tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post3839636299565497941..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: 'Eau de Wiggo': 4160 Tuesdays Time To Draw The Raffle Numbers, And Bandage Girl Clare's Gallant RideVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57670779994213327362013-07-26T23:50:58.614+01:002013-07-26T23:50:58.614+01:00Hi Anna,
Nice to hear from you and to learn of yo...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Nice to hear from you and to learn of your brothers' cycling exploits. Sounds like Clare was pretty plucky to persist with the race despite her multiple mishaps.<br /><br />And yes, how great it would be to win the Euromillions lottery! I can just imagine Clare blowing her wad on cycling kit in fact. ;-)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-77238558623206697632013-07-26T15:58:48.944+01:002013-07-26T15:58:48.944+01:00Hi V,
I was away when this was posted but it stru...Hi V,<br /><br />I was away when this was posted but it struck a chord.<br /><br />My brothers and their male friends used to set out to cycle from London to Brighton when in their late teens, and invariably someone always broke their arm or ankle by falling off en route, obliging the others to stop and assist. They never, ever made it to their destination, I'm pretty sure, so I congratulate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68048670686869835602013-07-24T18:53:25.709+01:002013-07-24T18:53:25.709+01:00Hi Suzanne,
Well, thanks for persevering, and I a...Hi Suzanne,<br /><br />Well, thanks for persevering, and I am glad you could appreciate the story on some level! This post may have had a few British readers along the way, but Tara - to whom the references were more familiar - may be the only one to comment. ;-) <br /><br />Clare is still training for future races, and as far as I know Eau de Wiggo will continue to be her 'Scent of The RideVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63168565673874246392013-07-24T04:36:30.201+01:002013-07-24T04:36:30.201+01:00Hi Vanessa,
Similar to Birgit, some of these refe...Hi Vanessa,<br /><br />Similar to Birgit, some of these references went over my head, but I still quite enjoyed this rousing tribute to your friend Clare's achievement! And how fantastic of the perfumer to send her a perfume so apropos of the occasion (and so waftingly good that your friend could smell it with every pedal). Great story! Suzannehttp://www.eiderdownpress.com/Perfume_Journal.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4471656888349176202013-07-19T23:54:51.604+01:002013-07-19T23:54:51.604+01:00Hi Natalie,
Thanks for hanging in there, reading ...Hi Natalie,<br /><br />Thanks for hanging in there, reading a very British shaggy dog story of sporting endeavour with a perfume theme! Am happy to have expanded your cultural horizons - maybe you'll have occasion to deploy the phrase during your visit to Europe. ;-)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26922375492543284932013-07-19T20:40:51.771+01:002013-07-19T20:40:51.771+01:00What an awesome tale! And thanks for letting us no...What an awesome tale! And thanks for letting us non-Brits in on the idiom of the raffle drawing. Now that I'm "in" on it, I think that's a brilliant name for a perfume.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73040765589359662342013-07-19T08:17:17.144+01:002013-07-19T08:17:17.144+01:00I guess the main key to understanding this post is...I guess the main key to understanding this post is just that Bradley Wiggins is a cyclist and British sporting hero. Oh, and Lidl is a budget grocery chain, that sells random other items from time to time. ;-)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18734229127289465052013-07-19T08:11:39.758+01:002013-07-19T08:11:39.758+01:00Hi Undina,
Haha! I am hoping this piece will app...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Haha! I am hoping this piece will appeal to British readers...<br /><br />I did write six big posts for CFB - I wouldn't mind republishing a couple of them here one day, which the CFB admin indicated I could at the time. And the last one was over two years ago, so you never know.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-20777974698191144632013-07-19T08:01:16.156+01:002013-07-19T08:01:16.156+01:00What Birgit said ^^ ;)
But also... I had no idea ...What Birgit said ^^ ;)<br /><br />But also... I had no idea you used to write for Ca Fleur Bon!Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-22292439345229986152013-07-18T08:42:31.468+01:002013-07-18T08:42:31.468+01:00Hi Olfactoria,
Not to worry! If I knew of a cult...Hi Olfactoria,<br /><br />Not to worry! If I knew of a cult Austrian cyclist with whom to compare Bradley Wiggins, I'd come right out and say, but my frame of sporting reference in your part of the world is woefully limited, sadly.<br /><br />But the 'Clare as trooper' bit transcends national boundaries for sure!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-4179095683066754852013-07-18T04:52:48.309+01:002013-07-18T04:52:48.309+01:00Sadly this shows that my coming over to the Britis...Sadly this shows that my coming over to the British side is not easy, this post went totally over my head...<br />But what a fighter Clare is! Great for her!Olfactoria's Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982970836831541271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-6565594203096764512013-07-17T23:15:14.473+01:002013-07-17T23:15:14.473+01:00Hi tara,
She's very dogged, is Clare - clearl...Hi tara,<br /><br />She's very dogged, is Clare - clearly shaping up to be 'The Primary Bradley' at the very least... ;-)<br /><br />I am glad that she could get a whiff of the perfume as she rode, and that it helped her morale. She also had a saddlebag full of banana muffins as back up!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36543968006273934382013-07-17T21:23:44.591+01:002013-07-17T21:23:44.591+01:00Wow, what a trooper Clare is! I can't believe ...Wow, what a trooper Clare is! I can't believe she did such a grueling race after not one, but two falls. She has the Wiggo spirit all right (pre-knighthood obviously). It says a lot for the perfume that she noticed it and enjoyed it with so much else going on. <br /><br />That raffle quip was such completely English moment, I'm glad Sarah made a perfume to commemorate it. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.com