tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post7365796128331893345..comments2024-03-28T14:07:26.060-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND...Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-61571724751690926322020-07-26T16:16:05.587-07:002020-07-26T16:16:05.587-07:00Old friends are wonderful ! And I remember that s...Old friends are wonderful ! And I remember that song too. As for fish cakes - ah ! now I know what I will make tomorrow. I have some white fish in the freezer that needs using up and you've stepped right up and helped....Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-24191610283328909102020-07-23T15:57:18.845-07:002020-07-23T15:57:18.845-07:00I remember that song and Mary Hopkins :)
Gorgeous ...I remember that song and Mary Hopkins :)<br />Gorgeous recipes you've shared, thank you.<br /><br />Stay safe and well.<br /><br />All the best Jan Lowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-10103590302666283262020-07-19T00:45:20.399-07:002020-07-19T00:45:20.399-07:00Hahahahahahaha! I love this story, Pauline! It&...Hahahahahahaha! I love this story, Pauline! It's great! lol<br /><br />You should have seen me trying to throw a cast net!!!! I gave that up as a bad job pretty quickly!!<br /><br />Oh! Dear! Thanks for the laugh...keep taking good care. I hope ll is well with you and yours...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-48649103306921359432020-07-18T21:31:28.079-07:002020-07-18T21:31:28.079-07:00Hi Lee, When I was learning (teaching myself) to t...Hi Lee, When I was learning (teaching myself) to throw a handline, I once hooked myself in the backside much to the delight of two older gentlemen who came to my rescue. One suggested the hook wasn't very far into my rump and if I dropped my shorts it might come free. Like hell!! In the end I took charge and said I was going to lay down on my tummy at their feet, one could put a foot on my other buttock to hold me still and the other was to pull. We were an hour from the nearest doctor so it had to be done. And done it was. We laughed about it every time I saw them after that, they always wanted to see the scar. Those were the days!!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-41892549672730216932020-07-16T16:19:55.760-07:002020-07-16T16:19:55.760-07:00G'day, Graham...memories should be nourished. ...G'day, Graham...memories should be nourished. I never cease to be amazed by the number of folk who claim to have little, or no recollection of events, large and small, that occurred in their past.<br /><br />I've always had a good memory for both major, and minor occurrences. I think it bred from the days of my childhood when our Nana regularly related stories from her childhood...from her life.<br /><br />The song certainly was a big hit in the day. I, too, remember when it first came out. Mary Hopkin was just a kid of 18 when sh had the hit. And I was just a kid of 23 going on 24 years! Those were the days...<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-7251344133942224402020-07-16T00:31:42.678-07:002020-07-16T00:31:42.678-07:00I was reading the blog of a young lady from just u...I was reading the blog of a young lady from just up the road to me who now lives in the USA. She is a travel writer and journalist.Her plans for this year have been somewhat disrupted. Even at her young age she has travelled far more than most people. I suggested that she had the advantage at her age of memories many people don't make in a lifetime. Those were the days and, of course, I remember the song when it was first in the charts. That's the beauty of old age - we have more memories than the young. Thank you for relating yours.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-80158281722814091502020-07-15T17:09:42.034-07:002020-07-15T17:09:42.034-07:00Hi Andrew. You've never had a drink in a tave...Hi Andrew. You've never had a drink in a tavern? You'd better rectify that. I worked part-time at night in "The Pelican Tavern", in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane back in the late 60s-early 70s. It was owned by a lovely Russian man who was originally from Kiev (Hence the name of the tavern...he named it in memory of the pelicans of Kiev). Kyriol Wypow was a very interesting man, and I loved listening to the real-life stories he used to relate...and to his philosophy of life.<br /><br />I've hooked quite a few fish, but never a person (not with a hook attached to a fishing line), and most definitely never a truck! :)<br /><br />Take care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-14130579204751581932020-07-15T17:01:16.803-07:002020-07-15T17:01:16.803-07:00Hey, Sandie...I clearly remember when the song cam...Hey, Sandie...I clearly remember when the song came out...it hit the airways with a bang, and became a much-loved song for many.<br /><br />Nah...you're not crazy...I wouldn't lead you astray! :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-75136500450496404742020-07-15T16:59:26.239-07:002020-07-15T16:59:26.239-07:00Hi, Duta...yes, it is a term very often used...and...Hi, Duta...yes, it is a term very often used...and one often used by me.<br /><br />I hope all is well with you up your way...take care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-14554110300155932832020-07-15T16:58:21.567-07:002020-07-15T16:58:21.567-07:00It was an hilarious incident, messymimi. We laugh...It was an hilarious incident, messymimi. We laughed about it for many years. And it wasn't a tall tale, at all! :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42928917419638279412020-07-15T16:03:28.052-07:002020-07-15T16:03:28.052-07:00I must have heard about the Russian connection man...I must have heard about the Russian connection many years ago. Drinking in a tavern sounded very exotic. I hooked my brother when casting a fishing line once, but that is not as good as catching a passing truck. I expect the reel was red hot after running out at high speed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-8194102622335902532020-07-15T13:30:35.760-07:002020-07-15T13:30:35.760-07:00I don't remember Mary Hopkin - but I do recogn...I don't remember Mary Hopkin - but I do recognize that song - but I forgot who sang it! lol<br />Well I went and looked it up and she was the singer.