General Chat

We used to go to High Beech, Epping for school outings. The forest there is really lovely. We used to be organizedinto groups and sent off to find toadstools. Told which were poisanous, like the red ones with white spots etc. I remember I found a very very tiny one that was just like lace and a purply colour. Teacher said it was a very good find as it was so tiny!!

I still love to find things on a walk and can never resist picking up conkers or beech nuts with all their little hooks on. The patterns inside fasiate me to as nature is so wonderfull. Remember being told at school in nature study, that you could identify the horse chestnut branched from the tree by the horseshoe marks with their nail holes where the leaves were attached! I have never forgotten that.

Morning Everyone
Bright , Cold, Frosty, Sunny Morning here. the tree's i took photo's off and e-mailed to you are full of Autumn golds and reds and look lovely in the sun.

Jane It was on mornings like this I would go for a walk and pick up leaves and conkers to take to nursery with me so the children could make an autummn collarge, then if it stayed sunny we would take the children for a walk round the church grounds to look at the leaves etc, it's days like this when I realise I miss working with the children. but I do NOT miss the paper work or the studying that goes along with it.
I still sometimes meet with the children and their parents while shopping it's lovely when they still reconise me and tell me what they are doing at school.

Thanks for the pics Mel.They do look pretty.
We have a new As** opened here today .It has taken over where the large co-op was ,so I am just going to go and have a gander.
BBL

Mel. High beech was a place I would cycle to aged about 11. Also Knighton Woods. There was a lake there, which was quite shallow. We would take an old net curturn or sack, and in pairs would drag the bottom, to the side to see what fish we could catch. It's marvellous how something jogs your memory. Loads more to come I HOPE.

We are all still in our dressing gowns, I laid in till 9.30. When I came our Lewis had had his bacon sarnie, Weetabix, cream coffee. He is sitting on the sofa now drinking his YALKAT, if thats right spelling. He is showered and dressed. Ros in there now, then me. Not sure what he wants to do today, but I bet it will cost us.!!!!

It certainly looks a nice day out there, even though COLD. Not a cloud in the sky. Nice morning for a walk down the canal.!!!! bet the water will be cold !!!!

Don't go spending all your money now Jane, look but don't buy.!!!

De-flead Millie yesterday, thought about bathing her instead but chickened out as she hates it! Needs a hot day in the garden for that, which reminds me of when I was about 12. I was sleeping in a tent in the garden, and asked my mother if I could bath our spaniel. The answer was 'No' for whatever reason, I forget what it was. However, me being the obedient child I was not, went ahead with the bath! and, afterwards, spaniel rolled on the grass rolled on the veg patch and then on the gravel !!! Finally, this traitor dog went into the tent (flaps left undone!) and rolled all over my camp bed, sheets (!) blanket pillowslip, the lot!! You never saw such a mess!!! I can't begin to tell you all the trouble I got into over that!!! The marks were on those sheets for ever, AND my mother made me take them back to school. New ones?you have to be kidding!!!!

Sheila I have blocked your email and pms to Catie. I have also reported your negative remarks in respect of Catie to GR. Enough is Enough. Please afford Mel and anyone who enjoys reading this thread , the courtesy of 'positive' posts, instead of remarks directed against 'any' member.

Andrew.

LOL Liz.I'm not surprised you were in your Mums bad books.I wonder why mud never seems to come off completely .I often find muddy marks on my bed from Chester.

I never got as far as As** this morning .The traffic was so awful I turned around and ended up at my usual place lol.I have bought myself a pair of brown ankle boots at last !!

The sun is still shining but it certainly is chilly.Brrrr!

You can say that again Jane, not only mud but grass and gravel !! I had to l sleep in them for ages! a constant reminder!! Am off to Tivvy now, and then OH to GP, had a letter from the hospital today and need to discuss contents with her. Then home, phew, a releif!!!

Guess what we had for lunch.???? and whats for dinner tonight.

Lewis has just gone the the Allotments with the neighbour, to see if he can get a pumpkin, so he can carve it. Also to help her load the barrow with wood chippings for her garden.

