tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post5884096785902348635..comments2024-03-28T23:25:07.821+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-63385948947601194892021-03-19T15:23:52.825+00:002021-03-19T15:23:52.825+00:00Oh, Mary Lou, if only!
-- Gretchen (aka stashdrago...Oh, Mary Lou, if only!<br />-- Gretchen (aka stashdragon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-32235686149614142942021-03-19T14:07:17.601+00:002021-03-19T14:07:17.601+00:00Loved your story yesterday about penances in Lent....Loved your story yesterday about penances in Lent. I'm just writing series of articles for our volunteers' newsletter, about life in the 1500s. I've found it fascinating to read a book about Sir William Petre of Ingatestone Hall whose steward kept very detailed records of expenditure during the 1550s. From these it is possible to see what was eaten during Lent - that's fish, fish, fish for forty days solid.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-54213326493967726902021-03-19T13:57:49.086+00:002021-03-19T13:57:49.086+00:00It is disappointing you can't get on one of th...It is disappointing you can't get on one of the other cruises. If only we could all get together and hire one for ourselves!Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com