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by Wendyf
01 Mar 2024, 09:26
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20771
Views: 1962096

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

Good to hear that Bob has no side effects from the treatment Sue. I have just got back from delivering Colin to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he is getting an endoscopy to check that all is well and to have a stretch of the scar tissue where they joined him back together. He gets very worried about...
by Wendyf
27 Feb 2024, 06:43
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: Fiddlers Clough Laithe, Earby/Thornton
Replies: 24
Views: 11284

Re: Fiddlers Clough Laithe, Earby/Thornton

Matt Taylor wrote: 26 Feb 2024, 19:56 Mary is my grandmother, still going strong at 99 down here in Somerset!

I've visited Fiddling Clough a couple of times over the years and am still fascinated at the history behind it.
Welcome Matt, which Mary is that?
by Wendyf
25 Feb 2024, 10:57
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Tizer wrote: 25 Feb 2024, 10:12 I'm impressed by the double knotting of the boot laces! :smile:
Just trainers but I can't help doing a double bow, it's second nature. If it was my boots, you might spot a triple twist before I lace up the cuff then back down a bit before the double knot. 😀
by Wendyf
24 Feb 2024, 16:50
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

It could be this one.....

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by Wendyf
24 Feb 2024, 15:05
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

I'm keeping very quiet indeed.
by Wendyf
24 Feb 2024, 08:48
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Self service cafeteria?
by Wendyf
24 Feb 2024, 08:33
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
Replies: 6949
Views: 984378

Re: FORGOTTEN CORNERS

We get the Daily Mail every Saturday, for the television guide and the puzzles, we briefly skim through the paper itself, there’s lots of stuff which we aren’t bothered with reading. I know we can get everything online, but it’s like reading a book, I like to hold it and turn pages. 🫣 Same here Glo...
by Wendyf
24 Feb 2024, 06:54
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
Replies: 6949
Views: 984378

Re: FORGOTTEN CORNERS

I use a very similar knot of newspaper.
by Wendyf
23 Feb 2024, 19:03
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: OBITUARIES
Replies: 1903
Views: 357115

Re: OBITUARIES

Ken came upstairs in Colne Library to say hello to me. I remember him telling me that he was occasionally mistaken for Paul McCartney because of his floppy hair. He was making a collection of photographs of plaques on buildings in the area......hence the name Plaques. :smile:
by Wendyf
23 Feb 2024, 18:23
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: OBITUARIES
Replies: 1903
Views: 357115

Re: OBITUARIES

I will try and attend the funeral. This is the photo that Ken sent for Stanley's 80th birthday celebrations.

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by Wendyf
23 Feb 2024, 12:44
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: MEDICAL MATTERS
Replies: 7667
Views: 897012

Re: MEDICAL MATTERS

Good news Kev.
by Wendyf
22 Feb 2024, 11:52
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Replies: 16692
Views: 2005775

Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

Yes, well spotted Cathy!
Happy Birthday Kev, 🍾 🥂
by Wendyf
22 Feb 2024, 07:06
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Seen in the News
Replies: 3843
Views: 422520

Re: Seen in the News

He has been investigated and charged, in the past it would have been hidden.
by Wendyf
21 Feb 2024, 18:21
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Not shown on modern OS maps but this is an old one.


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by Wendyf
21 Feb 2024, 16:47
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

It's an ordnance survey bench mark.
by Wendyf
20 Feb 2024, 09:41
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: 'Owt else or Any Other Business
Replies: 658
Views: 98279

Re: 'Owt else or Any Other Business

A bit like Winnie the Pooh when he visits Rabbit and eats too much.
by Wendyf
20 Feb 2024, 07:09
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

I pay attention sometimes! :smile:
by Wendyf
19 Feb 2024, 17:38
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Windy Harbour at the junction of Gillians Lane and Manchester Road?
by Wendyf
19 Feb 2024, 06:59
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Replies: 16692
Views: 2005775

Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

We see little owls quite often around here. They merge into the stone walls so hard to spot until they move!
by Wendyf
18 Feb 2024, 11:53
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Its a photo of the Walls of Jericho in Egypt not far from Bradford! I believe they held back quarry waste.
by Wendyf
18 Feb 2024, 11:25
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: OBITUARIES
Replies: 1903
Views: 357115

Re: OBITUARIES

RIP Ken.
by Wendyf
18 Feb 2024, 11:24
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

I know but I'm not saying as Stanley might swear at me again! :laugh5:
by Wendyf
17 Feb 2024, 10:08
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20771
Views: 1962096

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

That's brilliant Gloria!
by Wendyf
17 Feb 2024, 10:07
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

:laugh5: As someone who spent a large part of her childhood making small animals and dolls out of them I recognise a pipe cleaner when I see one!
by Wendyf
17 Feb 2024, 08:31
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20231
Views: 2395207

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

A bunch of pipe cleaners?

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