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Well... My sister says I was a strange child, haha, she says what child likes doing the odd things you did! I remember ... loving ... cleaning out and laying the coal fire in the back room with the screwed up paper, kindling and the bits of coal, cleaning out mums glass cabinet, placing all...

y Yes PO was definitely down near Coalway avenue when I was a kid.:)

Thank Bob, yes we are doing fine, there has been heaps of donations and help, people have been so very generous. The animals are also being well looked after, lots of drops of pellets etc. I am madly making wildlife pouches for small critters, wallabies, kangas and the baby joeys who have been...

Love that story Niqs, loved the big department stores, shame they are disappearing so much is sold online...I never shop online!! I bought my husband a bottle of Aramis at Christmas he wore it when we were courting 50 years ago, thought I would get him to give it another whirl. Fond memories of...

Well Bob that would have to be Vera followed closely by silent witness and Doc Martin :) Dont ask me why we have so many visitors coming in with so much food... we have plenty of beautiful produce over here...some of the stuff looks disgusting, home prepared food...made from all sorts of...

Love your entertaining observations Lyn and great photos everyone, what a homely pub, you all look like you had a wonderful get together . Wendy

Thank you so much Pedrocut, I just posted a photo on "In the garden 2020" and it loaded fine, thank you for your idea now I know I can do that if I have a problem. Wendy

Ohhh thank you Pedrocut I am going to try that right now haha, I will let you know how it goes. Wendy

Dont worry John I too have trouble sometimes with photos, I had a lovely garden photo a few months ago for the garden thread and whatever I tried it would not load, said it was too big : unamused: never did post it ! Wendy

Loving the photos , thank you for names now I can put names to faces :D keep em coming haha Wendy

Have a lovely meal everyone and a wonderful 2020 New Year meet up, I would love to see any photos and maybe you can help put some names to the faces .;) Wendy

I have lived in Australia for 36 years but people still occasionally ask where my accent is from, just yesterday I was in the bakers and the girl serving me asked where my accent was from, I like the fact I still have a bit of brummy accent :grinning: saying that, my sister and friends in...

Love that old ad :heart_eyes:

Hi Nico, the Salvation army always came in the local pub we frequented when we were younger, and I loved hearing them sing. there were also bell ringers which sounded great at Christmas. My kids were both in the nativity plays at school , still have the photos, my daughter was an angel and my...

That was great reading but gosh it sounds like a christmas at my house when I was a kid!! The preparations were just as exciting as the day! Pillow cases full of toys and toffees, iced christmas cake with marzipan too... yummy, sherry trifle and advocat , even as kids dad made us a very weak...

Yes I remember the old faithful trimmings used to come out and holly magically appeared from nowhere to decorate the room (think it was from a garden up the road)???? dad always found some somewhere! The there is the old christmas tree we had when we were young , it was ancient with almost...

Yes, I can remember the Rotunda being built . I did visit Birmingham when we came back for a visit in 2001, didnt recognise it even then but its something else now with all the construction from the photos, pretty sad isn't it?

Love your post "far north Queensland" I totally agree ,I live in Victoria and I have such vivid and fond memories of my childhood in Brum. :D still a brummy girl;) Wendy

Hi oldbrit,the top photo looks very familiar ....is it the old Birmingham Register Office?? If it is I was married there 46 years ago!! Wendy

We are thinking of you ... Wendy