tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post3574826715637000948..comments2023-09-15T09:41:18.465+00:00Comments on MILD RANTINGS: Gumpherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726016327449532210noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-54111321641445458732008-03-13T10:20:00.000+00:002008-03-13T10:20:00.000+00:00Bob,Boys are fine, they're a bit like labradors, f...Bob,<BR/><BR/>Boys are fine, they're a bit like labradors, feed and exercise them regularly, give them loads of affection and they're fine. <BR/><BR/>HD,<BR/><BR/>You'll love it when you come, some parts of the valleys, particularly the towns can be a bit grey and soul less, but the mountains and the coast are stunning.Gumpherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726016327449532210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-22873692106159995182008-03-07T01:36:00.000+00:002008-03-07T01:36:00.000+00:00I have recently been informed that my great grandm...I have recently been informed that my great grandmother on my dad's side was from Wales. This summer we will see it. I can not wait. It looks beautiful. <BR/>Bob has been telling me boys are boys. Considering he raised a boat load of them I have to say that he's definately seasoned. Some of the antics of my son make me want to twitch and run crazy through the streets!<BR/>My son doesn't have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-40509351663147553862008-03-06T03:35:00.000+00:002008-03-06T03:35:00.000+00:00Boys are ... well ... boys, by which I don't mean ...Boys are ... well ... boys, by which I <I>don't</I> mean what's usually meant by the old saying, "Boys will be boys" (that "Boys will be misbehaved"). I mean boys are adventuresome and need a challenge, something to conquer. Expecting boys to be compliant little girls is fighting nature. Boys need action, not mere talk. It seems to me your cycling trip was just the thing. Parenting is indeed Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120554561277504589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-25616333726650642022008-03-05T11:48:00.000+00:002008-03-05T11:48:00.000+00:00Vi, it's odd, it's not what I'd call bad behaviour...Vi, it's odd, it's not what I'd call bad behaviour as such, there's never any malice, he just acts the fool constantly, perhaps it's seeking attention, but it gets a bit wearingGumpherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726016327449532210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-43128785059608118252008-03-04T22:06:00.000+00:002008-03-04T22:06:00.000+00:00My boys are well behaved, for now. I'm dreading t...My boys are well behaved, for now. I'm dreading the day they aren't. I'm sure it will happen one day.Vihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765245225983839101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-58372064411979287922008-03-03T22:28:00.000+00:002008-03-03T22:28:00.000+00:00Brennig, you're right, it's a bloody tough one, so...Brennig, you're right, it's a bloody tough one, sometimes I question myself, and think that I set the bar too high.<BR/><BR/>Tintern is soooooo, pretty.Gumpherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726016327449532210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-7610191258720176282008-03-03T21:52:00.000+00:002008-03-03T21:52:00.000+00:00Being a good parent is the toughest job around som...Being a good parent is the toughest job around sometimes. It's the irresponsible sods who let their children run rampant and roughshod over the rest of mankind who give parents and children a bad name, and set all the wrong limits for folk like yourself who have behavioural expectations! Stick at it. You will be rewarded (but maybe not until the lads are in their late 20s).<BR/><BR/>BTW, my baby Brennighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553332352189636358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-71360313260104679532008-03-03T13:48:00.000+00:002008-03-03T13:48:00.000+00:00Hi Gledwood, thanks for the comment.I love the Wye...Hi Gledwood, thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>I love the Wye Valley, people spend a lot of time going overseas to find beauty, and it's right here on our doorsteps.<BR/><BR/>The drive from Hay to Abergavenny across Hay Bluff is glorious.<BR/><BR/>She'd obviously never experienced Welsh love !Gumpherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726016327449532210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787156.post-71501624134977589272008-03-03T13:14:00.000+00:002008-03-03T13:14:00.000+00:00The Wye Valley looks gorgeous... just like where I...<EM><STRONG><BR/>The Wye Valley looks gorgeous... just like where I grew up during my teenage years in Wales...<BR/>I don't know about "Wye Valley" but I've been to Hay on Wye... during the Festival of Literature where I witnessed the late Arthur Miller in discourse with Fay Weldon and some dreadful bore of an English writer who spouted the most unoriginal tosh like "the English 'love' is nowhereGledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.com