Hello Punkdoc. Good to see you on again, you sound much better. I'm a bit worried about Jo saying she was going to leave the site. I hope someone knows how to contact her. I'll miss her very much.
We were talking about childhood toys/memories, and neither of us could really recall many special things. I think we were all such outdoor kids, that we didn't spend a lot of time inside. I do remember playing cards. I suspect when we went to bed, we just crashed. Also, we didn't get electricity in our town (Ulladulla) until I was about 7 or 8, so I can remember having to carefully carry either a candle or the metho lamp in to the bedroom and then Mum would come in and tuck us in and turn the lamp out. So, I can't remember being read a bedtime story. You don't miss what you don't know about.
In my case, as for many of you over there, because I was born in 1940, there was very little post-war things to buy and I don't think my parents had a lot of money to buy things that weren't necessary. I remember Dad going down to the wharf a couple of nights a week to catch fish for us to eat.
Hubby was from the inland areas of Victoria and doesn't have those sorts of memories.
Chicky, remember it all like it happened today. Very young, very fit, just left Nesta in Wales whose mother the original Welsh dragon had tried to dragoon me into marraige, the army shipped me out to Bordon. Did you know it had been the Canadian Garrison I was in Martinique barracks. Dances in garison theatres in different camps and the local hop, i had a ball parden the pun. Went back many times so saw it fade slowly away sad all those memories. Had my last public fight in the Frencham Ponds Hotel. A mess party and a girl set her sights on me for some reason, I said sorry love I am married, next minute a bloke screaming at me, is she not good enough and swung a punch, big mistake, when he woke up the landlord threw the pair of them out, 1967 really at that age there should be more sense. Had some great times in Hampshire, loved the local folk, often drank in the pub at Whitehill, Alton, Liphook, always a soft spot Chicky although now just memories.
Hosta, I've worked out its 6.40 am in Cairo, so you should be in daylight now. Probably sleeping off your stressful trip. hope you have a good day today.
Hi Do've. That temp is a nice surprise. We've had 3.5 mm rain this afternoon, so I'm feeling rather pleased. Turned the soaker hoses off and got a flannel shirt on - quite cool. Crazy weather!
Glad you've had a sprinkling of rain Pat - that'll help your garden. We've got plenty of standing water about here though, so if you've got a long hosepipe ...........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Hello Punkdoc. Good to see you on again, you sound much better. I'm a bit worried about Jo saying she was going to leave the site. I hope someone knows how to contact her. I'll miss her very much.
Hope so too, very sad end/ start to the year
Night night everyone
Runny, quite!
We were talking about childhood toys/memories, and neither of us could really recall many special things. I think we were all such outdoor kids, that we didn't spend a lot of time inside. I do remember playing cards. I suspect when we went to bed, we just crashed. Also, we didn't get electricity in our town (Ulladulla) until I was about 7 or 8, so I can remember having to carefully carry either a candle or the metho lamp in to the bedroom and then Mum would come in and tuck us in and turn the lamp out. So, I can't remember being read a bedtime story. You don't miss what you don't know about.
In my case, as for many of you over there, because I was born in 1940, there was very little post-war things to buy and I don't think my parents had a lot of money to buy things that weren't necessary. I remember Dad going down to the wharf a couple of nights a week to catch fish for us to eat.
Hubby was from the inland areas of Victoria and doesn't have those sorts of memories.
Chicky, remember it all like it happened today. Very young, very fit, just left Nesta in Wales whose mother the original Welsh dragon had tried to dragoon me into marraige, the army shipped me out to Bordon. Did you know it had been the Canadian Garrison I was in Martinique barracks. Dances in garison theatres in different camps and the local hop, i had a ball parden the pun. Went back many times so saw it fade slowly away sad all those memories. Had my last public fight in the Frencham Ponds Hotel. A mess party and a girl set her sights on me for some reason, I said sorry love I am married, next minute a bloke screaming at me, is she not good enough and swung a punch, big mistake, when he woke up the landlord threw the pair of them out, 1967 really at that age there should be more sense. Had some great times in Hampshire, loved the local folk, often drank in the pub at Whitehill, Alton, Liphook, always a soft spot Chicky although now just memories.
Hosta, I've worked out its 6.40 am in Cairo, so you should be in daylight now. Probably sleeping off your stressful trip. hope you have a good day today.
Good morning all
G'day Pat 
Temp last night didn't drop below 8.9C, which is what it is now.
Must make some coffee .........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Do've. That temp is a nice surprise. We've had 3.5 mm rain this afternoon, so I'm feeling rather pleased. Turned the soaker hoses off and got a flannel shirt on - quite cool. Crazy weather!
Glad you've had a sprinkling of rain Pat - that'll help your garden. We've got plenty of standing water about here though, so if you've got a long hosepipe ...........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.