Mundane News

[Illaveago]

Morning.
I have fed the little one . He won't let me touch him this morning so I'm letting him have his way . I have collected up all our bins and put our rubbish bin out .
A friend of our neighbour dropped a cycle off for me yesterday. I had forgotten all about it . It is a small Giant Stonebreaker MTB in rhubarb and custard. It looks to be in pretty good condition .

 

[PeteXXX]

Ah, a railway question! It's alongside the world's first commuter line, Greenwich to London. Or London to Greenwich, depending on your direction of travel.

And the cycling cut-through I took the picture from is called the Ha'penny Hatch, which was originally a toll pathway between Greenwich and Deptford. It saved a 3/4 mile walk. For 1/480th of a pound.

One whole farthing! A Kings ransom in its day!

 

[PeteXXX]

I have to make the custard for the trifle this morning.
Will 1½ pints be enough, do the CC Massive think? 🤔

 

[Illaveago]

When Kizzy was younger she liked ping pong balls, cos they bounce off the skirting boards and bounce down the stairs.

Thanks . We are just using what we have around at the moment as a lot of the toys went when my daughter took Schrodie to live with her . The kitten has a small plastic ball, but it is heavier and has a bell in it which he's not keen on .

 

[Illaveago]

It is now wet outside, it wasn't earlier .
In kitten news. He is a long furred stripey Tabby, a pedigree farm cat . He is putting on a bit of weight which is a good thing as his back felt like you could feel his spine . His fur has also improved and is shiny now, some of it could be from being stroked.
He is funny! He has his own rules. He has a special safe place. It is his bed in his rat cage . It is a towel wrapped around his hot water bottle where he sleeps at night . It is his place where he will let us fuss him at the moment . A few strokes and it is head down rear up and flop he is on his side or back wanting tummy tickles .
I will try to get some pictures but he is hard to pin down .

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

One whole farthing! A Kings ransom in its day!

Well, 2 farthings, so you can also ransom the queen at the same time.

 

[PeteXXX]

Well, 2 farthings, so you can also ransom the queen at the same time.

A h'penny, then. Apologies for forgetting the coinage of my youth..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A h'penny, then. Apologies for forgetting the coinage of my youth..

The farthing had already gone out of circulation when I arrived. I'm not sure how but I managed to get the idea that it had a robin on it. It was a wren.

 

[pawl]

The farthing had already gone out of circulation when I arrived. I'm not sure how but I managed to get the idea that it had a robin on it. It was a wren.

Not certain but I thought the three penny bit had a bird on it
Not sure if it was aWren or a Robin

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

We’ve had a couple of weeks being problem free with the car. This morning it won’t start. Probably a combination of not running it yesterday and the wet weather from yesterday, overnight and continuing this morning. The battery is now on the charger so we’ll give it a few hours and try again. Hopefully, the rain will stop at some point today.

 

[PeteXXX]

The farthing had a wren because they're both little.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not certain but I thought the three penny bit had a bird on it
Not sure if it was aWren or a Robin

The thruppeny bit had a portcullis on it....

Though before Elizabeth 2, it was what might be a thistle.

 

[PeteXXX]

Here's a few of my collection. I can't find my half a crown at the moment, though..

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

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Here's a few of my collection. I can't find my half a crown at the moment, though..

Here, have mine...

Next to it there's a weird one. When we went metric we issued a half new penny.

 

[postman]

Hearing aid test this afternoon.I SAID OH NEVER MIND.Sad note Miss P will not be staying on at Boots,seems budget for shop/store will not run to keeping her on.Good news the job she does want,well she has moved on with supplying personal details,to me that looks a good sign.