tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post4916180451546602948..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: People Who Are From Cornwallpatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-22846367718685835852009-03-31T17:25:00.000+01:002009-03-31T17:25:00.000+01:00Blimey, doesn't time fly! However, she's not blue...Blimey, doesn't time fly! However, she's not blue and not a kitten ....llewtrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056744147599140057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-61668590764539642972009-03-30T22:40:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:40:00.000+01:00Good lord. You can blog despite having small child...Good lord. You can blog despite having small child. It's as much as I can do to comment inbetween Tiny Tyrant demands....<BR/>She does look cute, 'though.<BR/>The word verification thinks she was being fed "womige".Stef the engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509615663618300918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-34974102632830505802009-03-27T14:40:00.000+00:002009-03-27T14:40:00.000+00:00The origins of the name "Cornwall" itself makes fo...The origins of the name "Cornwall" itself makes for a fascinating tale...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-65340591470953872552009-03-19T08:33:00.000+00:002009-03-19T08:33:00.000+00:00Dolly Penreath is the stacked bird from Poldark, s...Dolly Penreath is the stacked bird from Poldark, surely?Arabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18075540341261887017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-42236871452245054272009-03-17T20:08:00.000+00:002009-03-17T20:08:00.000+00:00what a lovely big girl! (and kitten ain't bad eith...what a lovely big girl! (and kitten ain't bad either) xxx<BR/>(aaaarg! wv: weedri)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-23500687741948061792009-03-17T10:24:00.000+00:002009-03-17T10:24:00.000+00:00She's gorgeous. Hard to believe it's six months s...She's gorgeous. Hard to believe it's six months since she first put in an appearance.Marsha Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276800200724342664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-51689291470612078812009-03-17T10:10:00.000+00:002009-03-17T10:10:00.000+00:00Blue Kitten is SO cute. And very photogenic. She h...Blue Kitten is SO cute. And very photogenic. She has excellent engagement with the camera lens. <BR/><BR/>Jethro proposed to me once. True story. How different my life would be had I accepted.Karen's Mouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398621248761437631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-44059468475013465932009-03-17T04:02:00.000+00:002009-03-17T04:02:00.000+00:00Dolly Pentreath, who died in 1777, was supposedly ...<A HREF="" REL="nofollow">Dolly Pentreath</A>, who died in 1777, was supposedly the last person to actually speak Cornish as a native language. A few Cornish semi-speakers and rememberers (people who recall a few words or phrases from childhood) hung perhaps as late as the end of the 19th century. Since then, there has been a small-scale revival of Cornish, sadly marked by factionalism.<BR/><BR/>Do check out my original Wikipedia link: there are probably lots of people on it you'll recognize but I (the Token Ignorant Yank of these blog comments) don't have a clue about.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-91477072244086849132009-03-16T11:21:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:21:00.000+00:00Much as I love the cryptids, I think it would be s...Much as I love the cryptids, I think it would be stretching it a bit to categorise either the Beast of Swanpool or the Beast of Bodmin as 'people'. <BR/><BR/>I ought to do a whole new blogpost called 'Slightly Mysterious Animals That Are From Cornwall', as we mustn't forget Morgawr, the sea-monster of Falmouth Bay.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-40832398683832742012009-03-16T11:12:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:12:00.000+00:00You forgot the Beast of Bodmin - you can't just ha...You forgot the Beast of Bodmin - you can't just have the big owl, you have to have the slightly larger than average house cat as well.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-8628663534132967902009-03-16T10:37:00.000+00:002009-03-16T10:37:00.000+00:00Goodness, how could I have forgotten Kristin Scott...Goodness, how could I have forgotten Kristin Scott-Thomas?<BR/><BR/>Oli: I thought that Rosie and the Goldbug would be right up your street - but wait a second, aren't you supposed to be on honeymoon?patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-57300901354117119592009-03-16T10:33:00.000+00:002009-03-16T10:33:00.000+00:00Are you allowed people who aren't Cornish, but liv...Are you allowed people who aren't Cornish, but live here? Then you could have Robert McKee, Tori Amos and a bunch of other people who live in a mythical part of Cornwall filled with celebrities and fantasmapotomoses. <BR/><BR/>p.s. Happy half birthday to Blue Kitten.<BR/><BR/>p.p.s. The Rosie and the Goldbug album is tops.Olihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302441388002744047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-81445530511636643692009-03-16T00:03:00.000+00:002009-03-16T00:03:00.000+00:00Kristin Scott Thomas is something to be proud of -...Kristin Scott Thomas is something to be proud of - a rival for Jenny Agutter in the posh Cornish totty stakes.<BR/><BR/>And then there's Mick Fleetwood.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-76009705264428890872009-03-15T21:25:00.000+00:002009-03-15T21:25:00.000+00:00My brother is actually a Cornish native, born in R...My brother is actually a Cornish native, born in Redruth Hospital in 1967.<BR/><BR/>He didn't choose to keep dual citizenship, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-22810650468137688632009-03-15T19:24:00.000+00:002009-03-15T19:24:00.000+00:00Not forgetting the legendary Owlman of Mawnan Smit...Not forgetting the legendary Owlman of Mawnan Smith. Who on earth is Dolly Pentreath, though? He or she sounds like he or she ought to be a vaudeville fisherman or fisherwoman.<BR/><BR/>Five teeth, eh? We've yet to go through the horror of teething. It can't be far off now, though.patroclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-79243571831173846202009-03-15T19:19:00.000+00:002009-03-15T19:19:00.000+00:00Here's Wikipedia's list; some of them are long-ter...Here's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cornish_people" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia's list</A>; some of them are long-term residents rather than natives. I must admit that I have heard of only a few of them myself, specifically Michael An Gof, Bishop Trelawny, Dolly Pentreath, Captain Bligh, John Couch Adams, Humphry Davy, 'Q', Ken George (alas), Daphne du Maurier, John le Carré, Colin Wilson, John Betjeman, and J. P. Saint Aubyn.<BR/><BR/>My grandson is almost 9 months and is now devouring such delights as mixed vegetables with oatmeal and mac and cheese, suitably ground up. Five teeth, too!John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-5289004421404508972009-03-15T19:13:00.001+00:002009-03-15T19:13:00.001+00:00No list is complete without Jethro.Unfortunately.No list is complete without Jethro.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-523524286995359922009-03-15T19:13:00.000+00:002009-03-15T19:13:00.000+00:00damn, Billy beat me to it.Can she possibly get any...damn, Billy beat me to it.<BR/><BR/>Can she possibly get any cuter? It's quite absurd! Happy 6th months, Blue Kitten.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941917503687179585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-83948983112709994032009-03-15T18:36:00.000+00:002009-03-15T18:36:00.000+00:00What about King Arthur?What about King Arthur?Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158459069493765198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-13073621274931092182009-03-15T18:08:00.000+00:002009-03-15T18:08:00.000+00:00I thought that the words for "Teddy Bear's Picnic"...I thought that the words for "Teddy Bear's Picnic" included the line:<BR/>If you go down in the woods today.<BR/>Hardly suitable prandial decoration for an infant, in my view.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-50769348907704628442009-03-15T17:59:00.000+00:002009-03-15T17:59:00.000+00:00What a sweetie. She's just adorable.Ahhh, semi-sol...What a sweetie. She's just adorable.<BR/><BR/>Ahhh, semi-solid foods. It seems like such a milestone, until you realize just how much bigger the mess has gotten. How much longer lasting, too, because all that stuff stains so much more than milk/formula.<BR/><BR/>But look how cute and good she is. Definitely worth putting up with the mess and stains.;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com