tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post8000544781504071347..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Postcard Of The Week : The Black Lion, IrebyAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25636578649444612922010-02-17T12:07:33.477+00:002010-02-17T12:07:33.477+00:00With all of the interesting bar talk I am looking ...With all of the interesting bar talk I am looking forward to a 'pub crawl' on you Island. and I don't drink! (hardly) -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-52619823951205422602010-02-17T08:53:18.792+00:002010-02-17T08:53:18.792+00:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/8518682.stmChairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-43524182910701115772010-02-17T02:00:33.596+00:002010-02-17T02:00:33.596+00:00Great postcard! I enlarged the photo and the detai...Great postcard! I enlarged the photo and the detail is very nice.<br />Stay warm : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30206508887638637972010-02-17T01:40:44.557+00:002010-02-17T01:40:44.557+00:00This is a great post and I agree we all should mee...This is a great post and I agree we all should meet at a pub...ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-1878502185849207582010-02-16T23:44:26.148+00:002010-02-16T23:44:26.148+00:00I think we should arrange for the next meeting of ...I think we should arrange for the next meeting of the World Congress of Bloggers to take place in a good British pub. RSVP.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6856864773859058642010-02-16T22:27:17.669+00:002010-02-16T22:27:17.669+00:00Alan, if I ever find myself on your side of the po...Alan, if I ever find myself on your side of the pond and join you in a pub... in a few hours you may hear me singing this:<br /><br />Just a wee deoch an' doris,<br />Just a wee drap, that's a'.<br />Just a wee deoch an' doris,<br />Before we gang awa'.<br />There's a wee wifey waiting,<br />And a wee but in vain.<br />If you can say "It's a braw, bricht,<br />Moonlicht nicht,"<br />Well you're a' richt, d'ye ken!Skip Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893145208347596418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12705056165922594872010-02-16T22:22:36.451+00:002010-02-16T22:22:36.451+00:00This is a beautiful pc. Your Uncle Fowler would be...This is a beautiful pc. Your Uncle Fowler would be proud, showing it to all of us around the world!<br /><br />Super new puzzle header, Alan. I like.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77070399319251647912010-02-16T19:57:42.502+00:002010-02-16T19:57:42.502+00:00Nothing like a pub visit to get you through the re...Nothing like a pub visit to get you through the rest of the day. I do so love pubs. There are precious few I've found in the states that are real pubs (not just glorified bars with greasy food). Sadly, none of them exist nearby. Hmmm, sounds like an excuse for a trip to me!<br /><br />Happy Tuesday,<br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84320809595386930262010-02-16T19:42:24.308+00:002010-02-16T19:42:24.308+00:00It looks so odd to see streets without verandahs o...It looks so odd to see streets without verandahs on the shops or houses to protect them from the elements.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-54444698787933467392010-02-16T17:29:04.185+00:002010-02-16T17:29:04.185+00:00There's a pub that you haven't visited??? ...There's a pub that you haven't visited??? Goodness Me, you need to put that one straight!<br />Nice postcard - fancy a visit myselfKabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-82990217784005073952010-02-16T16:08:35.809+00:002010-02-16T16:08:35.809+00:00That hand-tinted card is beautiful! Our family ha...That hand-tinted card is beautiful! Our family has several old photos that are hand tinted...some better quality than others! LOL! I don't have any in my possession...too bad..they would be great for Sepia Saturday!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-36694198296044470642010-02-16T15:34:39.183+00:002010-02-16T15:34:39.183+00:00John : I will go and I will report back.
CB : The ...John : I will go and I will report back.<br />CB : The bus pass is a good idea but, the way things are going, the pub would have closed down by the time I got there.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-11501051238308293772010-02-16T15:32:44.746+00:002010-02-16T15:32:44.746+00:00ow there's a holiday to contemplate - a UK-wid...ow there's a holiday to contemplate - a UK-wide pub crawl using your bus pass for free travel.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61665890425254926782010-02-16T15:30:22.741+00:002010-02-16T15:30:22.741+00:00What a delightful postcard. If you do visit the (...What a delightful postcard. If you do visit the (Black) Lion, please give us a report!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42788615167606527942010-02-16T14:52:40.866+00:002010-02-16T14:52:40.866+00:00Alan, a hand-tinted old photo is next for the late...Alan, a hand-tinted old photo is next for the latest Sepia post ;)<br /><br />Grandma had a lot of those tinted postal cards( emphasis on...<i>had</i>... )Dunno where they got to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44704358917573621102010-02-16T14:25:33.272+00:002010-02-16T14:25:33.272+00:00Yes, Larry, it is tinted. I'm not sure what ty...Yes, Larry, it is tinted. I'm not sure what type of process was used but I assume it was machine printed from a hand-tinted original.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-82610184525810709122010-02-16T14:22:50.939+00:002010-02-16T14:22:50.939+00:00It looks like a tinted card. It is a wonderful sce...It looks like a tinted card. It is a wonderful scene. I remember tinted cards over here but usually they left more black and white.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-80802110195419839062010-02-16T13:57:21.410+00:002010-02-16T13:57:21.410+00:00Very good, sir!Very good, sir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-25563232061274888682010-02-16T13:52:50.644+00:002010-02-16T13:52:50.644+00:00I have a fair idea where she might have called in ...I have a fair idea where she might have called in for a pint. I will return to the subject later in the week.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-14164251164066659752010-02-16T13:45:05.291+00:002010-02-16T13:45:05.291+00:00Alan, ta! I did a google search and WOW! Wondering...Alan, ta! I did a google search and WOW! Wondering where my auntie may have stopped in for a pint...I'll have to make enquiries, I will...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-19278595750367273452010-02-16T13:20:39.621+00:002010-02-16T13:20:39.621+00:00Subby : Mickelgate Bar in York still very much exi...Subby : Mickelgate Bar in York still very much exists and there are a fair few decent pubs within walking distance of it.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-16241318672754603142010-02-16T13:15:20.320+00:002010-02-16T13:15:20.320+00:00Sounds like cause for a nice spring-time drive, ye...Sounds like cause for a nice spring-time drive, yes...<br /><br />Not sure if there are any pubs but I've come across an old postal card an auntie of mine sent, when she was at Leeds University ( back round 1974 )..The card shows a picture of "Mickelgate Bar" in York (or so it alludes on the card back )...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com