tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post2852964282894090256..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: (before blogging)alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-36508628721371839682008-12-17T09:16:00.000+00:002008-12-17T09:16:00.000+00:00It's so true.Without blogging i would not be able ...It's so true.<BR/>Without blogging i would not be able to show my husband that other people have vintage pyrex with snowflakes on....bake cookies as gifts...or knit so much!<BR/><BR/>I agree whole festive heartedly with blackbird...we ARE all the better for it.<BR/><BR/>xxxbigbucketgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413907935320056693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-77736161724232315182008-12-16T23:36:00.000+00:002008-12-16T23:36:00.000+00:00Oh Alice, I'm so glad you're here.Oh Alice, I'm so glad you're here.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-39282563399996511302008-12-16T19:38:00.000+00:002008-12-16T19:38:00.000+00:00hehe!! Mr Marmalade thinks I am a bizarre person ...hehe!! Mr Marmalade thinks I am a bizarre person indeed when his dinner is delayed between dishing up and table in order for me to photograph it!!!JuliaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796157310429701087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-23393402760781018292008-12-16T02:14:00.000+00:002008-12-16T02:14:00.000+00:00So so true. I would not have knitted Blossom's te...So so true. I would not have knitted Blossom's teacher a scarf for christmas either. Or placed it in a box lined with tissue.<BR/><BR/>No wonder my friends are looking at me askance.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831936165024410678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-37365582054192867042008-12-15T22:35:00.000+00:002008-12-15T22:35:00.000+00:00The beauty of the cookie wrapping has been defiled...The beauty of the cookie wrapping has been defiled, but the warmth of friendship lingers much longer.<BR/><BR/>Very good napkins by the way.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-13814906358864496352008-12-15T21:23:00.000+00:002008-12-15T21:23:00.000+00:00Are those the cranberry cookies?! K xAre those the cranberry cookies?! K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-51750687316588154622008-12-15T19:12:00.000+00:002008-12-15T19:12:00.000+00:00and I bet you didn't go around taking pictures of ...and I bet you didn't go around taking pictures of everything all the time either !!! (have your nearest and dearest got used to that yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-26274744951393721502008-12-15T18:45:00.000+00:002008-12-15T18:45:00.000+00:00I did do steps 1-3 before blogging (my brother and...I did do steps 1-3 before blogging (my brother and I have indeed made cranberry garlands), but 4-5 are new to me too! K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-82163908041881882792008-12-15T18:27:00.000+00:002008-12-15T18:27:00.000+00:00I reiterate what blackbird has said. You always h...I reiterate what blackbird has said. You always have something relevant, and often very funny, to say Alice.<BR/> <BR/>I also recycle everything I can these days, (including bits of ribbon). By the way my verification word is cheapp, that is so spooky !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-44908164848957316862008-12-15T12:25:00.000+00:002008-12-15T12:25:00.000+00:00Before Blogging I would not have had a friend acro...Before Blogging I would not have had a friend across the ocean in a land far, far away!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617984259059758253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-15958241911591654972008-12-15T11:19:00.000+00:002008-12-15T11:19:00.000+00:00oh I can so relate. My life is entirely different ...oh I can so relate. My life is entirely different now that Bloggin has entered. Taking photos of ones dinner is Perfectly Normal now adays.<BR/>x<BR/>ps Alice, your blog is, as ever, a joy to behold, thanks for sharingxxxxxxxxxAttic24https://www.blogger.com/profile/09474053400284340925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-37891452045837719812008-12-15T10:59:00.000+00:002008-12-15T10:59:00.000+00:00not to mention the gifts you give to others with y...not to mention the gifts you give to others with your kind words, your insights into the world, and your friendship xxtesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908739057086813722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-87582989092649463052008-12-15T10:29:00.000+00:002008-12-15T10:29:00.000+00:00oh yes, yes, yes, so true. And so EERIE, because o...oh yes, yes, yes, so true. And so EERIE, because only last night I was googling 'cookie presentation' and writing 'BUY CELLOPHANE' in my diary. <BR/><BR/>Just think, if I had waited, you would have told me yourselfThe Coffee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686044352290845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-72169485790777937522008-12-15T10:13:00.000+00:002008-12-15T10:13:00.000+00:00I think we all recognise and share your thoughts h...I think we all recognise and share your thoughts here Alice. Blogging is a wonderfully enriching experience in so many different ways.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56243291763582555902008-12-15T07:26:00.000+00:002008-12-15T07:26:00.000+00:00I second what both blackbird and what Blue Mountai...I second what both blackbird and what Blue Mountains Mary said...Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56065293209989957002008-12-15T06:15:00.000+00:002008-12-15T06:15:00.000+00:00Blogging has given me new eyes to see. I love see...Blogging has given me new eyes to see. I love seeing through other's eyes as well.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-51161775833868925362008-12-15T06:11:00.000+00:002008-12-15T06:11:00.000+00:00What that blackbird sang....What that blackbird sang....Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-59344235498530984322008-12-15T02:35:00.000+00:002008-12-15T02:35:00.000+00:00...and we are ALL better for it!...and we are ALL better for it!blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-48853725067159267982008-12-15T02:28:00.000+00:002008-12-15T02:28:00.000+00:00So true. Before blogging I would never have used r...So true. Before blogging I would never have used recycled ribbons off Easter chocolate bunnies to make nametags for my daughter's Murder Mystery birthday party!<BR/><BR/>What a treat to have tea with Ali.Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.com