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  • I have fond memories of Wells Cathedral (as a young folk dancer on the green) and the Bishop's Palace, or more specifically its moat and the raft race that took place there.

    My mother the Dowager took parties of schoolchildren there every year for exactly that purpose! Sadly, the year that Master S was due to go with his school, there was some problem that led to cancellation :cry:

    There was also an incident (> 30 years ago) involving Bishop Jim of Wells* crooking Master S round the neck at a Carol Service - I really cannot recall why he should do that, except to demonstrate a Bishop's pastoral duties to his sheep :grin:

    * who was a West Ham supporter and all-round lovely person.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I'm taking a sudden day off work today, as Hermes apparently tried yesterday to deliver the parcel that they delivered to the wrong address last weekend (when of course I would have been in to receive it).

    Their calling card said they'd try again the next working day (presumably today) and the next, but if they couldn't deliver it then, they'd send it back to the seller.

    If it's not delivered today there will be swearing.

    Usual non-work-day breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs will be consumed later, and I'll take advantage of the time to do some laundry.

    If the parcel arrives by a reasonable time (and the weather improves) I'll take an amble along the street and have a look in the reopened shops.
  • Walk done and a potter in the garden.
    I have a study day so I need to work on my end of year assessment. I've completed 2 years and need to submit a full research proposal with literature review and methodology to move on to the research phase next year. I have these currently as separate thesis chapters so need to put them together to make a proposal.
    I have a colleague calling me this morning to discuss my research and the Ed Doc so I'm guessing she is considering doing it.
  • FirenzeFirenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    A nice grey morning of steadily falling rain. I can practically hear the slurping sounds from the garden from here.

    I am cautiously gnawing my way through sourdough toast for breakfast. Much as I like the flavour, the crusts are a dental minefield. Back to sliced pan.
  • BoogieBoogie Shipmate
    We are having the occasional, much needed shower. I took the dog in a space between showers.

    It’s our Church Zoom this morning. They are continuing as some people don’t want to attend in Real Life until they’ve had both vaccinations.

    I enjoy them and will be sad when (if) they finish.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    edited April 27
    Parcel arrived, and the two "oversized" raincoats it contained are not as oversized as I would have liked. I made the mistake of assuming that something that looked like a tent on the model would, if I bought my usual size,
    be generous, but despite checking the size chart (which I now suspect was talking b*llocks), I didn't factor in that they were coming from China, where the sizes are several degrees of magnitude smaller than they are here.

    However, they're not so small that they can't be useful: I've decided that they'll be an incentive to re-lose the weight that I lost when I was at my sister's, but seem to have put back on since moving into my own place. Considering that I'm walking the length of the High Street twice every day, it's deeply unfair that I put it on at all, but there it is.

    Just as soon as the current supply of biscuits runs out ... :blush:

    I was glad of their rainproofness when I sallied forth for my amble though, as it was Slightly Moist. It was lovely seeing nearly all* the shops open again, and I got my broken watch-strap replaced and bought a few more masks from the nice shop along the road.

    * There are one or two that I suspect won't have survived the lockdowns, but most seemed to be doing a decent trade, and glad to be back.
  • I have fond memories of Wells Cathedral (as a young folk dancer on the green) and the Bishop's Palace, or more specifically its moat and the raft race that took place there.

    My mother the Dowager took parties of schoolchildren there every year for exactly that purpose! Sadly, the year that Master S was due to go with his school, there was some problem that led to cancellation :cry:

    There was also an incident (> 30 years ago) involving Bishop Jim of Wells* crooking Master S round the neck at a Carol Service - I really cannot recall why he should do that, except to demonstrate a Bishop's pastoral duties to his sheep :grin:

    * who was a West Ham supporter and all-round lovely person.

    Bishop Jim was indeed a great chap, he was a more regular visitor to our parish than you would think feasible for a diocesan. It's desperately sad that he didn't get to enjoy the long retirement he deserved.
  • Baptist TrainfanBaptist Trainfan Shipmate
    edited April 27
    * who was a West Ham supporter and all-round lovely person.
    Hmmm ...

  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    I wondered about the possible mutual exclusivity of those two attributes!
    Having replenished the protein stocks in the freezer (smoked haddock, chicken breasts, steaks and salmon fillets), supper chez Piglet was smoked haddock with tarragon, crème fraîche and pasta, which wasn't bad.

