General Chat

Just thought I would let you know.

If any of you have a BT Vision box you can now see all the Larkrise To Candleford programs. The whole lot are on there under Collections.

Thanks folks, Davenports was the name. and Kidnap and Ranson. Lets hope they stick in my thick head !!!

Fiona I am always alert around some of these "SCRUFFS" When we go into the shopping centre in Northampton. Rather than use the multi storey car park, we park on the side road with Ros's "BLUE BADGE" on the odd occassion there are "Youths" hanging around. I tell Ros not to park, as you can't be sure the car will be there when you return. She drives off and finds somewhere else.

A naughty story from me about ice cream. When about 10 years old on a hot summers day. We had walked to the "LIDO" a good three/four miles. only had enought for swimming ticket.After a few hours in the pool, it was time to leave. Near the EXIT was a deep freeze. I opened it a saw a big block of Ice Cream. I lifted it out, wrapped it in my towel, and with my heart thumping in my chest, walk out of the exit. We stopped in the woods surounding the pool, and checked our "illgotten gains" It turned out to be A MASSIVE BLOCK OF BUTTER. I took it home, and got a good hiding in the bargain. It was a lesson well learnt. !!!! but the butter got used !!!

Blue sky's again today, but we had a shower in the night, so the lawn is very damp again.

Jane, You should consider "GREEN THUMB" They treat the lawn 4 times a year, and I am pleased to say I don't have any moss or weeds. The cost for us is £15.00 a quarter. You only need to get them to come and do a survey,and give you a price. They are on the WEB.

Our Knife sharpener came round on a bike. He would put the bike on a stand so the back whell was off the ground. Then put a big rubber strap on a cog on the vback wheel, and pedel like mad, that made the sharpening wheel rotate, and he layed the knife or whatever on the wheel,. The Rag and BONE Man came round on a horse and cart. crying out "ANY OLD IRON" just like "STEPTOE"

Afternoon Everybody.
Lovely sunny day, but a real windy one.
Good for the washing. got my porch windows washed been meaning to do them since the builders finished but it's always been raining.

Just don't know what it is about my OH attracting "Scrufs" as you put it Frank. ok you hear about it in countries abroad, but when it's outside your local supermarket it makes you more uncomfortable.

Denise, my granddaughter loves neapolitan ice cream though she calls it yellow brown pink ice cream. everyone in the family has there favourite flavour, Sofia likes the pink, I like the yellow & brown best and daughter no 2 loves the brown
SIL will eat any flavour and tells us stories about the ice cream shops and resturants (or Gelato) in his home town in Italy, they have fantastic flavours and a choice of all colours of the rainbow,
I remember one holiday when I was in Malta we visited a Ice cream place and I tasted Kiwi flavoured ice cream for the first time it was delicious.

Is it afternoon already???Where did this morning go :-0

It is still pretty warm ,and `i have the back door open.The sun keeps coming and going ,but more going.I've seen Green Thumb Frank.They look after a couple of garden lawns in Cranford and I must say the Lawns are in tip top condition.
I can't see Chris getting anyone in.It will be."I'm quite capable of doing that" lol.
Typical :-|

Poor Kim ,not too well.I think she will be tucked in bed now.Lets all hope it doesn't mean a hospital admission. <3Kim

Afternoon everyone,

Not a bad day here so far ,we've had some sun shine and now the black clouds are rolling in , i think we should get rain later in the day .

I remember going to the shop with mum to get a block of ice cream ,bringing it home wrapped in plenty of newspaper so it didn't melt on the way home , i always had a cone , they were oblong shaped so the piece off the block would fit in .
Frank !!! you naughty boy taking the block butter LOL

We use to have the Gypsies come round with the lucky heather and lots of little trinket bits and pieces and pegs !!
Also i remember the sales man coming round to the door with the suitcases !! i always wondered how they could get so much in the suit case !! they would pull it all out and i think mum would just buy a duster or some thing just to get rid of them lol then they had to get it all back in the case !! i bet they use to think all that for a bl**dy duster LOL

I got my Bread maker out this morning it ages since i used it , i did a fast bake loaf !! well i won't be making that one again !! it doesn't look as if its cooked on the top , its very pale and doughy looking ,the sides have browned lovely , i wonder if the birds will even eat it lol
I'll stick to the one i usually make it takes longer to bake but i know it turns out better.

