tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post6913599340767157806..comments2023-10-30T11:13:57.380+01:00Comments on FRENCH FANCY MOVES TO CORNWALL: If at first, no wait, I mean 412th.French Fancy...http://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-53784036660428558342009-03-22T11:46:00.000+01:002009-03-22T11:46:00.000+01:00Thank you so much for putting us all straight - me...Thank you so much for putting us all straight - me in particular. You are lucky to be part of such a superb dynasty.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-6328594879333425742009-03-21T23:09:00.000+01:002009-03-21T23:09:00.000+01:00Hello all,Just wanted to clear things up: Josiah W...Hello all,<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to clear things up: Josiah Wedgwood I married his third cousin Sarah Wedgwood, they were both descended from Gilbert Wedgwood (1588-1678) and his wife (and cousin)Margaret Burslem of Burslem. Josiah & Sarah's daughter Susannah married Robert Darwin son of Erasmus Darwin. Their son the famous Charles Darwin married his first cousin Emma Wedgwood. They were aJohn Wedgwood Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17745739246808492151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-74418827022671308492009-02-13T14:42:00.000+01:002009-02-13T14:42:00.000+01:00BroTob - there's some fascinating genealogy hereht...BroTob - there's some fascinating genealogy here<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin-Wedgwood_family#Skandar_KeynesFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-47632787775992590642009-02-13T14:03:00.000+01:002009-02-13T14:03:00.000+01:00BroTob - thanks for that. I spent a bit of time lo...BroTob - thanks for that. I spent a bit of time looking at the Wedgwood family tree yesterday and there did seem to be a Darwin here and there. I'm sure it was a Robert on one side that married someone from the other side.<BR/><BR/>Fancy Tony Benn not wanting to use his illustrious surname. The man should be proud to have a name that belongs to such a fabulous dynasty. I know his reasons but I French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-14452776012878468162009-02-13T13:17:00.000+01:002009-02-13T13:17:00.000+01:00Wow! You are like a rocket scientist! I am impress...Wow! You are like a rocket scientist! I am impressed. Learning is the key to longevity! Study Hard!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638456137129970537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-84013274168299641642009-02-13T13:05:00.000+01:002009-02-13T13:05:00.000+01:00I've looked it up now. Charles D married his cousi...I've looked it up now. Charles D married his cousin Emma Wedgewood. Although I'm sure your're right about his son marrying within the family too.Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-65676584103576553212009-02-13T11:28:00.000+01:002009-02-13T11:28:00.000+01:00I must add - not for anyone really but just so I'v...I must add - not for anyone really but just so I've recorded it - that when I was reading my text book in bed last night I suddenly got an *in* into my potential essay on this subject. There is always a bit of a moment when I suddenly start to see things really clearly, almost as if I've been taken over a bit, sounds daft but that is what it feels like. I then spent the next hour scribbling all French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-82363140666344027762009-02-13T11:26:00.000+01:002009-02-13T11:26:00.000+01:00Steve - Wedgwood was so ahead of his time that he ...Steve - Wedgwood was so ahead of his time that he probably would have beaten all my game scores - mind you, that's not very difficult.<BR/><BR/>nikki - when you read about how Josiah started and the inventions he came up with, well it's quite mind-boggling really. He was the first person who did most things in the world of ceramics. <BR/><BR/>ContemTroub - Thanks you :)French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-38296000751861103932009-02-13T01:21:00.000+01:002009-02-13T01:21:00.000+01:00Such an interesting story -- the scientific method...Such an interesting story -- the scientific method at work, indeed! Thank you for sharing :)This Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-89899866069632713262009-02-13T00:36:00.000+01:002009-02-13T00:36:00.000+01:00Very interesting....I would have given up on the s...Very interesting....I would have given up on the second or third try and just bough paper plates and cups lolnikkicrumpethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06127473424859610429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-20015483287417831882009-02-12T22:49:00.000+01:002009-02-12T22:49:00.000+01:00Josiah Wedgwood evidently didn't have a PlayStatio...Josiah Wedgwood evidently didn't have a PlayStation... ;-)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-70850281271236054692009-02-12T21:35:00.000+01:002009-02-12T21:35:00.000+01:00Sorry folks to have made all my comments so short ...Sorry folks to have made all my comments so short this time. If I'm honest I'm struggling a bit with all this chemistry malarkey and its being reflected in this little column hereFrench Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-29478978875725301852009-02-12T21:33:00.000+01:002009-02-12T21:33:00.000+01:00AWONI -Love chemistry? Nah, jamais.Lucy - not shal...AWONI -Love chemistry? Nah, jamais.