tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post8441496645257881123..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: "Mind the Gap!"Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5566537691453974942014-09-30T08:17:30.439+01:002014-09-30T08:17:30.439+01:00It is certainly a very inspired piece of artwork w...It is certainly a very inspired piece of artwork which I understand has turned out far better than anticipated.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-65596664585890454732014-09-29T23:41:35.562+01:002014-09-29T23:41:35.562+01:00You brought back happy teenage memories of sale ti...You brought back happy teenage memories of sale time at Liberty's in the 1960s - thank you. And the poppy installation is one of the most moving memorials I have ever seen. nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-15672623212936971162014-09-29T22:09:36.996+01:002014-09-29T22:09:36.996+01:00Dear Suzie - the poppy installation was far more i...Dear Suzie - the poppy installation was far more impressive than I had imagined it would be, but I found them difficult to capture well.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-55818356048031077712014-09-29T21:46:35.362+01:002014-09-29T21:46:35.362+01:00Thanks for sharing the images of the poppies, I ha...Thanks for sharing the images of the poppies, I hadn't seen them before but heard lots about them. Great photos of London and Liberty.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33628550492992701722014-09-28T22:43:48.970+01:002014-09-28T22:43:48.970+01:00I think a lot of the Christmas shoppers were actua...I think a lot of the Christmas shoppers were actually overseas visitors.<br />I recall being taken out for tea as a child too with my mother, not in Liberties but in a lovely cafe in my home town. Saturday shopping followed by tea, sandwiches and cakes on a tiered cake stand - just like the ones that are all the rage with the youngsters today. What goes around comes around.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37549071961186857342014-09-28T22:40:18.860+01:002014-09-28T22:40:18.860+01:00Thank you Jane - I find London quite a tiring plac...Thank you Jane - I find London quite a tiring place there are always so many places that I want to visit.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76401144352620956142014-09-28T21:44:58.599+01:002014-09-28T21:44:58.599+01:00I saw images of the poppies a few weeks ago on the...I saw images of the poppies a few weeks ago on the internet. Your pictures of it are fantastic it must have been quite a sight! It 's awful being confronted with Christmas already, people must buy things otherwise they wouldn't put everything out so early. It was lovely seeing your pictures of Liberty, my Mother used to take me to tea here as a child. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-60953454144608746242014-09-28T21:23:53.681+01:002014-09-28T21:23:53.681+01:00London is such a great city, love how old and new ...London is such a great city, love how old and new co-habit so well together. The business and all the different races, love it all and enjoyed the photos !Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-63030361147660705552014-09-28T19:44:05.226+01:002014-09-28T19:44:05.226+01:00Dear Dimi - you must visit London sometime, there ...Dear Dimi - you must visit London sometime, there is so much to see and do.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-41927859618282324762014-09-28T19:43:09.283+01:002014-09-28T19:43:09.283+01:00Thank you so much Titti your kind comment has made...Thank you so much Titti your kind comment has made my day.<br />I have left you instructions re: the Liberty Shop on your blog as I am sure you have now discovered♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-53745244202120031672014-09-28T14:57:39.181+01:002014-09-28T14:57:39.181+01:00Dear Rosemare,London is one of the citys in my tra...Dear Rosemare,London is one of the citys in my travel list !<br />The poppy installation looks gorgeous!Wonderful photos indeed!<br />Thank you for sharing!<br />Dimi...DIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261333259454936529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50151375065998041132014-09-28T14:53:05.394+01:002014-09-28T14:53:05.394+01:00London, my favourite town! Now I really feel for a...London, my favourite town! Now I really feel for a trip when I see your pictures Rosemary...<br />The Liberty shop looks amazing, where In London can I find it? Never been there.<br />Have a beautiful sunday and I say it again and again, your blog is FANTASTIC!