tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post7014580947855019902..comments2024-03-10T00:25:04.987-08:00Comments on FLAMBLOGGER ...: M is FOR....ChrisJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-27740909974460505182012-10-17T23:14:44.696-07:002012-10-17T23:14:44.696-07:00I learned something new and also enjoyed the comme...I learned something new and also enjoyed the comments for your post (some humorous and some informative). I've also been going back over the blog, since I've been a bit out of touch. Love the inchies, the happy pictures of you swimming, and the wonderful wedding photos too. What a great way to celebrate with so many outdoor pleasures.Black Jack's Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436115876996209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-54200814159304953012012-10-11T12:03:01.506-07:002012-10-11T12:03:01.506-07:00Thanks for the great and informative post.
I hadn&...Thanks for the great and informative post.<br />I hadn't a clue what that word meant before though I did think it had to do with water as Mer or Mar are water words...<br />I guess that's why I love blogging. There is so much to learn.<br />Have a great day Chris.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-23838954425926244482012-10-11T07:32:50.814-07:002012-10-11T07:32:50.814-07:00Lovely photo and so many ducks ! BTW I looked up t...Lovely photo and so many ducks ! BTW I looked up the word "mere" in my dictionary and it said "used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant, etc. ▪ She was a mere child [=she was only a child] when her father died. ▪ His voice did not rise above a mere whisper." See, it still exists.Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-40311319064302471192012-10-11T04:05:55.537-07:002012-10-11T04:05:55.537-07:00your mere looks like my western springs, looks onl...your mere looks like my western springs, looks only, because our lake is a living spring.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-85708687789300458082012-10-11T04:05:18.630-07:002012-10-11T04:05:18.630-07:00your mere looks like my western springs, looks onl...your mere looks like my western springs, looks only, because our lake is a living spring.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-16871851223111811612012-10-11T02:22:51.047-07:002012-10-11T02:22:51.047-07:00Actually the Dutch word for lake is 'meer'...Actually the Dutch word for lake is 'meer', which is pronounced the same as the English word mere. And in German the word Meer means Sea! <br /><br />But whatever language: if you fall in it: you will be wet!!!Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-16920418417939592592012-10-10T22:54:40.205-07:002012-10-10T22:54:40.205-07:00Jane and Chris: You're probably right about W...Jane and Chris: You're probably right about Windemere. Interestingly enough the next lake north (I think), is Buttermere and I don't recall it being referred to as Lake Buttermere, but just Buttermere. We spent part of our honeymoon there.<br /><br />Snafu: You're right too but for the sake of our Irish, Welsh and Scottish readers I should say that 'mare' predates the Saxons, first by the Latin (Romans)and before them, the Celts had their own similar version.<br /><br />Roger: You really foxed me. It took me half the day to realize what you were referring to..Duh!.... and I DID learn French (a long while ago.)ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-75256115751671346442012-10-10T18:56:13.632-07:002012-10-10T18:56:13.632-07:00Very interesting, and such a nice comforting word,...Very interesting, and such a nice comforting word, - it has a lovely murmuring sound.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-40141352786386627472012-10-10T16:05:38.024-07:002012-10-10T16:05:38.024-07:00The word "mere" always makes me think of...The word "mere" always makes me think of "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis. I love a lake being called a "mere", that's lovely.<br />By the way, still remembering that lake where you had that wedding, so pretty.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-27332436266075663232012-10-10T14:56:12.098-07:002012-10-10T14:56:12.098-07:00Cool info...So if I am merely stopping by, am I a ...Cool info...So if I am merely stopping by, am I a shallow person? Am I broader than I am deep? I"ll have to peruse on this!Lmkazmierczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286730342157793063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-31689132857570615072012-10-10T12:19:06.184-07:002012-10-10T12:19:06.184-07:00Wow! That is really interesting. I didn't know...Wow! That is really interesting. I didn't know that *mere* had a double meaning. Thanks for expanding my brain a little today! :-)Lisahttp://www.peripheralperceptions.org/2012/10/10/m-is-for-millenneal-kingdom/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-36567645490283814732012-10-10T10:44:41.478-07:002012-10-10T10:44:41.478-07:00I love the photos that comes with the article!
Ma...I love the photos that comes with the article!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spice-up-your-life.net/2012/10/adobadong-manok.html" rel="nofollow">Manok... find out what it is</a><br />Rose, ABC WednesdayChubskulit Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001712096042262296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-64771971975429174592012-10-10T07:59:22.048-07:002012-10-10T07:59:22.048-07:00My very big dictionary gives me different meaning...My very big dictionary gives me different meanings of this word. Adjective or name. claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595176471297895980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-48427799329407273392012-10-10T07:26:52.916-07:002012-10-10T07:26:52.916-07:00I remember both Hornsey Mere in Yorkshire, and Hor...I remember both Hornsey Mere in Yorkshire, and Horsey Mere in Norfolk - it's easy to get the names mixed up! Horsey Mere was a favourite place to moor, during our Norfolk Broads cabin cruiser vacations when we were little. I also remember the mere on Flamborough Village green. We used to slide across it on our tummies when it was frozen in the winter!<br /><br />Interesting lesson, ChrisJ!kaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808550103489943108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-70474601185343135722012-10-10T00:29:37.526-07:002012-10-10T00:29:37.526-07:00Nice 'M', but at first I thought you were ...Nice 'M', but at first I thought you were talking about Horsey mere in Norfolk, and then I read it again (Dyslexia lures!) Norfolk has both meres and broads and both terms seem to be interchangeable, since broads are shallow lakes, although most of the meres in Norfolk are not all connected to rivers, whilst all broads are. The word mere is closely connected to mare, which is a corruption of an older Saxon word for sea and is found in many place names in the UK, such as the seaside town of Weston Super Mare in Somerset. Also the Moon is covered in names followed by mare, so named because these darker areas were once thought to be seas. So a mare is a sea whilst a mere is just a mere lake : )snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588812293454033077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-20111654361981997882012-10-09T20:53:49.354-07:002012-10-09T20:53:49.354-07:00I didn't know that word, either, except as the...I didn't know that word, either, except as the French for "Mother." By the way, I got as far as Whitby this summer! Gorgeous area!<br /><br />Leslie<br />abcw teamLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-81367676040240030272012-10-09T19:27:33.275-07:002012-10-09T19:27:33.275-07:00Roger is funny! It was really interesting...Chris...Roger is funny! It was really interesting...Chris, always the teacher, and I love it and learn so much.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-19849335713448015912012-10-09T18:26:11.388-07:002012-10-09T18:26:11.388-07:00Well I've never heard of a mere as you have po...Well I've never heard of a mere as you have posted. Learned lots today.<br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841651518661408615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-11769470400523775182012-10-09T17:36:00.857-07:002012-10-09T17:36:00.857-07:00I thought it was just bad French.
ROG, ABC Wednesd...I thought it was just bad French.<br />ROG, ABC Wednesday team Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-84642589044728624792012-10-09T14:17:48.233-07:002012-10-09T14:17:48.233-07:00Does that mean that Lake Windermere is named twice...Does that mean that Lake Windermere is named twice?!!(hehehe).<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6520893128143413982.post-47672134049042476852012-10-09T14:17:34.718-07:002012-10-09T14:17:34.718-07:00Lovely photo ~ Your header photo is awesome! ~ Ver...Lovely photo ~ Your header photo is awesome! ~ Very informative post ~ thanks ~ (A Creative Harbor)carol l mckennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151914466378663660noreply@blogger.com