As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of the 
ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly changing 
distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has come from 
nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new names. And I'm 
trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local parents have developed a 
sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the only vaguely famous Freya I can 
think of is Freya Stark who's been dead for some time and is hardly a pillar 
of popular culture.

So I'm wondering -

Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might be a 
local phenomenon.

Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?

-- 
SB

"Steve Brooks" <steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes:

> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of
> the ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly
> changing distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has
> come from nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new
> names. And I'm trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local
> parents have developed a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the
> only vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's been
> dead for some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
>
> So I'm wondering -

I've been wondering as well.  I think it's in the top dozen or so of
names now.

> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might
> be a local phenomenon.

Frances is in school with a Freya.

> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?

No, sorry!
-- 
Online waterways route planner: http://canalplan.org.uk
           development version: http://canalplan.eu

Steve Brooks wrote:
> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of
> the ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly
> changing distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has
> come from nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new
> names. And I'm trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local
> parents have developed a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the
> only vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's been
> dead for some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
>
> So I'm wondering -
>
> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might
> be a local phenomenon.
>
> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little
> trend?

Only Fraya I know

http://www.alchemisthifi.info/ranges/1st_range/images/1st_range_rack.jpg

top box   lol

In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks 
<steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>And the only vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's 
>been dead for some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
>
*Exactly*.
>Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?
>
No idea.

Sincerely Chris
-- 
Chris McMillan
sig line taking a holiday

In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks 
<steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might 
>be a local phenomenon.
>
>Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?

A friend of mine has a daughter of that name, who will be about 4 or 5 
now, I think.  I will ask her, next time I see her, how she came to 
choose the name.
-- 
Jenny
"I always like to have the morning well-aired before I get up."
(Beau Brummel, 1778-1840)

In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks 
<steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might 
>be a local phenomenon.

I do not.

But I was pondering the other day what a shame it is that we don't have 
the Icelandic method of patro- (and apparently matro-) nymics.

In a modern environment we might have Britney Waynesdóttir, Kyle 
Shanesson, Chardonnay Shaniecedóttir and Kade Dylansson taking their 
place at Loki Elementary School.

-- 
Profoundly Misopogonistophobic since 1982

Nigel Eaton

"Steve Brooks" <steveb@postmaster.invalid> wrote in message 
news:Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2...
> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of the 
> ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly changing 
> distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has come from 
> nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new names. And I'm 
> trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local parents have developed 
> a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the only vaguely famous Freya I 
> can think of is Freya Stark who's been dead for some time and is hardly a 
> pillar of popular culture.
>
> So I'm wondering -
>
> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might be a 
> local phenomenon.
>
> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
> trend?
>
Well there's the author, Freya North, whom Wikipedia tells me was born in 
1967. She's quite a prolific creator of chick-lit, so probably has a certain 
appeal for young mums. Interestingly, though, Freyja has always been a name 
I fancied using if I'd had a daughter (never happened though), and it was 
the Norse goddess who inspired me. I wonder who inspired Freya North's 
parents?

ally

Jenny M Benson wrote:
> In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks 
> <steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might 
>> be a local phenomenon.
>>
>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
>> trend?
> 
> A friend of mine has a daughter of that name, who will be about 4 or 5 
> now, I think.  I will ask her, next time I see her, how she came to 
> choose the name.

Perhaps she'll say that she had noticed a lot of other people calling 
their daughters Freya and liked the name?

I was on a course about 20 years ago with a lady who had a young 
daughter called Freya. I remember thinking it unusual at the time, but 
never thought to ask her why she chose it.
-- 
Martin

On 3 Nov, 19:11, "Steve Brooks" <ste...@postmaster.invalid> wrote:

> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?

Someone from the Bentos family?

> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? 
> It might be a local phenomenon.
The only Freya I know is just a few years younger than I am. Her 
family is from Shetland and she has a brother named Rognvald.

> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this 
> little trend?
No.

But I can't think of a Chloe who would have inspired the growing 
popularity of that name, either.

