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What kind of things do you remember from Childhood

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Sheila

Sheila Report 26 Oct 2010 19:12

That made me laugh Frank you having a whopper talking about whoppers I bought some meat ball and they are really huge like golf balls I said to my ho these meatballs are huge who would be able to eat these somebody with a big mouth whoes got a big enough mouth and we all looked at my ho We have meatballs three times a week

What do you do with the stuff you scrape out of a pumpkin
it must be a lot. I am enjoying this thread laughing away

When in Wales I shut someone elses goat the barn the other goat went on a walk about and disapeared and the goat I shut in the barn was a different colour altogether and I did not notice. The farmer came and said have you seen my Woddle I said no and he said I will just look in the barn Mrs and he opened the door and he said thats my Woddle you have in there Mrs. I said OH!!! He said give my Woddle I said take him take him and he said I am going to Mrs saw your got eating Mrs Jones lawn munched it almost away it had.

I sent Ryan to collect the goat and he got a right telling off

Frank

Frank Report 26 Oct 2010 19:04

Jane, If you had asked before encroching on my patch. I could have told you ELV# and Ann Harve# were no longer in Beeties. Since it was taken over by House of F##### it has gone down hill, Ros has to go to M K to ger what she wants.

Mel, I could bet my last penny (thats all Iv'e got) that Ros will spill something down her top every time we. eat. Might be something to do with her BUST. I never said that.

Jane are you thinking of Brown Owl or Arkala.????
Sorry auntie Mel, Will try to behave myself, BUT it's Janes fault !!!! You know what's she's like.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 26 Oct 2010 18:58

Ir's not always nice and sunny Fiona, we have our fair share of wind as we are between two seas as it were.

Annx

Annx Report 26 Oct 2010 18:57

The talk on servants was quite good. It did make me smile when they were talking about how servants found jobs and said the better educated ones would nick his lordship's newspaper after he had done with it so they could look through the adverts!!

Hope the lump turns out to be nothing worrying Sheila.

Jill, that vertigo sounds horrid, take care you don't fall. Hope it goes before you do the witch thing.......mind you the broomstick might be a help....can't have you lurching down the road! We hardly have any wool shops now. I find if you see a pattern you like, they don't have the right wool or the other way around and I'm not patient enough to knit 'swatches'. Years ago, with there being a lot of hosiery around here, the factory shops would sell big cones of wool really cheaply. All gone now.

No rushing up the garden in that new posh coat to corn the chickens Mel! I always loved the Reefer jackets when I was in my teens. I also remember not being able to afford one at the time. Oh dear....boo hoo.

I don't think I will have room for a pumpkin...........maybe a giant grobag on the patio. lol

Fiona

Fiona Report 26 Oct 2010 18:44

Pumpkin Competion. Mmmmm
Don't know if I could join in that, with the weather in Scotland never being reliable, we didn't do any good with our sunflowers this year I think we only had 1 and it reached about 4 foot. pathetic
also our bagonias have all died with the frost, gone all mushy yuck!!!!!
But it would be interesting to see how you lot get on I imagaine Mels garden does well as she lives in Devon every time I went on holiday there as a child it was allways nice and sunny.

Jane

Jane Report 26 Oct 2010 18:40

Sorry Mel .Thought we could do with a bit of a laugh lol
I will behave now .Honest!! Guides Honour..........I never joined the Guides because the lady who ran guides scared the pants off me .I can't think what a guide leader is called .But I did love being a Brownie and felt very proud when I got my wings to fly up to Guide.I have all my badges somewhere and the colours are as bright as the day I got them all.

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 26 Oct 2010 18:39

LOLOL Mel , maybe wishful thinking hey Frank !!!!

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 26 Oct 2010 18:38

Iv'e been ironing too but only got a few things done and had to corn the chickens and then get them tucked up for the night. I shut the banties in went round to count how many were in their bedroom bit and there were only 5 instead of 6. Looked round and I had shut the cockeral out!! Just as well I checked as we had a fox in the garden yesterday morning.

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 26 Oct 2010 18:34

We are talking about pumpkins not courgettes Frank!!!!!!!


Alright alright lets keep it clean.........................

