tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post7386344600147160413..comments2024-03-27T20:34:04.805-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: The REAL Lord of the Flies! (The Last Hobnob)Kay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-27355656023357171432020-05-17T09:09:46.233-04:002020-05-17T09:09:46.233-04:00Oh no! Keep an eye out for them! I promise you the...Oh no! Keep an eye out for them! I promise you they are good! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-35986191844511346982020-05-16T21:25:19.156-04:002020-05-16T21:25:19.156-04:00I checked the Brit section at the grocery store --...I checked the Brit section at the grocery store -- alas, no Hobnobs!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-1263763855095025622020-05-16T16:47:23.051-04:002020-05-16T16:47:23.051-04:00No problem, I knew you what meant. I called them t...No problem, I knew you what meant. I called them turtles but I imagined the giant tortoises on long rows in ships, so I guess I read your mind anyway! I am thinking that the book, "In The Heart of the Sea" is one that Amazon always recommends to me since it sees my other reading materials, so now that you have told me also, I really do need to read it! And I do like true life sea adventures!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-73692515763212549572020-05-15T03:59:41.325-04:002020-05-15T03:59:41.325-04:00Opps. Sorry,senior moment. I'll correct myself...Opps. Sorry,senior moment. I'll correct myself Kay. It was giant tortoise, that during dry spells on remote desert islands had evolved to exist with limited food and water, and could go months, still alive without either. Look up "In the heart of the sea." Nathaniel Philbrick. A very interesting book if you like true life sea adventures. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-63868535177262523682020-05-14T08:20:24.481-04:002020-05-14T08:20:24.481-04:00Sailing...I am a daughter of farmers and I really ...Sailing...I am a daughter of farmers and I really don't know why I have such a "thing" about it. On the long sea journeys, how could they keep enough food to keep them healthy? I find it amusing that the Brits are called "limeys" because they ate limes to prevent scurvy! Genius, if you ask me! Sad about the wildlife being decimated but that is interesting though about the turtles being able to stay alive even without food or water. I wonder if my Hobnob was anything like sea tack? Isn't that something that sailors would eat, that was made from oats? Not sure...I have read a lot of books about ships at sea. Have I told you this? I once won a small spelling bee at my school because I spelled "gunwale" correctly! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-41205318816249039962020-05-14T08:10:49.887-04:002020-05-14T08:10:49.887-04:00It's funny how books go in and out of style. O...It's funny how books go in and out of style. One of my favorite books of fiction is considered racist but honestly, it is the exact opposite of that. It is "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. (Note, he wrote the title that way, without the "The" in front of it...so as not to give the book any "airs"! It is a GENIUS piece of writing. Makes me sad that people can't see that.)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-80052001638235304472020-05-14T08:07:29.289-04:002020-05-14T08:07:29.289-04:00I know I am bad but when I read The Lord of the Fl...I know I am bad but when I read The Lord of the Flies, I remember thinking, "if only they had a few girls on there, they would have sorted them out!" There, now you know what a bad teenager I was! I think I even said that to the teacher in the class and I remembered he laughed. I always did like to make people laugh. :-) I am serious on here but in real life, I am funny.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-22770877577669905622020-05-14T08:05:03.803-04:002020-05-14T08:05:03.803-04:00I know and I am glad that the author found out abo...I know and I am glad that the author found out about this story and wrote about it so we CAN know!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-61556932718646297522020-05-14T08:04:29.067-04:002020-05-14T08:04:29.067-04:00Hey Laurie! No, it is too expensive to mail things...Hey Laurie! No, it is too expensive to mail things like that to the USA. I will just have to enjoy it when I am able to visit and believe me, I DO enjoy them!<br />Take care and so nice to see your comment! xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-74557889605615664812020-05-14T08:01:37.664-04:002020-05-14T08:01:37.664-04:00I remember that I liked "Lord of the Flies&qu...I remember that I liked "Lord of the Flies" when I read it for school but it was the writing that I admired, I have always had a preference for British authors! And honestly, I edit the worst things out anyway...I do the same for films!! During this pandemic, we need to know what to expect but we also need to focus on what we can hope for, that one day there will be end to it.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-82094770372261482732020-05-14T07:57:50.013-04:002020-05-14T07:57:50.013-04:00I very much like to read non fiction and especiall...I very much like to read non fiction and especially stories of survival. Not sure why this is so but I find these kind of books fascinating.<br />We have so many examples of cruelty that we should focus on the opposite, I think.