Lunch time .
BBL

Fiona,Ellen was talking to some one in a bus queue 2 -3 years ago.She had a shoulder bag containing her purse.
A young man beside her suddenly fled.Another man in the queue said to E he's taken your purse.She ran in the direction he had taken and found her purse empty,dumped.There had been £80 in it.

She reported it to the police who gave her an incident number.She never heard from them again.

In the market there are signs saying
BEWARE,PICK POCKETS ARE OPERATING IN THIS AREA

just popping in quickly to say hello.

Hope you are a bit better today Kim.

I can remember the rag & bone man coming round, the man who sharpened knives and the man who sold mussles, jellied eels, winkles etc. from a cart. He had a bell, like a school bell, that he would ring to let people know he was there. I always called him the winkle man. He would be round the streets on a Sunday afternoon and so we quite often had winkles for tea, soaked in vinegar with bread and butter.

I always preferred a cone, seemed to last longer than a wafer, and would lick the icecream and push some so it went all the way down the cone but if I took too long to eat it the cone would be all soggy at the bottom.

I suppose that was a lesson for you Frank, I can just imagine your face as a little boy opening up what you thought would be a real treat of icecream and then find it was butter. I was at some friends for tea once and cut a lump of what I thought was cheese, it wasn't till I put it in my mouth I realised it was butter :-0

Middle daughter has the task of organising her sister's hen night, As there will be a couple of 'oldies' me being one she decided against strippers and clubbing. Between us we have come up with a Spanish themed day ending up at a Spanish restaurant in London where they have live Flamenco dancing. Should be fun.

Here is the poem I promised .
Was not sure it was good grammer or spelt correct#
it is for those who are interested apologies to those who are not.

BERYL THE PERIL
by SHEELA PEELER.

Many years ago I used to go to school
And met my friend Beryl.
Beryl had five sisters and two brothers
She always looked unkept
Beryl often came to my house and on the floor we slept.

Beryl and I would giggle all day cause havoc everywhere
Then it was home to her house where we would play.
In came dad who slapped her ear and her mum would
scream and shout.
The other kids drank dads beer even drank mums stout.
Beryls dad was a tall man with no hair.
Her mum Lilly was sweet and caring and was always there.

Leaving school was a sad day off home we went
Me and Beryl remembering the the days we spent
Fighting in the playground and chatting up the boys
Then home to her house .
Dad was out on Friday having got his wage.
it was straight to the pub he went came back in a rage.

But! Beryl was funny and going out was fun
We even worked together and she upset everyone.
Beryl liked to be a winner in everything and dressed to
play the part.
Big bright clothes and stupid hair but my friend did have
a heart.
I would tell her my troubles and she would console me
it was out with my boyfriend and even wore my clothes
Beryl would forget to return them .
Where they went goodness knows.

I remember her weddding day Beryl had to say
I could not have you for bridesmaid after all it is my day.
Too many sisters you see want to be a part.
Beryl never knew how she broke my heart.

Beryls wedding to a sailor was fine and off she went.
Many happy years later the poor man died
Beryl later married punky Donnie Wonnie and became
Mrs Dent.

Donnie is a tall guy he does not have a brain
He does work sometimes but always will explain
I get more money out of Beryl and its plain to see
Beryl does not have a clue where Donnie will be
Perhaps out with a girlfriend or to a rich relative
for tea.
Beryl will be by his side till ninety it is very plain to see
Beryls loves her Donnie even though he dunks her in water
and locks her in the shed . Soaks her in the bath and
tickles her feet in bed.

i love my friend Beryl even though shes causes a stir
Goes out in yellow socks and wellies
And dresses in lots of fur.
A yellow beret simply placed upon her head .
Shouting and raving at everything someones said.
i know I will love her right to the end.
BERYL you will always be my BEST FRIEND

THE END Sorry I hope you do not hate it.
Will contact you all later I am making dozens of heart shaped Jam tarts
for a charity on Saturday at the hospice seing hearts in my sleep.
love you all .

