It takes yer back

[LizzieM 9,507]

Goose Fair's not this week Babs, but the Bell Meet-up is !!! Glad you had a good trip to Skeggy, it's been a gorgeous couple of days, and so unexpected after the freezing cold we had at the beginning of the week.

[piggy and babs 544]

I KNOW LIZZIE ILL BE AT THE BELL UP UNTILL THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAD ONLY ONCE MISSED IT IN 1980 WHEN MY YOUNGEST CHILD WAS BORN 29TH SEPTEMBER STILL IN HOSTPITAL SO COULD NOT GO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE NOT GOT THERE AS IT WAS TOO MUCH WALKINGBUT AS I SAY I AM GOING TO TRY GETTING ROUND ON MY SCOOTER THIS YEARBE LOVELY IF THE WEATHERS LIKE THIS.

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Goose Fair, mushy peas and whelks and cockles and shrimps and winkles. Err I like sea food.

Colin

[MELTONSTILTON 452]

Err I like sea food.

Colin

I do also.............. I sea food and eat it................. (SORRY for the old joke)

[dgbrit 258]

Whelks you could chew them for a day very good value

[piggy and babs 544]

NOW DAYS MUCH MORE INDIAN JAMACAN EUROPEAN FOOD ON SALE THAN SEA FOOD STILL GET HOT PEAS BUT NOT AS NICE AS THEY USED TO BE BUT STILL PLENTY OF HOT DOG AND BURGER STALLS BUT NOT MANY OF THE TRADITIONAL SIDE SHOWS THERE WERE IN THE 50S/60S MOUSE TOWN BOXING RING BUT LAST TIME I WAS THERE THE WALL OF DEATH WAS BACK.

[plantfit 7,592]

You could perhaps have a ride round the wall of death on your scooter Babs

Enjoy the fair

Rog

[mick2me 3,033]

Dont tell her that Rog!

She will.

[carni 10,094]

I have just opened a bag of Morrisons Conference Pears," and even though they are usually hard and tasteless" i can't resist buying them. What a lovely surprise i had when i tried one!, it was sweet and delicious, It took me back to my childhood from as early as i can remember to being about elevenish, going to Granddads allotment up St Annswell rd, and picking the windfalls up, taking them home, as many as we could carry.When ever i am fortunate enough to buy Conference Pears with some flavour, without fail my Granddad and his little allotment shed is in my mind. He made it a little home from home in there, What a kind man he was, by the time he had walked home to Vicarage Street his barrow would be half empty, giving his produce away to people he passed on his journey.

[alisoncc 379]

I have just opened a bag of Morrisons Conference Pears," a

i can remember to being about elevenish, going to Granddads allotment up St Annswell rd,

We used to call them Chrismas pears 'cos they would ripen in time for Christmas. We've spoken previously about Hungerhill allotmements, magic place. We had an allotment up there as well. When we first went up there, we couldn't believe our eyes, all this fruit there for the picking. And it was ours !!!

[katyjay 5,091]

They are my favourite pear, I always buy some when over there, the harder the better! I can't stand over ripe pears. My hubby's grand dad had a huge tree of them in Watnall, they do bring back memories. Can't get them over here.

[Ayupmeducks 1,730]

I've seen Conference Pear trees in one or two of the large plant/tree vendors catalogues Kath, they are available over here, but not sold to customers in some states.

[jackson 301]

Hi Katyjay, aren't I just so lucky because I've a Conference Pear tree in my back garden; must admit the other day whilst gardening I saw this pear growing and so fancied it, I simply picked it there and then: such sweetness and juice - wished you could have been there to indulge..............

PS: I have two Conference Pear trees, one of them - bought from Woolworths - has yielded plenty; the other - bought from Wilko's - has yet to provide - must give it a little bit more love...................

[katyjay 5,091]

Now that's just plain cruel, Christine! LOL.

[Jill Sparrow 10,305]

The Roly Polys! I studied ballet for many years and was amazed how many ballet teachers looked like them!

[plantfit 7,592]

Little Mo was my mate Godfrey's sister in law

 

Rog

[Gem 1,430]

15 hours ago, IAN123. said:

Remember these?..

 

My mum would  be most upset if she found out that i had told every one that she resembled the "tubby" one in the middle. Fortunately for me she does not log into nostalgia.

[Oztalgian 3,278]

Doubt if it would have been a screw top in the seventies, had a bottle last week still quite drinkable and quite nostalgic, cheap too

What about this?

[NewBasfordlad 3,599]

Blooming heck Ian you don't half make me feel owd 76 exams looming, I had been ..................married 5 years.....

[MargieH 7,600]

NBL. Makes me feel even older - in 1976 I'd been married 10 years and had children aged 9, 7 and 6!