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Thank you Lizzie. Just finished putting another little friend next to it. It's very heavy and difficult to hold still. When sun shining on it, it's blinding and you can't see where to apply the paint. Tomorrow I will start the other side and I think it will be either a Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell or Swallowtail.

@IAN FINN, if your'e up and about, you asked me to keep you posted re the Copper kettle. Well, here is the first instalment. It is an absolute bugger to paint in sunlight, as the reflection is blinding. B.i.L is delighted with it though...

@trogg, 'the cold never bothered you', for a minute there I thought you were going to burst into the song from "Frozen". " Do ya wanna build a snowmaaan"?

Tell you what Cherub, I'll give it ago and provide it for your adjudication. And it won't be Willow pattern.

Take care S.G. I wish you well and hope your'e feeling better soon.x B.

Hiya Mary, how do ! As I recall, we have already discussed this on two occasions. And at the risk of repeating meself, I can't be motivated to purchase the special brushes, inks and paper required. At the moment I've got some projects on the go, including a copper kettle for my B.i.L., also a pair of mini churns that I want to do as a pair, although I've no idea what the subject will be yet. The kettle will be Butterfly themed, as per request. Are you going to show me the Panda you painted?

What part of Radford did you live Lets? And which school was it, you walked to.? I lived off top end of Denman street, on Denton street. Stayed there until we moved to Kennington road in 1957. I'm always interested in anybody who lived in my neck of the woods, ( even though I'm a bit older than you ).

Well, that's the other side done. And as a homage to Rog. Plantfit I've included a castle for him. Next will be a Copper Kettle for my brother in law...

That's the problem Rog. I think I was trying to get away from her ! She's going to get me some cot sides or staple me in a sleeping bag.

Mrs B., inn answer to your question, falling out of bed was not a choice. I have absolutelý no idea how or why. It was very early in the morning and I was fast asleep. It was only when I hit the deck that I awoke with a start. I can only assume that I had migrated to the edge and gravity took over. End result, two bruised, sore knees and friction burn on my toes.

And another thing CT., the floor seems to be getting further away, the older you get. When I fell out of bed a few weeks ago, it was the Devils own job to get back up onto the bed. My poor old legs simply could not push me up.

Keep that up Col., and you'll soon be walking to NS meet ups.

Maybe our island is starting to sink, due to the excess baggage we seem to be accumulating. Just saying.

Just been looking at some Youtube footage of the flooding in and around Notts. Did,nt realise it was so bad. The footage was around Dunham bridge and Girton and it looks absolutely terrible. Don,t know how close some of you guys are to that area but if you are, then my thoughts are with you and hope you are safe. One section showed the A57 head towards Dunham toll bridge and apparently 3 lads decided to ignore all the police stop signs and road closed etc and drove on. The roof of their car can just be seen above the water. The lads were all rescued, the silly buggers must have thought they we

I may be mistaken Mary, but I thought Carlton road was the opposite way. Did'nt Alfred st. North run up to Mansfield rd? I seem to recall going down Alfred st. with a mate, when looking for a tattooist shop, which I think was somewhere on the right.

No Ian, I just happened to be looking at 'er indoors. I once told I loved her blue corduroy trousers. She hit me ! I did'nt realise she had varicose veins.

I'll show you a picture of it once I've cleared the table.

Last time I saw legs like that, it were on a Queen Anne table.

No Rog., in actual fact it is part of a Nottingham lace coffee table cloth that I stood the box on. Gresley A3 Pacific, Flying Scotsman 4472. Barrie.

Nonna,that cart is certainly crying out for a paint job.

Work in progress Ian. Similar image on ther other end...

Not quite the right thread but it'll do, as your'e reading on here...."Happy Birthday Mary1947".

Not only shops Mary47, but St. Anns also had bloody good allotments. 40/47 trolley buses was my first solo outing as a conductor back in 1962.

In answer to Ians suggestion, heres side one, Plantfits side starts tomorrow...

whoops ! I appear to have lost Nottstalgia off my little Samsung tablet. Buggered if I know what I did. Any kind person able to tell me how I can reload it. Thought it were in Apps, but apparently not. Thank you in anticipation.