tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post2020237684339583958..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: I Can’t Look My Best, I Feel Undressed…Ken Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-58346880110354881512012-08-06T11:39:57.649+01:002012-08-06T11:39:57.649+01:00Such a beautiful blog Ken! So touching, I have a ...Such a beautiful blog Ken! So touching, I have a brolly, it's very special it has a little torch on the end to guide me through the dark as it protects me from the elements, very much the way Mr Barr protects me through my life, and like my brolly is with me regardless of the weather. I have other brollies, we don't have the same relationship but they are still there for me when I need them, I gained a lovely bunch of brollies over the last year, but I also lost one I hadn't known for long, but I still miss her & her marmalade xEmma Barrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-70405110051086221302012-08-06T05:03:35.611+01:002012-08-06T05:03:35.611+01:00I have umbrellas everywhere. I get wet constantly....I have umbrellas everywhere. I get wet constantly. What does this say about me?Karen Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-56780859322288007242012-08-05T14:21:59.463+01:002012-08-05T14:21:59.463+01:00One of my oldest possessions—it is in fact a year ...One of my oldest possessions—it is in fact a year older than my daughter—is my umbrella. I bought it in BHS in East Kilbride in 1979 and still use it; it has never needed to be repaired. I’ve had numerous collapsible versions over the years and still carry one in my shoulder bag but there is nothing like a real man-sized brolly. Mine has a classic J-shaped handle (although not a whangee handle as sported by John Steed and no sword either) which I used to enjoy immensely. I would let the umbrella hang from my hand and allow it to rotate as I walked about; a most pleasurable experience. Scotland is like Ireland when it comes to rain. The weather forecast for today, according to my wife, is sunshine and showers. <br /><br />I don’t much care for golf umbrellas. Umbrellas should be black. And, seriously, if I thought I could get away with it I would wear a bowler too. Carrie was all for buying me one we saw in a vintage clothes shop many years ago but it was too small. When I was younger I used to hate getting caught in the rain. It bothers me less these days but then it happens less. As far as some deity using droplets of water to prove his existence I personally think, if the Bible is to be believed, that he’d go with some more dramatic and irrefutable if he really wanted to make people sit up and take note. I know he’s supposed to work in mysterious ways and all that but…<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-10922754080781285972012-08-05T11:51:01.258+01:002012-08-05T11:51:01.258+01:00Jena: Thanks. Nice to see you there. :)
William: ...Jena: Thanks. Nice to see you there. :)<br /><br />William: I've always been a fairly large golf-umbrella type person but my latest model is indeed a little hand-held 'push the button and it pops out' one. It's great but it's too small a radius and bits of me still get wet. I also get feelings of inadequacy when I meet bigger umbrellas. I may go back to a golf one next. <br /><br />Bella: One is all we need. Partner... not umbrella. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-85114302641714046092012-08-05T11:35:09.471+01:002012-08-05T11:35:09.471+01:00I have brollies EVERYWHERE. In my handbag, one for...I have brollies EVERYWHERE. In my handbag, one for walking the dog, several of varying sizes in both cars and spares by the front door. I'm a little obsessed I know. It's a hair thing with me. Pure vanity has lead me to this madness. Only one partner though who has been there through all weathers. Solid and dependable.Bella7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03753485210404107507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-78909596611927379312012-08-05T11:29:34.073+01:002012-08-05T11:29:34.073+01:00Okay, completely ignoring the real point and the s...Okay, completely ignoring the real point and the serious angle, I want to focus on the umbrella.<br /><br />Have you considered a pocket umbrella? A flick umbrella? Something that won't get worn out through daily use but might fool the weather gods, at least while they convene a meeting to discuss it?<br /><br />WilliamWilliam Gallaghernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-42478508874640473262012-08-05T11:25:16.676+01:002012-08-05T11:25:16.676+01:00Very well said Ken, I like how you made the connec...Very well said Ken, I like how you made the connection with relationships. Also, how one can make the umbrella last forever.<br /><br />It's true that relationships for them to last forever, "repairs" are done and necessary adjustments are made. <br /><br />Umbrellas and relationships that last in one's lifetime indeed exist. Thanks for an insightful post.Jena Islehttp://jenaisle.comnoreply@blogger.com