tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post7974341219106065361..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #262 - Owls of Derision - plus one more from the Small World DeptMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-36382071591911381122017-05-31T01:11:24.000+01:002017-05-31T01:11:24.000+01:00Thanks for that Chris - that's muddied the wat...Thanks for that Chris - that's muddied the waters nicely!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-71930731044641525412017-05-30T09:20:42.787+01:002017-05-30T09:20:42.787+01:00My informants here at the Wildlife Trust think you...My informants here at the Wildlife Trust think your visitor is a tawny owl, though what it's doing about in daylight is anyone's guess. An insomniac owl?<br />Little and short-eared owls have yellow eyes, evidently, while your tawny's are black.Chris Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578412472163593374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-26167815518305566832017-05-27T14:06:20.390+01:002017-05-27T14:06:20.390+01:00It does look splendid - ironically, the reason it ...It does look splendid - ironically, the reason it ceased to be a hotel was because the potential cost to convert all the old rooms to modern en suite etc standard was prohibitive - cheaper and easier to construct a modern building - but then they didn't do that either!<br /><br />Further to the tale so far - Norma's sister (the singer with the Ted Heath band - check your notes) used the professional name Lydia McDonald, though the family name was De Domenico. Just out of curiosity, I poked around a little on YouTube and elsewhere, and I have to say that Lydia was a superb singer - considering I never heard of her, I would regard her as far superior to Anne Shelton or any of the contemporary British big band singers - nearest thing to Julie London I've heard from that period. I'm not going any further down that particular dark tunnel, but it's interesting what you can come up with when you're supposed to be doing your tax return...<br /><br />Regards - TonyMSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-36778772934239154942017-05-27T13:35:50.808+01:002017-05-27T13:35:50.808+01:00A great story, and I wouldn't mind a stay at W...A great story, and I wouldn't mind a stay at Westerdunes House myself.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.com