    It would have been better with fresh tarragon, but I haven’t got any; it was still OK, and I think I'll do it again.

    I was hacked off to discover when I got home from Tessie's that I'd inadvertently bought low-fat crème fraîche - is outrage!

    I'll just have to cook lots of things with it until it's finished ...
  • * who was a West Ham supporter and all-round lovely person.
    Hmmm ...

    Mr S was imbued with his support for WHU as a child, by his father, and passed it on to Master S - and they are (or were) all all-round lovely people!
  • FirenzeFirenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    edited April 27
    The half-fat is what I normally use; I don't find a detectable difference.

    Saw chicken wings in Aldi and thought Right, simple dinner of wings in lime marmalade marinade. Was sure the recipe was in one of my Nigel Slater, but it wasn't - so have improvised.

    Tomorrow is Wine Wednesday so will up the ante with a casserole of veal and mushroom.
  • We're looking in a certain amount of horror at the plans for the old school site next door to be redeveloped as 186 flats. When we first thought 70 were on the cards that sounded a lot. Nearly double is much worse. Not good when the sewers are not great already. And then to cap it all, the local estate has been sold to a company apparently considering redeveloping about 6 farms, all of which I know from walking the footpaths through the fields, said company lodged in the British Virgin Islands, so lots of local interest, not.

    I finally cooked the planned Sunday meal today, lamb sausages from M&S with hasselback potatoes, crispy kale and leeks, followed by meringues (homemade, squidgy as not enough sugar) and berries (frozen). I was not functional on Sunday following intermittent calls from 111 starting on Saturday evening through to Sunday morning. 111 were less sanguine about my daughter's breathing than we were. We weren't happy about her, were trying to get an out of hours appointment, as she'd deteriorated from Friday when we'd booked the first available appointment (13 May) as it wasn't urgent then, but we didn't want to go to A&E or call an ambulance. She wasn't that bad, but she did have a 9:30am GP appointment and was put back on steroids, with questions about her consultant, who seems to have forgotten her again. She's overdue her annual trek to see him (not that we're that sorry not to have to go there now.)

    Supper was pesto made with wild garlic, mushrooms and pasta. I regularly make pesto and automatically reached for the garlic cloves, but realised in time I didn't need them. It was plenty garlicky enough.

    And this evening we have another online concert - this one the Lost Spells with the Natural History Museum.
  • Gosh, that sounds very stressful, Curiosity killed; I hope she feels better soon.

    A productive day here, I had a lovely chat with a very nice colleague this morning and spent the rest of the day writing - my draft literature review chapter is now done.

    Tea was Thai green fish curry with purple sprouting broccoli and udon noodles.
  • SarasaSarasa Shipmate
    Hope the Curious Kitten is better soon @Curiosity killed .
    It looks like we might be exchanging on this place tomorrow and completing on the 12th. Not at all sure where we'll be moving too!
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    Piglet wrote: »
    Considering that I'm walking the length of the High Street twice every day, it's deeply unfair that I put it on at all, but there it is.
    Sympathies. I am pretty p*ssed off on that front. I've been slowly losing weight at around 1lb a week and was within a sniff of going down into the next stones category (in Slimming World Speak this is known as "getting a new front number"). However, our bathroom scales broke at the end of last week and the new ones arrived yesterday. For one thing they only do kilos, which I'm p*ssed off about, and for another when I stood on them this morning (and after I'd done the weights conversion with the help of Google) they showed a gain of 6lb. :flushed: :flushed: :flushed: I was, admittedly, in night clothes and track suit and I usually weigh in *ahem* rather less than that but I can't believe they are 6lb worth of weight. So I am p*ssed off. I don't suppose when I weigh officially tomorrow that I will be 6lb lighter than I am today. So I am p*ssed off about the whole thing and feel like Eating All The Cakes And Chocolates. And giving up on the whole Slimming World thing. And Drinking All The Wine.

    Did I mention I was p*ssed off?

