tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post163449037335789237..comments2023-10-09T16:15:47.946+02:00Comments on A View from Carmine Superiore: The long walk homeLouise | Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-74315384376652700002009-02-19T11:45:00.000+01:002009-02-19T11:45:00.000+01:00Hi Louise, no she didn't actually fall off the Gre...Hi Louise, no she didn't actually fall off the Great Wall - but she did have a very good try! Fortunately, being small and European with blond curly hair she attracted an awful lot of attention - everyone tried to scoop her up as soon as she moved. But she saw a gap and made a bid for freedom - and I just managed to grab her. A bit of a hairy moment there I can tell you!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-27804214349814997382009-02-18T23:49:00.000+01:002009-02-18T23:49:00.000+01:00Poor little dotties. They're so small and that hil...Poor little dotties. They're so small and that hill is so big!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-13975533883222783982009-02-18T23:23:00.000+01:002009-02-18T23:23:00.000+01:00@Nutty Gnome : Your daughter fell off the Great Wa...@Nutty Gnome : Your daughter fell off the Great Wall of China? Was she hurt? That's a pretty big landmark to be falling off for such a little girl!Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-3139827406716637262009-02-18T23:22:00.000+01:002009-02-18T23:22:00.000+01:00@ Caution Flag : As my first husband used to say, ...@ Caution Flag : As my first husband used to say, there's always a price to pay for everything that's worth having. Carmine's price tag includes daily route marches up and down, and a couple of heart-stopping moments along the way (e.g. yesterday B fell in the stream), but it's a beautiful place to be, and beats the pants off central London (my last home) for raising children.Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-75557111616999406682009-02-18T20:45:00.000+01:002009-02-18T20:45:00.000+01:00The drop is frightening! Not a very kid-friendly l...The drop is frightening! Not a very kid-friendly landscape, but OH so beautiful! What a breath-taking place to raise a family :)Loren https://www.blogger.com/profile/05917946376600583050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-33919409306823248402009-02-18T18:37:00.000+01:002009-02-18T18:37:00.000+01:00I've just wandered across your blog and really enj...I've just wandered across your blog and really enjoyed it. it brought back the joy and sheer terror of small children and steep drops - we took First-Born to China and Russia when she was 18 months old and determined to fall off the Great Wall - whaaah!Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-29646787149998381092009-02-18T17:09:00.000+01:002009-02-18T17:09:00.000+01:00Oh! goodness. And here I was envying the life you...Oh! goodness. And here I was envying the life you've chosen!Caution/Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172990197662644455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-37409119421591091152009-02-18T16:44:00.000+01:002009-02-18T16:44:00.000+01:00Great picture of the kids. Pity other children are...Great picture of the kids. Pity other children aren't more exposed to danger these days but under supervision like yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-89962963802194809792009-02-18T16:09:00.001+01:002009-02-18T16:09:00.001+01:00You should, perhaps, hightail it over to my place ...You should, perhaps, hightail it over to my place where some good news awaits... No stair-climbing involved!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-73193489601904103522009-02-18T16:09:00.000+01:002009-02-18T16:09:00.000+01:00Yikes! The thought of that drop makes me shiver.Yikes! The thought of that drop makes me shiver.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-75029155274320782192009-02-18T15:03:00.000+01:002009-02-18T15:03:00.000+01:00That is a sweet picture of the two of them on the...That is a sweet picture of the two of them on the hill. Glad it's a safer journey now. You are a brave one Louise.<BR/><BR/>♥<BR/>JoyJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198238631600746173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-59533807807652512542009-02-18T14:43:00.000+01:002009-02-18T14:43:00.000+01:00Nice photo.I can relate to this path, as whenever ...Nice photo.<BR/>I can relate to this path, as whenever we buy anything for our house in Italy, the first thought is how do we get it home, and will it fit in the narrow alleyways. We deal with the snakes when we get to them !Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556403160595972518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-48040945409575643942009-02-18T14:08:00.000+01:002009-02-18T14:08:00.000+01:00I'm guessing the snakes and poisonous berries are ...I'm guessing the snakes and poisonous berries are still there. . . at least there is a barrier between you and the ravine. What does not kill us makes us stronger!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062037882359130530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-17827264330982058302009-02-18T10:31:00.000+01:002009-02-18T10:31:00.000+01:00Scary. I'd NEVER get on that path...and can relate...Scary. I'd NEVER get on that path...and can relate totally to the wildly beating heart.<BR/><BR/>Great shot, btw....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-72952982879680650822009-02-18T09:55:00.000+01:002009-02-18T09:55:00.000+01:00Thank goodness that nightmare is over and your hea...Thank goodness that nightmare is over and your heart can be still...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2224466266974963937.post-27425865909333835742009-02-18T09:31:00.000+01:002009-02-18T09:31:00.000+01:00I just read the two posts you linked to and I am o...I just read the two posts you linked to and I am officially terrified of the walk up to your home! Snakes?! 200m falls?! Walking up hill for 45 minutes?!<BR/><BR/>*faints*MsTypohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405552178619579820noreply@blogger.com