tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post383455332439536882..comments2023-12-20T00:02:33.326+00:00Comments on Barnflakes: The pebbles on Budleigh Salterton beachBarnabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14703338633076087540noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post-61075004525426786802020-02-05T21:31:10.520+00:002020-02-05T21:31:10.520+00:00She obviously wasn’t into collecting pebbles then....She obviously wasn’t into collecting pebbles then.<br /><br />Further east along the coast, Ian McEwan’s On Chesil Beach similarly has a honeymoon go wrong. What is it with shingle beaches and honeymoons?<br /><br />There was uproar amongst Radio 4 listeners when McEwan let it slip he had collected a few pebbles from the beach which he kept on his desk whilst writing the novel. He received a threat from the local council to pay the £2000 fine or return the pebbles. He returned them to the beach.Barnabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14703338633076087540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post-25853671181526001792020-02-05T16:36:50.266+00:002020-02-05T16:36:50.266+00:00(Although I'm sure it's very nice - as lon...(Although I'm sure it's very nice - as long as you're not on your honeymoon). RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32733090.post-37989196338014554572020-02-05T16:31:22.350+00:002020-02-05T16:31:22.350+00:00Quotes from Blithe Spirit
Elvira Condomine: Nobod...Quotes from Blithe Spirit<br /><br />Elvira Condomine: Nobody but a monumental bore would have thought of having a honeymoon in Budleigh Salterton. I was an eager young bride Charles, I wanted glamour and music and romance. What I got, was potted palms, seven hours of every day on a damp golf-course and a three piece orchestra playing “Merry England”.<br /><br />I love the 1945 movie. They've made a new one, which is due out this year I believe.<br /><br />:) RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com