    @Sarasa , I hope things work out ok for the move and hope the Curious Kitten is better soon.
  • If the scale is one of the newfangled electronic devices there may be a switch underneath that offers a choice of kg, lb and tons. Also, try moving it to a different position on the floor. Sometimes the frame can be distorted on an uneven floor and will give a false reading if the load cell is disarranged (commenting from experience).
  • Wesley JWesley J Shipmate
    That's on an entirely different scale, all this.
  • SarasaSarasa Shipmate
    We have two sets of scales @Nenya, as we kept my mother's when we cleared out her flat. Ours you have to switch on and off, but mum's are activated when you stand on them. If you don't give them time to settle you get a very inaccurate reading. If you do give them time, both sets give a reading within a few ounces of each other. I agree look on the bottom to see if you can change them from metric to imperial.
    Thanks for the wishes about house moving, hopefully by the end of the day we'll have a clearer idea about what is happening.
  • Good luck with the house move Sarasa. Sorry we haven't managed to get together for a walk.

    Curious Kitten is still feeling sorry for herself, partly from the side-effects of the steroids, but her breathing is better and the all enveloping urticaria is in retreat, so the sore stomach and joints will have to cope for a few days. Sadly she didn't feel well enough to watch the Natural History Museum's fundraiser with the Spell Songs group live last night. Fortunately it's available for a month, so we'll make time for her to watch it later. Just to warn anyone wanting to watch it, there are several trailers promoting the Urban Nature Fund the NHM is setting up interwoven into the music and art.

    Nenya, sorry about the new scales, that's very frustrating.

    My other irritation is that the local Guides District has called a meeting on Saturday at 9am (on Zoom). Don't they know it's May Day with a dawn concert and online festival - Upton, and the opening party for Hudson Records?
  • @Sarasa all the luck in the world with the house move! I can't believe you don't know where you might be moving to.

    The purchasers of the Dowager's house wanted to move in and pay rent while probate was awaited, but our solicitor strongly advised against it as I would have been in the position of being a landlord and there would have been room for them to say, well, now we've lived here we've found all this stuff out and we want the price reduced, etc, etc - endless possible problems.

    Sorry for the Kitten's ailments - I had to call 999 when Mr S woke me up at 5 on Monday morning saying he couldn't stand up without losing his balance. Paramedics, bless 'em, were there in 15 minutes (which, considering where we live, is a minor miracle) and they found the house straight away, but they couldn't find anything significant wrong with Mr S. Still, their report triggered a phone call from a locum at the surgery,and an actual face-to-face appointment with a senior doctor, all that same day - and it transpires that what he has is delayed concussion from standing up under a metal peg about 10 days previously and giving himself a terrible bump on the ol' noggin.

    Strangely enough, he didn't remember to tell the paramedics about that at 5 in the morning... but full marks all round. And I get my second jab on Wednesday, woohoo.
  • PendragonPendragon Shipmate
    I am virtually in Canterbury, attending a conference on Thomas Becket.
  • Pendragon wrote: »
    I am virtually in Canterbury, attending a conference on Thomas Becket.

    That sounds nice :)
    I have done my morning admin and have a couple of essays to mark before doing a little work on my assignment. Later this afternoon I will be visiting the in-laws' garden for tea.
  • la vie en rougela vie en rouge Circus Host, 8th Day Host
    Captain Pyjamas is starting to go to a nursery a couple of mornings a week. This week he's going every day for progressively more time. He seems to be enjoying it so far and doesn't even look back when we leave :smiley:

    On the way home, I was chuffed to see Lidl selling tomato plants for €4 for 6. I have some that I started off from seed but after weeks you still practically need a microscope to see them. I'll plant the new ones in the garden and if the others ever decide to grow they can stay on the balcony.
  • BoogieBoogie Shipmate
    Our little Enkelin starts kindergarten in September - where does the time go? She’ll be in the Marienkäfen (ladybird) class, there will be six of them and three are being brought up bilingual! Anuka Georgian/English/German, a little boy English/German, and another little boy Greek/German!

    I had my physio appointment today. He did a lot of testing my movements and he’s sure the shoulder/upper arm and hand problems are unrelated.

    The shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis and he said ‘that’s easy to treat’.

    He was a bit stumped by the hands as it’s not carpel tunnel. He’s sure my spinal cord is fine but I may have trapped a peripheral nerve in my spine.

    So - lots of exercises ensue! Every other day for the tendonitis, three times a day for my neck and hand.

    I feel more positive now that I may get some relief.



  • FirenzeFirenze Shipmate, Host Emeritus
    Two things accomplished today: old lawnmower to the dump, and aquatic plants delivered and now settling into their mini pond.

