tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post206098130342618764..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Been campingAnnalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-26633942985849211322012-08-10T14:29:44.969+01:002012-08-10T14:29:44.969+01:00We love camping. Yes, bad weather is a bummer but ...We love camping. Yes, bad weather is a bummer but it can also be fun. We've set up in rain, camped in rain, been flooded and packed up in rain:)Marta Szemikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100791404636754754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-38060146804959782362012-08-10T01:06:09.476+01:002012-08-10T01:06:09.476+01:00It's fun when you're young and have kids b...It's fun when you're young and have kids but now it's hotel time for me. My favorite was a special deal we got at the St. Regis in Aspen--luxury, luxury, luxury. Plus dogs were allowed and in the morning, perfect coffee served in the elegant lobby with Billy Holliday in the background, fireplace too. Later a swim in the outdoor pool surrounded by snow-covered pine trees. And I did get my dog fix as the dogs wandered around the lobby, perfectly well-behaved. There have to be some joys about getting older.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-23483118416856073552012-08-09T21:51:51.367+01:002012-08-09T21:51:51.367+01:00Although I love the outdoors, I'm not really i...Although I love the outdoors, I'm not really into camping ... the Husband Unit would attest. I guess my city roots show there.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-32210276120369106292012-08-09T20:59:03.041+01:002012-08-09T20:59:03.041+01:00I tried camping once. It was so awful, I'd ne...I tried camping once. It was so awful, I'd never do it again.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33846775342522025612012-08-09T20:58:17.599+01:002012-08-09T20:58:17.599+01:00The key is patience. They baked it by building a b...The key is patience. They baked it by building a brick half stove IN THE FIRE! it was crazy. Then they covered the pan so that the rising cake filled the whole cooking area then turned it over mid bake so it got even heating. I was really impressed.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-50365732377945455242012-08-09T20:52:59.126+01:002012-08-09T20:52:59.126+01:00I hate camping. I'm a spoiled woman who likes...I hate camping. I'm a spoiled woman who likes her toilet, hot water, electricity and cozy bed. I see no reason to give all that up...on purpose. :-)Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-59854319468186004982012-08-09T18:34:36.983+01:002012-08-09T18:34:36.983+01:00Lol - you and Rena have definitely tied for best (...Lol - you and Rena have definitely tied for best (or worst, I guess) camping story. What terrible timing your camping trip had! :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-64232533291487916482012-08-09T18:33:27.127+01:002012-08-09T18:33:27.127+01:00Yeah, I wonder how I ended up camping so much - my...Yeah, I wonder how I ended up camping so much - my parents never took me, that's for sure!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-11347887855304842342012-08-09T18:32:18.190+01:002012-08-09T18:32:18.190+01:00Oh no, the poor boys! Okay, I'm giggling - at ...Oh no, the poor boys! Okay, I'm giggling - at least you were dry!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-68633639100276512822012-08-09T18:28:12.917+01:002012-08-09T18:28:12.917+01:00I didn't mean to complain quite so much. Usual...I didn't mean to complain quite so much. Usually I'm quite stoic about these things. I happily pulled my hood up and down as I wandered around Longleat, and we did all the outside things while it was dry, and headed inside when it rained. And the animals all stayed out as we went around the safari park. So the daytimes were good - lots to be happy about, honestly!<br /><br />I would not win any kind of medal in Texas, I'd be far, far away from any scorpions!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-82484312123443163552012-08-09T18:25:20.439+01:002012-08-09T18:25:20.439+01:00I know I can't rely on the weather, but I'...I know I can't rely on the weather, but I'm relatively annoyed at how today and this evening have been. I am hot. I've opened the windows and doors and I'm still hot... and it's hot outside. This was not the case two days ago :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-84014395917538642272012-08-09T17:09:55.638+01:002012-08-09T17:09:55.638+01:00We went camping during a drought. We pitched our t...We went camping during a drought. We pitched our tent in a perfect flat spot at the base of a hill. It was a magical little hide-away surrounded by shade trees and grassy knolls. Then, having my camping luck, the drought broke with torrential rains...and our quaint camp site was a dried up creek bed. In the middle of the night, I could ignore the dripping roof, but the foot of water running through our tent had me swearing I would be a hotel girl for the rest of my life!