tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post7615575425041257120..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: What is in the box?Kim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-44442112993787837312007-12-21T00:50:00.000+00:002007-12-21T00:50:00.000+00:00...or just post every three months, like me. Great......or just post every three months, like me. <BR/><BR/>Great job BA and SB. They really are much better people than I. Enjoy every single one, Kim.Archivalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017326976783821842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35923317901995977542007-12-20T15:46:00.000+00:002007-12-20T15:46:00.000+00:00Brave Astronaut keeps asking me the same question....Brave Astronaut keeps asking me the same question. I need to get a laptop first, or move the desktop to the TV room.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88156557999548680762007-12-19T17:10:00.000+00:002007-12-19T17:10:00.000+00:00Thank you very much, C in DC.So when are you going...Thank you very much, C in DC.<BR/><BR/>So when are you going to start your own blog?Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31065326023505823092007-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:002007-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:00Glad I could help make the surprise a reality. I o...Glad I could help make the surprise a reality. I once shipped a case of Flake bars to a friend stateside when I lived in London. Enjoy the M&Ms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-26145037519945475102007-12-18T18:58:00.000+00:002007-12-18T18:58:00.000+00:00Foot Eater - let me know if you're in Scotland thi...Foot Eater - let me know if you're in Scotland this week and I'll keep a handful back for youKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-25448250125533007782007-12-18T18:55:00.000+00:002007-12-18T18:55:00.000+00:00Stockist, even.<I>Stockist</I>, even.Foot Eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706459658926034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-8246149646019920562007-12-18T18:54:00.000+00:002007-12-18T18:54:00.000+00:00Kim, I too got hooked on the things during a trip ...Kim, I too got hooked on the things during a trip to New York City in 1995 and have missed them ever since. I ate them by the half-kilo bag then - I was 24 and could afford to, physiologically speaking. However: I <I>have</I> found them here in Britain, twice. Once was in a newsagent's in Greenwich, London. The other time was at the BP service station off the Harlow roundabout on the M11. Sadly, the latter stockisy no longer has them. But keep looking (as I will)!Foot Eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706459658926034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-17995100768294371632007-12-18T16:35:00.000+00:002007-12-18T16:35:00.000+00:00Pat - that'd be me then :)Canadian Girl - nut alle...<B>Pat</B> - that'd be me then :)<BR/><BR/><B>Canadian Girl</B> - nut allergies - that's a tough one. You have my sympathies<BR/><BR/><B>Savannah</B> - better late than never :)<BR/><BR/><B>Eryl</B> - my thoughts exactlyKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16929073539938489302007-12-18T14:21:00.000+00:002007-12-18T14:21:00.000+00:00That's the kind of story that actually brings a te...That's the kind of story that actually brings a tear to my eye. So incredibly thoughtful of brave astronaut.Eryl Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818102006775827503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-91135850785766976362007-12-18T02:31:00.000+00:002007-12-18T02:31:00.000+00:00the things i miss when i don't make the rounds rea...the things i miss when i don't make the rounds reading, sugar! ;-)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-3917584931508959962007-12-18T01:11:00.000+00:002007-12-18T01:11:00.000+00:00Ah, I miss peanut butter M&Ms - my daughter has a ...Ah, I miss peanut butter M&Ms - my daughter has a peanut allergy and the whole family has gone peanut-free (12 years and counting). More than M&Ms, though, I miss peanut satay sauce and frozen Wunderbar chocolate bars.Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576248760750500940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-82836391583943088212007-12-17T19:13:00.000+00:002007-12-17T19:13:00.000+00:00Who'se a lucky boy then?Who'se a lucky boy then?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-2592703858809124492007-12-17T16:36:00.000+00:002007-12-17T16:36:00.000+00:00Mary - I'm quite partial to Reeses peanut butter c...<B>Mary</B> - I'm quite partial to Reeses peanut butter cups, but i have to admit I cannot abide Root Beer or Irn Bru...<BR/><BR/><B>Tom</B> - ...nor Dr Pepper for that matterKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31785674410249490532007-12-17T16:10:00.000+00:002007-12-17T16:10:00.000+00:00I know where you can find a case of Dr. Pepper... ...I know where you can find a case of Dr. Pepper... anywhere but your cupboard. I'll think of you next time I bite into a handful of PB M&M's.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04338367408403679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-90055678591364998232007-12-17T10:52:00.000+00:002007-12-17T10:52:00.000+00:00If only I had known: someone sent me a bag of the...If only I had known: someone sent me a bag of these not so long ago and I didn't even eat them. The kids would not have missed it! Oh well -- next time I'll know. I'm a Reese peanut butter cup woman myself; the hard candy shell of M & Ms puts me off them. <BR/><BR/>I'm amazed to know that there is any store that sells Irn-Bru in the States or that anyone not British would actually buy it. But then my husband feels exactly the same way about root beer...Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-86522521478892973882007-12-17T09:42:00.000+00:002007-12-17T09:42:00.000+00:00Attila - it was :)Restaurant Gal - I clearly have ...<B>Attila</B> - it was :)<BR/><BR/><B>Restaurant Gal</B> - I clearly have the coolest readers in blogdom<BR/><BR/><B>Kanani</B> - I think blogging connections really bring home the 6 degrees of separation idea. In fact I think it lessens the degrees considerably<BR/><BR/><B>Dr McCumble</B> - Perhaps it's time to see if you can get a job working in Kenya on the Matangini project - costs should be lower and you can study the parasites to your hearts content<BR/><BR/><B></B>Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-77678235696674991302007-12-16T21:59:00.000+00:002007-12-16T21:59:00.000+00:00very nice of them, I'm sure, Kim. I'm looking forw...very nice of them, I'm sure, Kim. I'm looking forward to receiving food parcels myself over Christmas, on account of being temporarily unable to alleviate myself from the lowly position in which I currently find myself.Dr Joseph McCrumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09348006492822843692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-61714610146057151362007-12-16T17:06:00.000+00:002007-12-16T17:06:00.000+00:00That's really nice! I love it when connections lik...That's really nice! I love it when connections like this are made due to a blogging connection.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-32195376477021541692007-12-16T16:42:00.000+00:002007-12-16T16:42:00.000+00:00Bravo to Brave Astronaut and C in DC and to Stitch...Bravo to Brave Astronaut and C in DC and to Stitch Bitch. Very cool gift. Very cool way to give a gift. Kim, isn't it nice to know how incredibly cool your readers are? Enjoy the treats.Restaurant Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145289619126354138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-37167932445416711952007-12-16T12:00:00.000+00:002007-12-16T12:00:00.000+00:00What a fabulous surprise!What a fabulous surprise!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-16260136351138228332007-12-16T11:52:00.000+00:002007-12-16T11:52:00.000+00:00FLG - just missed you in the ether there. At 30 ca...<B>FLG</B> - just missed you in the ether there. At 30 calories per M&M, they are...Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-11755559480719816482007-12-16T11:51:00.000+00:002007-12-16T11:51:00.000+00:00Brave Astronaut - Thanks too to C in DC then. If s...<B>Brave Astronaut</B> - Thanks too to C in DC then. If she had a blog I'd write on that too. It was a great surprise and much appreciated. Thank you :)<BR/><BR/><B>Jupiter's Girl</B> - mind you, "when necessary" can easily turn into 75 times a day...<BR/><BR/><B>ADW</B> - this is where it starts becoming really tempting to write out a great long list and cash in on people's generosity - anyone want to buy me an Aston Martin DB9? - for the kids, of course. I can just picture their delighted little faces while I do 186mph with them strapped into the back...<BR/><BR/><B>Carole</B> - I'd like to say I did a great deal of research, but I just popped the phrase into Google..<BR/><BR/><B>A Paperback Writer</B> - welcome to my ramblings and thank you for taking the time to comment :)<BR/><BR/>When I was involved in helping International students at Dundee Uni, all the American & Canadians came back loaded up with Oreo cookies after Christmas. You can get them here now, although I never knew what the fuss was about - I guess it must be a taste of childhood or home thing.<BR/><BR/>But Irn Bru in the US? wow...<BR/><BR/><B></B>Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-63473674223126824062007-12-16T11:50:00.000+00:002007-12-16T11:50:00.000+00:00Ah man, that's a great gift. And man, peanut butt...Ah man, that's a great gift. And man, peanut butter M&Ms? They sound amazing :DApex Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04831580250709824079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80542339285463729242007-12-16T01:34:00.000+00:002007-12-16T01:34:00.000+00:00Now that's a cute Christmas story. I'm smiling.Wh...Now that's a cute Christmas story. I'm smiling.<BR/>When I lived in Scotland, my sister-in-law sent me a Valentine's package with Hershey's kisses in it. That was good.<BR/>And my parents periodically sent Skippy peanutbutter because Tesco's didn't stock any good brands of peanutbutter.<BR/>When I went to Edinburgh this summer for an all-too-brief visit, I asked my friend Patti (an American married to a Scot) if she wanted me to bring her anything. her answer: beef jerky.<BR/><BR/>I am pleased to tell you that there is one store in Salt Lake City, Utah that imports British food, so I can find Mars bars and even Irn-Bru when I really have a craving.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-64880621190978910602007-12-15T23:54:00.000+00:002007-12-15T23:54:00.000+00:00I say "benefits of a classical education" all the ...I say "benefits of a classical education" all the time. That and "Nice suit. John Phillips, London. I have two myself. Rumor has it Arafat buys his there." <BR/><BR/>A real Christmas movie.Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.com