"Back to civilisation, dear", dad once said to mum, as our train from Middlesbrough pulled in to Kings Cross. 
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post"Back to civilisation, dear", dad once said to mum, as our train from Middlesbrough pulled in to Kings Cross.
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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It's been snowing lightly, on and off, since 10.30am but now closing in and getting heavier however temperature slowly rising and now -0.6 as opposed to -6 first thing so could very well turn into sleet I think. Eastern Counties, London & S.E. still forecast to get the worst of it late on and overnight.Comment
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The ultimate insult from some pigeons. I made a scone round, certainly not my best ever, and some birds pecked at it and walked away. Ungrateful creatures.
Has anyone got the white stuff yet? 4 inches forecast for here. Let's hope they are wrong.
PS Sorry Anna, hadn't seen your post.Comment
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Originally posted by salymap View Post
Fools!
Same here... put some stale bread out... spoilt birds of central London haven't touched it!"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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o surely - central London birds insist on organic focaccia or pain poilâne at the very least - what were you offering them - Mother's Pride, I bet...Originally posted by Caliban View Post
Fools!
Same here... put some stale bread out... spoilt birds of central London haven't touched it!Comment
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Tesco's finest white, mate. My dad ( a recent houseguest ) is addicted to good old ham sarnies!! As am I ! (Well I did drive a Lancia... )
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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You can repose your valise wherever you like, vinjaune. I'm not ashamed! Good unpretentious British stodge, and proud of it!Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Quite frankly - I'm shocked. It was bad enough to read on the Rugby thread that you were going to have a Tesco paellaOriginally posted by Caliban View PostYou can repose your valise wherever you like, vinjaune. I'm not ashamed! Good unpretentious British stodge, and proud of it!
but Tesco white bread stodge ........ it really is beyond the pale! 
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Originally posted by Anna View PostQuite frankly - I'm shocked. It was bad enough to read on the Rugby thread that you were going to have a Tesco paella but Tesco white bread stodge ........ it really is beyond the pale!
I thought that would raise a shout from the principality!
I've only got one thing to say: Allez les Bleus!!
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Oh, actually I will be willing Les Bleus on after their sudden regeneration (once they had stopped having a mutiny) in the World Cup!Originally posted by Caliban View Post
I thought that would raise a shout from the principality!
I've only got one thing to say: Allez les Bleus!!
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My late Nain was also keen on ham sarnies, preferably with coffee a la mode du Nord-Ouest, i.e., made with instant coffee granules and boiling full-fat milkOriginally posted by Caliban View PostTesco's finest white, mate. My dad ( a recent houseguest ) is addicted to good old ham sarnies!! As am I ! (Well I did drive a Lancia... )
She did once threaten that if we had said victuals at her post-funeral baked meats do, she would come back to haunt us all!!
The PFBMD is taken very seriously in Colwyn Bay
- you can even have English hymns at the service if you must, but there must never be skimping at the PFBMD
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And, there used to be a very strange delicacy, particularly at Maiden Aunts' funerals, which were strangrely called Bridge Rolls ... either egg & cress or ham & tomato. I suppose now it's more likely to be a selection of Tapas?Originally posted by amateur51 View PostThe PFBMD is taken very seriously in Colwyn Bay - you can even have English hymns at the service if you must, but there must never be skimping at the PFBMD
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Various words there: "good" ; "unpretentious" ; "British" ; "stodge" ; "proud".Originally posted by Caliban View PostGood unpretentious British stodge, and proud of it!
I think Jonathan Meades could make a six-part series unpacking that lot...
Incidentally - Mother's Pride... sound so different, doesn't it? - as la Fierté de Maman - or Mutterstolz ...Comment
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