tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post1402788414749944540..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: prickles, snail, umbrellaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-31189833398391248172008-09-28T14:17:00.000+01:002008-09-28T14:17:00.000+01:00Extraordinary shapes. A great post.Extraordinary shapes. A great post.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-59925961671427621872008-09-27T14:05:00.000+01:002008-09-27T14:05:00.000+01:00I was always warned about picking the "pears" with...I was always warned about picking the "pears" without gloves and despite their presence in the part of Spain we used to visit regularly, I have never been tempted to eat one. Sounds as though you bit off more than you could chew, Barrett.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-2987936264252557862008-09-27T13:17:00.000+01:002008-09-27T13:17:00.000+01:00I was offered a peeled prickly pear by a restaurat...I was offered a peeled prickly pear by a restaurateur in Diafani a couple of weeks ago. It was like biting into a bag of nails. As I tried vainly to pick seeds out of my mouth I was told - joshingly - that the thing was meant to be eaten whole. I took this to be a joke and solved my problem by expectoration.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-90792442271703437042008-09-27T06:01:00.000+01:002008-09-27T06:01:00.000+01:00How beautifully written. I could visualise the sce...How beautifully written. I could visualise the scenes.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-23333847356076983162008-09-26T19:15:00.000+01:002008-09-26T19:15:00.000+01:00I think this is the first time I've seen prickly p...I think this is the first time I've seen prickly pear - it looks like a cactus. Does it have edible fruit, too? That water looks inviting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com