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-84550784216929363412012-08-09T16:40:42.365+01:002012-08-09T16:40:42.365+01:00Nope. I'm not much of an outdoorsy kind of per...Nope. I'm not much of an outdoorsy kind of person, I'm afraid. ;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-40792312453873661632012-08-09T16:35:33.010+01:002012-08-09T16:35:33.010+01:00Oh dear, that doesn't sound like the best camp...Oh dear, that doesn't sound like the best camping expedition! I've been camping before when we had a downpour of rain that traveled through our tents. Fortunately, the girls' tent had stretchers so we got to watch the water run by. The boys' tent wasn't so fortunate!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-25094169179596135762012-08-09T15:13:10.671+01:002012-08-09T15:13:10.671+01:00I don't camp. I'm with Alex's category...I don't camp. I'm with Alex's category - hotel with cable - ha! I think the point of camping (from what I hear) is to be able to discuss how miserable it was. You achieved this goal with the wet and damp. Congrats. I think in Texas you have to kill a scorpion in your tent to win the gold medal.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-55384214890215328982012-08-09T15:00:12.140+01:002012-08-09T15:00:12.140+01:00Hi Annalisa - I decided to hit Scotland without a ...Hi Annalisa - I decided to hit Scotland without a computer - fine .. but thankfully found one in the local new museum/library ... it was great for all sorts of reasons - so I sneaked in a few short sessions.<br /><br />Now I'm back - and am in the library catching up on embedded comment blogs - which I can't do at home .. <br /><br />I think I was lucky in Scotland ... most had a dry time and I managed not to get wet ... but I didn't camp - do remember those days ... it's August and it's England ... welcome back .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-24256176949770763662012-08-09T14:44:09.087+01:002012-08-09T14:44:09.087+01:00I judge a camp site on their shower facilities, I ...I judge a camp site on their shower facilities, I must admit. The site we were on didn't score that highly, which was a shame, but we never go back to the same place twice.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-11235257512892074272012-08-09T14:42:34.582+01:002012-08-09T14:42:34.582+01:00I'd be happy with hot, actually. I love being ...I'd be happy with hot, actually. I love being able to take my shoes off and wander barefoot in the grass. The year the weather was lovely, we were camping on chippings in a wood!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-18689043340820717672012-08-09T14:41:40.708+01:002012-08-09T14:41:40.708+01:00Camping in the snow... hardcore! I don't imagi...Camping in the snow... hardcore! I don't imagine much turkey got eaten that year!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-16886733003856440762012-08-09T14:40:24.880+01:002012-08-09T14:40:24.880+01:00When the weather's nice, it's great fun......When the weather's nice, it's great fun... Like today, today would have been an amazingly hot, sunny, dry day to camp!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-30441735553871910232012-08-09T04:55:40.546+01:002012-08-09T04:55:40.546+01:00I'm not a camping kind of girl... I'd rath...I'm not a camping kind of girl... I'd rather stay in a B&B and enjoy the small comforts:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-50546847729578337082012-08-09T02:15:08.643+01:002012-08-09T02:15:08.643+01:00Oh yes, I've been there! Wet camping or really...Oh yes, I've been there! Wet camping or really hot camping is no fun. I prefer a little cool and dry camping.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-65695836612510644612012-08-09T01:26:10.622+01:002012-08-09T01:26:10.622+01:00Yeah, I've had camping trips like that. We wen...Yeah, I've had camping trips like that. We went camping at Thanksgiving once. The plan was to basically bake the turkey in the Weber (an enclosed BBQ), but it happenened to snow that weekend and we couldn't get the Weber hot enough. So of course my husband used lighter fluid to keep the fire going. Yep, the turkey tasted like lighter fluid. Of course, we laugh about it now:)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-39137125281815141822012-08-09T00:28:30.310+01:002012-08-09T00:28:30.310+01:00<---Has never been camping. ::hangs head in sha...<---Has never been camping. ::hangs head in shame::<br /><a href="http://minalobo.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Some Dark Romantic</a>Mina Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173895884776280826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-57516082034654215952012-08-08T21:49:09.704+01:002012-08-08T21:49:09.704+01:00It's good fun when it's not raining, or wh...It's good fun when it's not raining, or when you've got the equipment to cope with the rain. But I'm probably not advertising it the ideal way!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.com