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The Common Room / Re: What is an Orriell?
« on: Tuesday 09 April 24 14:41 BST (UK) »
Yes, Oriel college, or the window shape / structure. Clear enough.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Tracing the Family Doctor from your childhood? A different NHS in the 1940s!
« on: Tuesday 02 April 24 14:01 BST (UK) »
I'm going to try to get down to doing mine today. I got a small bale of the straw from "The Range", and will extract some from what's left of that.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Tracing the Family Doctor from your childhood? A different NHS in the 1940s!
« on: Monday 01 April 24 13:29 BST (UK) »
GP, what's a GP??
All changed, and not I fear, for the better in NHS.
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All changed, and not I fear, for the better in NHS.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Tracing the Family Doctor from your childhood? A different NHS in the 1940s!
« on: Saturday 30 March 24 13:35 GMT (UK) »
Not as off topic as me, replying to Viktoria! Sorry.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Tracing the Family Doctor from your childhood? A different NHS in the 1940s!
« on: Friday 29 March 24 16:05 GMT (UK) »
Mesh drawstring net bags with fresh barley straw in it, weighed down with a hefty stone will sort out your pond's green hue, Viktoria. I have 4 large ones in one pond, three in another, and two in the smallest. Take out each winter, let the straw go on a border or compost heap, wash the bags - I do them with garden fleeces in a big net bag in the washer. When dry re-fill with new straw, tie in a bow and re-sink. Worked for years, no effort, really.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Immigrating and Returning Home
« on: Saturday 09 March 24 12:09 GMT (UK) »
My own grandfather left England for Canada after WW1, and my own father was born there, in the early 1920s. There were already family over there, mostly Isherwoods, but others, too. Think most of the Isherwoods moved to U.S.A. eventually.
Before WW2 my grandparents returned, taking up farming in an area they didn't know well, and my father stayed in Britain for the rest of his days, but he'd always hoped to return to Canada. Never did.
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Before WW2 my grandparents returned, taking up farming in an area they didn't know well, and my father stayed in Britain for the rest of his days, but he'd always hoped to return to Canada. Never did.
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The Common Room / Re: Tracing an illusive Railway employee, London, 1930s
« on: Saturday 09 March 24 12:03 GMT (UK) »
When I was trying to find an elusive Railway Driver, not in London, a member called "Red Roger" gave me good advice, and eventually I found my great grandpa!
There's always an expert -or ten - to help, on here.
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There's always an expert -or ten - to help, on here.
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The Common Room / Re: An interesting thought!
« on: Saturday 09 March 24 12:01 GMT (UK) »
I've always been amused at over complicated wedding ceremonies and venues, having been quietly married in our parish church and walking round the corner to the reception. Also amused at people "renewing their vows" -often when they were originally married in registry offices.
A delightful little girl, telling me about a nice new dress she was getting for her parents doing this, asked me if we (OH and I ) had renewed our vows. Not thinking really, I replied "Never needed to, we haven't broken them..." Ooops. Ah well.
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A delightful little girl, telling me about a nice new dress she was getting for her parents doing this, asked me if we (OH and I ) had renewed our vows. Not thinking really, I replied "Never needed to, we haven't broken them..." Ooops. Ah well.
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The Stay Safe Board / Re: Diary summary week ending 3rd March
« on: Thursday 29 February 24 10:28 GMT (UK) »
I signed up for a repeat prescription order service online with our GP surgery, a couple of years ago - but never actually managed to get it to go through, so reverted to hanging on to the 'phone! Progress!
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