philmayfield

I had an impulse buy of a chunk of turkey at the farm shop yesterday. It wouldn’t really be Christmas if I didn’t have turkey to moan about. I think they’ve had to cut them up as the large ones weren’t selling. Morrison’s sent us a pudding for 8 people but only charged for the small one we ordered. It’s our wedding anniversary today so I’m off to the farm shop this evening to buy the traditional Christmas bouquet.

Nothing worse than opening gifts you don’t want and trying to look pleased!

Years ago I was being shown over the Arc de Triomphe by a French chappie. He said all Napoleon's victories were inscribed thereon. I said 'I can't see Waterloo'. 'We don't mention Waterloo' he said!

Blame the French. They’ve never liked us - nor we them really but we, being British, do have a sense of fair play.

You’re right BK. There are still lots of people out there who are seem unable to comprehend the seriousness of the situation. Only when it comes closer to home for them will they realise.

If only it were that easy.

I thought he still owned the golf club near Cotgrave.

Talking of football stadiums I’ve just seen that Alan Hardy has applied for permission to build two houses in his garden. Must be getting short of cash!

@Jill SparrowSadly it will be obscured by the cloud cover, so come back in 400 years, but what will you come back as?

I’ve just seen a man riding a penny farthing on the A617 in Kelham. There was a long queue of cars behind him no doubt cursing. On my way back from Newark I saw him again on the Fiskerton road about to overtake a cyclist. I would have loved to see the expression on the cyclist’s face as he rode past!

Just tried it on my iMac and it's fine.

I think that might be in the old Victoria Station cutting.

Metaphorically

I'm a lover of cheese. I can drool over the extensive cheese counters at the local farm shops. I just don't think that Colwick is a 'proper' cheese. To me it just tastes like milk that has gone off. It turns my stomach just thinking about it.

You can. Just pour some sour milk into an old sock and hang on the clothes line for a month. The taste of yesteryear!

I often used to drive past his creamery and see lots of old socks filled with the maturing cheese, hung out on his washing line.

Its come to a pretty poor state when, at the last election, the leaders of each if the main parties resembled an unmade bed. I'm not the smartest of dressers these days, I'm just an old country bumpkin, but on the rare occasions when it's appropriate, I do make an effort to look presentable.

...........and I’ve reprogrammed our door bell to play ‘Jingle Bells’ !

Standards in public life have declined. These offenders should be horsewhipped!

What we all want to know is the story behind the garish neon sign. Was it a fish and chip shop?

Is Carrie using a pudding basin to cut his hair?

Giving you a 'like' was a bit misplaced. It was more of a recognition of you bringing home the seriousness of the situation.

No, but we all want one.

You can buy ‘Bunny- images of the past’ on Amazon for £20! but the history society website says it can be bought from the local garage for £8. Next time I’m passing I’ll take a sneaky look at it unless someone here beats me to it. I have no reason to otherwise do the 40+ mile round trip!

I have received a reply to my email to to Bunny Local History Society as follows: The house that you refer to is the war time women’s land army hostel ‘Memoires de Ma Mere’. It belonged to a Mrs Roberts and was requisitioned in 1941. To home 28 girls. At some time after the war it was partially rebuilt and remains today as a private home. There is more information in the Bunny village book which can be found in the local library’s. I hope the above is helpful to you. Kind regards Roger Sewell It's a start but doesn't fully answer the query.