tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post1691440426250055421..comments2024-01-27T18:57:44.721+00:00Comments on Resistant But Persistent: In praise of small things- part six - a game of chessSharon Longworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-23420027320916280732010-08-20T11:30:06.756+01:002010-08-20T11:30:06.756+01:00Hi Pat,
you made both Philip and I smile at the th...Hi Pat,<br />you made both Philip and I smile at the thought of him sitting down to play chess with the children - at the time I was writing about, they would have been more likely to throw the chess pieces at him than play with him - but perhaps it's an aspiration for the future as we all grow older and wiser. <br />We loved Frinton - it had a nice genteel feel about it - might try to get back there one day when the sun shines.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-32850442957721714882010-08-19T20:19:33.380+01:002010-08-19T20:19:33.380+01:00Some post! You touched on a number of interesting ...Some post! You touched on a number of interesting issues there. I wonder if Philip has ever played chess with the children? It's nice to have a shared interest to fall back on.<br />Thanks for the memory of summer holidays with the kids in Frinton.<br />The first time we took the boys abroad we met this man who had done everything - been everywhere and he asked my younger son - 'Where do you usually go for your holidays?'<br />A replied 'Frinton - it's smashing!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.com