tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post904747644740701026..comments2024-03-29T11:52:29.453+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: Puppy Dogs’ Tails or Sugar and Spice ... then Downland Beauties ... Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34149638744108640042013-08-08T07:53:10.065+01:002013-08-08T07:53:10.065+01:00Hi Christine .. thanks re the photo and no - Patsy...Hi Christine .. thanks re the photo and no - Patsy is a blogging friend ..<br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-49526525127467406332013-08-07T20:39:42.581+01:002013-08-07T20:39:42.581+01:00I like your new photo too. Is Patsy your daughter?...I like your new photo too. Is Patsy your daughter?CMSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623922567796370246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-74265789070566980202013-07-30T17:58:18.458+01:002013-07-30T17:58:18.458+01:00Hi Tina .. thank you so much .. and our hair sound...Hi Tina .. thank you so much .. and our hair sounds much the same .. but it had its advantages over the years. I agree Patsy's got a very fine head of hair ..<br /><br />The history behind the songs' index .. I'd noted it before, but this time there was a reason to blog about it.<br /><br />Our versions of puppy dog tails varies too .. slugs, snail, snips et al ... <br /><br />Lovely to see you .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-70673628238437844882013-07-30T16:46:32.074+01:002013-07-30T16:46:32.074+01:00Your new photo is STUNNING. You look radiant and ...Your new photo is STUNNING. You look radiant and happy and the hat is divine. I love hats. I have very fine hair, and it's been thinning for years. I'm totally jealous of Patsy's hair, but how neat that you got to meet.<br />I'm very appreciative of the folks who catalog and keep track of priceless treasures like that! I also didn't know that all those songs are indexed, that's cool. The American version has snails instead of slugs. Not sure there's much difference...maybe that snails carry their house...<br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a><br />Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-10692279550641699972013-07-27T06:59:40.642+01:002013-07-27T06:59:40.642+01:00Hi Juliet - I'm permanently behind .. thanks f...Hi Juliet - I'm permanently behind .. thanks for coming by and glad you like the image of Patsy and I and then the 'new image' .. I'm way behind too .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-39605685768235486862013-07-27T06:15:30.389+01:002013-07-27T06:15:30.389+01:00I've got behind and am just catching up. I lik...I've got behind and am just catching up. I like the new look with the hat; it suits you well. And the other photo of you with Patsy shows you looking relaxed and summery. Very nice.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75787461034640685382013-07-25T07:32:07.691+01:002013-07-25T07:32:07.691+01:00@ Lynn - many thanks .. snips are small eels from ...@ Lynn - many thanks .. snips are small eels from the north west of England.<br /><br />@ Sara - well I was taken aback at how quickly the names came out .. but I guess it was so they could be left alone ... <br /><br />... also I wanted to make sure all was well - so I was tardy ... like HRH himself!<br /><br />@ Val - looks like HRH's head of hair will be a good one for now. Thanks re Patsy and I .. <br /><br />@ Stephen - appreciate the new me bit! I don't remember reading nursery rhymes - it was fairy stories and aesop's fables that completely took me over .. <br /><br />Chase - well that's a thought .. perhaps for number two?!<br /><br />@ Jannie - yes it is puppy dog's tails .. and George ..<br /><br />Gosh you should see the hair line sometimes! Glad the hat passed muster though .. and good for the sun .. <br /><br />Some of the folk songs - music and words - have been found in the States .. so being able to have access to both and fill in the blanks here has helped ... <br /><br />Thank goodness some people enjoy listing things!<br /><br />Cheers to you all - and next post is on its way .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72411729627918501112013-07-25T03:55:28.381+01:002013-07-25T03:55:28.381+01:00Well, it IS puppy dogs tails, isn't it?? :)
I...Well, it IS puppy dogs tails, isn't it?? :)<br /><br />I love your hairline just as it is. The hat is adorable too. just lovely! And good for a bit of sun protection.<br /><br />Here we have Rounder Folk records, but nothing like the vast Roud index. Pretty interesting all!<br /><br />oxoxoJannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7391889956139968442013-07-24T23:40:02.620+01:002013-07-24T23:40:02.620+01:00Love the new look you! I remember as a kid being s...Love the new look you! I remember as a kid being sucked in by the pictures for.the nurdery thymes. They were indeed.worth.a.thousand words. <br /><br />Congrats to.the new.addition to the Royal Family. I think they should name him ChaseStephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13350891604826279492013-07-24T22:28:25.811+01:002013-07-24T22:28:25.811+01:00I'm reading this post after the event, and the...I'm reading this post after the event, and the new baby is Goerge, so no worries about hairlines there. In any event, Hilary, I love the new look, and agree that Patsy has lovely hair!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-33346276700968130842013-07-24T21:08:34.422+01:002013-07-24T21:08:34.422+01:00LOL I hurried over here absolutely sure you'd ...LOL I hurried over here absolutely sure you'd have the latest on the new arrival. It's probably in the works...a boy after all, but I still approve of "The Succession to Crown Act."<br /><br />Hope you doing well, Hilary.<br /><br />Cheers to you:~)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995684156785464334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-68589022700376488722013-07-24T18:03:15.983+01:002013-07-24T18:03:15.983+01:00I like your new image - lovely. Nice hat!
