Gem

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  1. 15 hours ago, Beekay said:

    Well, got me Christmas dinner sorted out. Been to M & S and bought two turkey dinners complete with pigs in blankets. No farting about with 3 hour brussels etc. Just bung em in 'towd oven and hey presto !

    Pair of saddoes or what !

    I am a great fan of M&S meals and if someone else hadn't been doing Xmas lunch i would have followed your example.

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  2. Hello everyone....I post very rarely but check in often .

    I have left my home in the middle of nowhere 'Muggleswick' it's in co. Durham so I can guarantee being with my family for Christmas.

    I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a healthy new year .

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  3. 20 hours ago, LizzieM said:

    Have an enjoyable visit @Gem, at least it looks to be a dry week down here.  Don’t know of any ‘special events’ going on but Wollaton Hall has a temporary exhibition by sculptural artist Willard Wigan, miniatures assembled  inside the eye of a needle.  We haven’t been yet but intend to.  Wollaton Hall is free to enter, apart from car park charges.  Shame the City Council can’t give free entry into the Castle! 

    We will definitely visit Wollaton Hall it will have changed a lot since my last visit.

    Happy Anniversary 

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  4. 17 hours ago, Cliff Ton said:

    When was the last time you were in Nottingham ?  If it's a long time ago (eg several years) you might struggle to find your way around now.

     

    And if you remember the city centre as having a lot of shops.....it's not like that any more.

     

    It's been a lot of years and i remember lots of shops, however i am sure there will be a shopping outlet somewhere ?.

    Gem

    Decided not to take car into city centre.

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  5. 18 hours ago, mary1947 said:

    Just found your message,  What special events? Well sorry to say you have missed "Ladies Day" at Nottingham races, but while you are in Bliderth or Renith as the locals call them call and have dinner/lunch at The Brunt Stump or the nice pub at Bllidworth bottoms, you can also take a walk around Brunt stump Park. If you have young children then try the Whitepost  farm also there is Patchins crafts where you can learn to paint (this Is on the Mansfiled ramper)  plus visit  Flley Priory Gardens. Theres more PUBS? there are excellent pubs all around this area. and more ??? watch this space.

    Thank you Mary we will definitely try the the pubs you mention and check out the painting option. We are heading into town but think we are going to be disappointed regarding a shopping spree.

    Gem

  6. Finally on my way to visit Nottingham, it was a rather last minute decision. Couldn't decide on where to stay either in town or in one of the surrounding villages, we finally decided on Rainworth Lodge on Blidworth Lane which i assume is in Blidworth?. I use sat nav my friend insists on a map ...she is not a fan of gadgets. If there are any special events over next few days would appreciate any information. 

    Gem

  7. Thank you ....it's true that if you can't find what you are looking for someone on nostalgia can. I will definitely look at dates for the workhouse, i was watching a programme that covered it's past and it was very interesting. It's a shame about the castle it's been many years since my last visit where i had my photo taken with Robin Hood. Is there something at Edwinstowe that is worth a visit ?. The information about the museum at York was appreciated, my usual visits to York are shopping orientated.

    Gem

     

     

     

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  8. Hi again...i only seem to pop up when I want something. My friend and myself are visiting Nottingham when weather improves and would like advice on museums to visit, saw one on TV that had victorian undertakers and hearses. Being odd that's the type of places we are looking to visit I'm looking forward to re-visiting the castle any ideas would be appreciated.

    Gem.

    Is the workhouse still open to visit.

  9. In my early teens the was a chemist in Newcastle known to locals as 'dirty dicks'

    the shop being there since 1890s. Started life to help those who were to poor to afford to the doctor, my grandfather who was losing his hair went for ..his words.. a bottle of jollop he was convinced it worked, Gramma said he might as well have rubbed rum into his scalp. He had a revolting cream to stop you biting your nails and it worked. It got its nickname for a treatment handed out to itinerant navvies and seaman.....another theory was if a female went in she had been naughty the night before.

    Gem

  10. At least your not snowed in....living in the middle of nowhere is great in the summer but the winter has come as a culture shock. My neighbours all 3 of them told me to stock a large freezer and large cupboard plus WiFi is most awkward and works well in some of house best late at night. Anyway going to wish you all a very merry Christmas in case i either i freeze or WiFi gives up. When i can will send a pic of my home so you can envy me or think I'm crackers.

    Gem

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  11. On 11/6/2022 at 10:52 PM, MargieH said:

    @Gem Looked it up and I see what you mean.  The population seems to be getting less as the years go by!  But, as you say, it suits you and the dogs so that’s good.  Was it you who makes dolls’ house furniture or am I getting confused….

    No Margie your faculties are as sharp as ever, when Alan died i lost interest but now have started again. Internet signal is a bit iffey so I tend to use it through the night.

  12. 23 hours ago, MargieH said:

    Nice to see you’re posting again, Gem x.  Are you still living up north?

    Thank you Margie I have logged in many times but never felt i had much to say.  I am still living in the North East but now in a very small village called Mugglswick, i was left the property as the only relative of my dad's brother whom i had never met. Google it and you will see what the back of beyond looks like....but the greyhounds and i love it.

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  13. Hello again, i am now more of a reader than a poster these days but i would like to share my good news. My youngest grandaughter has made me a great grandmother for the first time, she has had a little girl named Riley.

    I hope you all stay well and healthy and enjoy the festive season with those you love.

    Gem

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  14. 19 minutes ago, Brew said:

    Fer me dinner I had a ribeye steak, homemade chips with two fried eggs....... and not a slice of gravy in sight!   ;)

    That's a big step up from egg chips and gravy........ which by the way was disgusting.

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  15. 12 hours ago, Beekay said:

    Come off it Brew ! You've never lived if you ain't tried egg chips wiv gravy. Trust me, I would never deliberately lead you off the straight and narrer. Tell ya what, try it and if ya don't like it, I'll give you ya money back.

    I have nothing planned for today's lunch so I will serve egg chips and gravy. Maybe putting the gravy in a separate bowl to dip the chips in or is that cheating, if my next post comes from a hospital bed.....I shall find you and extract retribution.

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  16. I have had my first vaccination and had no problems but I wonder if the hundreds of idiots who visited my small village over the last two days even know there is a pandemic. Wandering around mainly in groups no masks and gormless expressions, on a day where we would like to go for a walk common sense tells us stay home. Do people think that they won't/can't catch anything so it's life as usual will lockdow ever end. Stay safe all and take care.

  17. Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful messages, especially those  about how you coped with the loss of your own mother.    Your kindness when Alan died prompted my aunt to say we are like a long lost family getting to know each other knowing we will probably never meet.

    I hope that this year can be better that the last...Gem

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