Jane, is the AS#A on the corner of Gold St/Silver St. Monague St and Stamford Road. I had a friend who worked in there in the 60s. When it was the Co-Op.

Is this business about Piers ever going to be put to Bed. Shelia just let it die. !!!!

Never had a tent, so was never able to sleep out, except in the Anderson Shelter, but I don't suppose that counts !!!!
You children don't know you are born LOL LOL Thats another old saying !!!!

Going to sit and have a read now. BBL

Shhhh!!!!!!! Frank.Don't mention it again lol

I used to go up with friends to a field on the cliffs and we would pinch mangles that would be piled up against the hedge and run home with them to carve out for Halloween.Of course back then it was always quite low key.Not all the hype like today.I was looking at all the stuff in Tes**.Incredible!!!!!

No the new As** is down on Northfield Ave,where the co-op was.I think that co-op was opened in about 1985/6.I think you may have left Kettering then.

Jane the main Co-Op was where I said it was. Didn't know abouth the other one. If I remember, thats where an all night petrol statrion was. One of the very few. The Police used it for their cars as it was always open.

That must have been way before my time Frank.We moved here in the January of 1985.
I have had to pull all the curtains in here as the sun is so bright and I can hardly see a thing.Also it is showing me how much dust there is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Disgraceful I say lol

That sun shows up all the marks on the windows too. Very bright but really cold here. I must get up and do something if only to get warmed up. Time I got these spare bedrooms sorted out, so have been up in the loft to get down a double bed. Have no idea how it goes together though .... another job for son .......

Think I'll have another go on the cross trainer, that should warm me up, can now do 3 minutes, getting better, have burned off 90 calories already today !!!!

Afternoon all,
Been lovely and sunny but quite nippy .

I don't remember doing Halloween when i was little, not even a pumpkin !!
We do get a few children come round so i make sure i have a bag of sweets to hand .

You'll be eating Turkey all week Frank !!

We're having Jacket potatoes tonight , i have just turned the OVEN ON !!!!! lol

Jane ,its good not dusting to often ,let it get nice and thick then you can see where you've been when you do dust !! lol

Maureen , 90 calories thats good , you'll be able to have a chocolate bar now !!! lol

Very funny Mandy ....lol That will probably have just worked off one of the three packets of crisps I had yesterday .....

THREE packets of crisps !!!!! Maureen !! you naughty girl LOLOL

Frank , found this and thought of you with your Turkey LOL

The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my true love said to me
I'm glad we've bought a turkey and a proper Christmas tree.

On the second day of Christmas much laughter could be heard
As we tucked into our turkey - a most delicious bird.

On the third day of Christmas we'd friends in from next door
The turkey tasted just as good as on the day before.

On the fourth day of Christmas Gran came, she's rather old.
We finished up the Christmas pud and ate the turkey cold.

On the fifth day of Christmas outside the snowflakes flurried
But we were nice and warm inside - we ate the turkey - curried.

On the sixth day of Christmas the turkey spirit died.
The children fought and bickered and we ate the turkey - fried.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave a wince
When he sat down to dinner and was given turkey mince.

On the eighth day of Christmas the dog ran off for shelter
I served up turkey pancakes and a glass of Alka Seltzer.

On the ninth day of Christmas poor Dad began to cry
He said he couldn't stand the strain of eating turkey pie.

On the tenth day of Christmas the air was rather blue
And everybody grumbled at eating turkey stew.

On the eleventh day of Christmas the Christmas tree was moulting
Mince pies as hard as rock and the turkey quite revolting.

On the twelfth day of Christmas at last Dad smacked his lips
The guests had gone, the turkey too - we dined on fish and chips!

I liked that Mandy.As you say that'll be Frank and his turkey lol

Gone really cold here to sitting with the fan heater on ,had the heating on , but it is on timer to go off now while dinner is being cooked or we all will be in a stew HoT Hot!!!

Mandy Love the 12 days of Christmas song really funny.