I alwa...I like your new image - lovely. Nice hat!<br /><br />I always remembered that poem as boys are made of "snips and snails and puppy dog tails." - I have no idea what snips are though. :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-56368442078277688232013-07-24T08:12:25.683+01:002013-07-24T08:12:25.683+01:00Not quite sure what got into me there! Completely...Not quite sure what got into me there! Completely forgot I needed to scroll down for the rest of your wonderful comments - sorreeee!!<br /><br />@ Gary - our lunch was fun .. and the light hearted banter added to the mix.<br /><br />I'm sure I've been adding words where I need not - it would have been a miracle if he'd appeared as a male adult and I'd definitely be very doddery - and for now I'll keep those years ahead!<br /><br />Thanks re the hat and the great outdoors - we all need to enjoy while it's here .. there's a lot of damp in the air today ... <br /><br />@ Nas - it was lovely meeting Patsy and thanks re the 'image' ..<br /><br />@ Julia - I've now met three ... all have been lovely - which just adds to the advantages of blogging .. meeting people you'd never normally meet ... it's been great ...<br /><br />Your little one - is she sugar and spice?!!<br /><br />@ Patricia - yea you're computer is up and running - that must make you breathe easier! <br /><br />Incredible co-incidence re the birthdays .. fun though. History through the songs of our lands tell us so much - thankfully now we can keep them alive in audio libraries etc ... <br /><br />Tresses - good word ... <br /><br /><br />And songs have been 'found' in early settler lands .. and are now recorded for posterity .. America, Australia, South Africa ... thankfully we realise the significance of and importance of keeping and recording these poems with music ... <br /><br />Cheers to you all .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-11103067862509306252013-07-24T08:00:03.185+01:002013-07-24T08:00:03.185+01:00@ Julie - it was fun meeting up with Patsy .. and ...@ Julie - it was fun meeting up with Patsy .. and thankfully I can put the new image up front now! Nursery rhymes mean so much to us ..<br /><br />@ Talon - poems from our childhood or our children's young days stir up so many thoughts ...thank you re the 'image'<br /><br />@ Munir - many thanks ..<br /><br />@ Rosy - no I don't think so .. I'm a softie too and have had the odd tear recently ... <br /><br />A 'onesie' .. a new one on me - but I can guess what it means by your description!<br /><br />Meeting Patsy was fun .. <br /><br />@ Susan - I hope you found the rest of the verses .. there wasn't a link to the others .. and odd curiosity did kill this cat this time .. <br /><br />I've noticed - newscasters around the world have been in a right tizzy ... well I don't watch that much but journalism is journalism .. and media coverage is grabbing as much as possible! squeezing all stones to see if anything else pops up! I've been reading up!<br /><br />Thanks re the hat .. <br /><br />@ Hart yes 'puppy dog tails' is now home .. well his London home .. <br /><br />We have red hair on my mother's side .. but nothing like Patsy's .. and it is gorgeous ... but can understand you'd rather have a good deep auburn/red colour ...<br /><br />@ Diane - I had no idea Southey wrote it originally .. and yes snap with your red locks - they do frame you so well.<br /><br />@ Tasha - yes finally the little lad arrived and everyone seems to want the good news .. he could have red hair - the Vikings gave us much!<br /><br />The UK's had three pretty amazing years .. the wedding, then the Jubilee and Olympics, and now the Coronation anniversary and the new HRH - it'll be strange to be without a major event ..<br /><br />@ Carol - thanks so much re the new prince and my hat!<br /><br />Good to see you all and now we can stand down from HRH waiting! Cheers to you all .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-23236308642316184072013-07-24T05:46:38.498+01:002013-07-24T05:46:38.498+01:00So liked your new picture and yes we have been doi...So liked your new picture and yes we have been doing baby watching over here too. Prince/ Duke William shares my oldest daughter's birth date (4 years younger) and now the New Prince shares my second daughter's birth date. My mum would have thought it a blessing.<br /><br />History through songs of children always fascinating reveals and a good way to remember the details.<br /><br />This was a fun read and I am so happy my new computer is up and running - it was such a long wait.