tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post707992610951841540..comments2024-03-28T12:56:22.917+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: October DaysSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49493737016083745902017-10-03T02:36:33.712+01:002017-10-03T02:36:33.712+01:00Your painting looks lovely.
Thanks for all the O...Your painting looks lovely. <br /><br />Thanks for all the October tid bits. Must tell Harvey he should be making his cherry wine.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-85655810964035447462017-10-02T23:02:51.744+01:002017-10-02T23:02:51.744+01:00Hallowe'en in Scotland.....carving Jack-O-Lant...Hallowe'en in Scotland.....carving Jack-O-Lanterns from turnips! But we did have "guising" when you had to recite a poem or sing a song to get your "treat".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-74580424699472967742017-10-02T21:38:54.771+01:002017-10-02T21:38:54.771+01:00Just had a wee search of the Internet to see if th...Just had a wee search of the Internet to see if this was really a thing or my mum was just crazy, turns out it's part of the Scottish tradition of 'guising' at Halloween. My parents are both Scottish so crazy treacle was part of our Halloween too!(Northern)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104584804774437478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33320864447544782282017-10-02T21:24:28.278+01:002017-10-02T21:24:28.278+01:00We always used to do apple bobbing on Halloween. A...We always used to do apple bobbing on Halloween. And I remember my mum hanging scones covered in treacle from the washing maiden. They were on long strings and we had to try and eat them with our hands behind our backs. VERY messy, but delicious and fun. I suppose the apple bobbing would clean some of the mess up! My kids love bobbing, bit I've not been brave enough to let them loose on the treacle game ��(Northern)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04104584804774437478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-76824209850040865352017-10-02T21:24:21.762+01:002017-10-02T21:24:21.762+01:00Just in case I forget - Many Happy Returns for 29 ...Just in case I forget - Many Happy Returns for 29 days time!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3692719580650387142017-10-02T19:50:48.311+01:002017-10-02T19:50:48.311+01:00I have always celebrated Hallowe'en because it...I have always celebrated Hallowe'en because it happens to be my birthday.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-43164498448429573492017-10-02T12:32:24.173+01:002017-10-02T12:32:24.173+01:00Guy fawkes night has always been 5th November - it...Guy fawkes night has always been 5th November - it's often just called Firework night now. I'll write about Guy Fawkes when I do the November pageSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-37937429037123663842017-10-02T12:31:00.021+01:002017-10-02T12:31:00.021+01:00They are all old sayings, not really used nowadays...They are all old sayings, not really used nowadays, i have a couple of books which I glean them from.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82800403485350802862017-10-02T12:29:25.712+01:002017-10-02T12:29:25.712+01:00I'm going to have a go at doing it that way as...I'm going to have a go at doing it that way as I've always thought you just dipped the crayons in water but that's not the way advised at all.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58304818411535222732017-10-02T11:34:59.194+01:002017-10-02T11:34:59.194+01:00I'm now standing corrected in my belief that G...I'm now standing corrected in my belief that Guy Fawkes night was on Hallowe'en (October 31). I like all the weather folklore. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69525371769552834312017-10-02T11:08:21.357+01:002017-10-02T11:08:21.357+01:00You got me with the fact that October was thought ...You got me with the fact that October was thought of as the wine making month by the Anglo Saxons :) October is my birh month and I do like a glass of wine now and again lol<br /><br />Thanks for all the interesting facts to reflect on and wonder why I didn't know any of them when I actually lived in England.<br /><br />Take care<br />CathyCathyhttp://cranethie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-56017330869979264582017-10-02T08:10:35.218+01:002017-10-02T08:10:35.218+01:00I enjoyed reading these sayings. Your watercolor ...I enjoyed reading these sayings. Your watercolor looks great. I too use my watercolor pencils as Beachcomber mentioned above. This technique works very good for detailed work. Enjoy your day. PatLilly's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484364335120267101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-85366775596487914932017-10-02T07:33:06.657+01:002017-10-02T07:33:06.657+01:00Should read "off the crayon"!Should read "off the crayon"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-54389752920074801222017-10-02T07:32:17.749+01:002017-10-02T07:32:17.749+01:00I love the idea of a colouring book from the Count...I love the idea of a colouring book from the Country Diary. Have you tried making the watercolour crayons paler by very lightly wetting the area you want to colour and using a fine brush to take a little pigment of the crayon?<br />That might work . SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-82319551105074988972017-10-02T06:50:06.387+01:002017-10-02T06:50:06.387+01:00Thank you for all those fabulous autumnal facts! I...Thank you for all those fabulous autumnal facts! I love your Country Lady painting. I loathe Halloween. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com