I put a clean jumper on last night. Cooked two lamb shanks for us, which I have never had before!! cut a peice of carrot popped it in my mouth and the bit I had cut dropped off the end adn went down my jumper, splashed in the jus and covered the paper next to me. OH just looked upwards and carried on eating.

Jane

Jane Report 26 Oct 2010 18:26

You Daft B***** .I knew you would pick up on that. lol.Bragging??

Frank

Frank Report 26 Oct 2010 18:17

Miss read what you said JANE. thought you said Franks got a Whopper !!!!! How did you know.!!!????

MillymollyAmanda

MillymollyAmanda Report 26 Oct 2010 18:09

Evening all,

More babies !! congratulations Sheila .

A Pumpkin competition !! are there different types of Pumpkin ? we'll need to all get the same seeds ,Mel you'll have to tell us what type to buy .

Did any one see the huge Pumpkin on the television ,it weighed 85 pound !! do you think ours will be that big lol

Well hubby has just had a piece of his tooth break off !!,he said he heard a crunch ,he was only eating a sandwich as we had a meal at lunch time .

He then opened a Yogurt and spilt it all over his t shirt and trousers !!!!!

Jill, we have a nice wool shop in the town ,i'am knitting my grandson a scarf ,he wanted black and grey stripes .


Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 26 Oct 2010 17:43

There is a smashing wool shop in Holsworthy and a lovely girl runs it.

Yes pumkins do grow from seed and need to be planted out when there is no risk of frost. Begining of June for most of us but if Fiona joins in she may have to wait a little longer acording to her weather in Scotland.

If you have a good compost heap you can grow them on there. Or if you can get a lots of horse exhaust and dig a 3 foot hole and back fill it with compost then the earth and grow it on that it should be fine.

We shall have to get Christmas over first and then in the new year I shall remind you all. With tips!!

We grew one big one once and put it on a barrow outside and did a guess the weight of the pumkin and the money went to the bell fund I think. It was won by our reader in the church. It weighed a hundredweight exactly. She won a bottle of wine.

Another one from the same year we gave to a man who put it in a compatition in a well know garden center round here. We went on the weighing day and he won too!!! Did'nt give us any of the prize though the old skinflint!! Gosh thats a blast from the past!!!!

Sheila

Sheila Report 26 Oct 2010 17:32

Was just about to answer jill and got cut off isnt it annoying
i hate ironing Jill once gave my mother a fit she opened a airing cupboard and a great mountain of unironed washing fell on her head .
Fireworks are expensive now and our little dog hates them
and tv well say no more did see that kidsworth is it before I went out what lovely scenary found it interesting
Would love to go back that far with Birmingham !!!

Jane

Jane Report 26 Oct 2010 17:30

I bet Frank will say he will grow a whopper lol

Jane

Jane Report 26 Oct 2010 17:29

I remember having pumpkin pie in Canada and thought it was disgusting lol
When are they planted Mel? I will have to see if Chris has a spare little bit going in the veg patch.

Oh Dear Jill, or Should we call you Granny Grumps today lolol...I think we have 1 shop that sells wool.It's one of those really old fashioned shops.They all seem to have disappeared.

Jill

Jill Report 26 Oct 2010 17:21

Oh yes Mel....lets!! A pumpkin competition! Thing is you ve given us a head start with your tips.
I have two weeny ones in garden..size of apples..completley neglected them this year

Sheila

Sheila Report 26 Oct 2010 17:18

oh great would love that can you tell me do they grow from seed Mel oh please dont tell me I am stupid !!! yes lovely would love a comp did it once with sunflowers when Alan Titch gave me some seeds and won but I cannot see that happening with a pumpkin.

Jill

Jill Report 26 Oct 2010 17:18

Thats it...fed up with ironing!! OH just come in and says he s not well...strewth!
Dogs going bananas..some children have let of some fireworks, i thought they were banned from selling them in shops now.
And why does there seem to be nothing much interesting on tv in evenings?...golly..i am moany today!
Must take up knitting again...used to quite enjoy it...but where have all the drapers gone? Anyone have any suggestions where to get wool thesedays?

Sheila

Sheila Report 26 Oct 2010 17:14

Oh what a great year to be born well better to be born with a moment of passion I say. Now I understand baby boomer
it not much like that these days.