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    Birmingham in 1960s

    I was brought up in the 60s As a child I posihed my one and only pair of shoes God help me if I came home with scratched dirty shoes Even today I look at people s footwear I'm not impressed what I see These are my 3 every day footwear Expect my work boots I have plenty of spare ones Wife says...
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    Insurance man and other collectors

    My Uncle Rob used to empty Gas Meters i ended up having a great collection of foreign coins Yes there was always a Smell
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    This is my wild pond theres water under the Lillies can not get closer there are baby frogs and toads under that green stuff i have 2 fish in there they seem to survive
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Dont worry they have a free and easy life here
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    Insurance man and other collectors

    We had the the same Pru Agent for years followed us from Aston to Kingstanding i we recall him having a Sherry at Xmas
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    Insurance man and other collectors

    For some reason the Prus books were different colours
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    Insurance man and other collectors

    Yes that has brought back memories The Man From The Pru
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    happy birthday to oldbrit

    Happy Birthday All The Best
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Yes it was jumping up and down i had to keep the dogs in as 2 of them are retired Greyhounds the Adder was cured up under one of my large clay flower pots i Bagged him and released him in the Dunes
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Squirrels & Butterflies are the only ones absent from our Garden we have had a Hare and a Adder they are both to be found on the over grown cliffs top of our road
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    newts are rare thats why i never cleaned out the small pond when we moved in i see a few come up for air sometimes
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    bet you still get them in your garden people many doors away say they have them all from my pond
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Im just off from Seafront
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Thank God the frogs toads come out at night i netted the ponds as they love the Tadpoles
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    If you want bad we have Gulls in our Garden
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    What about The lack of Butterflies this year Folks
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Kitty bags a few the 3 Hounds just bark and chase them away
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Get a few here my Old 1972 .22 BSA Meteor does the Job
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2026

    Madams front garden Wild but colorful No Butterflies This year
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    Birmingham in 1960s

    Norman Vaughn died a death on Golden Shot They had to bring back Bob
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