Anne B

"Stephen"  wrote in message 
news:7ldj36F37vf90U1@mid.individual.net...
> Steve Brooks wrote:
>> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of the 
>> ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly 
>> changing distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has 
>> come from nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new 
>> names. And I'm trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local 
>> parents have developed a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the only 
>> vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's been dead for 
>> some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
>>
>> So I'm wondering -
>>
>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might be 
>> a local phenomenon.
>
> I know (indirectly) one Freya - aged about 12, I think.
>
>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
>> trend?
>
> This one was, I believe, named after the Norse goddess, but I don't know 
> why (her sister has a Shakespearean name.)
>
> -- 
> Stephen
>
> You shall this twelvemonth term from day to day
> Visit the speechless sick and still converse
> With groaning wretches, and your task shall be
> With all the fierce endeavour of thy wit
> To enforce the pained impotent to smile.

Could you identify the source of your sig, Stephen?

Mike Ruddock

Steve Brooks wrote:
> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of the 
> ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly 
> changing distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has 
> come from nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new 
> names. And I'm trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local 
> parents have developed a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the 
> only vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's been dead 
> for some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
> 
> So I'm wondering -
> 
> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might be 
> a local phenomenon.

I know (indirectly) one Freya - aged about 12, I think.

> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
> trend?

This one was, I believe, named after the Norse goddess, but I don't know 
why (her sister has a Shakespearean name.)

-- 
Stephen

You shall this twelvemonth term from day to day
Visit the speechless sick and still converse
With groaning wretches, and your task shall be
With all the fierce endeavour of thy wit
To enforce the pained impotent to smile.

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:56:01 -0000, "a l l y"
 wrote:

>"Steve Brooks" <steveb@postmaster.invalid> wrote in message 
>news:Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2...
>> As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of the 
>> ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly changing 
>> distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has come from 
>> nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new names. And I'm 
>> trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local parents have developed 
>> a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the only vaguely famous Freya I 
>> can think of is Freya Stark who's been dead for some time and is hardly a 
>> pillar of popular culture.
>>
>> So I'm wondering -
>>
>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might be a 
>> local phenomenon.
>>
>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
>> trend?
>>
>Well there's the author, Freya North, whom Wikipedia tells me was born in 
>1967. She's quite a prolific creator of chick-lit, so probably has a certain 
>appeal for young mums. Interestingly, though, Freyja has always been a name 
>I fancied using if I'd had a daughter (never happened though), and it was 
>the Norse goddess who inspired me. I wonder who inspired Freya North's 
>parents?
>
>ally 
>
I love the name too and all Nigel's suggestions as well.

Mike Ruddock wrote:
> 
> "Stephen"  wrote in message 
>>
>> You shall this twelvemonth term from day to day
>> Visit the speechless sick and still converse
>> With groaning wretches, and your task shall be
>> With all the fierce endeavour of thy wit
>> To enforce the pained impotent to smile.
> 
> Could you identify the source of your sig, Stephen?

Love's Labour's Lost, Act 5 scene 2, lines 849-853, spoken by Rosaline 
to Berowne.

-- 
Stephen

You shall this twelvemonth term from day to day
Visit the speechless sick and still converse
With groaning wretches, and your task shall be
With all the fierce endeavour of thy wit
To enforce the pained impotent to smile.

"a l l y" wrote

<snip>

> Well there's the author, Freya North, whom Wikipedia tells me was born in 
> 1967. She's quite a prolific creator of chick-lit, so probably has a 
> certain appeal for young mums.

Ah - that sounds likely. Thanks.

And thanks to everyone else who replied. I agree, it's a lovely name.

-- 
SB

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:44 +0000, Martin Clark <reply@your.peril>
wrote:

>Jenny M Benson wrote:
>> In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks 
>> <steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might 
>>> be a local phenomenon.
>>>
>>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little 
>>> trend?
>> 
>> A friend of mine has a daughter of that name, who will be about 4 or 5 
>> now, I think.  I will ask her, next time I see her, how she came to 
>> choose the name.
>
>Perhaps she'll say that she had noticed a lot of other people calling 
>their daughters Freya and liked the name?
>
>I was on a course about 20 years ago with a lady who had a young 
>daughter called Freya. I remember thinking it unusual at the time, but 
>never thought to ask her why she chose it.