Sheila,you clever stick you.
Well done that is a lovely poem.I think it is so nice to have a lifelong friend right from your school days(even though she causes havoc) lol.What a Character she is.
Thank you for sharing your poem with us.Has Beryl read it?


Well after a cloudy day it is now blue sky but feels pretty chilly.I have just turned the heating up a notch.I have had flip flops on all day and now my tootsies are a little cold,so they are now snug in slippers :-D

I have been looking on line for a new top,but can I find one I like no I can't :-S.I 'll just have to keep searching.

Hi all, and a belated welcome to Flowers from me,

Shelia, that's a lovely poem, I think it must be the best thing in the world to have a friend write a poem about you. Well done.

I've taken some photos of the cake decoration this morning, I can email it to anyone who wants to see, see what you think?

We were reminiscing over breakfast this morning (again) and recalling the old shops there were. Like the Haberdashers, the Ironmongers, the Drapers, the Milliners, Fishmongers, the Bicycle shop, in Romford market place there was a Corn Chandlers - and a Herbalists. I also remember when you were coming from Stratford Broadway towards Ilford, there was an end wall before a business and it said WE DYE TO LIVE. Carmel said there was also a place in Crumlin (Sundrive Road) Dublin called IMCO, their motto was 'Jaded - have it cleaned - Faded - have it dyed!.
I also thought of some of the local shops, like Home & Colonial Stores, Liptons and the United Dairies. Oh yes, and Burtons was known as 'The Fifty Bob Tailors'
Then we thought about the makes of radios and 'gramophones'. Like ALBA, Cossor, Dansette record player, portable, wooow. Was it EKO radio? Then Ferranti, HMV, KB - Kolster Brands, and Marconi.
There were also the 'Emporiums', and they had those pneumatic tubes that sent your money from one side of the store to the cashiers, Lamson Paragon I believe was the makers. My cousin worked for them in East London. Our hospital has a modern system on the same basis from the pharmacy to the wards.
You were on about the carts, well as a lad I used to help the Co-Op baker. (may have told you before). He had one of those hand carts, with a covered part for the bread, two big wheels, two legs for when it was static, with a little safety wheel on the back in case it tipped. When I first started, I was hardly strong enough to lift it and the cart would tip back with my legs dangling in the air until the baker came and got me grounded again.

Another thought was what children call us. When I became a step-dad, the youngsters called me 'Pops', not to be confused with Dad. So as the next generation came along I became GrandPop - in text it's just 'gpop'.
The title spread to my own two children then when my two had their children I was 'Pop Pops'. My great grandson Ralph calls his grandad 'RapRa'p for some unknown reason! I think it's lovely having your own individual title, anyone else got any special titles to share?

Anyway, I better go and get some tea now, times pressing on. We had a visitor since I started this anyway. More birthday cards to hide, but some flowers I don't have to hide!

Catch you all soon. Take care

Yes Please William I would love to see the cake.
I had a friend called Carmella when i was young.She would come to my Birthday parties with her sister .Her sister always ate all the sausages on sticks.I moved from that house when I was nine and never saw or heard from the girls again......until the day I had to go to register my Mums Death.My sister and I walked into the Registrars room and we sat down all set to do what we had to do.Then all of a sudden I noticed the name plate of the Registar.It was Carmella Mc*****.Well ,I couldn't help myself .I said did you live at such and such address back in ....She said yes.I said your sister used to eat all the sausages at my parties :-D :-D :-D :-D.It was so funny.We eventually got down to the serious stuff.My Mum would have laughed her socks off if she could have seen us .

HI ALL-FIRST --UP WELL DONE SHEILA YOU DARK HORSE--''A POET AND DON'T NO IT'' ;-) <3

IT LOOK'S LIKE A WINTER WONDER LAND HERE TO-DAY SNOWING LIKE MAD 10 TO 16 CENT THEY SAY--MUST CHARGE CAMERA TAKE A PIC,---COULD BE SNOW BALL WE ROLL NOT EASTER EGGS :-S :-S

DID LOVE A FLAKE IN MIDDLE OF SLIDER.

