tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post2236673140027932860..comments2024-03-28T09:00:16.698-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Queen of the GypsiesBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-9973770204230119492020-10-12T02:04:45.749-07:002020-10-12T02:04:45.749-07:00Thank you MM. No, gypsies and tramps - neither ve...Thank you MM. No, gypsies and tramps - neither very popular.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-21205818839452507272020-10-12T02:04:22.938-07:002020-10-12T02:04:22.938-07:00Thankyou RR. Yes, they called regularly with us, ...Thankyou RR. Yes, they called regularly with us, as they lived less than a mile away.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-50078708402864466032020-10-11T09:45:09.818-07:002020-10-11T09:45:09.818-07:00Beautiful writing. I too remember the gypsies fro...Beautiful writing. I too remember the gypsies from my childhood even back then they were not always treated with kindness by some.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-47931237270526136702020-10-11T01:50:08.299-07:002020-10-11T01:50:08.299-07:00What a lovely descriptive piece of writing. I reme...What a lovely descriptive piece of writing. I remember gypsies coming to the door when I was a child selling pegs and white heather. Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-32458374133683420082020-10-10T11:06:50.768-07:002020-10-10T11:06:50.768-07:00Oh, I know the ones I knew from my youth are still...Oh, I know the ones I knew from my youth are still living in the same area - though in more up-market dwellings than the caravans they used to have. Now they are in a sort of permanent smart chalet to replace it, or even brick-built homes. We used to have the gypsies knocking on our doors for clothing or shoes, or anything we wanted rid of, or trying to sell us pegs, or little mossy arrangements adorned with Primroses. I thought it was good that they always worked in a self-sufficient way. Now they are on sites, they still deal in horses, but do a lot of scrap work (certainly round here). The sons leave school around 10 (not that they ever attended much, normally!) and help dad out in the business. Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-50818392312909123262020-10-10T10:35:48.216-07:002020-10-10T10:35:48.216-07:00I too have heard of the Goddard family - why do w...I too have heard of the Goddard family - why do we never see real gypsies these days? When I was a child they were a common sight passing through our village and my mother always welcomed them and bought something from their wares.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-187019933131884282020-10-10T09:25:26.788-07:002020-10-10T09:25:26.788-07:00Wasn't it? I have found records of the Goddar...Wasn't it? I have found records of the Goddard family hop-picking up in the north of Hampshire, but I think they had settled in our parish by late Victorian times. I have several of Alison Uttleys' books too and would never part with them.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-70916025050419116582020-10-10T08:00:28.523-07:002020-10-10T08:00:28.523-07:00A different world; and many of the advancements no...A different world; and many of the advancements not for the better. Lovely poem! Reminded me of The Country Child, a delightful 'children's' book by Alison Uttley...which I still enjoy, 50 years on!CharlottePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693808113369554138noreply@blogger.com