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Vic Patterson

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  1. 1.       What name do we give to the study of flags?     Vexillology

    2.       In which Dickens novel does Richard Carstone appear?

    3.       What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?     212f (or 203f in Grande Cache!)

    4.       Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?     Michelangelo

    5.       In which year was Grace Kelly born?  

    6.       The Colorado Beetle attacks which plant in particular?    Spuds

    7.       With what is the organization CER N concerned?

    8.       What breed of dog is Scooby Doo?       Great Dane

    9.       Which part of Britain was called Vectis by the Romans?    I. O. W.

    10.   Who, in a song, was thrown out ‘with nothing but a fine tooth comb?   Bill Bailey

    11.   Euclid is associated with which branch of mathematics?

    12.   Which boxer’s real name was Walker Smith?

     

  2. HPW, Pleased to hear you and the Misses are getting through some bad times, and keeping in good spirits, health is probably the biggest issue as we get older and this Covid issue certainly doesn't help, but it does help us see what we do have!

    Our spring is almost here and soon we will see the grass and get into the garden, plant the flowers and veggies etc, birds will return and the bears come out of hibernation, yes we have to share the forest with a few others! 

    Isolation is an odd term, as far as physical contact goes it's simple but isolated living is different, CL lives in an isolated house but not far from towns and villages, (and apparently has a large virtual community!) I live in a town with neighbours all around (including lots of deer) but the nearest next town is 100 miles away in both directions (with shops, garages and services) and nothing in-between! are any of the three of us isolated? I can't visit Dot (Doreen!) but with this FaceTime I see her more than ever!!! our children all live away (450km) but we chat and communicate all the time, isn't technology great (usually)

    Put the remote down and keep us all in touch with your gannin-ons! 

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  3. So what is everyone finding to do during this unwanted winter break? CL has given some insight to what she is finding to do, the rules vary from place to place and we all have to follow them, our latest rules have just come into play and now I can't visit Dot, but I'm hoping to set up FaceTime, that will help pass some time. 

    Much of my time is still spent moving snow still, but I'm getting to work on my old vehicles, and inside trying some wood carving. Cooking and baking is still low priority, but is improving.

    Another fun project I'm doing is colourizing old family photos, what a difference, brings life to them.

    Hope you are all keeping safe, (and out of trouble!) 

    Vic

     

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  4. 6 hours ago, Malcolm Robinson said:

     

    I was still getting a little bottle of milk or orange juice at school at the time!  

      

     

    The orange juice bottle was a squared off rectangular bottle, my first experience of a spirit level! thanks to my creative dad.

    Wasn't that juice nice? bit nicer than the cod-liver oil the rest of our family had....

  5. 3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

    I wonder if we'll still be saying that after 2 weeks, Vic! I'm surprised you're being allowed to visit Dot. All visiting to hospitals and homes for the elderly is forbidden here.

     

    3 hours ago, Canny lass said:

    "ahhh nice eh! "

    Not that they are in isolation but nice that I'm allowed in to get her settled into her new home, still without phone, TV or any communications, Yes this may change at anytime and could last a long time. This way I'm still making many of her meals, and doing much of the housework. Dot is the only recent resident.

    Yes there is still some compassion amongst this chaos. Stay healthy everyone.

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  6. I noticed the post office location behind the people when did it move further up the street? 

    The pram! the transport of the day, we have seen them full of bairns, yes top and tail or full of groceries, or a combination of both, even seen a bag of coal but not at the same time as the bairn. Parked at the front door, hat, mitts and harness on while mom got her housework done! different era. Did anyone see a dad push a pram in those days? (no prams in the club I suppose)

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  7. Thank you foxy, Dot said just below the red fire/burglar alarm is where the archway would have been, #1 Phillips yard, her first home! (that was the registered address on both hers and sisters birth cetificates)

    Thank you all. 

    (Dot will be moving into a local seniors lodge this Thursday, )

  8. I think that would be quite conclusive that it would be the same Phillips, I think the cafe now on the corner would have been the bakery that Doreen remembers (them passing the reject Tea cakes and stotties across to #1Phillips yard) 

    Doreen remembers an archway to the yard and stairs that led down to Bacci's, a few neighbours names she remembered were Kathleen Parr, Sheila Saint and Jimmy Bower, before she moved about 1948 to Hollymount Square, yes near good friend HPW!

    Thank you Alan, Keith and Canny lass.

     

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