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Post by sweetpea on Oct 31, 2014 15:21:20 GMT
I was 11 years old when this was taken at Renfrew Cherry |
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Post by steve on Oct 31, 2014 17:37:32 GMT
You can tell that's you Sweetpea, you pretty much still have the same face
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Post by Cherry on Oct 31, 2014 19:24:43 GMT
I looked up the BB and was surprised to see that they are still going. What were you doing at Renfrew Sweetpea? My first husband's granny had a beautiful red sandstone tenement flat with curved windows. I wonder if it is still in Wilson Street. Yes it is. I just looked it up. My father-in-law and husband both worked at Babcock & Wilcox.
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Post by daitheplant on Oct 31, 2014 20:47:36 GMT
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 31, 2014 23:05:13 GMT
I looked up the BB and was surprised to see that they are still going. What were you doing at Renfrew Sweetpea? My first husband's granny had a beautiful red sandstone tenement flat with curved windows. I wonder if it is still in Wilson Street. Yes it is. I just looked it up. My father-in-law and husband both worked at Babcock & Wilcox. It was a pipe band contest in 1952 cherry. And Dai, I was wearing short trousers there as we did in them days. Don't think I got a pair of long trousers until I was 13. All kids had grubby knees  |
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 31, 2014 23:07:02 GMT
You can tell that's you Sweetpea, you pretty much still have the same face With a few more worry lines Steve |
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 31, 2014 23:07:20 GMT
You can tell that's you Sweetpea, you pretty much still have the same face With a few more worry lines Steve  |
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Post by Rosie on Nov 1, 2014 8:49:45 GMT
What a handsome loon |
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 1, 2014 15:37:21 GMT
What a handsome loon Didn' know that you spoke the old language rosie? Didn't use that word where I lived but did when I was in Portsoy. kent a bonny wee queen when a bided there rosie |
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Post by daitheplant on Nov 1, 2014 20:19:16 GMT
I looked up the BB and was surprised to see that they are still going. What were you doing at Renfrew Sweetpea? My first husband's granny had a beautiful red sandstone tenement flat with curved windows. I wonder if it is still in Wilson Street. Yes it is. I just looked it up. My father-in-law and husband both worked at Babcock & Wilcox. It was a pipe band contest in 1952 cherry. And Dai, I was wearing short trousers there as we did in them days. Don't think I got a pair of long trousers until I was 13. All kids had grubby knees My knees were always bleeding Jim and I have the scars to prove it.   The blood flowing used to keep my knees grime free.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 1, 2014 22:44:45 GMT
It was a pipe band contest in 1952 cherry. And Dai, I was wearing short trousers there as we did in them days. Don't think I got a pair of long trousers until I was 13. All kids had grubby knees The blood flowing used to keep my knees grime free. It was a fact of life for young boys. My main knee scar was when riding a ladies bike far too big for me and I slipped down on to the gravelly road while still bombing along and had to get the gravel taken out at the hospital. Plenty more scars since then. happy days. |
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Post by daitheplant on Nov 2, 2014 20:08:18 GMT
I got my scars playing touch rugby and being goalie for a game of 3 and in, all in the same playground.  At least I kept the school nurse in work.  |
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Post by Rosie on Nov 3, 2014 8:50:00 GMT
What a handsome loon Didn' know that you spoke the old language rosie? Didn't use that word where I lived but did when I was in Portsoy. kent a bonny wee queen when a bided there rosie To be honest I don't sweetpea, Still a Geordie through and through even after being up here since 1976 I bet ther wis a lot 'o bonny wee quines up there |
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Post by Cherry on Nov 3, 2014 9:03:37 GMT
The Borders words were quite different to those of Moray. I had to learn both. My son is going to a school reunion at St John's Town of Dalry on Friday, It was a very happy school. Of course, these are my memories too as the children were young then.
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 3, 2014 14:36:59 GMT
I've got a Scottish/English dictionary Cherry. I originally got it for maureen but occasionally dip into it myself. Gives the origins of many words too. Of course Glasgow dialect is different from the rest of Scotland. |
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The blood flowing used to keep my knees grime free. 
At least I kept the school nurse in work. 
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