    A brisk, cool, green and blue day here.
  • SarasaSarasa Shipmate
    Annoyingly contracts weren't exchanged today though apparently the intention is still for completion on the 11th or 12th of next month. Trouble is we really don't want to rent somewhere and either move our stuff or put it in storage until we know things are really going to happen. Still no news about the possibility of renting the place we are buying. I can see why vendor's solicitor and ours are wary about it, but it would be the best option, and I hope we'd be honourable about not wanting money off etc.
    To take our mind off it all we went for a long walk, picking up some rather nice focaccia bread on the way for lunch. We also bought some birthday cards for friends and family with birthdays next week. One of them was born the weekend Labour got into power, and we were so happy with a longed for Labour government and the safe arrival of a longed for baby.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    edited April 28
    It was quite pleasant in EH4 when I went round the corner to get milk for the office, but it seems to be clouding over a bit now.

    Lunch was a rather disappointing tuna salad from M&S; I had a prawn one yesterday, and it wasn't much cop either, so I shan't be buying them again.

    Supper on the other hand will be beans on TOAST, which is a dish fit for a king.

    ETA: cross-post with Sarasa - hope you get the sale/purchase sorted out soon!
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    I hope it all works out soon @Sarasa . Glad you have a way forward @Boogie . I hope Mr S is fully recovered soon @The Intrepid Mrs S . Hope Captain Pyjamas continues to enjoy nursery @la vie en rouge .

    We have steady rain here and my garden is enormously grateful. Also my scales seem to have settled down (or my tracksuit really does weigh 6lb :flushed: ) and the kilo reading converted to a much more acceptable stones and pounds one this morning. There's no way of switching them between metric and imperial which is annoying; I assumed every scales would have that feature so didn't even think to ask Mr Nen to check when he was ordering.

    We have a busy evening of Zooms ahead so have eaten our main meal at lunchtime. This means I now feel like a post-prandial doze.
  • BoogieBoogie Shipmate
    I write my weight down in Kilos - they seem less painful somehow!
  • I find my weight fluctuates by about 5 lb depending on what time of day I weigh myself, and whether I have recently eaten and drank, or, well, ...

    Sorry to hear the Kitten is under the weather, @Curiosity killed.
  • PigwidgeonPigwidgeon Shipmate
    Boogie wrote: »
    I had my physio appointment today. He did a lot of testing my movements and he’s sure the shoulder/upper arm and hand problems are unrelated.

    The shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis and he said ‘that’s easy to treat’.

    I really would like to hear more about that. I've had tendonitis in my shoulder for over 20 years, and no doctor has ever come up with treatment for it.
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    I find my weight fluctuates by about 5 lb depending on what time of day I weigh myself, and whether I have recently eaten and drank, or, well, ...

    Quite.

    I try not to weigh more than once a week as otherwise I get a bit obsessed with every tiny fluctuation (all I've said before about shaving legs and plucking eyebrows before getting on the scales has an element of truth in it) and once Slimming World sessions start back in real life the weighing happens later in the day and Covid restrictions will probably mean we have to keep our shoes on.

    The trouble with kilos is that I have no concept at all of what that weight looks like, and with stones you get that "new front number" to aim for.

    Still raining here. Lovely steady spring rain.
  • Some rain here this morning (we need more) and the temperature has zonked.

    I had my hair cut - the barber talked of "correcting" what my wife had done during lockdown but I won't tell her!

    My grandson restarted nursery but promptly developed a sniffle - even after a negative lateral flow test they wouldn't let him back in so he had to miss Thursday and Friday. It was just the going-back-to-school cold that every teacher knows about!

    Swimming starts on Monday, hooray! School admission appeals to hear on Zoom, a preliminary amble tonight and then next week (32 appellants!)
  • I have actually been in to w*rk for the first time this year! My annual re-test for being a first-aider was due, and although most of it has been put on moodle to be done in advance, we still need to be tested on CPR, use of AEDs, and the recovery position. Plus quick questions on other areas - the current module is infection control, asthma, shock and bleeding - and a practice run with a tourniquet. Down to a 2 hour class session from last year's 6 hours, and carried out well by an experienced trainer despite computer issues halfway through. I just wonder what it'll be like next year when I have to do the re-qualification course, which is normally a couple of days.

