tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post2199094709352424398..comments2024-03-28T07:41:59.968+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: St George and his Dragon?Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-172647639317452532019-04-24T07:37:38.108+01:002019-04-24T07:37:38.108+01:00stopped wine making when i pretty much gave up dri...stopped wine making when i pretty much gave up drinking , but dandelion was particularly vile , along with parsnip . Elderberry port however is amazing..lolkate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-78982857841993326142019-04-23T23:46:33.322+01:002019-04-23T23:46:33.322+01:00I always wondered where St. George fit in. Thanks ...I always wondered where St. George fit in. Thanks for all the information.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-84656479769170114862019-04-23T19:17:14.237+01:002019-04-23T19:17:14.237+01:00I don't think he even got to EnglandI don't think he even got to EnglandSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-24106266845038192292019-04-23T19:15:58.371+01:002019-04-23T19:15:58.371+01:00I was going to write about St Georges day parades ...I was going to write about St Georges day parades and find the photo I've got somewhere from when I was a Cub Scout Leader but ran out of time over Easter weekend.......next year!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-17991890747289687902019-04-23T19:12:47.648+01:002019-04-23T19:12:47.648+01:00Sounds a good plan! for both!Sounds a good plan! for both!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-57380410120557160722019-04-23T19:11:50.087+01:002019-04-23T19:11:50.087+01:00Whoops also meant to say I think that's why th...Whoops also meant to say I think that's why the recipes says only leave them to steep for 2 daysSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8665838928079562902019-04-23T19:10:37.603+01:002019-04-23T19:10:37.603+01:00Maybe if he was actually English?Maybe if he was actually English?Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-54000251259484643402019-04-23T19:09:30.817+01:002019-04-23T19:09:30.817+01:00Oh dear, what did you do with them all?Oh dear, what did you do with them all?Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88909848811315254412019-04-23T19:08:30.843+01:002019-04-23T19:08:30.843+01:00St George is Patron saint of Scouts too, we also h...St George is Patron saint of Scouts too, we also have St Georges day parades here too. I did lots when I was a Cub Scout Leader. I planned to find a photo I know I have but ran out of time. Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-75354870363473974892019-04-23T19:06:04.188+01:002019-04-23T19:06:04.188+01:00During my years as a Cub Scout Leader I did lots o...During my years as a Cub Scout Leader I did lots of St Georges day parades, loved parading through Stowmarket to the church - not so keen on the service if it went on too long!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-89174947494778784002019-04-23T19:04:16.363+01:002019-04-23T19:04:16.363+01:00BBC Radio Suffolk had a campaign to bring back St ...BBC Radio Suffolk had a campaign to bring back St Edmund, so now he is officially Patron St of Suffolk With all the connections to Suffolk it makes sense.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-85806021376479440682019-04-23T17:41:32.261+01:002019-04-23T17:41:32.261+01:00Apparently we share St George with Catalonia in Sp...Apparently we share St George with Catalonia in Spain and on his special day all the boys are given books and the girls, flowers. I've never felt any affinity with St George, especially as now his day reminds me of a deceased piano pupil who was born on this day. There's also the legend from a feminist point of view where the dragon is seen as knowledge and St George is killing the dragon to prevent the maiden from gaining knowledge - which fits in with the misogynist Normans. I've recently discovered that England's original patron saint was St Edmund the Martyr, who was murdered by the Vikings with a hail of arrows. Given that the Normans removed all Anglo-Saxon saints from the calendar apart from two (St Alphege and St Wulfstan) and rededicated so many churches and holy wells with European and Middle Eastern saints which have absolutely no links with this land. I'd much rather celebrate St Edmund rather than St George.Sarah Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975928642943693605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10663458367448330182019-04-23T16:33:01.569+01:002019-04-23T16:33:01.569+01:00I wish we would celebrate St George's Day more...I wish we would celebrate St George's Day more. When my son & daughter were in the brownies/guides and beavers/cubs, they always took part in the St George's parade.<br />I've never tasted dandelion wine, but I quite like a chilled nettle wine!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642030639809060976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49015555049335279102019-04-23T16:28:18.265+01:002019-04-23T16:28:18.265+01:00In Norway the scouts celebrate St. Georgs Day. Whe...In Norway the scouts celebrate St. Georgs Day. When my sons were scouts there was a parade and a service in the church. I am not sure what he has to do with the scouts. Marit Johannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101770710791623527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-28038586296499620122019-04-23T15:27:37.139+01:002019-04-23T15:27:37.139+01:00When I first moved in here the garden was full of ...When I first moved in here the garden was full of dandelions. As I was still working very long hours I didn't have time to get to grips with garden so I used to just pull the heads off when I saw them to stop them setting seed. One weekend my new neighbour proudly presented me with about 4 carrier bags of dandelion heads which she had asked all the other neighbours to collect as she thought I was making dandelion wine!<br /><br />aileen ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684415837832846922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58996277762617995572019-04-23T12:11:07.182+01:002019-04-23T12:11:07.182+01:00My mum and I picked Dandelions for wine . . . once...My mum and I picked Dandelions for wine . . . once. Mum hadn't read the recipe properly and put the entire heads in rather than just the petals, and it turned out a stinkey slimey mass. Yuck! There are thousands out along the verges at the moment and the bees love them of course.<br /><br />I still have all the Flower Fairies books which I used to read to my daughters. Happy memories.<br /><br />It's a pity St George's Day isn't celebrated more. Here in Wales we make much of St David.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-42385862098606796702019-04-23T11:00:46.974+01:002019-04-23T11:00:46.974+01:00I think if I were making dandelion wine I'd us...I think if I were making dandelion wine I'd use all the other ingredients but miss out the dandelions 😄<br /><br />I think us English are very lax in not celebrating St George's Day, everyone else in the UK make an effort with their saints days ... even if it is usually just an excuse for an alcohol fuelled knees up! Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-57874429635690903232019-04-23T09:30:15.868+01:002019-04-23T09:30:15.868+01:00The Guides and Scouts always use to parade for St....The Guides and Scouts always use to parade for St.Georges day and I always wore a red skirt and white top when I was at work. My neighbor picks the dandelions every day for his tortoise.<br />Hazel c ukhazel c UK https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638654030434369177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-31100155928324805022019-04-23T08:42:02.957+01:002019-04-23T08:42:02.957+01:00He actually was a migrant! I read it somewhere!He actually was a migrant! I read it somewhere!justjillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253881958131548009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29426556071355611652019-04-23T08:30:02.107+01:002019-04-23T08:30:02.107+01:00So true.So true.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25175386470496475892019-04-23T08:29:33.128+01:002019-04-23T08:29:33.128+01:00It didn't taste very wine-like is what I remem...It didn't taste very wine-like is what I remember!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83562786704061870782019-04-23T08:28:13.768+01:002019-04-23T08:28:13.768+01:00I've got dandelions everywhere this year, brot...I've got dandelions everywhere this year, brother in law was saying how deep he dug to get some out of his grass.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-5347209806080813162019-04-23T08:26:33.009+01:002019-04-23T08:26:33.009+01:00I have a clump of bluebells that have spread like ...I have a clump of bluebells that have spread like mad- almost weed-like but rather prettySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73059143326554944792019-04-23T08:25:00.770+01:002019-04-23T08:25:00.770+01:00but gay and naughty in the garden sounds such fun!...but gay and naughty in the garden sounds such fun!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-791193102179758712019-04-23T08:05:00.461+01:002019-04-23T08:05:00.461+01:00It would not be pc to celebrate St Georges Day. So...It would not be pc to celebrate St Georges Day. Someone would say it was nationalistic and might offend a migrant. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.com