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What kind of things do you remember from Childhood

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Fiona

Fiona Report 18 Nov 2010 11:26

Morning all
gray day here but dry.
Been watching the Edwardian Farm on catch up , really good , we (family) have spent some time at Morwellham Quay one of the times we were on holiday in Devon , the girls & I had a great time dressing up in costume and we have a vidio of daughter no 2 standing next to a big shire Horse and playing in the school playground with a whip and top and other childrens games. also daughter no 1 standing beside the cooper mending a cask, it's great to see these programes of past times, my 3 X G grandfather was a cooper.

Having a lazy day, catching up on some house work
BBL

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 18 Nov 2010 11:26

Morning all,

Lovely and sunny here today

Little Jake is left handed ,i notice when he writes he does it back to front ,he writes ekaJ ,at the moment it looks like Chelsea is using her right hand .

Jane ,enjoy your lunch and the Theatre tonight

You have a lazy day Frank ,does you good

I could do with a lazy day but i must get this other Christmas cake made .

BBL

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 18 Nov 2010 10:57

We also get a yellow helicopter come over here. I don't know what that one is but I am sure OH will know.

My BIL works on the engines of the Shannook (sp) helicopters. Their workshop is soooooooooooo clean.

Frank

Frank Report 18 Nov 2010 10:56

I'm another LEFTIE, When in junior school, I sat with my twin who was right handed, In those days, they would tie my left hand behind my back, to try to make me use my right.
Didn't work, my writting was like a spider been let loose in the ink well. As for seeing other lefties. They look so funny, I always think they should change hands. I have thrown about 4 pairs of sissors away, they seems to pack up on me. after a few weeks, I blamed Ros for buying cheap sissors. Now she's just bought an expensive pair, hope they behave themselves. or I will have to try to find left handed sissors.

Had a good drink last night, and a good nights sleep, my brain and body feels more relaxed this morning.

We are not doing anything today, just laze around in trackies and tea shirt.
Will sort out something quick for dinner tonight, so we can carry on slumming it till bed time. It does you good, once in a while.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 18 Nov 2010 10:55

Have been tidying round and just remembered I have'nt fed the chickens yet!!!!!!

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 18 Nov 2010 10:16

I used to love watching mum write.

There seems to be an awful lot of men around here that are left handed. When you live with someone who is you tend to watch others!!

LilyL

LilyL Report 18 Nov 2010 10:14

Your Mum sounds like my Granny Mel, really good at making things particularly out of 'nothing'. Thanks for telling me about the air ambulance! only thing is OH said that's what it was and sadly he was right!!! No, I didn't know about the left handed sissors!!!! one more thing to worry about?!!!! oh dear these wretched pooters, mine takes AGES sometimes and I shout at it, then it goes off for no reason, or won't connect properly and then asks loads of stupid questions!! what with that and (for me) constant typing errors, it can all be VERY frustrating! OH says it's finger trouble! he'll get finger trouble before he's much older!!!!

Jane

Jane Report 18 Nov 2010 10:09

Morning Everyone.
Another very grey day.I'm glad you got back in one piece last night Frank and haven't got too bad a head lol.

I like to give to our Air Ambulance Mel.They do a wonderful job.

I'm off at 12 so better get a move on and do a few jobs.I'm going to Aldwinkle Frank.You probably know there.

I'm left handed and can well believe I could blunt right handed scissors.Chris bought me 3 new veg type of scissors and I find them impossible to use .I am sure they are for right handed people.I get so frustrated!!!! Everyone says how awkward I look when I use a bread or carving knife.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 18 Nov 2010 09:42

Mum used to make present tags out of Christmas cards, I found a whole box full when clearing out. She used tosell them for the guide dogs for the blind.

I also have a scrap book of hers that she did a collarge (sp) on the front with Christmas cards. She was very good at that. In fact she was good at a lot of things making wise. She made a big dolls house from a kit and when she had finished it she gave it to our cleaner for her grandchildren. It took her about a year to do and all the furniture to go in it.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 18 Nov 2010 09:37

Morning Liz and all,

Wet here today. Am having terrible trouble with pooter at the moment. It won't stay online if I leave it a little while. Then yesterday evening after Edwardian farm I could'nt get on the net at all, so gave up. This morning I had three attempts to get on here so please excuse me if I don't post much.