<BR/><BR/>Lucy - not shallow at all - I'd have felt the same way<BR/><BR/>Larry - I suppose craftspeople like yourself have to have a lot of patience because art and creating beautiful things cannot be rushed. <BR/><BR/>BroTob - I think Wedgwood's daughter Emma married Darwin's son Robert (but I'm not sure if it was Charles, it might have been French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-603453733672521562009-02-12T21:00:00.000+01:002009-02-12T21:00:00.000+01:00FF there is no second E in wedgwood, I just discov...FF there is no second E in wedgwood, I just discovered that after years n years of spelling it Wedgewood. (I had to check it out by looking at the bottom of my very old dinner set, before I believed it). I love that pallet and the history lesson on Josiah. Kathy.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560097220928952579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-23692428377395762222009-02-12T19:32:00.000+01:002009-02-12T19:32:00.000+01:00Your OU course sounds very interesting!Your OU course sounds very interesting!DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-79382404003453193552009-02-12T17:40:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:40:00.000+01:00FF, how come you can make science and chemistry an...FF, how come you can make science and chemistry and that sound interesting ? _ And yet my teachers couldn't!! <BR/><BR/>The unfairness of life or what?!<BR/><BR/>xxxxxxJennysmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176560381292594341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-48553572092610162802009-02-12T17:39:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:39:00.000+01:00My first talk in my French class was about two min...My first talk in my French class was about two minature Davy Lamps that were presented to my FIL when he retired after 42 years down the pit.Bluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519994628335802996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-6271453412114269012009-02-12T17:37:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:37:00.000+01:00Interesting information; it goes to show that scie...Interesting information; it goes to show that scientific progress does not come easily, or cheaply. We must invest in research and development.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-65773517831333189272009-02-12T17:30:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:30:00.000+01:00OMG those colours are just astonishingly beautiful...OMG those colours are just astonishingly beautiful!!! Makes me want to get my paints out :-)<BR/><BR/>Very interesting post hon...Ooohh I do love coming here...I always learn something!!<BR/><BR/>C xCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-66041793953513356052009-02-12T17:21:00.000+01:002009-02-12T17:21:00.000+01:00Remind me of the Wedgewood-Darwin connection. Did ...Remind me of the Wedgewood-Darwin connection. Did he marry a daughter or something, or am I getting terribly confused?Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-7884900610505195602009-02-12T16:27:00.000+01:002009-02-12T16:27:00.000+01:00As a potter I find there are two kinds of patience...As a potter I find there are two kinds of patience needed. The first, as you point out, is finding out what works to your satisfaction. The second comes when what has been working starts producing flaws, and you have to diagnose why. I'm going through that now with some tableware for a friend, and I'm not being brilliant at it. Sometimes, patience must stand in for brilliance.Larry M. Browhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317072412753621519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-86603595293286650562009-02-12T14:53:00.000+01:002009-02-12T14:53:00.000+01:00Is it really shallow of me to confess that the fir...Is it really shallow of me to confess that the first thing I thought when I read this post was "What a lovely photo!"? I recommend you read "Colour" by Victoria Finlay!Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-30490026255605881872009-02-12T13:09:00.000+01:002009-02-12T13:09:00.000+01:00FF, that is so interesting - The colours in that p...FF, that is so interesting - The colours in that palette are so beautiful - I can sense some home decor kicking off around those hues!<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the Chemistry, I think you will love it!A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-26679039127592775172009-02-12T13:02:00.000+01:002009-02-12T13:02:00.000+01:00TAF - it's a real tragedy. I haven't followed the ...TAF - it's a real tragedy. I haven't followed the story of their demise because I find it too depressing.<BR/><BR/>Ladyfi - The patience and determination of scientists and engineers - where would we all be without them? Still in the caves I suppose.<BR/><BR/>cheshire wife - as a pharmacist I suppose you understand all these original experiments. To me it was all a bit mind-boggling. <BR/><BR/>French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11026109.post-83925535932037263362009-02-12T12:10:00.000+01:002009-02-12T12:10:00.000+01:00Gosh, Mr Wedgewood was certainly a perfectionist!Gosh, Mr Wedgewood was certainly a perfectionist!Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.com