<br />Now you are making me want to have a buttered Brezel, fresh from the bakery. It might taste like home to you but it simply sounds like HEAVEN to me!<br />And like you, when I visit England, my home away from home, there are certain foods that I can only get there and truly enjoy them. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-4043565054514343152020-05-14T07:54:46.657-04:002020-05-14T07:54:46.657-04:00A Hobnob is made of oats but there is something el...A Hobnob is made of oats but there is something else there...ginger perhaps? Not sure but I think I told you before in another post that it is THE number one biscuit in the UK!<br />So I am not the only fan! If you see them, BUY them!<br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-40660655589820797332020-05-14T07:53:06.003-04:002020-05-14T07:53:06.003-04:00It must have been dreadfully frightening for them....It must have been dreadfully frightening for them. Even though they worked hard to survive, I can't imagine what they must have gone through. I want to know more about them!<br />You take care too, Lee!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-16260723498627971582020-05-14T07:50:54.112-04:002020-05-14T07:50:54.112-04:00If only.If only.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-92111021740443090672020-05-14T06:59:14.975-04:002020-05-14T06:59:14.975-04:00I've read the book and enjoyed it. Not so upli...I've read the book and enjoyed it. Not so uplifting for the wildlife on the island mind you :o) During the era of pirates and whale hunting tropical islands were routinely stripped of any wildlife as it was how they resupplied their ships, leading to mass extinctions, especially turtles which could be stored below decks in long rows and would still be alive months later, even if not fed or watered. Highly prized meat for long sea journeys.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-14692838736201321352020-05-13T14:22:25.364-04:002020-05-13T14:22:25.364-04:00It's a long time since I had a hobnob!
Your ha...It's a long time since I had a hobnob!<br />Your half eaten one does look like the moon!<br /><br />When I was at school (many years ago now) Lord of the Flies was required reading … but perhaps not now.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-81095094748166860442020-05-13T13:32:57.535-04:002020-05-13T13:32:57.535-04:00I read that article the other day. Now I know why ...I read that article the other day. Now I know why I never liked The Lord Of The Flies.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-43107374434045738902020-05-13T11:51:30.557-04:002020-05-13T11:51:30.557-04:00Wow, I can't believe it's a true story and...Wow, I can't believe it's a true story and not fiction.gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674279919813089732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-86817707245816580262020-05-13T07:37:50.792-04:002020-05-13T07:37:50.792-04:00I love this story and you are right, it should be ...I love this story and you are right, it should be the one read in school. When Lord of the Flies was written there was a very pessimistic attitude about human nature. Human nature can and so often does, show real kindness and cooperation. A lot of this is demonstrated during this pandemic time.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-36187981813323474292020-05-13T05:24:15.081-04:002020-05-13T05:24:15.081-04:00Wow, what an impressive feat, surviving 15 months ...Wow, what an impressive feat, surviving 15 months (after having survived the storm and the eight days at sea, of course)!<br />You are right, stories about the goodness in people should be read at school, too.<br />As for the boys' diet - I love coconut, but even I would have had enough after a while, I suppose...<br />Whenever I have been away from home for a while, one of the first things I try to have to eat is a buttered Brezel (the real Swabian version) fresh from the bakery. Not that I eat them all the time when I am home, but they very much taste like "home".<br />And when I am in England, I always make sure to have certain food, too - my home away from home!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30349190644285044452020-05-12T22:33:54.657-04:002020-05-12T22:33:54.657-04:00A heartwarming story! SO much more uplifting than ...A heartwarming story! SO much more uplifting than Lord of the Flies.<br /><br />I've never had a Hobnob. They look kind of like an oatmeal cookie perhaps? I noticed the other day at the grocery store that it now has a "British food" section in its foreign food area. Next time I'm there, I'll see if Hobnobs are among its offerings.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5595599525783697362020-05-12T19:41:18.798-04:002020-05-12T19:41:18.798-04:00Their diet was a perfect one on which to survive. ...Their diet was a perfect one on which to survive. Fresh seafood and coconuts...`<br /><br />In saying that, I bet they did want a juicy thick steak and some chips/French fries...followed by some Hobnobs to dip in mugs of hot cocoa or Milo upon their return to civilisation! :)<br /><br />Keep taking good care, Kay. I hope all is well with you and your loved ones...and remains so. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-64759437598694491002020-05-12T16:42:54.953-04:002020-05-12T16:42:54.953-04:00If only the world's leaders would act like tho...If only the world's leaders would act like those boys.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185765129472832100noreply@blogger.com