KIM IS HAVING A BAD TIME --THINKING OF YOU <3

I HOPE THE REST OF YOU ARE OK NOW?

Afternoon all,

Smashing sunset out there, but a real chill in the air. They promise it's going to get cooler over the weekend.

Have started to treat Ros. Now that she is starting Jewellery making.
I bought a large starter kit, and various sizes and coloured beads. She bought some on QVC together with twine or whatever you call it.
Ann, What sort of things does she need??? There are so many things on line, that you get confused.

After waking myself at 4.30 am coughing, I have been tired this afteernoon, and fell asleep reading my book. Bet I'll have a job sleeping toniight.

Nice poem Shelia, I bet Beryl will be proud to own that. If you give it to her.

Maureen, our cockle and mussel chap, was outside the local pub on Sunday lunchtime. The men would buy them (cockles,winkles,welks,mussels, shrimps,)and prawns IF YOU WERE LUCKY. Yes, round the table with a big pile of B & B and if lucky, a pot of Strawberry jam to finish off. Why can't we have our childhood lives back. If you gave that to children today, they would turn their noses up.

When evacutated, we were only allowed. B & B or bread and jam never both.

Mandy, THANKS. I must remember to get my bread maker back from CONRAD. Jan borrowed it a few months ago, and we haven't seen it since. The save thing happened to my FLYMO. His broke, borrowed mine and now that's broke as well. GOOD OLD DAD.

Mandy, we has the Gypies come round, selling the "DOLLY PEGS" made out of branches from a tree with a split up the middle, with a little metal band round the top. Mum wouldn't use these new fangled ones.

Jane, I use to look ater my lawns at Gayton. One Sunday afternoon, after a sesion at the club, I decided to put fertilizer on the lawns. I had one of those spreader things. Filled it up and started walking up and down. I hadn't adjusted the flow, so to much came out, it burnt the lawns. NEVER AGAIN.

FANTASTIC Sheila. Really enjoyed your poem. Beryl should feel honoured to have a poem written about her.

Yes please William, would love to see the cake

Sheila, that's a really lovely poem about your friend Beryl , has she seen it ?

Frank, thanks for the email ( Entrapment ) LOLOL i have never laughed so much , my stomach aches from laughing :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Have passed it on to son , he's still coughing well and spent the night in his chair down stairs so he didn't keep the little ones and DIL awake all night .

William ,i would love to see the decoration too please ,will pm you .

Looking forward to see what Ann's been up to in class with the zip !!

LOL Mandy i hope your son doesn't sit coughing in a slatted chair tonight :-S
I had a real hoot at that email.I bet any men seeing that were grimacing and crossing legs tightly .

I don't think he has a chair with slats !!! LOL

I won't be able to keep a straight face now when i see a man sit in a slatted garden chair LOL i'll have a little giggle to my self !!
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Oh Sheila you clever girl. I am sure Beryl will be please with it if you give it to her. Made me laugh.

William yes please I woud love to see Carmel's Birthday Cake all finished and ready for th ebig day.

I have been ironing and put washing on the horse as it has'nt been that nice outside. I always know if washing is going to dry by the fact that if the patio starts to dry then the washing will. It has been wet all day so it is inside.

I scrapped the moss off the tarmac outside the front of the bungalow. Oh went over the old workshop right out the front on his land because soomone is coming to take the landrover away that has been in his shed for years. He was draining the ditch up there and when he came down for lunch told me there was a mass of frogspawn in there. After lunch off we went armed with a fishing net and a bucket. Got a whole small bucket full and brought it down and it is now in one of my small ponds. There were very small tadpoles in the ditch too that had already hatched out.

Walked up to the gasteway to see if I had sold any eggs, I had'nt!!

So I have had quite a busy day and now going to cook Chilli and rice for dinner.

I better find the cushions before we put the patio chairs out this year(they are slatted) :-S.I would be on edge lol without those.Worrying who was going to sit and get entrapped :-D :-D ;-) ;-) :-| :-| :-0 :-0