General Chat

Elizabeth Hi sorry this is sent so late but I have been unable to get on the
the computor my daughters been on it most of today. I do indeed remember
gobbstoppers that changed colour .i used to hold them to lick them and got my hands all
sticky.not very nice when I tried corking that thing with the nails in that you
put on hooks and pulled it through the hole. I used to give it my couson back
and it was all sticky. Did you choke at all Elizabeth sucking that stuff through
the straw but loved it and kalie. . I loved Barley Sugar sticks my mum was a bit funny about sweets and
when she bought anything back it was Barley Sugar sticks I was allowed one
if I was good and did the washing up. Did you have blood oranges I used to
roll mine which made it juicy cut off the end and fill it with sugar and suck the
juice out because they were sharp . I love PAUL ANKA that gorgeous dark
haired lad I do have Diana on a recent cd of old 50 60 and 70 songs so will
have to dig it out and listen. I forgot radio luxenberg and I listened to that
late at night sometimes in bed when I should have been asleep I used to
turn it off when I heard mum come the stairs. I agree with your dad I remember
songs did have funny words though years ago . I mean Im so young and your
so old enough to make you hit him. oh how lovely living in Devon it rains here
a lot Elizabeth being in the Midlands. Do you have a lovely garden like everyone
else on here. Mine is not very good even a pot plants die on me. I love Devon
because I liked cute nic nacs and loved the shops going with mum and dad late
in the evening looking round shops that reminded me of Aladdin s caves I used
to come home with everything made of shells. It was magical to me. Am I older than you
being born 1939 mind you a few years does not make much diffedrence. Those
winter days were awful I would get dreadful colds and got rubbed with mentholatum
ointment back and front and smelt awful did me good though. Well must go now
to bed you have set me off on memory road again. keep them coming take care
from SHEILA.

Jane still on regardless of the person who was trying
to rubbish me. sent a lot of messages tonight late could not get on the computor been reading everybodies
take care now

i meant Elizabeth us women to not like household gadgets
for gifts what was that first line I typed must be going mad
having some new glasses tomorrow I need them.

Morning All,

Suns out at the moment and it's quite pleasent outside.

Sheila you were up late last night. Thought I was the late one but you beat me.

OH is getting rid of an old tree stump this morning. He cut a big conifer down yesterday so we can see across the back field a bit more now from the decking.

Made a lb jar of Tayberry jelly yesterday. May have some on toast for brekky as I have'nt had any yet.

Morning all
Morning Mel you first this morning
OnlyJust woke up at 9.00 this morning , OH left the house at 4.45am for the airport Off to Barcalona for a couple of days, I don't stay asleep when he gets up early, he doesn't say anything , (he knows better not to talk) I just get a quick kiss on the cheek, then if he wants to tell me anything he leaves a note on the kitchen table with any messages on.
another wet and windy day here, good job the weather in Devon is so nice Mel as your OH would not get much gardening jobs done here.
Off to do some ironing , Hope you enjoyed your toast & Jam, never heard of Tayberry before
BBL

Morning Everyone.
So far this morning I have seen the Woodpecker,the Red Kite and a Hare !!
I thought it was supposed to be hot today.Not so far it's not.

David I remember Lost in Space with a young boy and a man called Mr Smith(I think it was Smith) Is this the same programme or a different one?

Of to the post box now and then catch up on things.

Mel my sister was bullied at senior school,by this nasty bit of work .One day Janice was picked up and hung by her coat on a peg in the cloakroom !I don't know how long she was there before someone got her down.
Must dash.BBL

SHIRL,Love the Redneck email lol

Morning everyone ,
Really warm here today ,should be even hotter tomorrow !

Got to look after the two girls today at lunch time ,as DIL is going into the school to have lunch with Jake , all the mums could go in to have lunch if they wanted with their little ones which i thought was nice .

Salad tonight i think as its warm ,what to have with the salad thats the question.

Mandy, a nice lobster, would go down well, but I suppose a tin of Salmon with do just as well !!!!

Nice day here, shorts and no top. Have cut back and front lawns, should have done them yesterday but couldn't be bothered. It's nice when at home all the time, you can do what you want ,when you want. and don't have to answer to anyone.

Jane your Nuts look a bit like mine !!!!

Mel I could do with your OH I have two shrub stumps that need taking out, but can't do it myself. Still waiting for Landscape son to do them.

My own sons birthday today, I left card and present at his back door last week, haven't heard a word from him, not even today to thank me. Ros said I should ring him to wish him Happy Birthday I said #### off.
Going to check with the Insurance Co. regarding the Patio door. It might be covered, and will be worth the excess. to get it working again. and the extra secutity.

BBL

Izzy wizzy lets get busy!!

Now where did that come from????

It may have been a telly program from when I was young??

Oh I have just remembered it was Sooty who said that. Do you member he had a magic wand?

I used to love sooty's friend sweep he was always up to mischief.
The presenter was called Mathew something? and when he died his son Mathew junior took over wish i could remember his second name it will keep nagging at me now.
rain stopped but very windy.
just popping over to see a neighbour now her father passed away on Friday evening, so want to drop in a card etc,

Hows OH getting on with the gardening Mel, wish you could send some sun up here ,our school kids ain't getting much sun for their hols.

must watch BBC 1 tonight at 9.00 Bruce Forsyth is going to America on WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE. could be interesting seen the last 2 programes but I don't think there a patch on our British celebrities

BBL

Here you are Fiona!!

