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fairclaire

Deb_S wrote: »

I always visit Mevagissy when I'm in Cornwall. Very quaint place and I love to walk out to the far end if the harbour wall and watch the fishermen. It's also a pretty dramatic scene on a stormy day. Maybe it held the same appeal to your father

thanks deb. I've spent the night racking my brains trying to remember if Ive been there? thing is....he took me so many places and I was young, I don't remember it strangely Ive got an urge to go and see the place now ......and what to do with the painting?

I might keep it for a while

fairclaire

artha wrote: »

Probably sleeping off the ten tins of Bombay Potatoes he ate:eek:

:eek::eek::eek:....I have nothing else to add:rotfl::rotfl:

artha

nuttybabe wrote: »

I have been getting around £10 a week wombles (not as much as some on here). means we can have a few treats and the kids love finding receipts. Hopefully they wont.

I never spend much time wombling but always seem to pick up a few quid a week. Had my best day ever today though as I called at sada on my way home just before 4 to get some milk. Had a womble in the normal trolley bays etc but couldn't find a thing. It suddenly hit me that with it being windy I'd be better off a the leeward side of the carpark where there are low bushes an sure enough there were quite a few. Gave me about £12.50 plus quite a few items for TCB/Quidco:)

Queenriderbrekke

My birthday tomorrow, so more pressies and cards to open, what a hardship:rotfl:

fairclaire

artha wrote: »

I never spend much time wombling but always seem to pick up a few quid a week. Had my best day ever today though as I called at sada on my way home just before 4 to get some milk. Had a womble in the normal trolley bays etc but couldn't find a thing. It suddenly hit me that with it being windy I'd be better off a the leeward side of the carpark where there are low bushes an sure enough there were quite a few. Gave me about £12.50 plus quite a few items for TCB/Quidco:)

I had my best ever wombling sesh in As carpark 2 weeks ago. I'd gone into Blackpool to pick up an ebay purchase for my OH. I drove past, it was a Sunday, it was dark, and deserted. I got 16 receipts....I think the total was around ) £12 ish.....it felt so rebellious:eek::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

davemorton

Im here, Im here!!
Just been lurking and surfing ebay.
Glad you are home all safe and sound FC.
Think its bed time now, I can dream of 4 foot of snow in the morning

vanilla_twist

Fairclaire welcome home

As to your mystery painting, maybe it was the artist not the subject that your dad bought it for. I know you said it was dated 1920 and a long shot but might be a link to the past somewhere there.
Have to get family tree sorted or just google the artists name.

My dads family were farmers and butchers and one day lambs started coming in stamped Billing river. Well long story short some of dads great great uncles had gone off to australia back in the day when you could claim land and they set up farming.
My sister later found that one was a widower and his mother left money in her will for his children to join him there.

Bubbs if you are reading this then yes there is a link to where you live but main farm house was in Lavendon.

There is a painting in my attic of an ex love. Its named 'Michael on the stool in the kitchen having a puff'. Joke is that when he is old and senile and in his nursing home he will see news article, painting found in house where local artist once lived. Who was the subject and what was the inspiration.
Michael will be upset that no one will beleive this painting done with such passion and meaning was of him.:rotfl:

With art you just never know.
V x

fairclaire

may I be the first to wish our lovely QRB ( can't spell her ridiculously long user name ) a very happy birthday. I hope you have a good one lovey :A xxx

artha

davemorton wrote: »

Im here, Im here!!
Just been lurking and surfing ebay.
Glad you are home all safe and sound FC.
Think its bed time now, I can dream of 4 foot of snow in the morning

Sorry Dave it's just not going to happen... work for you I'm afraid:D

fairclaire

vanilla_twist wrote: »

Fairclaire welcome home

As to your mystery painting, maybe it was the artist not the subject that your dad bought it for. I know you said it was dated 1920 and a long shot but might be a link to the past somewhere there.
Have to get family tree sorted or just google the artists name.

My dads family were farmers and butchers and one day lambs started coming in stamped Billing river. Well long story short some of dads great great uncles had gone off to australia back in the day when you could claim land and they set up farming.
My sister later found that one was a widower and his mother left money in her will for his children to join him there.

Bubbs if you are reading this then yes there is a link to where you live but main farm house was in Lavendon.

There is a painting in my attic of an ex love. Its named 'Michael on the stool in the kitchen having a puff'. Joke is that when he is old and senile and in his nursing home he will see news article, painting found in house where local artist once lived. Who was the subject and what was the inspiration.
Michael will be upset that no one will beleive this painting done with such passion and meaning was of him.:rotfl:

With art you just never know.
V x

I love this vanilla...it really made me :)......Im going to have fairclaire....and her wine.....on the sofa :rotfl::rotfl:......Im not making a fool, just laughing with you.....I know you will get it :rotfl::rotfl: