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Viv, you are in luck an earlier in the day than usual greeting. Have a very happy birthday, enjoy the jelly and blancmange and that lovely birthday cake Bob

My wife wno is a crafts woman, embroidery, quilting and paper crafts, once attended a course and can now produce paper that looks like leather for wallets, book covers etc just like your photo, but it is made of paper, screwed up tissue paper as the starter. Bkb

Pegamoids fabric was a waxed faux leather material, lots of detail if you put the word into Google. Bob

Late as usual hope you had a good day, many happy returns. Bob

Thanks Bob

Most of this theme passes me by, but come on what is bloatware? Apart from a Devon or Cornwall cream tea and that'll bloat ee modern. Bob

It is like losing one of the family, even though you have never met them. RIP Maurice, you will be missed. Bob

Yes please Bob

I love nothing more than a professional shave with a cut throat razor followed by the hot towels. This was something that disappeared in North Devon but we have a return here of Turkish and Kurdish barbers and they carry out shaving, so I treat myself once a month. Once in Dubai I had my...

Thank you for this, unfortunately I knew nothing of this side of the family until I started family tree searches and not being able to find the photo the late David Harvey sent me has not helped but an interesting reply he was of course my grandmother's brother. Bob

My tablet provides me with information,action from localities where I have stayed overnight and because of visits to Birmingham, I get Birmingham news. Today I have just seen 15 historic pictures of the station which are on Birmingham Live, well worth a look. Bob

Talking of old tools, although not domestic, are log tables used any more, logarithms, not picnic. Bob

Maurice, glad to hear you are home, some good home cooking and loving and in a minute you will be as right as rain, which you probably do not get in Crete. You can see we all miss your words of wisdom. Get well soon. Bob

We still have the largest Pyrex mixing bowl from a set of three given to us in 1959 as a wedding present. Bob

Providing your neighbours and people from the other side of town have left you room. Bob

Just a line to wish you well and a speedy recovery Maurice. Bob

Gosh that took me back 107 at New Oscott 1946 or a utility Guy as an alternative. Bob

I have no complaints about the modern education system, a grammar school boy myself, married to a grammar school girl who became a teacher we had three children who went to the local comp and got 28 GCSEs at A and B. We immediately saw tertiary education followed by Uni. Not to be my eldest...

The swimming pool foBishop Veseyß, still shiver just looking at it. bobr