Comments for Ruth Downie http://rsdownie.co.uk Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Welcome… by Ruth http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/01/01/welcome/#comment-769 Ruth Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:02:03 +0000 http://ruthdownie.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-769 Yes indeed. Thanks for this, Mark - I'll do a post on it. Yes indeed. Thanks for this, Mark – I’ll do a post on it.

]]> Comment on Welcome… by Mark http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/01/01/welcome/#comment-767 Mark Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:03:49 +0000 http://ruthdownie.wordpress.com/?p=289#comment-767 Hi Ruth, Thought you might find this article from the Times interesting: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/living/article7042984.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084 It makes you wonder about the level of cultural diversity that the Romans introduced when they came to Britain. Mark Hi Ruth,
Thought you might find this article from the Times interesting: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/living/article7042984.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084

It makes you wonder about the level of cultural diversity that the Romans introduced when they came to Britain.

Mark

]]> Comment on Dreaming of digging? by Minnie http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/18/dreaming-of-digging/#comment-761 Minnie Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:04:57 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1313#comment-761 Thanks, Ruth. I shall look forward to the next one. Sadly, there are very few classical remains in the Alpes Maritimes. If it's any consolation, Cemelenum is more similar in size/state of repair to Verulamium than to the splendours of Arles, Nimes or Orange - although there's enough space for the annual Jazz Festival. I reckon the Romans thought us Ligures lot beneath them, preferring the fleshpots (?;-)) of Gallia Narbonensis: they didn't know what they were missing! Thanks, Ruth. I shall look forward to the next one.
Sadly, there are very few classical remains in the Alpes Maritimes. If it’s any consolation, Cemelenum is more similar in size/state of repair to Verulamium than to the splendours of Arles, Nimes or Orange – although there’s enough space for the annual Jazz Festival.
I reckon the Romans thought us Ligures lot beneath them, preferring the fleshpots (?;-)) of Gallia Narbonensis: they didn’t know what they were missing!

]]> Comment on Dreaming of digging? by Ruth http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/18/dreaming-of-digging/#comment-760 Ruth Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:04:54 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1313#comment-760 Welcome to the blog, Minnie! Glad to hear you're enjoying the books. You'll find the third one is set nearer to home (yours, not mine). How jealous I am of all those standing Roman buildings, while we get into a lather here about a few stones found still in situ amidst a sea of mud... Welcome to the blog, Minnie! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the books. You’ll find the third one is set nearer to home (yours, not mine). How jealous I am of all those standing Roman buildings, while we get into a lather here about a few stones found still in situ amidst a sea of mud…

]]> Comment on Dreaming of digging? by Minnie http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/18/dreaming-of-digging/#comment-759 Minnie Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:59:24 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1313#comment-759 Love the idea of the magic wand getting stuck in a digital bend ...! I enjoyed the first of your Ruso series, and have just laid hands on the second which I am happily devouring. The humour, characterisation and sharp dialogue are a joy, as are the settings. So glad to hear more are on their way. Greetings from a fellow archaeologist manquee in (well, near) Cemelenum. Love the idea of the magic wand getting stuck in a digital bend …! I enjoyed the first of your Ruso series, and have just laid hands on the second which I am happily devouring. The humour, characterisation and sharp dialogue are a joy, as are the settings. So glad to hear more are on their way. Greetings from a fellow archaeologist manquee in (well, near) Cemelenum.

]]> Comment on A matter of taste by egk http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/14/a-matter-of-taste/#comment-682 egk Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:09:58 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1305#comment-682 oh! too funny!!! oh! too funny!!!

]]> Comment on A matter of taste by Ruth http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/14/a-matter-of-taste/#comment-680 Ruth Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:39:54 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1305#comment-680 I'll look forward to them! I never know what the etiquette is about this blogroll thing - personally I'm flattered to be listed, but I just thought I'd better check... will pop across to the dashboard and do it now. Cheers, Ruth I’ll look forward to them!

I never know what the etiquette is about this blogroll thing – personally I’m flattered to be listed, but I just thought I’d better check… will pop across to the dashboard and do it now.

Cheers,

Ruth

]]> Comment on A matter of taste by lafftur http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/14/a-matter-of-taste/#comment-678 lafftur Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:18:29 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1305#comment-678 You are right...we couldn't make up stuff that would be that funny. It's in my category of "if you put this in a movie, no one would believe it." things. Oh, yes, please do list me in your blogroll...and I apologize...I should have asked you before I listed you in mine. Is it OK for me to continue listing you in mine? Keep watching...I've got some more doozies I'll be posting in the next couple of days! Best, Laurie You are right…we couldn’t make up stuff that would be that funny. It’s in
my category of “if you put this in a movie, no one would believe it.”
things.

Oh, yes, please do list me in your blogroll…and I apologize…I should have asked you before I listed you in mine. Is it OK for me
to continue listing you in mine?

Keep watching…I’ve got some more doozies I’ll be posting in the next
couple of days!

Best,
Laurie

]]> Comment on A matter of taste by Ruth http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/14/a-matter-of-taste/#comment-676 Ruth Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:46:03 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1305#comment-676 Ha! Still chuckling over Google's creative translation. You couldn't make it up, could you? Can I list you in my blogroll? Ruth Ha! Still chuckling over Google’s creative translation. You couldn’t make it up, could you?

Can I list you in my blogroll?

Ruth

]]> Comment on A matter of taste by lafftur http://rsdownie.co.uk/2010/02/14/a-matter-of-taste/#comment-675 lafftur Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:05:43 +0000 http://rsdownie.co.uk/?p=1305#comment-675 Oh, that is precious. Thanks to Nokia, I will never be able to think of "Mansfield Park" the same way again! That particular juxtaposition makes me wonder if large numbers of 13-year-old boys are dipping into Jane Austen these days... I am seriously amused by the things that technology does _to_ us, as well as _for_ us. You might enjoy a look at the fascinating assistance I got from Google Voice. http://lafftur.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/no-babies-thank-god/ Incredible to think that behind all of this is a series of ones and zeros. Oh, that is precious. Thanks to Nokia, I will never be able to think of “Mansfield Park” the same way again! That particular juxtaposition makes me wonder if large numbers of 13-year-old boys are dipping into Jane Austen these days…

I am seriously amused by the things that technology does _to_ us, as well as _for_ us.

You might enjoy a look at the fascinating assistance I got from Google Voice. http://lafftur.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/no-babies-thank-god/

Incredible to think that behind all of this is a series of ones and zeros.

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