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  1. J

    Crispy skin salmon

    Sorry , just finished it.. I will supply pics next time.. Delicious..cooked Broccolini with garlic..
  2. J

    Crispy skin salmon

    Cooking crispy skin salmon fillets with baby broccolini and veggies.. oh and a glass or two of Chardy.. 🥹
  3. J

    Laundry Day

    We are so lucky to have the appliances now.. generations take everything for granted.. I now have central heating.. as a boy growing up with mum as a widow.. we had a threepence gas supply, to get gas for cooking or a candle gas heating, I had to put threepences in the supply and turn the...
  4. J

    Laundry Day

    My mum never had a washing machine when we lived in Burnley Richmond.. up until I was around 14, mum had to light a fire under a copper boiler and use use Blue tablets to make the washing whiter.. then when they had been boiled, it was my job to transfer the still hot washing across into the...
  5. J

    The old butcher’s shop

    I remember when I was about 8, mum would send me to our local butcher in Burnley St Burnley, to buy some cheap meat for dinner.. I was fascinated by the smell of meat and the sawdust on the floor of the shop.. great memories..
  6. J

    What does your day look like today?

    Up at 6 am to drive a client to medical appointment as a volunteer driver.. 1/12 hours to get to clients house and another hour to get to appointments.. then back home afternoon..
  7. J

    Traveller shares experience of dealing with a disruptive child and a distracted parent - what would YOU do?

    Travellers don’t pay to fly with screaming kids next to them.. It’s the responsibility of the parent, to ensure they take enough entertainment for their children to settle down.. imagine listening to a screaming 3 year old for 20 plus hours!!! I would report the issue to the flight attendants..
  8. J

    What are some of your best tips for a sick pet?

    Just give them love and hugs..
  9. J

    What is something your mum used to say to you when you were a kid?

    Make sure you wear clean undies before going out.. 😊
  10. J

    If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

    Definitely, my Mum and Dad and 5 brothers and sister.. all passed.. 😞😞😞
  11. J

    What's on your weekend to-do list?

    Taking my partner to see On by Circa is circus at its contemporary best - as thrilling as it is moving.. at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre on Saturday night for her birthday…
  12. J

    Vicks VapoRub

    Well at least you survived.. lol .. yuck.. my mum would roll balls of butter in sugar and make my swallow them, when I had a sore throat.. 😊
  13. J

    Vicks VapoRub

    If you have a cold or flu coming on.. rub it on the soles of your feet at bedtime and wear socks to bed.. you will sweat it away ..
  14. J

    Shopkeepers

    Wish I could remember his name.. now in my 70’s.. can only recall the shop.. 😞
  15. J

    Shopkeepers

    My mum was a widow and had to survive on a widows pension.. we were extremely poor.. she would send me about a mile to a store exactly like the photo, to buy a bag of broken biscuits, they would fill a brown paper bag with broken biscuits cheap.. once I went in and he knew why I called in, he...
  16. J

    What's your favourite song?

    How about Hotel California by the Eagles? or Hot August Night by Neil Diamond.. have a safe trip..
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