<br /><br />I too envy the red thick tresses - My oldest daughter has thick almost black/nearly grey tresses and she can do so much. I too am beneath a hat when outside for my baby fine salt and pepper. Hats are lovely :) Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78439620637192857172013-07-24T01:12:18.050+01:002013-07-24T01:12:18.050+01:00How exciting that you met a blogger friend in pers...How exciting that you met a blogger friend in person. I've never met anybody in person from the blogosphere.<br /> The pictures are great.<br />Sugar and spice?<br />Mmmmmh. I have to think about that one...Julia Honeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497316179340178624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78623190719570654862013-07-24T00:28:25.984+01:002013-07-24T00:28:25.984+01:00Love the new image, Hilary! And so cool that you m...Love the new image, Hilary! And so cool that you met up with Patsy!<br /><br />NasRomance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-1779325923378165212013-07-23T23:25:13.257+01:002013-07-23T23:25:13.257+01:00Greetings, Patsy. Great to meet you on Hilary'...Greetings, Patsy. Great to meet you on Hilary's blog.<br /><br />Hilary, I love your new image. The hat is so fetching. Do people still use fetching or am I being old-fashioned?<br /><br />I read Bryson's book, A Short HIstory of Everything, and was fascinated by how some of the oldest folk songs that had long disappeared from your side of the pond, popped up in the middle of the states. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-15112348216373199042013-07-23T19:22:18.763+01:002013-07-23T19:22:18.763+01:00Hi Hilary,
Shall keep this a mercifully brief com...Hi Hilary,<br /><br />Shall keep this a mercifully brief comment today.<br /><br />Delighted to see you met up with one of your adoring fans. Patsy, your good self and some light-hearted banter. <br /><br />And thus it's announced she had a "baby boy." I would have been somewhat surprised if she gave birth to a fully grown male adult!<br /><br />I'm much more interested in looking at your good self and your that compliments you so well. No, I don't mean your hat talks.<br /><br />Have fun, enjoy the sun. Must go now and how....<br /><br />Garyklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-57081936886528224892013-07-23T16:54:36.953+01:002013-07-23T16:54:36.953+01:00Congratulations on your new prince! And I love you...Congratulations on your new prince! And I love your hat :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54503978809667012112013-07-23T16:42:30.368+01:002013-07-23T16:42:30.368+01:00Welcome the HRH, the Prince of Cambridge! How exci...Welcome the HRH, the Prince of Cambridge! How exciting for all! Good news is especially welcome these days. And he might very well have red hair, which I am partial to, having a red-haired son my self--(that Viking influence, I understand). This has been a stellar year for the UK! loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-86129760015360794172013-07-23T16:40:19.616+01:002013-07-23T16:40:19.616+01:00I didn't realize that rhyme was so old.
I lik...I didn't realize that rhyme was so old.<br /><br />I like Patsy's red hair - for obvious reasons.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52353550057913786352013-07-23T15:41:52.606+01:002013-07-23T15:41:52.606+01:00Oh, and puppy dog tails has arrived!!! Patsy has ...Oh, and puppy dog tails has arrived!!! Patsy has gorgeous hair. My mom is a redhead and as a kid, I was glad to be blonde, but as an adult, I wish I'd gotten it.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52631337701520881102013-07-23T15:37:46.688+01:002013-07-23T15:37:46.688+01:00How interesting! I had no idea that nursery rhyme ...How interesting! I had no idea that nursery rhyme had more verses. I'll have to look them up just to satisfy my curiosity. (Yeah, I know: curiosity killed the cat... but satisfaction brought him back.)<br /><br />Even U.S. newscasters are in a tizzy with news of the new king-to-be. I can imagine how it must be there.<br /><br />Again, I LOVE the pic of you in that hat. Simply loverly.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-19592396794080205352013-07-23T14:53:36.492+01:002013-07-23T14:53:36.492+01:00Is it silly that I teared up when they made the an...Is it silly that I teared up when they made the announcement???<br /><br />I first saw the 'puppy dog tails' saying on a onesie my last child got for a baby shower gift (part of a an outfit). <br /><br />Glad you and Patsy had a good visit and got some awesome pictures too. :)mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.com