I had a Freyja (sic) in the children's choir I conducted just before
moving to Cambridge. So she'd be about 18 now

lff

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:32:12 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
 wrote:

>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? 
>> It might be a local phenomenon.
>The only Freya I know is just a few years younger than I am. Her 
>family is from Shetland and she has a brother named Rognvald.
>
>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this 
>> little trend?
>No.
>
>But I can't think of a Chloe who would have inspired the growing 
>popularity of that name, either.
>
There have been several in popular soaps such as Home and Away round
about the time the trend started.

We called our d#1 Chloe in 1976. I was very unusual and people
couldn't spell it. At playgroup her wet paintings would be hung up to
dry with the name Chole or Clowey painted on by one of the helpers.

Then I got in touch with Robin and found that he too had a daughter
called Chloe, born in 1974. 

There had a been a Chloe at the prep part of our school. Robin knew
her a bit, I didn't really. I think ours came from L'écume des Jours
by Boris Vian.

lff

In message , Linda Fox 
 writes
>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:44 +0000, Martin Clark <reply@your.peril>
>wrote:
>
>>Jenny M Benson wrote:
>>> In message <Zg%Hm.48952$F%2.37155@newsfe19.ams2>, Steve Brooks
>>> <steveb@postmaster.invalid> writes
>>>> Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might
>>>> be a local phenomenon.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little
>>>> trend?
>>>
>>> A friend of mine has a daughter of that name, who will be about 4 or 5
>>> now, I think.  I will ask her, next time I see her, how she came to
>>> choose the name.
>>
>>Perhaps she'll say that she had noticed a lot of other people calling
>>their daughters Freya and liked the name?
>>
>>I was on a course about 20 years ago with a lady who had a young
>>daughter called Freya. I remember thinking it unusual at the time, but
>>never thought to ask her why she chose it.
>
>I had a Freyja (sic) in the children's choir I conducted just before
>moving to Cambridge. So she'd be about 18 now
>
>lff
I hope she is in better health now too. ;-)))
-- 
Mike McMillan,
The email address is spam trapped but any genuine communications may be sent to
mike dot mcmillan at ntlworld dot com

"Let's all calm down shall we? Let's forget there is a llama in here at all."
(Lynda Snell, 010603)

Tel: (+44) 0118 9265450. website: <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mike.mcmillan/>

>>But I can't think of a Chloe who would have inspired the 
>>growing
>>popularity of that name, either.
>>
> There have been several in popular soaps such as Home and Away 
> round
> about the time the trend started.

Ah. I have never seen any of the current popular soaps.

Anne B

"Anne Burgess"  wrote in message 
news:i9-dnRr1StSxxm7XnZ2dnUVZ7vGdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>>But I can't think of a Chloe who would have inspired the growing
>>>popularity of that name, either.
>>>
>> There have been several in popular soaps such as Home and Away round
>> about the time the trend started.
>
> Ah. I have never seen any of the current popular soaps.
>
> Anne B


Neither have I, but one of the main characters in Smallville is called 
Chloe, and she's been in it since series one.
Steve Hague

On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:49:03 GMT, "Steve Hague"  wrote:

>"Anne Burgess"  wrote in message 
>news:i9-dnRr1StSxxm7XnZ2dnUVZ7vGdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>But I can't think of a Chloe who would have inspired the growing
>>>>popularity of that name, either.
>>>>
>>> There have been several in popular soaps such as Home and Away round
>>> about the time the trend started.
>>
>> Ah. I have never seen any of the current popular soaps.
>>
>Neither have I, but one of the main characters in Smallville is called 
>Chloe, and she's been in it since series one.

That was only in October 2001. 

Susan Umbrella's sister in ER was called Chloe, and that was first broadcast on
October 13, 1994.

Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?

-- 
Jo

> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
> Jo

Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that 
there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?

