Thursday, 30 April 2015

I Blame John Gray

This post is a diversion from my usual kind of blog post.  It is more of an accolade to the writer John Gray of Going Gently fame whose blog I have been following for several years.  John Gray is a house husband to Chris and they live in a cottage in the sleepy Welsh village of Trelawnyd.  His daily posts are an entertaining read and will leave you laughing, crying or even wondering!  He works night shifts as a nurse on a trauma unit, volunteers as a Samaritan, looks after a menagerie of animals including three terriers, Winnie the bulldog, a rabbit catching cat, Camilla the Canadian goose and a field full of animals.

He is kind, open and authentic but uses colourful language for added impact on an occasion!  He also talks far too candidly about his animals toilet habits, but they are the kinds of posts that attract the most comments to his blog!  He is an avid The Walking Dead fan despite the rest of his audience not being so enthusiastic!

Last year John invited blog readers to take part in the novelty vegetable category at the show being held in the village.  We made our entries and posted the photos off to John.  They was all put on display around the village hall and came from countries around the globe (he has an international following you know?)

Anyway, to wrap up this post, the most memorable thing about John is his passion for Scotch eggs.  I even succumbed to the subliminal messages I have received from his blog posts over the years and bought myself one for lunch today.  I blame John Gray.  You can read one of his Scotch egg posts here.


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10 comments:

  1. John Going Gently30 April 2015 at 13:37

    I bet it tasted bloody bloody lovely!
    I think i should be on comission from the scotch egg association
    Jxxxxxxx
    Thank you sooo much for the big up

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  2. John Going Gently30 April 2015 at 13:38

    And i am happy to be blamed
    Lets spread the scotch egg word
    Jx

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  3. Rosie30 April 2015 at 13:55

    Oh, Simone - haven't had a Scotch Egg since I became a vegetarian in the late 1970s but we saw some veggie ones in a farm shop a few weeks ago and were tempted. I may have to seek some out now:)

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  4. Gillian30 April 2015 at 14:41

    I'm sure you enjoyed it!

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  5. Lisa30 April 2015 at 15:32

    I read John's blog too Simone, you sum it up very well.
    Hope you enjoyed the Scotch egg!
    Lisa x

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  6. Sue30 April 2015 at 17:26

    You sum up his blog very well.

    He'll get cross if you inspire a new craze for scotch egg eating and all the shops sell out though :-)

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  7. greenrabbitdesigns30 April 2015 at 19:35

    Well that all sounds like a lot of fun, except perhaps with me being a veggie, the Scotch Egg !!
    V x

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  8. Simone30 April 2015 at 20:39

    Hi Vivienne, I think veggie ones are available too according to Rosie! x

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  9. Helen Philipps1 May 2015 at 11:48

    This does sound like a lot of fun, and I will soon be popping over for a read!
    Happy weekend, Simone.
    Helen xox

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  10. Anne Butera10 May 2015 at 17:11

    That is so funny. I will have to look for his blog.

    I've never had a scotch egg. They sound interesting.

    Hope you enjoyed it!

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