tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post1433731317361660227..comments2024-03-28T11:38:04.168+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: St Hilary's Day Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-27829835307868545892023-01-14T05:51:44.180+00:002023-01-14T05:51:44.180+00:00I had never heard of a Frost Fair before. Thank yo...I had never heard of a Frost Fair before. Thank you for a pleasant google explore!Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71111536733328468462023-01-14T04:57:28.024+00:002023-01-14T04:57:28.024+00:00I have read several books set during the Frost Fai...I have read several books set during the Frost Fair of 1814 - I think it really captured the imagination of regency authors. Cath at Read-Warbler recommended the Museum of the London Docklands to me last June, which I greatly enjoyed, but I just missed a presentation on the Frost Fairs (maybe both). A great pity.<br /><br />It is unusual for men to be named Hilary in the US but there was one in my class at university (kind of a wimpy fellow, I must admit).CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-55465358217717079802023-01-13T22:37:18.483+00:002023-01-13T22:37:18.483+00:00Interesting.... I have never heard of St. Hilary a...Interesting.... I have never heard of St. Hilary and I am Catholic....<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35807806720453242812023-01-13T18:27:43.110+00:002023-01-13T18:27:43.110+00:00Latin was used for such a long time in churches to...Latin was used for such a long time in churches to keep the bible away from the commoners!<br />It's going to turn colder here next week - but probably no snow in this bit of EnglandSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-37485873501138973462023-01-13T18:24:49.372+00:002023-01-13T18:24:49.372+00:00Thank goodness there really aren't as many mur...Thank goodness there really aren't as many murders in English villages as they have on TV like Midsummer Murders!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-80162097241537007922023-01-13T18:23:41.054+00:002023-01-13T18:23:41.054+00:00It seems so strange to think of the Thames being s...It seems so strange to think of the Thames being solid enough to have a fair on itSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-51140289034981365242023-01-13T18:13:15.122+00:002023-01-13T18:13:15.122+00:00I've never come across a male Hilary. My uncle...I've never come across a male Hilary. My uncle loved Latin and insisted on attending a Catholic church that sung Latin hymns. The entire sermon was in Latin as well. On occasion, I attended this church. The church is long gone. The mighty Thames freezing is quite something; I've never heard of this event. It's warm in Massachusetts today. Yesterday's dusting of snow melted quickly. Cold with light snow one day and the next day warm has been typical this winter. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8048040041681276962023-01-13T17:23:20.834+00:002023-01-13T17:23:20.834+00:00< grin > Fair enough - and thanks. xx< grin > Fair enough - and thanks. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7271682837209028712023-01-13T17:18:47.536+00:002023-01-13T17:18:47.536+00:00Even though I live across the pond I found this in...Even though I live across the pond I found this info interesting. I feel very "English", it must be all those British novels I read and my subscription to Acorn and Britbox, lol. My ancestry is descended from Ireland but I would like nothing better than to live in one of the English villages in one of my murder mysteries. Have a great day.💖Susan Zarzyckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-55924383065992177302023-01-13T16:03:21.607+00:002023-01-13T16:03:21.607+00:00Interesting, a saint I'd never heard of. Hilar...Interesting, a saint I'd never heard of. Hilary was a popular girl's name when I was growing up. I find it hard to say, tends to come out as hiraly! <br /><br />The freezing of the Thames was spectacular, especially when the people turned severe cold into a party.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3711240332307958992023-01-13T13:41:28.588+00:002023-01-13T13:41:28.588+00:00We often get more snow in February - waiting to se...We often get more snow in February - waiting to see what it will bringSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72080021318293139302023-01-13T13:40:26.964+00:002023-01-13T13:40:26.964+00:00I thought a woman too until I looked in the Saints...I thought a woman too until I looked in the Saints book!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29492654663669083152023-01-13T13:38:22.797+00:002023-01-13T13:38:22.797+00:00Yes it's very unlikely to ever happen againYes it's very unlikely to ever happen againSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-7658421805793726302023-01-13T13:37:28.852+00:002023-01-13T13:37:28.852+00:00Still mildish over here, looking like rain againStill mildish over here, looking like rain againSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-68529930560404262352023-01-13T12:27:10.424+00:002023-01-13T12:27:10.424+00:00We started off with snow and now we are raining an...We started off with snow and now we are raining and going to the 50's<br />No winter here yet<br />Cathyacorn hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503414190541111706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-68589200261480791902023-01-13T11:49:51.083+00:002023-01-13T11:49:51.083+00:00I thought St Hilary was going to be a woman!! My ...I thought St Hilary was going to be a woman!! My Mum's next door neighbour is called Hilary. But yes thinking about it there are quite a few male Hilary's around aren't there. Dr Hilary Jones on television springs to mind.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-3012625434777593262023-01-13T09:48:29.135+00:002023-01-13T09:48:29.135+00:00Likely we will never see another frost fair on the...Likely we will never see another frost fair on the Thames. Part of the reason the Thames was able to freeze was that one of the old bridges had so many narrow arches that it severely restricted the flow of the river. 13/14 January certainly is not cold this year.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35014027352527818602023-01-13T09:35:27.070+00:002023-01-13T09:35:27.070+00:00I don't think the Greeks would agree with Joy....I don't think the Greeks would agree with Joy. They came first. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-27750435799494444212023-01-13T09:28:07.377+00:002023-01-13T09:28:07.377+00:00Well, it's not wrong about it being the coldes...Well, it's not wrong about it being the coldest day of the year. Might not be the coldest, but it's pretty close! My living room hit a record low this morning since records began. Records began in my living room in November last year. LOL. Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-47106988346183353342023-01-13T08:34:34.387+00:002023-01-13T08:34:34.387+00:00Forecast here is for colder next week down to minu...Forecast here is for colder next week down to minus figures at night. I shall hibernate!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-84310661401662321152023-01-13T08:32:52.824+00:002023-01-13T08:32:52.824+00:00Not sure about the origin of the word - I shall lo...Not sure about the origin of the word - I shall look it upSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-48879641057010849492023-01-13T08:31:11.221+00:002023-01-13T08:31:11.221+00:00A Man called Hilary Hammond was County Librarian f...A Man called Hilary Hammond was County Librarian for Suffolk in the 80s and reorganised all the libraries here and then he went off to Norfolk to do the same thing there!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25513394686431699092023-01-13T08:10:12.190+00:002023-01-13T08:10:12.190+00:00I don't think I've heard of St Hilary'...I don't think I've heard of St Hilary's Day before. The name is fairly unusual though I went to school with a Hilary, and one of her nicknames was Hilarious of course.<br /><br />Can do without any Great Frosts thank you very much - that week or so we had before Christmas was quite enough for us! Now we have flooding currently . . . It must have been bloomin' cold standing on ice selling all your wares.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-89145602571920326512023-01-13T07:13:24.711+00:002023-01-13T07:13:24.711+00:00Thanks for this - I've never heard of St. Hila...Thanks for this - I've never heard of St. Hilary until now. I guess it is where we get hilarity and hilarious from.<br />xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49322483788787167272023-01-13T06:49:02.167+00:002023-01-13T06:49:02.167+00:00Most of the Hilarys I know about are female (Hilla...Most of the Hilarys I know about are female (Hillary Clinton, Hilary Mantel) although there is the MP Hilary Benn, son of Tony. The name means "laughter" - so one hopes those who get given it are cheerful characters. Re weather - its forecast to be very cold this weekend in Norfolk. There may be snow... Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com