tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post8361349190866050296..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: ChezMagpie-on-Seaalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-13524932870632252922008-06-24T09:53:00.000+01:002008-06-24T09:53:00.000+01:00ooh, which to choose, all so lovely.hmm. My house ...ooh, which to choose, all so lovely.<BR/><BR/>hmm. <BR/>My house is pretty lovely too! perhaps you should holiday here!fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-21139597187132369012008-06-23T10:12:00.000+01:002008-06-23T10:12:00.000+01:00Why would Mr M want somewhere where he might sing ...Why would Mr M want somewhere where he might sing without being heard?Can Bass 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10100615040661510511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-50676983101169733092008-06-23T00:02:00.000+01:002008-06-23T00:02:00.000+01:00Mud flats can stink. Cairns is built right near m...Mud flats can stink. Cairns is built right near mud flats. (People don't realise this until they visit.) That's why we live 'outside' of Cairns so we have our own lovely beach...<BR/><BR/>I liked Tracey's comment. Made me laugh outloud.Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-27318943693073061492008-06-22T23:31:00.000+01:002008-06-22T23:31:00.000+01:00Well that or the lookout tower at DungenessWell that or the lookout tower at DungenessAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-52341798656547755082008-06-22T23:29:00.000+01:002008-06-22T23:29:00.000+01:00All gorgeous - but as a couple who both independen...All gorgeous - but as a couple who both independently have always harboured the ambition to eventually live in a building which wasn't originally built to be a house/home the lifeboat station gets our vote - Nigel's gut reaction was "straight out of bed into the canoe and down the slope into the water" - me? well as long as I could plug in the sewing machine I'd be happy - shame the sell by date Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-42118811836768477112008-06-22T18:48:00.000+01:002008-06-22T18:48:00.000+01:00I think the last one is heading off on an adventur...I think the last one is heading off on an adventure ...dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-72807751225805113392008-06-22T13:05:00.000+01:002008-06-22T13:05:00.000+01:00You can't beat the salty sea air...and the screech...You can't beat the salty sea air...and the screeching seagulls for your early morning alarm call...but then you know that!!walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-91305143510560940512008-06-22T11:58:00.000+01:002008-06-22T11:58:00.000+01:00Absolutely mine Alice - hands of everyone! I'm jus...Absolutely mine Alice - hands of everyone! I'm just waiting on the Lottery win!<BR/>StephxCurlew Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743251099471763243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-84164062407458958702008-06-22T11:45:00.000+01:002008-06-22T11:45:00.000+01:00I have had a closer look at the Smuggler's Cottage...I have had a closer look at the Smuggler's Cottage - not with a view to purchase I hasten to add - and am not at all sure if SC is the building on the left or the right. An alternative construction ('scuse pun) is that the building on the right is either the garage or the place where the aforementioned smuggler (male or female - we are equal opportunities in all things) stashed the loot.<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-8712059506700527832008-06-22T11:38:00.000+01:002008-06-22T11:38:00.000+01:00We have been having similar thoughts about a place...We have been having similar thoughts about a place by the sea but decided we might be better off renting places for holidays instead - that way we can sample cocktails, mudflats and smuggler's cottages and still come back inland!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-51381411729532264762008-06-22T10:37:00.000+01:002008-06-22T10:37:00.000+01:00Why are you dithering? Smuggler's Cottage! Smuggle...Why are you dithering? Smuggler's Cottage! Smuggler's Cottage!Marmadaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759630876774528656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-15383540740523763712008-06-22T10:05:00.000+01:002008-06-22T10:05:00.000+01:00I would love to live by the sea...but your words a...I would love to live by the sea...but your words about coastal erosion and rising sea levels reflect my own fears....I feel safer inland...if only I was a little more daring.Florence Knapp (Flossie Teacakes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09024138702384185444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-58452609464719542932008-06-22T09:46:00.000+01:002008-06-22T09:46:00.000+01:00When it comes to being directly on the coast I alw...When it comes to being directly on the coast I always think of 1953, not that I was around then but the floods in this area were so devastating and so quick that they seem too have created somekind of collective memory.carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656637287438974853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-28654063326201589892008-06-22T08:05:00.000+01:002008-06-22T08:05:00.000+01:00not sure if the last one floats my boatnot sure if the last one floats my boatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-67697584115307448652008-06-22T08:03:00.000+01:002008-06-22T08:03:00.000+01:00oo yes, seabreeze cocktails and lungfuls of fresh ...oo yes, seabreeze cocktails and lungfuls of fresh salty sea air...hmmmmm yes, a bit tricksy to decide on an abode for the Magpie nest when everywhere brings you out in !!'s.Attic24https://www.blogger.com/profile/05276400306932560082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-357969783318900082008-06-22T07:28:00.000+01:002008-06-22T07:28:00.000+01:00Yes that last one looks dodgy.And my god mud flats...Yes that last one looks dodgy.<BR/><BR/>And my god mud flats get smelly.<BR/><BR/>But don't be put off the idea!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-67416918571504628432008-06-22T03:53:00.000+01:002008-06-22T03:53:00.000+01:00I was thinking the same as Tracey, it would float ...I was thinking the same as Tracey, it would float off with a good shove :) I love how you always capture such amazing images - with your camera, from the web, from anywhere. You have such a good eye for imagery.alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699734825484266916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-68048859827936398452008-06-22T01:58:00.000+01:002008-06-22T01:58:00.000+01:00I love the sound of a smugglers cottage on mud fla...I love the sound of a smugglers cottage on mud flats. <BR/><BR/>THe last one looks like it just needs someone to hit it with a champagne bottle and it could launch right out to sea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-54782216015312409462008-06-22T01:46:00.000+01:002008-06-22T01:46:00.000+01:00Such a shame - problems with each and every one. P...Such a shame - problems with each and every one. Perhaps you should go up a notch, price-wise.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-41266270797091561982008-06-22T01:27:00.000+01:002008-06-22T01:27:00.000+01:00Oooh, a Snugglers Cottage... choose that one! Snug...Oooh, a Snugglers Cottage... choose that one! Snuggling for everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com