Essential Jobs for Christmas

[Nick Armstrong]

[eighthobstruction]

Arthur had an enormous red nose [tipple]....(as seen in BBC canteen Whiteladies Rd)....[good ol'Bris....Whiteladies Rd - Blackboy Hill etc....UKIP????]....

[teamsaint]

Arthur had an enormous red nose [tipple]....(as seen in BBC canteen Whiteladies Rd)....[good ol'Bris....Whiteladies Rd - Blackboy Hill etc....UKIP????]....

Christmas steps.

[french frank]

Arthur had an enormous red nose [tipple]....(as seen in BBC canteen Whiteladies Rd)....[good ol'Bris....Whiteladies Rd - Blackboy Hill etc....UKIP????]....

Thought Whiteladies referred to a convent of some sort. Dunno about Blackboy Hill. I live off Pigsty Hill

[Alain Maréchal]

I think any reference to a Blackboy may refer to Charles II who was swarthy and referred to as such as a code. Although I have just noticed ff's location, and it may have quite a different connotation near an Atlantic port. (e.g. Nantes' fortunes came from the "Ebony" trade).

[Sir Velo]

I think any reference to a Blackboy may refer to Charles II who was swarthy and referred to as such as a code.

Used to be a pub called The Blackboy near Bosham was renamed something for several years until a public outcry resulted in the name reverting to the original. Some locals aver that the name is a corruption of "Black Buoy" in reference to the marine situation of the inn.

Another local pub, The Labour in Vain in Eastergate, nr Chichester, for many years used to sport signage of a woman furiously washing a young black boy in a tub, while hubby was away at sea....

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i wonder which labour they had in mind?

[Stillhomewardbound]

It's all very well decking the halls and trimming the holly at this time of the year but this shour has to THE essential job to be completed before Xmas.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

hmmmmmmmmmm getting round to writing that foreword might be challenging

[Serial_Apologist]

hmmmmmmmmmm getting round to writing that foreword might be challenging

You might have a point there...

[Richard Tarleton]

Is elm one of the trees that tree surgeons are very wary of? Some trees have the characteristic that branches can give way without warning, which is not good news for anyone standing on one, or for anyone below. Are there any others?

Ash, and beech.

[jean]

And black poplar.

[Thropplenoggin]

Recovering from the Winter Vomiting bug (norovirus) is first on the list for Mme. T and myself.

[Don Petter]

Dig out last year's Christmas cards to put on the strings (which are still there) to convince anyone looking in that we have more friends than most.

[EdgeleyRob]

Old joke.

I was getting the Christmas decorations down fom the loft today and discovered a present that we were supposed to have given the kids last year.

They would have loved that dog.