tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post3895634340603616132..comments2024-03-09T11:29:48.585+00:00Comments on Flowerpot Days: Beach hut memoriesFlowerpothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-28510646242052838512007-10-06T17:04:00.000+01:002007-10-06T17:04:00.000+01:00eurodog - it was sold, apparently, with planning p...eurodog - it was sold, apparently, with planning permission for a two storey chalet. The only way they can extend it is upwards as it's in a row of beach huts!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-72168572910552652902007-10-06T15:18:00.000+01:002007-10-06T15:18:00.000+01:00Would they get planning permission to extend the b...Would they get planning permission to extend the beach hut???Eurodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03181704119272387177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-40401376714200115692007-10-06T12:15:00.000+01:002007-10-06T12:15:00.000+01:00Ak - yes hope the buyer had similar memories, or ...Ak - yes hope the buyer had similar memories, or has read a Westcountry based book and wants to establish some roots or something. If hes based in London it'll be good to get away fromo teh smog and be able to breathe awhile...Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-21628132517446588852007-10-06T12:14:00.000+01:002007-10-06T12:14:00.000+01:00julia - yes I'm sure he was a sweetie. Probably re...julia - yes I'm sure he was a sweetie. Probably reminded mum of her father who;d died by then. But perhaps that's me being whimsical!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-1291830639352312552007-10-06T12:13:00.000+01:002007-10-06T12:13:00.000+01:00wakeup - good point! It'll be interesting to see w...wakeup - good point! It'll be interesting to see what they do to the beach hut - I shall ask my mother to go adn investigate.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-78612981886841050592007-10-05T18:52:00.000+01:002007-10-05T18:52:00.000+01:00Sounds a bit steep for a beach hut but maybe the b...Sounds a bit steep for a beach hut but maybe the buyer has similar memories of the place as you?<BR/><BR/>What a lovely story about you and the ferryman. As you say though today he would probably be branded a paedophile. My Dad has always loved children and cannot resist talking to them wherever and whenever he gets the chance, but he get's funny looks now - it's such a shame.Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-50260825846907060312007-10-05T18:00:00.000+01:002007-10-05T18:00:00.000+01:00I know what you mean about being reluctant nowaday...I know what you mean about being reluctant nowadays to let a ferryman look after a baby. It really is too bad that an entire gender of people has to be suspect. I'm sure he was a wonderful man or your mother wouldn't have left you with him. I love your descriptions of the area!Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-36288146826340421562007-10-05T17:03:00.000+01:002007-10-05T17:03:00.000+01:00What a lovely childhood to look back on. And you d...What a lovely childhood to look back on. And you didn't have to pay £91,000 for it.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-61168375841566409762007-10-05T16:38:00.000+01:002007-10-05T16:38:00.000+01:00RT - yes nto that i can remember that far back but...RT - yes nto that i can remember that far back but I had a very happy time in Teignmouth.<BR/><BR/>correspondent - I like to think he thoroughly enjoyed it. Surely he wouldnt have offered otherwise? He probably wasnt very old, but perhaps his child had died. Or his wife couldnt have children. Or didn't want them. Or something. You can see why I write fiction....Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-33199064202132456192007-10-05T15:16:00.000+01:002007-10-05T15:16:00.000+01:00What a beautiful post. And what lovely memories.An...What a beautiful post. And what lovely memories.<BR/><BR/>And what a nice ferry man. It sounds like he enjoyed it as much as you did.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-66348607247803493032007-10-05T14:41:00.000+01:002007-10-05T14:41:00.000+01:00Sounds like a wonderful upbringing FP. Such a pity...Sounds like a wonderful upbringing FP. Such a pity that few (if any) will experience it nowadays. Idyllic. You're very lucky. <BR/><BR/>RTCornish Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531138997940949329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-19492932502112202622007-10-05T14:11:00.001+01:002007-10-05T14:11:00.001+01:00laurie - almost biblical isn't it? And glad to hea...laurie - almost biblical isn't it? And glad to hear there's another Curly out there - or was anyway!