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  1. Patty

    In The Kitchen Today

    Who eats all that Jean, your only putting it on because I'm dieting naughty you
  2. Patty

    VIROL

    Yes I had that Scott's it was in a jar with tartan on, then my sister 8 yrs younger got the virol on the dummy it smelt vile. It affected her teeth as they all grew in rotted everyone and it was because of the virol, I think a lot of kids suffered this. I think they found out the same later with...
  3. Patty

    Tastes Of The Past

    I loved dripping too. I can remember going to my Nan's in Tower rd, she had an outdoor there. She used to go into her kitchen and there was always an uncut loaf on the table, she would get out this knife I can see it know, very long and very thin where granddad had sharpened it away. She would...
  4. Patty

    The ye old oak

    I pass by there quite often on the way to my sisters in Erdington. I cant believe how they have built all along the side as well. And the church just by it has had scaffolding up and being repaired for it seems like years, what are they doing? it must be costing a fortune. No one would...
  5. Patty

    Growing up in Streetly in the 60's

    I lived for a while in Streetley, I got a job managing a hairdressers called Kendell's. I had the maisonette above that went with the job. There was a Catholic school opposite. It was on an estate with these dozen shops on, next door was an off license I made friends with the couple they had a...
  6. Patty

    Outrigger

    When used to go to the hairdessing academy in Digbeth,(opposite the bus station) on a Tuesday night, when I came out I used to walk towards town and go in a pub on the corner, I am sure it had a ship on the sign could it have been the outrigger or The gallon springs to mind?????? The church was...
  7. Patty

    Sausages just ain't what they used to be.

    Trev I'm not far away top of Mucklows Hill just off Narrow Lane
  8. Patty

    Sausages just ain't what they used to be.

    Guests butcher on the stourbridge rd sell lovely home made sausages, they even do chicken ones which were great when Melanie and Demir came as they dont eat pork Sorry Stitch didn't see you previous post, must be the same butchers I think, do you live around my neck of the woods then????
  9. Patty

    At last my project is finished!

    Well done Wendy, looks lovely now, you have some amazing friends.
  10. Patty

    Postbox Maintenance Postman

    Ditto same here
  11. Patty

    Teen Culture

    Chocks havent you Twittered yet? come on get your toes wet
  12. Patty

    Teen Culture

    guilty
  13. Patty

    Teen Culture

    I think it's because we are older Chocks (sorry) and we dont go to the town scene anymore, it is still out there according to my grandson but it's indie RB hip hop rapping ect now. Not my thing I must admit but I think the rapping ect are in gangs
  14. Patty

    shoe repaireirs

    If you walked down towards the station from Mrs Cox's it was just before the Vine Pub that was on the corner, If I recall rightly it had very tall glass windows. How's the book coming on Astonian? cant wait to have a read hurry up
  15. Patty

    Rum Runner

    It was horrible Liz, I was a bit of a snob and went for the ones using Aramis he he
  16. Patty

    Rum Runner

    My memories of the rum runner was men all smelling of Brutt aftershave and the women of ester lauder perfume very sickly after too many drinks. I am sure one of the Redcaps (group that was always on half time at the Plaza Handsworth) used to be on the door at the rum runner
  17. Patty

    shoe repaireirs

    Yes I remember it, I used to pass it when I went to my friends Jill Bott who I worked with at Mavis's, she lived in Wainright st the back houses If I remember right
  18. Patty

    Who's Got MotorBikes ?

    Jean did you find out where about in halesowen they met?
  19. Patty

    Burlington street

    Why cant I see posties pics???????
  20. Patty

    The Stags Head 13th Feb 2010

    Thats great Jim what a great day by the sound of it, go and put your feet up now
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