tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post8924871293827237433..comments2024-02-23T03:46:42.310-05:00Comments on JO ON FOOD, LIFE AND A SCENT OF CHOCOLATE: New Bowling Season, Books, Swimming the Channel,Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-86457323567535403462012-08-22T08:07:17.131-04:002012-08-22T08:07:17.131-04:00I am surprised we haven't got anything like th...I am surprised we haven't got anything like that over here. Sound good.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-41477679809819068852012-08-22T06:04:08.042-04:002012-08-22T06:04:08.042-04:00It's a chain of noodle bars. There's one i...It's a chain of noodle bars. There's one in Cork I like to go to......it reminds me of being in Vietnam!Lorna V Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137940819610228497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-82333374040317386292012-08-21T09:26:05.032-04:002012-08-21T09:26:05.032-04:00Having read the article, I think you have found th...Having read the article, I think you have found the right man, thanks so much Sue. I had no idea he came from Kent, but obviously he trained in Lincolnshire as he was working there. The minute I saw the name it rang a bell. By the time he died I was about 16 and back living in Kent, but when he swam the canal I would have been 13/14 I guess.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-1814465763134737572012-08-21T09:11:39.133-04:002012-08-21T09:11:39.133-04:00Sounds like you've got the right man then, tha...Sounds like you've got the right man then, thanks. I was just going to read the web page. What a daft thing to do when you have 9 kids.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-35364889828954345152012-08-21T09:10:07.270-04:002012-08-21T09:10:07.270-04:00His wife and children (9 of them)!! stayed at hom...His wife and children (9 of them)!! stayed at home in Dartford whilst he worked in Scunthorpe which is North Lincolnshire. That's what made me think he could be the swimmer you remember.Sue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-59640050223074090842012-08-21T08:56:22.215-04:002012-08-21T08:56:22.215-04:00The name sounds familiar Sue, will read that artic...The name sounds familiar Sue, will read that article later - had a quick look said he was from Kent which makes me think why would he have been practising in Lincolnshire? Except It was a canal.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-27538079190394953542012-08-21T07:37:15.896-04:002012-08-21T07:37:15.896-04:00Hi Jo
Could it have been Edward (Ted) May who died...Hi Jo<br />Could it have been Edward (Ted) May who died attempting the swim in 1954?<br />http://www.bakkumopzijnkop.nl/tedmay.htmSue Clinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582183867336673426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-44351138818074936242012-08-20T23:20:03.372-04:002012-08-20T23:20:03.372-04:00Which one, Lake Ontario or the English Channel? I&...Which one, Lake Ontario or the English Channel? I've never been that good a swimmer. Hubby was, but not that good.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-68597730642129440692012-08-20T21:41:10.508-04:002012-08-20T21:41:10.508-04:00I wouldn't do that swim!I wouldn't do that swim!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-38403237171130436382012-08-20T14:35:58.439-04:002012-08-20T14:35:58.439-04:00I figured that's what one would do. Thanks. Wh...I figured that's what one would do. Thanks. What is Wagamama?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-85470160231014443662012-08-20T12:29:40.663-04:002012-08-20T12:29:40.663-04:00Jo in Wagamama I always suck the beans out and dis...Jo in Wagamama I always suck the beans out and discard the pods when eating them<br />http://onceuponathyme.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/edamame-beans-with-chilli-salt/Lorna V Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137940819610228497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-53597752602022960222012-08-20T11:55:06.573-04:002012-08-20T11:55:06.573-04:00We really enjoy it, but we normally do 5 pin which...We really enjoy it, but we normally do 5 pin which is only in Canada. Less pins, smaller ball.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762107274389650601.post-46818555786517817382012-08-20T11:18:31.433-04:002012-08-20T11:18:31.433-04:00I love bowling, although I rarely break a hundred....I love bowling, although I rarely break a hundred. Its a great way to spend fun time with the fam. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com