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-71412251732852512682007-10-05T14:11:00.000+01:002007-10-05T14:11:00.000+01:00Crystal - it was somewhat uncharactertistic of my ...Crystal - it was somewhat uncharactertistic of my mother to hand me over - just shows how desperate she was! But no I dont expect people would now - certainly not to a ferryman! Sad really.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-34105145772314275452007-10-05T14:10:00.000+01:002007-10-05T14:10:00.000+01:00lesley - yes I realised that later! Having always ...lesley - yes I realised that later! Having always lived here (apart from 15 working years in London) I dont know that I'd wnat to live anywhere else. Both my brothers moved away a long time ago though. I'm the only one who's come back.Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-17481873280346465432007-10-05T14:03:00.000+01:002007-10-05T14:03:00.000+01:00what a great image that is--the gentle ferryman ta...what a great image that is--the gentle ferryman taking care of the little babe.<BR/><BR/>my sister's nickname was Curly, too, when she was toddler.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-49807708031679269462007-10-05T13:44:00.000+01:002007-10-05T13:44:00.000+01:00Lovely blog, Flowerpot.You could be right though, ...Lovely blog, Flowerpot.<BR/><BR/>You could be right though, not sure in these days I would even give my baby to someone else to look after! It just shows how times have changed.<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-88317029789298975312007-10-05T12:39:00.000+01:002007-10-05T12:39:00.000+01:00I do know that you are living in Cornwall now but ...I do know that you are living in Cornwall now but I was thinking of the SW. coastal area generally. I probably didn't word it very well.Lesley Rigbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222901840714302106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-90602441195768747302007-10-05T11:47:00.000+01:002007-10-05T11:47:00.000+01:00lesley - glad you enjoyed it, though I dont live t...lesley - glad you enjoyed it, though I dont live there now - I'm over teh border in Cornwall! But my mother doesnt live far away. I remember teh shoes - I went on to proper pink ones later for the ballet lessons!<BR/><BR/>Em - sounds like you're in need of a south west trip. Do get in touch if you come down - teh two mollies can meet up as well!<BR/><BR/>frances - yes, I was very lucky to be brought up there. We mvoed when I was 11 and it wasn't the same...Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-83535605663800265012007-10-05T10:45:00.000+01:002007-10-05T10:45:00.000+01:00I understand someone buying there, it is lovely. I...I understand someone buying there, it is lovely. I remember when we were trying to buy a few years back, we looked at Lyme Regis and there was a derelict public toilet for sale at some exorbitant price, and it was sold!lebanesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988892248196307424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-82773399434814103602007-10-05T10:35:00.000+01:002007-10-05T10:35:00.000+01:00You paint a wonderful picture. I'm now horrendousl...You paint a wonderful picture. I'm now horrendously 'homesick' for Devon/Cornwall - my Dad's from Plymouth and we have/had Cornish rellies so came down every summer during my childhood. If I hear a Devon accent I pretty much relax instantly... haven't been down this year :'(Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796895769782012459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-68942142068219014642007-10-05T10:34:00.000+01:002007-10-05T10:34:00.000+01:00I loved that post. You were truly blessed to start...I loved that post. You were truly blessed to start life in such a beautiful place and to still live there now.<BR/><BR/>I would have loved the ferryman "To bits" if he had looked after my first child for a few hours - I can say that as it wasn't Graham. First babies do terrify you!<BR/><BR/>I recognised the ballet shoes in your photograph as I had some just like them. Weren't they wonderful?Lesley Rigbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222901840714302106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-55300601934732991902007-10-05T10:30:00.000+01:002007-10-05T10:30:00.000+01:00we'll see... i will go and have a look next time I...we'll see... i will go and have a look next time I'm there!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6408579395752156780.post-16543515195918699712007-10-05T10:01:00.000+01:002007-10-05T10:01:00.000+01:00Sounds wonderful. So i hope it is cared for as wel...Sounds wonderful. So i hope it is cared for as well.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.com