Sooty was originally devised by Harry Corbett (nephew of fish and chip shop chain owner Harry Ramsden [2]), who bought the puppet as a present for his son, Matthew Corbett, from a stall when he was on holiday in Blackpool in 1948. Sooty, a small yellow bear with black ears, is mute to the audience but can communicate with his operator by apparently whispering in his ear. He first appeared on screen on the BBC in 1952 on the BBC's Talent Night. This particular show came from the TV Theatre at the annual British Radio Show held on this occasion at Belle Vue, Manchester. For ten days there had been nightly heats of hopefuls in the theatre culminating in each of the winners performing live on the Saturday night variety show transmitted nationally. Harry Corbett won his heat and then, by public vote, the overall winner on the live TV show: there was only the BBC1 TV channel available at this time and Harry Corbett became instantly famous nationwide. Sooty and Harry then became regulars on the BBC children's show Saturday Special from 1952-1955.

The original bear was completely yellow, and Harry covered his ears and nose with soot so that he would show up better on black and white television - hence the puppet's name. He would later be joined by other puppet characters Sweep (a dog who communicates by a saxophone reed type squeak), Soo (a shy and sweetly spoken panda), Kipper (a cat), Butch (another dog who occasionally plays the part of a villain), Ramsbottom (a snake), 'Enry the Robot (a robot), Cousin Scampi (another bear), Miki (another cat - this time, novelly, Brazilian) and Maggie Mouse (a mouse). Following Harry Corbett's retirement, Sooty was operated by his son Matthew, and enjoyed a new wave of popularity.

Sooty's personality fluctuates between kindness, cheekiness, and downright naughtiness, very often misinterpreting things said or suggested by Harry, Matthew or Soo (possibly intentionally). He plays the xylophone and keeps a wand with which he performs magic. This is accompanied by the catchphrase "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy!" His water pistol is also an icon - Matthew usually on the end of a soaking, although even royalty have fallen foul of the water[3]. Matthew carried on Harry's tradition of ending every show with the line "Bye bye everybody, bye bye", and in Matthew's last ever episode, his final scene was a collection of him saying the immortal words over the preceding years.

In the late nineties, Matthew Corbett retired, marking the end of Sooty and Co. (based around the idea of the Sooty gang running a shop that "sells almost everything") and essentially gifted Sooty to then co-star Richard Cadell, who presented the show through another five series, at first under the name Sooty Heights, then under the name, Sooty, both set at a hotel. He was joined in these by two female co-hosts, starting with Liana Bridges from 1999-2000 who worked in Sooty and Co. in the same period he did, and then Vicki Lee Taylor from 2001–2003, who had previously worked on The Queen's Nose.

Sooty is frequently shown on the CITV Channel in the UK, usually weekdays at 3pm.

In June 2008, it was announced that Richard Cadell had bought the rights to Sooty, having been put up for sale by HIT Entertainment in October 2007. Plans for three new TV show formats are underway, with a reworking of one of Matthew Corbett's stage shows due to tour early next year.[4]

Sooty also had a one-off animated cartoon series in the mid-'90s titled Sooty's Amazing Adventures.[5] It featured Sooty, Sweep, Soo & Little Cousin Scampi living in an old theatre by the coast. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films (the producers of Count Duckula and DangerMouse); they gave Sweep & Scampi actual voices and kept Sooty the same, having to nod his head to say "yes" or "no" or miming what his ideas are.

For many years Sooty has featured on the charity collecting boxes for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.[1]

Off shopping now.

Both the little ones were as good as gold at lunch time ,DIL came home and we went round the town and did some shopping ,boy was it hot ,now sitting in front of the fan to cool off.

I liked Sooty and Sweep,Muffin the Mule,Bill and Ben and Andy Pandy ,i would always cry when they said it was time to go home .

All showered and shaved, clean shorts.

Have emptied another bag of spuds. half a carrier bag full, all nice size none to big or small. Just like me !!!! Will have some for tea tonight, with the remains of yesterdays beef, warmed with fresh veg.
Neighbour has cleaned all the IVY of his garage, thrown it in the middle of his lawn, and gone in doors, that will still be there at the weekend. (LAZY SO#) Don't know how they can start something and just leave it. MOAN MOAN !!!

Much nicer day today, warm with the sunshine but a nice breeze.

Tried the Insurance Co. about the Patio Door. (NOT COVERED) fair wear and tear,
Why pay for insurance, they always find away out of not paying up.

Going to do veg for dinner. See you soon.

I have a couple of Sooty and Sweep videos lol and the Watch with Mother.
I went to see Sooty and Sweep at the theatre when James was little.Him and his friend Ollie (Fitz 's youngest) were huge Sooty fans.Harry Corbetts son Matthew had not long taken over.

Frank ,I'm not sure how to comment on the Nuts lolol.There are even more empty husks under the tree today.

It is so hot now.Have the big fan on again.

I think Frank is being a Grumpy old Man this afternoon lol.I'd probably leave the Ivy too ....then get Chris to clear it up lol
I got a pic of a Heron just now .It was stood in the horses field right next to the water trough.I wonder if it was hoping to find some fish !!

Well ladies and gentlemen and boys and girls of all ages, today Ellen and I have been married 30 years

CONGRATULATIONS DAVID AND ELLEN .
HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY !!!!.
Are you celebrating?