Anne B

Steve Brooks <steveb@postmaster.invalid> wrote
>As the administrator of a database full of children's details one of 
>the ways I add a bit of non-work interest is by looking at the slowly 
>changing distribution of forenames. Over the last few years Freya has 
>come from nowhere to being a significant, if small, proportion of new 
>names. And I'm trying to work out why. I think it's unlikely local 
>parents have developed a sudden interest in Norse mythology. And the 
>only vaguely famous Freya I can think of is Freya Stark who's been dead 
>for some time and is hardly a pillar of popular culture.
>
>So I'm wondering -
>
>Do umrats know people who've named their new daughter Freya? It might 
>be a local phenomenon.
Yes -  my eldest daughter has names d#1 Freya.

>
>Can anyone think of another Freya who might have inspired this little trend?
>
Certainly not Freya Stark.  I think there is no particular reason but 
will ask her when I see her (in a couple of weeks).
-- 
Kosmo Richard W
SNELLSS

"Anne Burgess"  wrote in message 
news:lOqdnbFTV6tMnmnXnZ2dnUVZ8nYAAAAA@bt.com...
>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>> Jo
>
> Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that there is a 
> house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>
I didn't know that, but I had ancestors who lived there, many generations 
ago. They went out in the fishing boats, and one of them, a grandfather of 
mine with many greats in front of his name, drowed at sea on my birthday in 
1815. I always feel a strange affinity with him.

ally

a l l y wrote:
  a grandfather of
> mine with many greats in front of his name, drowed at sea on my birthday in 
> 1815. 

Wow, didn't realise you were that old!


-- 
Marjorie

To reply, replace dontusethisaddress with marje

Linda Fox  writes:
>[...]
>We called our d#1 Chloe in 1976. I was very unusual and people
>couldn't spell it. At playgroup her wet paintings would be hung up to
>dry with the name Chole or Clowey painted on by one of the helpers.

ma-in-law didn't grok it either, and was particularly distressed that
i had called her teddy bear daphnis.

(she wasn't as upset about the subsequent bear that lost and arm and
became venus de teddy.)

>Then I got in touch with Robin and found that he too had a daughter
>called Chloe, born in 1974. 
>
>There had a been a Chloe at the prep part of our school. Robin knew
>her a bit,

i thought she was rather nice, actually (at a distance; there weren't
many girls in the school, and i think they kept themselves to
themselves).

>I didn't really. I think ours came from L'écume des Jours
>by Boris Vian.

chloe-at-school was the daughter of one of my latin masters, but the
choice of name for our firstborn was ex's.  she had a book of "the
meaning of names", and had found that chloe meant "green shoot" or
something; she chose the name for girl, first time, and boy second
time.  so neither of my choices of name (boy first, girl second) were
taken.
-- 
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge

Linda Fox wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>  wrote:
> 
>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>> Jo
>> Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that 
>> there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>
> No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
> school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
> plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
> full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
> town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
> 
> There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.

<mode: Irish>

You're joking me?
/m I


-- 
Tout de bonbon, Anne, Seriously, Traditionally-Traditionally Built Gumbat

On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
 wrote:

>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>> Jo
>
>Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that 
>there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>
No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.

There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.

lff

On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:02:08 +0100, Gumrat  wrote:

>Linda Fox wrote:
>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>>> Jo
>>> Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that 
>>> there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>>
>> No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>> school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>> plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>> full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>> town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>> 
>> There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>
><mode: Irish>
>
>You're joking me?
>/m I

Must have been a TA fan, surely?

lff

In message , Linda Fox 
 writes:
>On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
> wrote:
>
>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>> Jo
>>
>>Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that
>>there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>
>No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>
>There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>
>lff

It shows that I'm less of a cynic than I like to think (and more of a 
romantic perhaps) that my reaction to the above story was "Aaah", rather 
than doubt. (I was _assuming_ that one of the two teenagers was the 
person typing.)
-- 
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

Archduke Ferdinand found alive - First World War a mistake!

