Kale and peas softly with his song - 10 / 10 thread

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That could have been quite something! They would have had to invite you in to give birth...on a bed of gold....

Franny's book Toot

It's difficult when it is one child's word against another though isn't it?

He was on television once too - when I was a child - but didn't tell us until afterwards

How annoying that you are not invited, Lully, don't spouses usually get invited to these things?

Oh yes!

It's more of a work thing MrsC & I am really rather glad I'm not going.Would quite liked to have met Sir David Attenborough again though...he is someone I do have much time for

Really Toot?
What did he write?

He was a concrete poet.

This is a myspace page that somebody - don't know who - has done for him. Posthumously. Have your speakers on....

A good screw makes me feel like a wet blancmange???????????

Toot I think I like your grandfather

He wasn't the most grandfatherly grandfather, and not a brilliant father, but I liked him

I went to a few of his performances as a child and it was always a combination of exhilaration and utter embarrassment
We used to have great abstract music sessions at his house though with all sorts of weird and wonderful instruments.

He sounds like one of life's extraordinary folk Toot
What an amazing life

My father's real father was a useless husband & father,he was a magician & champion chess player.The whole family despised him,but although I only met him a handful of times..we somehow clicked.He fascinated me..all 6ft 7 of him

Oh Toot,how wonderful

TooT that is erm unique

Boco the ruddy SODS

Loopy it sounds so nice - were you at Walberswick?

Yes, I clicked with my grandfather. Maybe because I didn't expect too much from him?

or maybe because you are both a couple of absolute loons?

oh crikey did I say that out loud?

Franny!!

I didn't tell you why it was wet though did I?
Ds was stirring the goldfish bowl with it this morning

my grandfather and I when I was young

I am being a good HEing mother for once and dd1 and I are making clothes out of the fabric we printed last week. I feel very worthy.
Dd2 is sitting cross-legged on the table designing a swimming costume for ds1. With armbands. Apparently they will have Elvis and the Simpsons and Indiana Jones on them

Gah, Toot , I was looking forward to that!

I've seen that before haven't I, Toot? It must be great to have someone in the family that has left a mark. Sounds like you were very close too.

Franny - no, you can't camp at Walberwick any more, it's all protected land now. Used to be 25p a night when I was small. The wedding was at Stiffkey. We were in a revolting hire van but everyone keeps telling me I am a snob and that the dcs love it and that it was fab in a seventies naff kind of way. Hmm. I just don't like motorhomes. I would rather be less comfy in a van with character not a Bovis home on wheels. It had a tv and a microwave fgs.

We will be getting something less big and white, though we might have to hire that again if we go in the next couple of weeks because we won't find the 'right' van in that time I'm sure, and DH says the tent is buried.

Yes I think I showed you before. We were sort of distantly close. Didn't see each other much but were quite relaxed when we did. Whereas there were tribulations between him and all of his childeren.

Stiffkey sounds like a lovely place.
I do like tents I must say.