    Raining over here as well. Wet enough on the way home that I put a rucksack cover over the laptop bag to stop me worrying about it.
  • Haircut this morning, first since early December. My head feels so light! Might be a good time to get on the scales - except however drastic a haircut I got it would not counteract the Covid Kilos I have put on last 12 months.
    Haven't actually weighed myself in that time, having lost 10kg, then plateaued, during the previous 6 months after which I just lost heart. I do know my clothes are all too tight now :(

    On a happier note - Younger Son and family are talking of visiting towards the end of May, staying in an AirB'n'B in a nearby resort and having visits :). We will get to meet 7month old baby grandson for the first time.
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    On a happier note - Younger Son and family are talking of visiting towards the end of May, staying in an AirB'n'B in a nearby resort and having visits :). We will get to meet 7month old baby grandson for the first time.
    How wonderful! What a lovely thing to be able to look forward to!

    I'd be delighted if Mr Nen would return to the barber once things feel safe again as I'm very aware my efforts with the clippers (number 4 all over, if you're interested) aren't nearly as good as a professional's. I don't think he will as he likes not having to queue or fork out any money.

    I've been thinking quite a bit about when things will feel safe again for us. We were talking in my Slimming World group about exercise and it's going to be a long time before I feel safe going back to a live Zumba class.
  • BoogieBoogie Shipmate
    Pigwidgeon wrote: »
    Boogie wrote: »
    I had my physio appointment today. He did a lot of testing my movements and he’s sure the shoulder/upper arm and hand problems are unrelated.

    The shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis and he said ‘that’s easy to treat’.

    I really would like to hear more about that. I've had tendonitis in my shoulder for over 20 years, and no doctor has ever come up with treatment for it.

    It’s two exercises using a band, to be done twice, with six repetitions, every other day. He says it should take about three months.

    I’ll try to find them on YouTube.

  • Boogie wrote: »
    Pigwidgeon wrote: »
    Boogie wrote: »
    I had my physio appointment today. He did a lot of testing my movements and he’s sure the shoulder/upper arm and hand problems are unrelated.

    The shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis and he said ‘that’s easy to treat’.

    I really would like to hear more about that. I've had tendonitis in my shoulder for over 20 years, and no doctor has ever come up with treatment for it.

    It’s two exercises using a band, to be done twice, with six repetitions, every other day. He says it should take about three months.

    I’ll try to find them on YouTube.

    For some reason I have a mental image of someone doing star jumps in a one-man-band kit.
  • BoogieBoogie Shipmate
    edited April 28
    Boogie wrote: »
    Pigwidgeon wrote: »
    Boogie wrote: »
    I had my physio appointment today. He did a lot of testing my movements and he’s sure the shoulder/upper arm and hand problems are unrelated.

    The shoulder problems are caused by tendonitis and he said ‘that’s easy to treat’.

    I really would like to hear more about that. I've had tendonitis in my shoulder for over 20 years, and no doctor has ever come up with treatment for it.

    It’s two exercises using a band, to be done twice, with six repetitions, every other day. He says it should take about three months.

    I’ll try to find them on YouTube.

    For some reason I have a mental image of someone doing star jumps in a one-man-band kit.

    Haha! :lol:

    Here they are - mine are the same but ten times slower. Sorry about the horrible ads!

    https://youtu.be/A-MZOdHH3Nc

    Here’s one with ABS, haha!

    https://youtu.be/RB5hNMreENM ( Just the first exercise, the second looks too difficult!)
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    Boogie wrote: »
    ... two exercises using a band ...
    I was imagining you doing your physical jerks accompanied by a brass band ... :mrgreen:
    It's mostly been a rather nice day in Embra and West Lothian; in a reversal of Murphy's Law, the black clouds that were lowering over Linlithgow as I walked back from the station didn’t actually disgorge their contents until after I got into the house. Must have been because I was wearing a coat with a hood.
  • SarasaSarasa Shipmate
    We've had some much needed rain here, still not a lot but enough that I don't feel the need to go out and water the pots.
    Hope the exercises do the trick @boogie.
    My first haircut is on Tuesday. I need to pop in and check whether they do need to do a colour test before then. When I booked it I thought we would have moved, and I was all set to pop back down to have my hair done and say goodbye to my lovely hairdresser.
  • MMMMMM Shipmate
    We had lunch in a pub for the first time today (outside, of course). Of course, today was also the first time it has been cold and wet for weeks. There was a covering, though.

