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  1. J

    Computer help

    Short lived as today full of adverts, Yak!!!!
  2. J

    Computer help

    What's happened ????? No adverts today - Hurray !!!!!! Having said that, for some reason refuses to send this
  3. J

    Birchfield Road Perry Barr

    As far as I remember there were no specific car parks for these flats. I had to visit a number of the flats up to 1992 as part of my job and often parked in nearby side roads to avoid the wrath of residents
  4. J

    Canals of Birmingham

    A really interesting video Pedrocut but didn't finish it as too much buffering over the last part, but thank you for putting it on
  5. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    We love hydrangeas too Kat. We only have three, a very large blue with masses of flowers on, a Lacecap which is still small but loaded with flowers just coming out, and a Standard white, again with masses of flowers. The latter was bought for my birthday couple of years ago, I had never seen a...
  6. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Wondering how you got such wonderful photos at that time of night, Steve, but then realised you are so much North of us 'Brummies'. Presumably sunset was over North Sea? Quite agree with you Kat. I've just been looking at the Ospey's nest at Loch of the Lowes and thinking exactly the same
  7. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Kat, Lovely peaceful corner of your garden by the look of it
  8. J

    Jennens Road

    Great Video MWS but had to give up watching half way through as the adverts moving both sides of it, driving me crazy
  9. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Great photos of the birds Steve. Seems to me there is not only more aggression these days in mankind, but in bird life too. We had three Magpies in the garden yesterday going manic. We wondered if that is what happened last week when we found two dead in the garden. Also, on Saturday there was a...
  10. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Lovely flowers you have there Steve. As far as step ladders are concerned gave up going up ladders a few years ago and like Andrew normal step ladders are not good. Old age, Yak !!!!!
  11. J

    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    Just tried loading this but Eset blocked it saying there is a threat
  12. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Like Steve, only see Sparrows and Blackbirds with occasional starling but no Tits. Usual pigeons and three grey squirrels come for a feed. One sparrow this morning on the fat ball for about ten minutes, thought it was never going
  13. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Never seen such heavy rain for years. Was going to fill the pool today but saved me the job and water, Nearly two inches in less than an hour. At least it's made the fish come up to the top today
  14. J

    Underwood

    As an aside Janice mentions John's occupation as a Merchant Tail's Cutter - what on earth is that???
  15. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Wife found dead sparrow in the garden yesterday, and we have just found a dead magpie. The same one was in the garden earlier this morning [identified by short tail] , and seemed quite fit
  16. J

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Thanks Janice for your help. When you get into your 90s, glad of any help to cope with new way of life. Just reading all the other comments on here and wondering where we would be without the joys of grandchildren
  17. J

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Love those roses MWS, are they in your garden? Also love the photo of the Oyster Catcher Steve. Like Kat, amazed how they blend in with the rocks. I'll guarantee though that any predators would spot them immediately
  18. J

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Thanks so much for that info Janet Here are our two grandsons and wives along with children. Please excuse Ellie on the left but at the moment she puts her tongue out constantly. She is two with twin sister Nancy who Mom is holding. The other two are Maisie 7 and Poppy 5
  19. J

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Just tried to put one photo on of two grandsons and children at wedding but says file is too large for server to process. Any help to get it on would be appreciated
  20. J

    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Thanks for that Cookie. Hope it comes out OK. Here is Oscar 48hrs old
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