tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post3276525249866076346..comments2023-09-17T10:50:15.567+01:00Comments on dulwichmum: The Eden Projectdulwichmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-3741349537280285032007-07-31T17:16:00.000+01:002007-07-31T17:16:00.000+01:00I am torn between empathy with your sensitive chil...I am torn between empathy with your sensitive child's adherence to high standards of personal and public hygiene and with the Eden Project's Cameronista commitment to ostentatiously environmentally responsible behaviour (neatly mirroring the ideological tensions between West and East Dulwich, of course). <BR/><BR/>The staining in the loos is entirely clean. It arises because they use recycled rainwater directly, rather than treated mains water. But I prefer to see it as part of a broader project of cultural improvement. Before the Eden Project opened visitors to the south of the county had to eat pasties three times a day and could only be served coffee with boiled milk (and it was full cream milk at that). After all, Tim Smit was the man who first brought balsamic vinegar to South Cornwall, no doubt carrying the first samples under cover of darkness from Bedruthan or from Rick Stein's in Padstow. <BR/><BR/>Of course, it may also be the vinegar that accounts for the stains.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16790409672417143230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-55004932164517334252007-07-30T21:31:00.000+01:002007-07-30T21:31:00.000+01:00Darling The Good Woman,Apparently it is art! Max ...Darling The Good Woman,<BR/><BR/>Apparently it is art! Max was disgusted it was not real. Indeed the child was traumatised as it was so lifelike and then didn't move at all. These children are spoiled by the wonders of The Natural History Museum. <BR/><BR/>Sweet Ingenious Rose,<BR/><BR/>You see I am not without my serious side, I was trying to "buy into" the whole eco theme thingy, but, they really are taking it too far by not using toilet bleech and allowing their jute baggage to run all over ones clothes. What is the world coming to?<BR/><BR/>Lovely M&M,<BR/><BR/>I felt just like a "borrower" standing beside that bumble bee. The thing is - these eco people wear unbleeched cotton, and that whole "cream" look is so terribly last year, don't you agree?<BR/><BR/>Dear @themill,<BR/><BR/>I should have picked you up a cutting! I believe you can order a tree from them online. The smaller plants that could be hidden in a bag were the only ones worth nabbing...<BR/><BR/>Sweet Omega Mum,<BR/><BR/>I never thought of myself as on the front line! How clever of you to notice. I usually only ever think of that phrase in relation to Brixton!<BR/><BR/>No - please DJ Kirkby, please go - but do be sure to bring your own Toilet Duck with you, and avoid the beautiful shopping bags like the plague.<BR/><BR/>Perfect Rilly,<BR/><BR/>Your life sounds torturous! Our men - what are we to do with them?<BR/><BR/>Lovely Cherry,<BR/><BR/>I suppose they are fundamentalist eco types down there in the Eden Project. I wonder if they have air conditioning in their cafe? The hardship - it really is not for me.<BR/><BR/>Darling Elsie,<BR/><BR/>Lydia really is a dream. I am sure you were every bit as good as she is. Do you know any good au pairs? Mine will be leaving me soon.<BR/><BR/>Motheratlarge! Perfect Friend!!! I love presents, you really are an angel!<BR/><BR/>Darling Lady MacLeod,<BR/><BR/>I would spit on the bags, but I am a lady (although not (yet) a titled one like you, clearly). I have thrown the dreadful bags in my green wheelie bin. I am on the hunt for better ones...dulwichmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106294077068237863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-47750601210550075172007-07-30T19:48:00.000+01:002007-07-30T19:48:00.000+01:00the burning question remains - can the bags be use...the burning question remains - can the bags be used to humble the neighborhood harpies?<BR/><BR/>your trip into the world of, dare we say in aloud? ..deprivation is heartfelt. How very brave, and not a bit less than clever, you are my dear.<BR/><BR/>The WHITE JEANS!!!! eek!lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-65788824680702445572007-07-30T15:42:00.000+01:002007-07-30T15:42:00.000+01:00Dulwich Mum, I'd say you'll have impeccable green ...Dulwich Mum, I'd say you'll have impeccable green credentials with planting that lemon tree on the back garden. Think of energy saved on flying lemons in from the Med, why, you're almost an eco-warrior mum, a lesson in environmentally-friendly self-sufficiency to us all! And I say this as one who has in her possession the <I>latest</I> copy of Green Parent magazine..... <BR/>I've given you an award - though not, I have to warn you, for being green. It's for being an Inspirational Blogger. Have a look over at mine for more details.Motheratlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702824820715807897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-83868729794554555952007-07-30T13:27:00.000+01:002007-07-30T13:27:00.000+01:00ha ha brilliant! so bloody funny! all of it. bt...ha ha brilliant! so bloody funny! all of it. <BR/><BR/>btw: i get impressed/envious EVERY time you mention your au pair and PA. i was someone's PA once.Elsie Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768998561385293241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-72847372487389668832007-07-30T09:33:00.000+01:002007-07-30T09:33:00.000+01:00We have just come back from Cornwall as well and h...We have just come back from Cornwall as well and having managed not to visit the EP for the second year in row I am rather glad that we managed to pad around Padstow for the day instead. Dirty toilets scare me more than anything else on this earth and there is no excuse for it when an entrance fee is charged!<BR/>Bleugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-13788596183025335942007-07-30T09:23:00.000+01:002007-07-30T09:23:00.000+01:00dulwichmum, memories of my own visit to the Eden p...dulwichmum, memories of my own visit to the Eden project have been brought flooding back dear. My own trip was something of a disappointment too, although largely because of my failure to persuade my husband to share with me the apple I picked on the way round. there has been a distinct lack of original sin in our household ever since, sighrilly superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448694078653341955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-20496831349825665692007-07-29T12:14:00.000+01:002007-07-29T12:14:00.000+01:00You rescued me in the nick of time as I was seriou...You rescued me in the nick of time as I was seriously considering inflicting ourselves with a visit to the Eden project!DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-78292721415973774752007-07-28T10:46:00.000+01:002007-07-28T10:46:00.000+01:00Better eco bags and dirty loos. So much for the Ed...Better eco bags and dirty loos. So much for the Eden experience then. Another one to cross off my list......Thank you for risking your Boden jeans to report back from the ecological front line to the rest of us.Omega Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06510548355469861782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-45100218341137213072007-07-27T23:33:00.000+01:002007-07-27T23:33:00.000+01:00Personally I'll have to grow a lime as I much pref...Personally I'll have to grow a lime as I much prefer it in G&T.@themillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644636690850127781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-77317860767754669552007-07-27T22:22:00.000+01:002007-07-27T22:22:00.000+01:00Goodness me, if global warming (or should I say cl...Goodness me, if global warming (or should I say climate change as it's wet not warm) is responsible for such gigantic flies, I think we should all become eco-warriors!Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-14712034905049164772007-07-27T21:32:00.000+01:002007-07-27T21:32:00.000+01:00Oh Dulwich Mum, for a rather long moment there you...Oh Dulwich Mum, for a rather long moment there you had me thinking you were being slightly too harsh on the environmentalists, but then I read about your brand new Boden white jeans. I am now in total agreement with you.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487707904305693597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748453999833334873.post-17634885019994750762007-07-27T21:20:00.000+01:002007-07-27T21:20:00.000+01:00Yikes - that photo has me wondering if genetic eng...Yikes - that photo has me wondering if genetic engineering hasn't made it into the Eden Project after all...The Good Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266643682242094342noreply@blogger.com