely.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.com