Parkour...

Proper Kids TV a la Why don't you...?

At your expence

I laughed out loud!!
love Cathy xxx

Should have gone to SpecSavers

Got up at 0500 to watch the cricket. Forgot my spex and tried to make porrige without them. 2.20 mins in M/wave and went to add spoonful of demerera sugar. but put spoonful of coffee by mistake. Tried to eat coffee porrige but had to pour it down the loo. Decided to have Shreddies instead Doh!
Very pleased I got up as we were doing very well on the cricket field as both openers had scored 110 runs!!

Claire

Happy birthday Claire from all at Forty Green

Happy Birthday Claire

I hope you are having a wonderful day.
We are all very exited here in Wales, the snow started falling at about 9.45 yesterday morning and by 11.00 the world looked like a Christmas card, all the children were sent home from school early in case the buses couldn't take them home later. So the hills are alive with the sound of children sledging. Lots of love Cathy John Edmund Thomas and Kate.

To Claire

I hope you are having a good birthday. Seems a long time ago when Grandma and I came to your 1st birthday. Hope to see you soon Love from Grandad.

Hope to come with you to the Botswana talk if you arestill up for it.

Dad, I hope you had a hot waterbottle.

But you survived, good for you.
I'm home safe and sound, but I've had to leave Audrey Audi at work, snowed in! So Annette brought me home in her supadupa red landy with it's great big tyres. It was still quite a hairy ride home and she has to go on as she lives in Ffarmers.
The kids are all out at Parties, so I don't know when we will see them, sometime tomorrow, weather permitting.

Electric cut

We were warned that our elect supply would be cut off for two hours this morning from 0830 until 1030, so I got up early @ 0500 to watch the test match for a couple of hours, had me cereals and went back to bed at 0700. I put the wireless on to tell me when the supply would come on and here I am. Sorry if anyone has been trying to contact me but all's well that ends well. I am still breathing. Thinking of you Cath, as you drive through the snow. It is a beautiful sunny morning here. Love from Dad

First Snow

Beautiful sunny frosty morning, everything looked good, as I climbed the hills above Penryncoch, I realised that there was snow swirling about on the road ahead of me. That was the warning shot, from now on the boot will contain a shovel, a blanket and snow boots!!!!!!

Pete and Jan

On Saturday 27th Nov there will be a Talk Botswana Safari at the local Baptist Church. I hope to go, so if you are interested it will be at 6pm. Talk with slides Supper and Raffle. Everybody welcome Dad

Polishing

Yes! I remember polishing the indian brass plates and not really liking the clash of colours when the the polish brought up the pinkish ting of the copper against the yellowy gold of the brass, I also remember feeling frustrated that I could never get all the white deposit from the Brasso out of the dimpled surface. What a world of memory there is in a simple object, who'd of thought!

The Good Life

Hi Julian, I've been watching Giles Coren and Sue Perkins learn about surburban self sufficiency a la Tom and Barbara Good (Giles and Sue live the Good Life). They do the goat, pig, chicken rearing thing and get the rotavator going too. As you are outside UK, I guess you can't use the bbc iplayer but there are clips on youtube. Peapod wine anyone?

lovw G xx

Brass elephants

They had a very particular smell, which I can still recall, of cigarette ash and brass. Did they not come from your Dad, Dad, with the big elephant?

I still want to know about those chicken eggcups, where were they, grandmas?

We are getting a visit from the man who owns the house opposite on Thursday (you met him for a coffee on our terrace dad). He may be willing to sell the field opposite the house -- the bits either end of the road, so we may be able to have a mixed orchard and veg. plot, bees and possibly chickens (a pig)! I'll be Richard Briers and Ruth, Felicity Kendal!

Brass Dishes

I just remembered what we were talking about yesterday, Pete. There were two small dishes, which we sometimes used as ash trays when we had smoking visitors. I cannot remember where we/I got them, they just appeared. Not Ceylon, but I think Indian. We had them on the mantel shelf. What a memory you have for some things. Good to see you last night. Love from Dad XXX

Ceylonese plates

Does anyone remember the two small brass plates we used to have at 77? Dad doesn't remember them but I'm sure they had elephants on which suggests they came back with him from Ceylon. I have a memory that they were somehow embossed and had a slightly different coloured metal within their design....perhaps a slightly reddish elephant design on them...not quite the ones in the picture below...?

