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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mable – Part 17

Aunt Mabel claimed to always be able to dress for the occasion, and as young Johnny’s mother used to say “I’m never sure what’s worse, the dressing or the occasion.” The occasion this time was to try...

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This Week’s Retro DIY Project – Pedal Driven Lathe

Whether you’re planning on going green in your workshop or prefer working with traditional hand tools, here’s some old plans for a pedal driven lathe.   Click the symbol below to download the plans in...

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This Week’s Retro Recipe – Cherry Pie

Here’s a delicious cherry pie recipe for you (Featuring Bird’s Custard of course) You’ll find the recipe HEREFiled under: Advertising, Advertisments, Fifties chow & drinks, The fifties Tagged:...

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Words From A Man Of Great Imagination

"The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings. And the sea is precisely their best vehicle, the only medium through which these giants (against which terrestrial animals, such...

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Cricket Explained

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the...

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This Week’s Favourite Female Singer – Part 1 – Eleanor McEvoy

Eleanor McEvoy (born 22 January 1967) is one of Ireland‘s most accomplished contemporary singer/songwriters. McEvoy composed the song "Only A Woman’s Heart", title track of A Woman’s Heart, the...

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Are The Bloody Frogs Taking Over The Net

What the f**k is happening, almost all my social media connections have turned to French. I tried to open my two Twitter accounts and both of them has turned to French. And I’m no longer logged in and...

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Pinterest Too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both my Pinterest accounts were in French when I opened them tooFiled under: Comments

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The History Of Tea

I needed a large cup of Twining’s loose weight Assam, with a dash of honey and some tea history  to shake off all of that French that infested my screen – TedFiled under: Facts Tagged: History, Tea

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The Forgotten Ones – Deborah Watling

Deborah Watling (born 2 January 1948) is an English actress best known for her role as Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series Doctor Who. Watling was born...

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By The Way ….

….. Aunt Mable was quite a challenge as a child too ;-)Filed under: Comments Tagged: Aunt Mabel

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The Sunday Comic – Reaching A Dead Mother

Filed under: Comix, Humour, Illustration Tagged: Dead mothers;Reaching the dead, Nigeria letters, Nigeria scams

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This Week’s Girliemag Article – Cathy’s Private Pagan Isle

A digital recreation of an article published in Click Magazine Vol2 No1 1964 The soft whispering of palm trees … the lulling sound of gentle surf kissing white beach … the warm, zephyr-like tropical...

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Man, That Must Have Been ….

…one hell of a fart :-o Image found on ratak-monodosicoFiled under: Humour, Tackieness Tagged: Farts, Lenin

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1968 BMW R60/2 With A Steib S350 Sport Chair

Images found on Aphid Pinterest albumsFiled under: Motorcycles, Retro technology, Transportation, Traveling Tagged: 1968, BMW R60/2, Steib S350 Sport Chair

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Chet Baker and His Music

TidiousTed:A great post that deserves reblogging from more people than me. A good read, muscleheaded :-) Originally posted on The Muscleheaded Blog: Plaque in Amsterdam (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I...

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London Anno 1959 – Part 13

CHANGING THE GUARD ‘They’re changing guard at Buckingham Palace; Christopher Robin went down with Alice … .’ Many people think of the catchy little tune to A. A. Milne’s words when they happen to be...

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Round The World By Steam – British India Steam Navigation Company

British India Steam Navigation Company ("BI") was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. The company had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading...

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Great American Cars Of The Forties – 1949 Cadillac Series 62

Cadillac made a ton of history for 1949. To its trendy, year-old "fishtail" styling the division added a modem and potent overhead-valve V-8, its first new engine in 12 years, plus a major new body...

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This Week’s Softdrink – Sun Crest

Sun Crest is a brand of flavored carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Dad’s Root Beer Company, LLC. of Jasper, Indiana and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC, except for 6 countries in Asia owned by...

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