tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post7291428728579214010..comments2023-11-03T04:01:35.940-07:00Comments on Desert Canyon Living: Tales From The Vicarage ~ Mr. JonesIngerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-7642912620409854152020-04-14T09:04:40.288-07:002020-04-14T09:04:40.288-07:00Hi Inger - As you know I loved this ... and have w...Hi Inger - As you know I loved this ... and have written to you about it - it is so English in its tone. Great to see another post up ... and I'll be emailing again soon - take care and all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-3984114990138883302020-04-11T07:09:53.597-07:002020-04-11T07:09:53.597-07:00Hi Inger - can't believe I never left a commen...Hi Inger - can't believe I never left a comment on this post - which I love ... it's so British and is a wonderful exposition of a few episodes of your life over here, before you went across the pond.<br /><br />It's interesting what we can do as youngsters ... that we might not have done as adults - brought back a couple of memories for me too ... <br /><br />So enjoy your tales of 1950s/60s England ... but hope we'll get to see some about early Stockholm - when you can ... that hiding in the coal hole ... they were a range of classic tiny rooms ... boiler, coal store, outside toilet, and extra pantry area ... a couple of the houses my parents owned had those ... and my brother's house here - til it caught fire in the great storm (luckily only that part - not the whole house) ... when they rebuilt but changed that bit of the layout to a 21st century living space.<br /><br />Thank you ... loved it - hope all well today - take care ... Easter Saturday in a world that's upside down - all the best - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-60287514510110097902020-03-18T04:32:23.738-07:002020-03-18T04:32:23.738-07:00Hi Inger - well that taught him ... good for you -...Hi Inger - well that taught him ... good for you - but good for him too ... admitting the error of his ways - how funny to hide in the coal hole ... I lived in a Rectory with my father - and there were three bolt holes - one being the coal store. Love the story ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-92161402500177346142020-03-18T04:30:31.115-07:002020-03-18T04:30:31.115-07:00Yes Friko and Inger ... au pairs abound - Princess...Yes Friko and Inger ... au pairs abound - Princess Diana was the obvious one ... but apart from that - they are around and employed. Many in high society molly coddling all around - but I'm sure many help out - being taking skiing to look after the kids, and yachts and holidays ... not sure how the simple pleasures you experienced are there today - in this slightly different world. I had a friend who went over as an au pair - she ended up working for the British Consulate in New York - married an American and lived happily ever after ... her two sons are very American. Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-51139414359243262952020-03-15T11:54:18.616-07:002020-03-15T11:54:18.616-07:00wow, what an interesting life you had back then......wow, what an interesting life you had back then...enjoyed reading this and seeing the photos.sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307968128182359860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-57975526899119337032020-03-13T19:24:21.611-07:002020-03-13T19:24:21.611-07:00What a wonderful story. You told it so well that I...What a wonderful story. You told it so well that I was hanging on every word. You did quite a good deed on that day, and it must have taken courage to insist that the vicar see Mr. Jones.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-32593411814716979972020-03-13T17:49:19.497-07:002020-03-13T17:49:19.497-07:00My goodness! It's a good thing you intervened....My goodness! It's a good thing you intervened. Well done.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-10061224976729976492020-03-12T11:59:52.086-07:002020-03-12T11:59:52.086-07:00what an amazing episode for a young girl to deal w...what an amazing episode for a young girl to deal with in such a situation! <br />you showed your true spirit in how you handled it. with integrity and finesse. he's forever grateful I'm sure. <br />and you were … no... make that ARE absolutely gorgeous! I love old pictures! it made the story come to life!<br />be safe out there in the desert. our town has panicked. they've cleaned out the toilet paper shelves!!!<br />good grief. I mean... I know it's bad. but we don't even have any cases yet that I know of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-37303209360565554132020-03-12T06:47:24.349-07:002020-03-12T06:47:24.349-07:00Wonderful story Inger and I was impressed that you...Wonderful story Inger and I was impressed that you insisted Mr. Smith meet with the man. I'm sure I would have just said "OK" and let him hide. You saved him from possibly years of regret. Well done. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-40398512050539330652020-03-12T03:22:40.774-07:002020-03-12T03:22:40.774-07:00A great story Inger - you must've been a force...A great story Inger - you must've been a force to reckon with lol A lot of my friends from the Continent came here first as au pairs - it was a great way to see the world. Filhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027496923235464642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-17489581713380027122020-03-11T19:19:19.498-07:002020-03-11T19:19:19.498-07:00Mr Jones, I am sure he had that feeling of impendi...Mr Jones, I am sure he had that feeling of impending finality, and what a wonderful person you were to insist.Thank goodness the vicar finally relented. And how brave to own up and confess to his hiding in the coal cellar.Lovely old photos.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-55005968992938799542020-03-11T14:42:11.172-07:002020-03-11T14:42:11.172-07:00Good for you for making the vicar see what he need...Good for you for making the vicar see what he needed to do. God used you that day!!!happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-29173613874071849462020-03-11T13:25:35.518-07:002020-03-11T13:25:35.518-07:00Vicar learned a lesson from his children's au ...Vicar learned a lesson from his children's au pair. I hope he was humbled. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-52122150985216989972020-03-11T12:30:58.344-07:002020-03-11T12:30:58.344-07:00it was a good thing he listened to you, I belive I...it was a good thing he listened to you, I belive I would have done the same as you, told him I would not lie for him. good job and I know he was so happy you talked and he listendMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-73953212709167154032020-03-11T10:47:20.168-07:002020-03-11T10:47:20.168-07:00Wow! What a powerful story!! Just shows we need to...Wow! What a powerful story!! Just shows we need to live like any day might be the last for us or someone we know. You sure did the right thing! I love seeing these early pictures of the beautiful you!Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-23876406772008747302020-03-11T10:24:12.494-07:002020-03-11T10:24:12.494-07:00Great story!
I'm impressed by your insistance ...Great story!<br />I'm impressed by your insistance that the vicar talks to Mr.Jones! You did the right thing.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-4233671626000874112020-03-11T09:37:11.033-07:002020-03-11T09:37:11.033-07:00I think they still have au pairs. When I came to t...I think they still have au pairs. When I came to the US, it was called a Mother's Helper. That's what I was when I arrived here. More duties, cleaning and such. So good to hear from you. We do have some things in common.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-66838827420044858212020-03-11T09:16:33.520-07:002020-03-11T09:16:33.520-07:00dead straight...dead straight...Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-4605816020435961942020-03-11T09:15:42.033-07:002020-03-11T09:15:42.033-07:00What a forceful person you must have been at a ver...What a forceful person you must have been at a very young age! And dear straight and honest.<br />I too was an au pair for about five months, at first with a lovely family in Hampshire and then with a not so nice family in London. I left them very quickly and went back to Germany. To be a foreign au pair was usual for girls who wanted to study as well have a safe home at the same time. Does that job still exist?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com