<br />Love,<br />TittiHWIT BLOGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851355663006106726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46134420189083011132014-09-28T07:52:30.021+01:002014-09-28T07:52:30.021+01:00The poppies were difficult to photograph from wher...The poppies were difficult to photograph from where I stood plus my camera is not the best so I appreciate your kind comment Marian. <br />The Liberty shop is my favourite - it has an interesting history as it was built and started during the Arts and Crafts period and still sells things that you to not find elsewhere.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23523965309898097412014-09-27T23:43:46.012+01:002014-09-27T23:43:46.012+01:00Beautiful post Rosemary. I had seen the poppies in...Beautiful post Rosemary. I had seen the poppies in the news but your pictures are so much better. Glad you shared this with us all!<br />That Liberty shop is amazing! If I ever go to London, I have to remember it. Such a fabulous building!<br />flowersandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262453899981838266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-30708699690939273872014-09-27T22:00:22.832+01:002014-09-27T22:00:22.832+01:00I shall look forward to seeing your post when you ...I shall look forward to seeing your post when you publish it FilipRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-18480231840773546122014-09-27T21:59:34.043+01:002014-09-27T21:59:34.043+01:00You missed a lot in the Liberty shop, but probably...You missed a lot in the Liberty shop, but probably saved yourself some of money.<br />The poppy installation far exceeded my expectations.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85265032389414845852014-09-27T21:56:24.913+01:002014-09-27T21:56:24.913+01:00I do hope an occasion turns up for you at some tim...I do hope an occasion turns up for you at some time in the future - you will feel a million dollars.<br />You must try and see the poppies if you can - you have six more weeks in which to do it. <br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-96952813083358532014-09-27T21:53:23.941+01:002014-09-27T21:53:23.941+01:00Love the Liberty shop Amy, I could spend a fortune...Love the Liberty shop Amy, I could spend a fortune in there.<br />The poppy installation is truly inspirational and thought provoking.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-14912367969903511302014-09-27T21:51:12.275+01:002014-09-27T21:51:12.275+01:00Thank you very much for visiting and for your kind...Thank you very much for visiting and for your kind comment. I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing the post and also the background to the story of these poppies.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-83587157684236979762014-09-27T21:49:15.053+01:002014-09-27T21:49:15.053+01:00It is an impressive poppy installation, each poppy...It is an impressive poppy installation, each poppy representing a dead soldier who died fighting for our freedom 100 years ago.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31085836694382845772014-09-27T21:46:54.048+01:002014-09-27T21:46:54.048+01:00Delighted that you were able to show the installat...Delighted that you were able to show the installation to your daughter and that she and her brother and your husband will be able to see it for themselves. Do tell them to walk all the way around the tower to see the complete scale of it all.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31562940694690766282014-09-27T21:44:52.461+01:002014-09-27T21:44:52.461+01:00Hello Helen - I am sure that the ceramic artist wh...Hello Helen - I am sure that the ceramic artist who had this vision must be pleased and rather overwhelmed with the results that have been achieved as the installation has gradually grown over the past few weeks.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-27913900092058085092014-09-27T21:42:58.597+01:002014-09-27T21:42:58.597+01:00Dear Mark - the installation will all be over in s...Dear Mark - the installation will all be over in six more weeks. The ceramic artist was influenced by an anonymous poem written by a soldier called The Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. Incidentally the ceramic artist comes from my home town in Derby, and it is there that his team have created all of the poppies. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-28167142342397957532014-09-27T21:34:22.262+01:002014-09-27T21:34:22.262+01:00Thank you for your visit and comment. Unfortunatel...Thank you for your visit and comment. Unfortunately the poppies will only be there for six more weeks,but I do hope that you can visit at some time.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-57697323230107855792014-09-27T21:32:56.197+01:002014-09-27T21:32:56.197+01:00It is an installation that has steadily grown as t...It is an installation that has steadily grown as the weeks have passed by becoming more and more splendid - a stunningly conceived idea which has worked. It really brings home to you just how many military died in our country in WWlRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.com