    But I was pleased when I put my (always a bit tight) trousers on, they were if anything slightly looser than last time I wore them, probably last summer.

    MMM
  • HeavenlyannieHeavenlyannie Shipmate
    edited April 29
    My online yoga class restarts tomorrow after a brief break (instructor moved house) but I’m really not enjoying doing it in the overcrowded lounge, which is also currently other half’s office so I have to kick him out for my class. I can’t wait to start back in person again.

    No hair cuts here, I last had mine cut for my father’s funeral in 1999 and husband has clippered his own hair for almost as long. Both my sons have long hair too, the eldest has wavy chestnut hair like a pre-Raphaelite youth, the youngest thick light brown straight hair which wouldn’t be out of place in an 80s pop video!

    Sunny morning here. I’ve got a day of research writing ahead but I am pleased with what I achieved yesterday in a short time and should have a draft to send to my supervisors later today.
    I’ve just renewed our joint pass to the Botanic gardens, and am looking forward to some free time in a few weeks to visit.
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    A lovely sunny day here; Mr Nen has gone for a run and then we plan to walk to our local town centre and have a coffee together.

    Glad you had a productive day yesterday @Heavenlyannie . I gather from my son that things are particularly full-on and marking-heavy in the world of academia at present.
  • PigletPiglet All Saints Host, Circus Host
    A mixture of sunshine and cloud in Embra today; it was really quite cold when I left for work.

    The office was a bit flustered today: one of the girls is off ill, and the others are scrabbling about to cover for her, so of course the phone's been going like a Christmas tree!

    I love my job, but I'll be glad to get home tonight. :sleeping: 🍷 :sleeping:
  • It is as peaceful as a very peaceful place at S Cottage, just at the moment :phew:

    The roofers (and the scaffold towers) have departed - of course the roofers will have to come back to fix one or two things like the hedgehog (stuff which lies in the gutterings to keep leaves out) but they have almost gone; Mr S is at the surgery for another round of ECGs, blood pressure tests etc; and Intrepid Grandson #2 is fast asleep after a morning at the park. Of course the only bit of play equipment he liked was the Very Big Slide, which meant I had to go up (and consequently come down) with him. Whee!

    He and the Little Welsh Cousin* both adore going to nursery and would spend all day in the garden if they could.

    *she goes to a Welsh-speaking nursery, being in Cardiff.

    However 30 more minutes peace is the absolute maximum...
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    Gosh - as soon as I read the words "Very Big Slide" I was back at the top of the huge metal slide in the recreation ground (known to us as 'the rec') of my childhood. I was always scared. Can still remember the metallic smell. No child-safety ground cover in those days, of course, and if you fell from that height it probably wouldn't have helped you anyway.

    I'm sure it was dismantled as unsafe decades ago. :hushed:

    Enjoy your peace, Mrs S!
  • Yes, we had a Very Big Slide in the local Sports Ground (as it is still yclept), along with those quite spectacular Swings suspended by satisfyingly clanky chains.

    It was a favourite pastime to get as high as one could on the Swing, and then leap off, to land (hopefully) on a convenient grassy bank nearby...

    There was also, of course, a Roundabout, which could be made to rotate at such speed as to make it necessary for the riders to hang on for dear life, to prevent themselves from being ejected across the Sports Ground at Mach 1 or thereabouts.
    :grimace:

    Elf and Safe Tea?
    :wink:
  • I used to love the very big slide when my daughter was little, was worth being thin enough to slide through the narrowing section at the bottom. (It was a serious deterrent to the mothers - you really had to have a very narrow hip to not get stuck, I watched a few demonstrate it.)
  • NenyaNenya Shipmate
    There was also, of course, a Roundabout, which could be made to rotate at such speed as to make it necessary for the riders to hang on for dear life, to prevent themselves from being ejected across the Sports Ground at Mach 1 or thereabouts.
    Ah yes, the roundabouts made of wood with metal bars to cling to and the clearance between it and the ground just enough to trap and mangle a child's foot. :anguished: . Not that I ever knew anyone to whom that happened, but I'm sure it must have.

    @Curiosity killed , yes, I remember the narrowing section at the bottom of those slides. I stopped going down them long before my hips got that wide - wouldn't stand a chance now. :wink:
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