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  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9902

    That's right, brue. The garden path is in a beautiful garden so you can enjoy the view!wink

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9903

    Like that song from Avatar, Davefl2,  'I see you!'wink

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9904

    That's good, Goldie! It means you can be assured of the future success of your farm!smile

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9905

    I saw one at WWT Arundel a while ago. They can be a rare sighting, so well done for photographing one!

  • Bakers2
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    edited September 2017 #9906

    Isn't it amazing that something I considered common place as a child is now a rare sighting. Well done on photographing it. They are swift little darlings. 

  • Bakers2
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    edited September 2017 #9907

    My goodness the likeness is amazing. Ì wonder what his great grandfather would say? Was he still with us when your grandson arrived?

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9908

    There have been a lot of changes since I was a child, Bakers2. We live in a different world today!

  • Bakers2
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    edited September 2017 #9909

    Arrived at Burnham Wick Farm 😃.  Nice short grass 😆. Clouds breaking ever so slightly and glimpses of blue. It's still there 😂😂. Need the sun to prove the same 😢

    Looking forward to watching the wildlife, won't see a water vole from the van but the hares are active 😃. 

     

  • Goldie146
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    edited September 2017 #9910

    No, he died twenty years ago. I'm sure he would be amazed and I hope proud of what we have achieved since then.

  • taffyY
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    edited September 2017 #9911

    Was that the guidance you were given as a child Malc? 

  • RowenaBCAMC
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    edited September 2017 #9912

    Hi everyone, A polite reminder to get the discussion back on track and keep the conversation friendly. If we can focus on the OP, about what everyone has been up to, rather than debating personal finance options that would be much appreciated. Many thanks for your understanding. 

  • KjellNN
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    edited September 2017 #9913

    Today we have been to Truro, which is not far away if we could fly, but much further by road, especially as we avoided all the narrow lanes the sat nav wanted us to use!

    Nice little city, we parked on Lemon Quay, bought some sandwiches etc for lunch and sat in front of the city hall in the sun to eat them.

    Then we walked over to the cathedral for a look around before wandering round the shops.  I made the mistake of letting OH go into the cookshop, so we now have a couple of Christmas presents for the "children".........a new wok for DD  and husband as he managed to burn food in her current one, and a set of Swiss knives for son and DIL as they have very few decent kitchen knives.

    DD will appreciate the wok, son and DIL are however rather minimalist when it comes to kitchen equipment, so may not be so appreciative!

    Buying Christmas, or birthday,  gifts is always difficult, even for the grandchildren.  These days we generally give them some cash plus a small gift so they have something to open, unless we can get a wish list from them.

    Lately, for the "children", OH has started making up a bag of various items which we hope they will find useful ..........things for the house, sweets, a couple of bottles, food things......they seem to like the idea.  Last year we put together a cheese collection for our son...more exotic things he probably would not  have on the shopping list....and I made a wooden box to hold them all.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9914

    No, my parents never had a caravan. I think it wasn't quite as popular in those days as it is today. After all, caravans were very basic in those days so very hard to live in for any length of time. There was no electric hook-up then. That's all changed now. Caravans can have every conceivable creature comfort including air-conditioning which most people don't have in their houses, even though there's a higher price tag to go with it. So a caravan nowadays can be more comfortable than a house!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9915

    Surely, KjellNN, if you are visiting a place by car and not towing, narrow lanes shouldn't be a problem, especially if they are going to save you time and distance.

  • Oneputt
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    edited September 2017 #9916

    B2, enjoy your stay, I just love it there, great walks, total peace and quiet and super wildlife.  Hopefully we will get there in late October.  It's a good place to see Corn Buntings.

    Water voles were pretty common place when I was a child but today was the first time I managed to photo one.  Usually we just hear the plop as they jump in the water.

  • triky auto
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    edited September 2017 #9917

    surprised WELCOME TO THE ,,,KjeIIN & Mehta page !!  !!  surprised.

                    Well said Rowena wink.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9918

    We may see more of them in the future now that there are projects to protect them and improve their habitat and environment.

  • EasyT
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    edited September 2017 #9919

    Some narrow lanes near where K is are so narrow that if you had a break down you would not be able to open the car doors and get out. And no, that is not an exageration.

  • KjellNN
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    edited September 2017 #9920

    We have been on the narrow lanes, they often have farm traffic, and those tractors are huge and take no prisoners!

    Time I have plenty of, and I would rather spend a little more on fuel than have my car damaged.

     

  • EasyT
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    edited September 2017 #9921

    Somebody been telling tales I wonder?

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9922

    The discussion was surely open to anyone that wished to contribute their views, triky auto.tongue-out Most of what people are doing today involves some finance in some way or another. When you tow your caravan to different places or visit places by car, you buy fuel to run the car. So the garage profits from selling you fuel. When you visit tourist attractions, you pay an admission fee that helps the business offering the attraction. It's the way of the world!

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9923

    Money is important to everyone in some way or another, so surely how you get that money whether it's through savings or some other means and which is the best way to do it, so that you can pay for whatever it is that you are up to now, is worthy of discussion, is it not?

  • EasyT
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    edited September 2017 #9924

    It was of interest to me Malcolm but teacher said 'NO'

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9925

    Thank you, EasyT but it does seem a pity that something so relevant to all our lives should be forbidden from discussion!

  • brue
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    edited September 2017 #9926

    Brought forward. 

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2017 #9927

    Some people's lives, 

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9928

    Everyones life involves money in some way or another, JVB66.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9929

    tongue-out

  • JVB66
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    edited September 2017 #9930

    Not on a public forumundecided

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited September 2017 #9931

    Good question, EasyT but I doubt we'll get an answer!