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  • granmagranma Posts: 1,931

    Thanks busy and topbird just couldn't get my head around the  currency must be my age.

    Darkstar welcome to the forum - has anyone warned you though, that it comes with a health and safety warning : if your not crackers now , you will be -!

    In those days before the fridge we used to make ice lollies during freezing winters by leaving a half cup of water ,with a already used. , but boiled wooden lolly stick or a spoon and covered with a clean hankie on the step out in  the back garden. Our first homemade lollies were fantastic , or so we thought!

    And if you had a penny.  Then..............

    My other recollection of early day iced treats  from the corner shop were a penny ice cube in believe it or now one of those kite shaped paper bags .sometimes they were dandilion and. Burdock flavour. It soon melted your hand got wet  but what the 'hell!

    I was a bit late for our get together rave but include me in the next, I'm going to start making me ice cubes before I turn in.does everyone like dandilion and Burdock?

     

     

  • granmagranma Posts: 1,931

    Just one more thing I was going to add , about the bread and butter with tinned pears.it was during the potato fammin ( the season potatoes didn't grow due to weather conditions - in our house anyways) so on a Sunday we had tinned pears but we had to eat a slice of bread and butter with them to fill us up .then it was  sugar sandwiches for tea later on. Yukki

  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,352

    Right just off - I'll pick up some volly cases - bring your own filling - think I have a Frey Bentos pie in the cupboard actually image. I'll pick up a Sara Lee BF gateaux for Bekkie & anything else I think of while I'm out.

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,352

    Gremlins are out again - sorry about the double postings...image

    I've got a bit of a headache after all those E numbers and dubonnet so will take it easy today. See yous all later

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    In the kitchen making brekkie, though of a couple of things to add to my online grocery shop, went in to the living room to get my phone- forgot what i wanted to add to the list! image
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328

    I can recommend moving to a house with lots of stairs.  image

    Ours is tall & narrow, 24 stairs from bedroom to kitchen.  Improves your fitness or your memory... 

    Now where did I see my phone??

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Ive actually washed my phone before now, no it wasnt in a pocket, i actually ust have put it in with the washing!



    Have also washed a phone that was in a pocket, countless earphones and one or two memory sticks! Shhh dont tell OHimage



    I can however say that when washed on a low temp, sunflower seeds germinate and can be found growing at the bottom of the washing basket! image
  • Pottie PamPottie Pam Posts: 887

    I used to love it when the school milk was  frozen. Pretended that it was icecream.

    Does anyone remember when we were paid to collect rose hips? I got a badge for collecting over 20lb. I think we got 5 old pence a pound.

  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    What was that thing about always washing on a Monday, or was that just where I lived.

    Spent many a drunken night on brandy and babycham in my youth.  No drink driving laws either, dont know how me and hubby survived, although he always prefered brown and mild with Brandy chasers.  

    I hardly drink at all now apart from the odd glass of wine so hopefully my liver will have recovered.

    By the way Ive still got a bottle of unopened babycham and the glass with the bambi on.

     

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • Oooh Topbird, if  you are going to the offy bring a couple of bottles of Pony, and I'll bring the Spam fritters!!image

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