"J. P. Gilliver (John)"  writes:
>Linda Fox  writes:
>>On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>>> Jo
>>>
>>>Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that
>>>there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>
>>No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>>school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>>plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>>full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>>town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>>
>>There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>
>It shows that I'm less of a cynic than I like to think (and more of a 
>romantic perhaps) that my reaction to the above story was "Aaah", rather 
>than doubt. (I was _assuming_ that one of the two teenagers was the 
>person typing.)

you never know ... you might even manage to guess who t'other was, if
you try.
-- 
Robin Fairbairns, Cambridge

In message , Linda Fox 
 writes
>On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:02:08 +0100, Gumrat  wrote:
>
>>Linda Fox wrote:
>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>>>> Jo
>>>> Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that
>>>> there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>>>
>>> No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>>> school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>>> plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>>> full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>>> town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>>>
>>> There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>>
>><mode: Irish>
>>
>>You're joking me?
>>/m I
>
>Must have been a TA fan, surely?
>
You should have knocked on the door and told them the story.

Sincerely Chris
>lff

-- 
Chris McMillan
sig line taking a holiday

In message , Linda Fox 
 writes
>On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:02:08 +0100, Gumrat  wrote:
>
>>Linda Fox wrote:
>>> On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>>>> Jo
>>>> Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that
>>>> there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>>>
>>> No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>>> school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>>> plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>>> full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>>> town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>>>
>>> There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>>
>><mode: Irish>
>>
>>You're joking me?
>>/m I
>
>Must have been a TA fan, surely?
>
>lff
Was the name plastered all over the building?
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In message <hd6oih$ij$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>, Robin Fairbairns 
 writes
> "J. P. Gilliver (John)"  writes:
>>Linda Fox  writes:
>>>On Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:08:50 -0000, "Anne Burgess"
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Isn't the www the most wonderful timewaster?
>>>>> Jo
>>>>
>>>>Indeed. Amazing what one stumbles across. Did you know that
>>>>there is a house called Abercraig for sale in Broughty Ferry?
>>>
>>>No, but last week we went to Glastonbury and Street, where we were at
>>>school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>>>plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>>>full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>>>town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>>>
>>>There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>>
>>It shows that I'm less of a cynic than I like to think (and more of a
>>romantic perhaps) that my reaction to the above story was "Aaah", rather
>>than doubt. (I was _assuming_ that one of the two teenagers was the
>>person typing.)
>
>you never know ... you might even manage to guess who t'other was, if
>you try.
Yes, a 'little bird' told us. ;-)))
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In message <rgPhTbCPnz9KFAdX@mike.mcmillan>, Mike McMillan 
 writes:
[]
>>>> There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>>>
>>><mode: Irish>
>>>
>>>You're joking me?
>>>/m I
>>
>>Must have been a TA fan, surely?
>>
>>lff
>Was the name plastered all over the building?

I got it, Mike!
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In message <hd6oih$ij$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk>, Robin Fairbairns 
 writes:
[]
>>>school, and I went to look at my old house. There used to be an empty
>>>plot next to it which we treated as an extra garden for playing in,
>>>full of long grass, and it was the scene of the last tryst in that
>>>town for two teenagers, one of whom was leaving to go to Cambridge.
>>>
>>>There's now a house on that site. It's called Lower Loxley.
>>
>>It shows that I'm less of a cynic than I like to think (and more of a
>>romantic perhaps) that my reaction to the above story was "Aaah", rather
>>than doubt. (I was _assuming_ that one of the two teenagers was the
>>person typing.)
>
>you never know ... you might even manage to guess who t'other was, if
>you try.

Aaah^2. Nice.
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>a l l y wrote:
>  a grandfather of
>> mine with many greats in front of his name, drowed at sea on my birthday 
>> in 1815.
>
> Wow, didn't realise you were that old!
>
I don't look my age. Nobody would think I was over 90.

ally

Friday gets it's name from the anglo-saxon "Freya's Day". the day of the 
week allocated to the goddess Freya. She was the Norse and Anglo-Saxon 
Goddess of love and fertility.

I didn't ask for this.  A friend of mine became a (very young) great 
grandmother this morning and another of our friends trotted out this 
information in relation to superstition of Friday 13th. So how many 
Freyas happen to be Friday's children one wonders?  And this particular 
baby is a boy and isn't being called Freya.

Sincerely Chris
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