tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post4217934397175055599..comments2023-06-30T15:02:49.044+01:00Comments on A Curious Girl's Guide to Life: Fletcherising and fossilsGail Is This Mutton?http://www.blogger.com/profile/16624214724309633433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post-8053111612782445262014-08-18T21:48:02.752+01:002014-08-18T21:48:02.752+01:00I know we are 3 yrs late to the party, but we stum...I know we are 3 yrs late to the party, but we stumbled upon this post while also researching Edwin Beer. It turns out my mother is in possession of his geological hammer! She is a good friend of his son and her gave it to her. I on the other hand have inherited his wife Phoebe's beautiful rayon dressing gown. I wonder what it must feel like to wear something your husband invented.Flaming Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777449640443864333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post-7814701156418921802011-09-11T07:57:23.086+01:002011-09-11T07:57:23.086+01:00I knew Mr beer very well. he was the most fascinat...I knew Mr beer very well. he was the most fascinating man. The last of the breed of scientists who learned by experiments and experience rather than by books. His travels and his love for his first wife shone through his conversations.<br />A true gentleman, he asked my father's permission to escort me to the pictures. We went to see "Journey to the centre of the Earth" , the early version. All the way through he scornfully passed comments about the impossible geology shown on screen and berated the film producers for including a woman in the story! After he took me to my very first Indian restaurant where he ordered everything in Indian language and complained bitterly about the poppadoms, insisting presumably, they be replaced. More came that satisfied him ! I could go on. What a Character. He instilled into me a love of geology and somehow taught me to live life to the fullest. He has been my role model for life. Funnily enough I am always last to finish a meal, I eat slowly and never, or extremely rarely,suffer from gastric problems!!!<br />I wonder if this really is a part of longevity?<br />I shall ponder this for the next 33 years until my centenary.Diana Barneshttp://www.facebook.com/Redmerlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post-26847615774127699402011-08-24T18:44:53.064+01:002011-08-24T18:44:53.064+01:00Adult human has 32 teeth ... must have been the re...Adult human has 32 teeth ... must have been the reason for giving a number of 32 to the chewing rule.Williamhttp://verizon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post-46091770676916490242011-05-03T22:34:01.463+01:002011-05-03T22:34:01.463+01:00I can remember my dad telling us as children that ...I can remember my dad telling us as children that we should chew our food 32 times! Seems an odd number of times. Anyway......... it went in one ear & out the other & I do eat far too quickly!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32177878.post-46467195345443790132011-05-03T11:48:00.318+01:002011-05-03T11:48:00.318+01:00It must take an awfully long time to eat a meal if...It must take an awfully long time to eat a meal if everything has to be chewed 32 times. My guess is all those extra years he had were actually spent chewing food. Lol.Sharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300818778040143359noreply@blogger.com