tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post4072265128688950476..comments2023-06-19T12:33:50.985+01:00Comments on Things I've Found In Pockets: SeasonalNan Sheppardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-67508739776359346042010-11-15T16:38:41.013+00:002010-11-15T16:38:41.013+00:00It is cold weather--my oldest is home today with a...It is cold weather--my oldest is home today with a TERRIBLE cough. ugh!<br />you cannot underestimate good quality in jackets and foul weather gear. LLBean and Lands End top our list here, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-71608341636152134412010-11-14T11:02:08.591+00:002010-11-14T11:02:08.591+00:00Oh and the reason you want lots of sweet things is...Oh and the reason you want lots of sweet things is because, I think, you need to build up a winter layer in order for your body to stay warm. This is why most winter food involves lots of stews and casseroles and thick soups with root vegies. Porridge (if you like it) is a good way to put something warm and sustaining into your body and you can sweeten it with honey or stewed apricots - which aclarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-67957863642181320652010-11-14T10:54:01.667+00:002010-11-14T10:54:01.667+00:00I think as well you have to wrap his nose in a sca...I think as well you have to wrap his nose in a scarlet fannel! <br /><br />..."And his Aunt Jobiska made him drink<br />Lavender water tinged with pink,<br />For she said 'The World in general knows<br />There's nothing so good for a Pobble's toes!'"<br /><br />The Pobble Who Has No Toes was one of my most favourite poems as a child. Mum could recite almost the whole acalrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-8633410537274269092010-11-13T02:45:01.179+00:002010-11-13T02:45:01.179+00:00I LOVE Edward Lear - the man who popularized limer...I LOVE Edward Lear - the man who popularized limericks (at least, as far as I'm concerned). As far as I'm concerned (again), he was Dr. Seuss before there was Dr. Seuss.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.com