Pete

Thank you Cathy

Cathy rang up to tell me that she and Thomas were going to Bristol University to see what the Art Course is like and whether Thomas would like a change. After that they would come and visit me in K/S. In due course they turned up after trying to find me through a road deviation which took her away from the village (a few times), but eventually found me. Cath was very tired after a busy week and was happy to give me a cuddle and sit down to watch what I was watching on the TV. It was too late to travel to Charlton (Thanks for the offer, Steve) so we sat and opened a bottle (for me) and an Irish Whiskey Cream for Cath. We had a laugh or two with QI and eventually turned in.
Next day I had an appointment at Church which I couldn't avoid and I cooked a lunch, which we all seemed to enjoy.
After lunch we watched Le Ballon Rouge on telly, which I always enjoy seeing (the Olde Paris and the final disappearance of Pascal into the sky hanging on to twenty gas filled baloons).Four O'c and time to get back to Wales. Lovely for me and Cath got home safely.
Got rid of the electric bed/chair, which had stopped working. What a laugh to see two workmen trying to get the chair (fully extended) out of the front door. Should have had a camcorder !!!
Singapore will not be long. Me on a 777 in the Business seats, 14th December, can't wait. Love ypu all from Dad, Happy Christmas to all I will not be seeing before then. .XXX

Dad

Thomas and I got back at about 8 o'clock safe and sound, the roads were busy but no problems for us. It was lovely to be with you, I'm sorry I was so tired. Thankyou for cooking lunch for us which we enjoyed very much. Lots of love Cathyxxx

Hotel Splendide

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Auntie Joan and Jane

Rachel Busby's Facebook Update for family - Mum spending next 4 weeks in care home in Abingdon. Jane not coping and needs a rest & I need some piece of mind knowing she is safe and being cared for before I go a bit cuckoo too!!
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2,3,5 bedroom new homes for sale - Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39

Cement Works Site


About the Area
Chinnor is a sleepy little village which over the years has embraced an impressive mix of architectural styles. It’s a wonderful example of that English
eccentricity of which we are so rightfully proud. Old Kiln Lakes is bringing its own sense of style to the former Cement Works site, offering a wide variety of
modern homes to suit all needs in a very pretty setting.

The village has a small number of shops including a Spar convenience store, a baker, butcher, pharmacy, garden centre and several takeaways. It also has a
library, social/sports hall, playing fields, children’s play area, GP and dental practices and a much loved and extremely well supported Community Centre.

There are several friendly pubs and restaurants within the immediate area. Families with children will be pleased to know there are two primary schools in the village with secondary schools in Thame and Watlington. The surrounding countryside just begs to be explored on foot, bicycle or horseback and there are two excellent golf courses – Princes Risborough 2.5 miles away and Whiteleaf Golf Club at 4.6 miles. The Ridgeway long distance footpath, crosses the site on an elevated causeway and recreational trips are offered on the private Chinnor
and Princes Risborough Railway that defines the north western boundary.

For more extensive shops and amenities there’s High Wycombe or Aylesbury, both approximately 8 miles away and it’s just 13 miles into Oxford. You’ll be just 3
miles from the M40 for travelling around the area. All in all a lovely place to put down roots in your new Taylor Wimpey home.

Genevieve

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I thought I saw a Darracq!

Old Crocks

video- Meanwhile in Sussex

I understand this isn't deliberately reckless, merely the desire to avoid using their leather belt brakes!

Jimi Mistry's kid goes to Ruby's school

Strictly Ruby

Brixton Hill, S.W.2

We used to live just off Brixton Hill, from 1933 until 1937 and every November on the first Sunday, we used to go to the end of our road and my Dad used to say, watch these old cars go up Brixton Hill. It was the Annual London to Brighton "Old Crocks Race" as we called it as the vintage cars all struggled up Brixton Hill on their way to Brighton. THAT was 67 years ago and they are still holding this annual rally, with all the old ladies in their fancy hats and the old men in their Norfolk jackets and Sherlock Holmes hats. Dad.

Here's a Good 'un

They were advertising a suitable white wine for use with a recipe on the Alan Titchmarsh Show. It was a drawing of a cat sitting on an egg but the egg had two cross keys. It was called "Chat en Oeuf du Pape", Obtainable from Marks & Spencer. Now there's a funny thing.
What did the French girl say to the sailor in Toulon. ? L.O.c'est l'heure. 8 o'clock?. I don't wish to know that!!

Barn Hill Farm - Whaddon 4x4

Hey Steve, maybe you should have a go in the Landy over at Whaddon. It's £20 for the whole day and you can have as much fun as you like going off road, over humps and hills and through dongas....From sun rise to sun set, all for £20 and a burger van on site too. Sounds just the ticket.

Check out Whaddon...

London to Brighton on Sunday

Chinnor Cement Works Chimney Is Finally Demolished