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  1. Patty

    mrs cox lichfield rd

    I think he is referring to Mrs Cox's little shop somewhere opposite Thompson's the butchers, my old boss Mavis's mom owned it and her husband Len.
  2. Patty

    The Bell Ladywood + Queens Head, Aston

    Was the other one Anthony?
  3. Patty

    The Bell Ladywood + Queens Head, Aston

    I used to know a flood family, well the boys anyway, they lived round the corner from us, I cant think of the road but it was by the fair ground, and their names wont come to me yet but I am sure Jean will remember, they knoked around with the Avery's.
  4. Patty

    good thumper my dear friend

    Just had a look and it cost from the UK 2pence per minute, did I get the name of your place right, they hadn't got that but they had canada which I think would be the same.
  5. Patty

    good thumper my dear friend

    Annie we are your family, I have offically become your sister and I am sure you will gater a few more before the day is out and perhaps a few brothers. Please feel free to contact us anytime. If you PM me you phone number I will look on Tele stunt and see how much to phone Nova scotia help with...
  6. Patty

    good thumper my dear friend

    Annie, go get yourself another rabbit, dont go sitting there getting depressed please. It is going to be very sad but you have all those other little animals depending on you so you have to be well for them dont you. Make yourself a nice cup of tea with a small whisky in and think about the good...
  7. Patty

    Whisky A Go Go

    I was only trying to think the other day what the guy with the gingwer hair was called, I'm sure he came to Margate with Shaun and us all
  8. Patty

    Cookery lessons at school.

    Sorry thought you were on about the needlework teachers with showing your apron, I knew it began with an S. Jean I am sure mine had a bib on and I didn't have those big pockets, did we have a choice of 2 do you think
  9. Patty

    Cookery lessons at school.

    Jean one was Mrs Shipley, there were 2 of them, I remember getting into trouble because I said one sounded like a steam iron, she must have had asma(dont know how to spell it) and I didn't know at that time, wasn't I terrible?
  10. Patty

    Swimming Lessons

    Jean you were never out of the water when we were younger, I used to think you had gills under your arms
  11. Patty

    No Added Sugar

    I've just read Fibi's article in the Mercury, fantastic girl and so pretty too.
  12. Patty

    Who did you have on your bedroom wall... ?

    Thanks Alf wasn't he handsome
  13. Patty

    Who did you have on your bedroom wall... ?

    Here's mine Chris, all pinned on a bright purple wall Now it's just these
  14. Patty

    Birmingham on Sea

    Nothing gets past me
  15. Patty

    Birmingham on Sea

    I can see the lines on your foot were your sandels been Mossy
  16. Patty

    Crowe

    I knew Dennis Crowe used to live in Tower rd, he had a daughter Valerie who I used to go to school with
  17. Patty

    Me And My Dad

    Lets have some photo's then, here's me and my dad Dear me that's a bit messy anyone want to give it a polish up for me please?
  18. Patty

    High Street Erdington

    O K you clever people, my mom used to manage a posh shop on the high street, they specialised in wedding dresses and posh frocks. The shop was called Linnell's not sure of the spelling, it would have been about late 1930's early 40's I think they had a shop on the Litchfield rd Aston first...
  19. Patty

    No Added Sugar

    That sounds brilliant, what a great grandaughter you have wanting to help others. I wish her well in everything she does
  20. Patty

    A New Sister

    Lovely pics, you can certainly see the likeness Maggie. I'm glad when things turn out with a happy ending, and yours certainly has.xx
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