tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post5877375833962686251..comments2024-03-28T19:03:24.043+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: On the road: status update.Tania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-89099828666181308012012-02-20T16:56:14.093+00:002012-02-20T16:56:14.093+00:00I love Tebay. I remember when we stumbled upon it...I love Tebay. I remember when we stumbled upon it years ago on a trip to Edinburgh, now it is a destination sought out to soothe on the trip north. I am so glad they were nice to Pigeon, if not I would find it hard to square with my image of the general nature of the place, and the fact you can have fresh baked cake and proper tea while looking at ducks on the lake.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-88426429299717836682012-02-20T09:09:01.973+00:002012-02-20T09:09:01.973+00:00Oh oh! Watercress Soup sounds amazing - I don'...Oh oh! Watercress Soup sounds amazing - I don't mean to be a pest, but is there a particular recipe you can recommend?<br /><br />And Pigeon's travelling blanket is almost as nice as she is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-91262915000214245832012-02-19T17:26:20.689+00:002012-02-19T17:26:20.689+00:00I preface my comment by saying this: I LOVE DOGS....I preface my comment by saying this: I LOVE DOGS. Love them. Love your Pidge, especially. Love, love, love.<br /><br />However. If I am traveling, and paying full price for a room, and that room has dog pee in the carpet, I am not a happy person. Not all dogs are as well trained or well behaved or healthy as yours, and so...<br /><br />During the hurricane last year, we were mandatorily evacuated from our house. We took our two kitties with us, to the only hotel we could find that accepted animals (four hours' drive). We were so happy to have that room, but honestly? It smelled of animal pee. Ew.<br /><br />Some animals may be able to travel happily and remain continent and well behaved, but most of them are not.<br /><br />Your hotel sounds wonderful, and friendly - like most of the places I stayed in during my two weeks in heaven (Scotland). Glad you two had the best of everything, and I love your "retro picnic"! Only I like my crusts on. 8-)Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-6626643817468725312012-02-19T11:57:57.455+00:002012-02-19T11:57:57.455+00:00Dear Tania,re: your query - Chicly Retro,definitel...Dear Tania,re: your query - Chicly Retro,definitely.After reading your previous tales, I seriously considered a detour via Kirby Lonsdale on the way back home from Cumbria with the children earlier this week.We didn't actually manage to do it this time, but next time we absolutely will.(And you are right about Tebay).Have a wonderful trip.SueSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471221804410563557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-31951249956717013222012-02-18T23:49:13.337+00:002012-02-18T23:49:13.337+00:00Beautiful landscape photos - lets you see how vari...Beautiful landscape photos - lets you see how varied and mysterious the countryside of the British Isles is. Hope they don't plaster wind farms over it. <br /><br />Loved the "goofy" photo of the Pigeon - very amusing! Have a good break. Vivien <br /><br />Your "Comment as" section used to have a word verification and place for a name. Now I can only do it through "anonymous".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-62684136212004623822012-02-18T23:43:31.657+00:002012-02-18T23:43:31.657+00:00Love the countryside colours from the photos, quit...Love the countryside colours from the photos, quite beautiful! Don't tell the Pigeon, but I think we have her twin brother living with us- he's called Hoover Dog (for obvious reasons!). Love the mental picture of watching the racing, with you and Pidge yelling them on...!!!Hecketyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065779986583259061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3949952295331822632012-02-18T22:43:31.079+00:002012-02-18T22:43:31.079+00:00Wonderful travelogue! And a big thumbs-up to the T...Wonderful travelogue! And a big thumbs-up to the Tebay. 'Pet-friendly' at US hotels so often means only for a (substantial) price. By the time you add in the wireless internet, you might as well buy the place, LOL.<br /><br />Thought of you today when a flat racer I like made his four year old debut after eight months off. He is special not just because he's won the big ones, but because he's pure talent, raised and trained right, handled with consideration. I want to see him do well simply because of who he is and what he stands for. And he did---beautifully. <br /><br />BirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-54424161382130906452012-02-18T20:34:06.529+00:002012-02-18T20:34:06.529+00:00Even your adventure is an adventure. I called it ...Even your adventure is an adventure. I called it road food when I travelled with sandwiches and a thermos. Sadly, no dog. He was always waiting at home and jumped straight in the find the crumbs.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-27576899392907497092012-02-18T20:12:17.698+00:002012-02-18T20:12:17.698+00:00Ellie - the Austin dog patios sound so civilised. ...Ellie - the Austin dog patios sound so civilised. And you are so kind to say lovely things about The Pidge; you know that nothing really make me happier than that. (Although I must say I was very delighted to win sixty quid on the big race this afternoon and am still reliving it in my mind.)Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-79537237538103956762012-02-18T20:10:22.439+00:002012-02-18T20:10:22.439+00:00Trifle Rushed - love the sound of the Digestive da...Trifle Rushed - love the sound of the Digestive dance. Making me laugh.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-20257612389166695762012-02-18T20:09:35.568+00:002012-02-18T20:09:35.568+00:00Lou - oh, oh, the dog pride. It is absurd but I kn...Lou - oh, oh, the dog pride. It is absurd but I know it so well. So agree about miracle of the web. Another of the lovely things about the Tebay hotel is they give you free, fast wi-fi. Unlike some very fancy London hotels, which ruthlessly charge you for it.Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-40733854623758205952012-02-18T20:03:52.026+00:002012-02-18T20:03:52.026+00:00I wish I were driving north just so I could stop t...I wish I were driving north just so I could stop there. It sounds wonderful. (We will be in Edinburgh in April and I can barely contain myself, but we're doing strictly trains-- and that may not be "north" enough!). The dog-friendly thing is fairly widespread in the US-- sort of. Chain hotels will let your dogs stay for a fee and they often have to be very small dogs. My friend with a 100+ lb labrador has trouble, though the only thing her placid dog wants to destroy is his latest stuffed squeaky-duck. In Austin, many restaurants have patio seating and most patios allow your dog. Nice for dog owners and those like me who aren't owners but love nothing more than other people's dogs. <br /><br />The Pigeon is looking very fine. If I were the receptionist I too would think nothing could be more charming than to have a dog come right up to greet you behind the desk, and such a lovely dog too.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888019230555832929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-50773402062341942662012-02-18T19:48:55.516+00:002012-02-18T19:48:55.516+00:00What a fabulous hotel. We have just spent three d...What a fabulous hotel. We have just spent three days at the delightful Combe House in Devon, which is very dog friendly, although we left Quin with my parents. He is finding stairs quite tricky, and we felt he would be happier somewhere he knew. It's super to be home with him again. He has just done the ' 13 year old starving Greyhound needs a Digestive, dance,' and naturally received his reward.<br />Your photos are wonderful, and I now want to plan a country house hotel break in Scotland, stopping at Tebay on the way.scrumptious dayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419573938670000694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-77722636353977818042012-02-18T19:48:46.870+00:002012-02-18T19:48:46.870+00:00God bless the web that you can give us this live u...God bless the web that you can give us this live update. I love the sound of your service station; what a rarity! I can't think of a parallel anywhere. Do they know how special they are? Glad that the pigeon is so happy and confident, you couldn't ask for more? I took the pup today to my mums for a family lunch. He too behaved beautifully and I felt...proud! So dogs are just like children to a mother! Lou xLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457538074763854583noreply@blogger.com