tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post5465644146220471306..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Alan Bennett, Harrogate and the ladies who ran the worldDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-52184647016100592012014-05-17T00:17:09.760+01:002014-05-17T00:17:09.760+01:00They do sound much like the 'Excellent Women&#...They do sound much like the 'Excellent Women' in Barbara Pym's novel of the same name.Andy Brimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583748523594485211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-88486738604544055902009-12-08T08:01:11.702+00:002009-12-08T08:01:11.702+00:00A really splendid piece of writing here too. Nice....A really splendid piece of writing here too. Nice.Charles Edward Frithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231685619963486690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-62093581766379297042009-12-08T07:29:25.832+00:002009-12-08T07:29:25.832+00:00Just have to say that I had an aunts Lily, Milly, ...Just have to say that I had an aunts Lily, Milly, Etty and Bettie. (From Liverpool, via the pogroms in Poland). Can't remember which one ran the local newsagent, but I always got my copies of The Dandy and Beano every Sunday.Nigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252766855035438100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-83313346938556002302009-12-07T14:31:45.911+00:002009-12-07T14:31:45.911+00:00My Inner Yorkshire Auntie has come out as I've...My Inner Yorkshire Auntie has come out as I've hit middle age, and it's quite wonderful. It means you can give people withering looks and not mind going to the corner shop in your slippers.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-57846211966240830922009-12-06T14:30:54.007+00:002009-12-06T14:30:54.007+00:00Or my Auntie Jean, who is also, comincidentally, a...Or my Auntie Jean, who is also, comincidentally, a Yorkshirewoman - a farmer's wife to boot. Not that I think all "strong women" are from Yorkshire, but they do put something in the water there, don't they?<br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com