Frank sorry to hear the news of your brother. Hope your sister settles well into her new place too.

Liz you asked if I saw the red helicopter yesterday or the day before and yes it flew over our garden as I was feeding the chickens. It was the Devon Air Ambulance.

We raised £55 for the air ambulance at mums furneral.

I removed all the things from the plate rack in the kitchen yesterday and wash them all and have them packed in plastic boxes now out of the way. Still have the room divider to do though. I have done the two top shelves but the bottom two are the worse as I tuck papers down the side, like instructions and library times etc.

Ann good that you enjoyed the film.

Sheila thanks for the doggy pics. They are both sweeties arn't they.

I bought mum some pinking shears years ago and they are still in the machine draw but I cannot use them as they are left handed ones!! There may also be a pair of ordinary shortish sissors that are t he same.

Did you know that if a left handed person uses right handded sissors that they blunt them?????

Frank

Frank Report 18 Nov 2010 09:27

MORNING ALL

LilyL

LilyL Report 18 Nov 2010 09:10

I remember Pinking Shears, yes, I think they were for stopping material from fraying! Dull old morning here today, think it may rain; Those poor people in Cornwall, coping with all that flooding would be just AWFUL! Yes, I've noticed Postmen in shorts, right in the middle of winter too! they must be so cold, strange eh?! Hope you enjoy 'Calender Girls' Jane, I shall be interested to hear about it. Must go and clear up!

Frank

Frank Report 17 Nov 2010 22:25

I'm back, three sheets to the wind, but relaxed. Thanks for all your good wishes. I need them at the moment.

Our local milkman, which I don't use, has artificle legs, and drives the float. I feel I should use him, but it's so much easier to use the super market.

I remember useing pinking shears, for christmas tags. We still have them in the kitchen draw.

Jane

Jane Report 17 Nov 2010 22:15

I'm off too .Lunch with my friend Gill tomorrow and then off in the evening with Chris to see 'Calender Girls ' at the Theatre in Northampton.
Night Night Everyone xx

Fiona

Fiona Report 17 Nov 2010 22:08

Night Mandy, night Ann
Night everyone
xxxxxx

Annx

Annx Report 17 Nov 2010 21:56

LOL Mandy......I bet it dropped wide open when you came back with that retort. Funny you said that about your postman.....ours is the same and tends to jog from door to door....we thought he was training for something. I shall be looking at postmen's legs now to see if they all have shorts on!!

Mine can be too cheerful, Shirl! He's started grinning and saying hello when we pass in the hallway now!! lol I think he finds me a bit quiet.....well I find it hard to get a word in sometimes. Shouldn't grumble, should I....just be thankful he still wants to talk to me. lol

I'm off to bed now, so night, night all xx

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 17 Nov 2010 21:50

Well that's me done for tonight
Night Night all xx

Tracey

Tracey Report 17 Nov 2010 21:30

Frank i hope the best for your brother As NN said this Blo###y thing
should have cure by now--Hope your sister will settle in if she has daughter close by. xxx--

No Ann not new Med's Just Him--grumpy old --BU###R *****

WE SAY BITE THE BULLET -FRANK HAVE A COUPLE FOR MEEEEE

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 17 Nov 2010 21:29

I think hubby was a bit put out my treatment at the dentist was cheaper then his visit lol he only had one filling and it was £49 and my treatment ,a check up, filling and clean £46 , i told hubby it was his mouth is bigger than mine lol

I have used old Christmas card as gift tags ,and cut them up and used them for shopping lists , i find now that if i don't take a list i forget half what i want !!!

i don't think there is any frost out there tonight ,but it still feels chilly , our postman is still wearing his Shorts !!!

Jane

Jane Report 17 Nov 2010 21:19

Oh Pinking Shears!!!!!!!!!!!!.They were quite heavy weren't they.I know I used them for doing cards etc,but used them in Needlework!!!!!!!!!God how I hated that. lol.It always fascinated me the way the V shape came out when you cut lol.What I don't understand is what was the point of Pinking Shears.Did they stop material fraying?I just don't know.