tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post8833963357104699744..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Reiver countryNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-15777734759517262612013-12-26T14:09:02.118+01:002013-12-26T14:09:02.118+01:00@Ken - thanks! I was really pleased how they turne...@Ken - thanks! I was really pleased how they turned out.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-63428977702952271402013-12-26T12:23:25.028+01:002013-12-26T12:23:25.028+01:00The photos really are gorgeous. Such beautiful lan...The photos really are gorgeous. Such beautiful landscapes makes you wonder why so many people left the British Isles to move to untamed North America.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-20326688733650723352013-12-15T16:02:58.180+01:002013-12-15T16:02:58.180+01:00@Perpetua - Beautiful it is!
Even the armed escor...@Perpetua - Beautiful it is!<br /> Even the armed escort would have been suspect at times!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-66337947666755682912013-12-13T17:20:07.321+01:002013-12-13T17:20:07.321+01:00The Borders have the most wonderful countryside, w...The Borders have the most wonderful countryside, whether we travel up the west coast or east coast route. After reading this I'm glad we don't need an armed escort to get through safely. :-) Thanks for reminding me about Dorothy Dunnett. I read her many years ago when I worked at the library, but must revisit her.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-3965259580375368112013-12-12T18:07:39.457+01:002013-12-12T18:07:39.457+01:00sheesh my typos!! chronicles!!!
sheesh my typos!! chronicles!!!<br />Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-91736142127072137802013-12-12T18:03:04.839+01:002013-12-12T18:03:04.839+01:00@The Broad - thank you :-)
Know what you mean abo...@The Broad - thank you :-)<br /><br />Know what you mean about the Somme; it is only when you look at churches for example you realise how comparatively 'modern' they are due to the wholesale rebuilding.<br />As for Civil War battle fields, they may be peaceful now [and landscaped] but every one I've visited still caused the hairs on my neck to rise.<br /><br />Let me know what you think about the Lymond Chronicals.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-89908503978058102422013-12-12T17:59:37.033+01:002013-12-12T17:59:37.033+01:00@MorningAJ - Galloway has quite a bit of bloodthir...@MorningAJ - Galloway has quite a bit of bloodthirsty history too.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-90419602182064922992013-12-11T17:54:01.894+01:002013-12-11T17:54:01.894+01:00Your photographs are just stunning. It is so thoug...Your photographs are just stunning. It is so thought-provoking to consider how peaceful so many parts of the world are now that were so wild in the past. I never cease to be amazed when travelling through the Somme area of France at how tranquil it now looks. And the battle grounds of the U.S. Civil War are the same. I've just ordered the first of the Lymond Chronicles for my Kindle -- my appetite is whetted! Many thanks...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-13868067267819517302013-12-11T17:09:23.177+01:002013-12-11T17:09:23.177+01:00All fascinating stuff. And the photos are wonderfu...All fascinating stuff. And the photos are wonderful! We went up to Galloway earlier this year, which looks very similar.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-62018652373786453832013-12-11T10:30:36.121+01:002013-12-11T10:30:36.121+01:00@Gaynor - all the placid sheep make it easy to for...@Gaynor - all the placid sheep make it easy to forget how wild & lawless it was.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-83940774162098679302013-12-11T10:29:30.657+01:002013-12-11T10:29:30.657+01:00@Fly - yes I do, although, if I recall correctly, ...@Fly - yes I do, although, if I recall correctly, his story is set later.<br /><br />oh yes definitely! - you could easily, at times, have described it as a civil war zone.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-57816508370638309512013-12-11T07:12:32.540+01:002013-12-11T07:12:32.540+01:00Looking at the wonderful, peaceful scenery now who...Looking at the wonderful, peaceful scenery now who could predict such a lawless and brutal past.<br />Great pics.GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-64034305958388129922013-12-10T21:52:34.595+01:002013-12-10T21:52:34.595+01:00I had the Lymond series, though not the others...b...I had the Lymond series, though not the others...but they must be back in Europe.<br />Do you know the George McDonald Frazer (he of Flashman) book on the borderers - Steel Bonnets, I think from memory.<br /><br />Beautiful countryside all the way along the borders....but what a bloody hstory!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-92171724981710736112013-12-10T20:31:14.324+01:002013-12-10T20:31:14.324+01:00@Vera - Glad you enjoyed them :-)@Vera - Glad you enjoyed them :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-12184895233655504192013-12-10T20:24:46.542+01:002013-12-10T20:24:46.542+01:00Beautiful, beautiful photographs!Beautiful, beautiful photographs!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-45782652093290946622013-12-10T19:15:50.079+01:002013-12-10T19:15:50.079+01:00I have her Niccolo series as well. :-) I have her Niccolo series as well. :-) Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-75789207686139745532013-12-10T18:58:24.174+01:002013-12-10T18:58:24.174+01:00That's really beautiful countryside, and spars...That's really beautiful countryside, and sparsely populated, which is a plus as far as I am concerned.<br /><br />Dorothy Dunnett! Now there's a woman who can plot on a large scale. The Lymond chronicles has been on my list for a while. I loved her Niccolo series and her Johnson Johnson mysteries.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735892815379411306noreply@blogger.com