Recent content by brenda barr

Thompsons, was further up towards Ansells and far as l know Thompsons had another in store in Erdington...l know the store was there in Aston in early 80's as l had to make a trip home on the death of my father and when l returned to Texas l loaded up on sausage black pudding and bacon, froze...

Eric, best wishes how wonderful to reach a young age of 95 and be able to celebrate with your sisters l am sure your conversation will be remember this and that, l will raise my glass to you.

My given name was Brenda,but all his life l was bab to my father,also lhad a nick name Bru, which l was given when l came home from being born..at Loveday St, the boy next door named me Brenda Bru, and it stook, l am 89 now and my husband still calls me Bru

thank you so much for your account of Perry Barr. it got my old grey matter working overtime, even though l lived in Aston l used to know PB quite well my girl friend and l would go dancing at Westminster Road sch , most Saturday nights also the Crowne and Cushion....happy days, like you l must...

My G/T grandparents were married there on a Sunday in 1900, l guess it was because they had the sabbath day off work.

oh the memories, my girl friend and l would first hit Lewis's basement, to listen to the latest record of the pop music ,like nat king cole..Johney ray'' frankie lane and many more. then it was across the street to the Kardomah for a cup of tea and beans on toast for 1/6, this was in the early...

l remember a chippy opposite the chippy shown,we used to come out the Astoria and buy chips there and eat them on the way home.

My brother and l lived in copeley street a cul-de-sac and numerous had different shelters we had a Anderson and some had a Morrison one, because those houses did have a cellar....,lremember the first raid on Brum, my dad grabbed my brother and l and rushed us down the shelter, later on we...

l came to Texas in1958 at age 22...and married...did'nt want to come but as my father said your place is with your husband even if he is Timbucktoo,...l worked in IBM after l left school so was able to get a job very easy in the US. when l hit 62 l was able to get my english pension as l paid...

Like you and everyone else l get so many scam calls, they usually start around 3.00pm untill 8'00,pm a few days ago l decided to go along with what they were pushing, they all have a foreign twang ( which is very hard to decipher) well they had a plan of somesort and asked my age ....when...

l arrived in June 1958, middle of Texas summer, l told my mother l know what hell must feel like as it was so hot, l don'nt think l've ever get climatised after all these years, we live a few miles from the beach but never go there, what we need right now is a tropical storm (not a...

Be glad your getting any rain as here in Texas we have had over two months of 100degs plus there is no way plants can withstand this heat everybodies lawn has turned brown as with watering has,nt helped and now were not allowed to water, it really is a disasster, if it was'nt for for the...

Richard l see you travelled afar like me ..l ended up in Lake Jackson tx..l wonder how many Astonites ended up in the USA..Brenda

Got up at 3oclock yesterday and watched tv untill the funeral was over,what a beautiful send off our Queen had, and very moving, only the Brits are able to do what was a wonderful show of pagentry, we shall miss the Queens smiling face,

viv if you would check on #8 posted oct 1 2012 all the questions are answered..my father was an electric fitter all his life and worked at Ellisons for 40years.