<br />Oh well I am crazy.<br /> Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-73432523354695843922020-07-15T07:47:25.652-07:002020-07-15T07:47:25.652-07:00"Those were the days" is not only the ti..."Those were the days" is not only the title of a famous song (translated and sung into many languages) , but also a well-known phrase used by people when reminiscing.<br />Your fish cakes look utterly delicious!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-45007881716268646062020-07-15T07:41:39.114-07:002020-07-15T07:41:39.114-07:00Heeheehee! Excellent story, and quite a large one...Heeheehee! Excellent story, and quite a large one that i am sure you were glad got away without stealing the rod and reel.<br /><br />My best fishing story is how my daughter hooked me by accident, i am certainly the biggest catch she ever made.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-57837214385305287652020-07-15T03:40:38.378-07:002020-07-15T03:40:38.378-07:00Mary Hopkin sang many, many other songs, River.......Mary Hopkin sang many, many other songs, River....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Hopkin<br /><br />I liked fishing...it was good for the head/mind, too...as well as for the dinner plate. Our mother loved fishing...so fishing was part of my life from when I was a small child.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by, River...take good care. Cuddles to Lola. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-58683373843002711802020-07-15T01:48:15.528-07:002020-07-15T01:48:15.528-07:00I never liked that song, don't know why. I kno...I never liked that song, don't know why. I know lots of people who did though. Did Mary Hopkin ever sing anything else?<br />I went fishing once, with my brother down on fisherman's jetty in Port Pirie, I don't remember if he caught anything, I know I didn't and got bored very quickly. Much later, living on an Army Base, every winter they would clean the swimming pool of chlorinated water and fill it with fresh then stock it with trout for about a fortnight so people could bring their families to fish, since swimming was clearly out of the question in cold July. We all went along and didn't catch a single fish, but it was a fun day out.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-74309495727962965592020-07-15T00:27:08.001-07:002020-07-15T00:27:08.001-07:00Hi Margaret....Grasstree is approx 23kms north of ...Hi Margaret....Grasstree is approx 23kms north of Armstrong Beach...which is also east of Sarina, of course. Armstrong Beach is 10kms east of Sarina. You'll have to add them to your next trip. It's a nice area.<br /><br />I gave all my fishing gear, rods/tackle away to a friend to give to her young grandson. I had a 12ft surf rod among it all.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-46399630090604475802020-07-15T00:22:15.892-07:002020-07-15T00:22:15.892-07:00Yep! The truck was certainly the big one that got...Yep! The truck was certainly the big one that got away, EC! :)<br /><br />Old friends are the good old friends..the ones, as you say, with whom we just pick up no matter the length of time in between.<br /><br />Take care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-768650934450078052020-07-15T00:20:32.650-07:002020-07-15T00:20:32.650-07:00G'day, Bonnie...Hopkin is now 70 years of age....G'day, Bonnie...Hopkin is now 70 years of age...a bit of reasonably current info below about her...<br /><br />"To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of "Those Were the Days", on 30 August 2018 Hopkin released a brand new acoustic version, on an EP also featuring the live version from her 1972 "farewell" concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Also included are the versions of "Those Were the Days" and "Goodbye" released in 1977, produced by her then husband, Tony Visconti."<br /><br />It was such a hilarious few minutes when Randall hooked that truck! I kept yelling at him to cut his line!!! lol<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...keep taking care. :)<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-74484694825650943342020-07-14T23:24:47.223-07:002020-07-14T23:24:47.223-07:00Haven't been to Grasstree Beach.
You certainly...Haven't been to Grasstree Beach.<br />You certainly would have plenty of fishing stories to tell. I'm not into fishing and never have been but love my fish to eat of course.<br />The old bridge at Bli Bli, interesting.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-4946057342697049702020-07-14T22:53:27.705-07:002020-07-14T22:53:27.705-07:00And of course the truck 'got away'. Great...And of course the truck 'got away'. Great story though.<br />And yes old friends are precious. The friends who we rarely see now, but can just pick up from where we left off...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42678346216707464532020-07-14T22:36:52.505-07:002020-07-14T22:36:52.505-07:00I remember Mary Hopkin. I have not heard of her in...I remember Mary Hopkin. I have not heard of her in a long time and now I'm going down memory lane! So he caught a truck!? That's wild! No, I don't think many could say that! I enjoyed your memories.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.com