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MotownGal

MotownGal Report 7 Aug 2023 19:49

We had goosegogs in the garden when I was a kid, and ate them raw. :-)

We had rapeseed growing in the fields near us. I havent always lived in the city Ann. :-D ;-) ;-)

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 7 Aug 2023 19:49

Von…did they do well last year with all the heat
:-)

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Aug 2023 19:50

Stewed gooseberries and custard :-D :-D

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Fly

Fly Report 7 Aug 2023 19:50

Far too wet here Ann :-(

Von

Von Report 7 Aug 2023 19:51

Not bad Ann but better this year and we haven’t had to water them much ;-)

Von

Von Report 7 Aug 2023 19:52

Gooseberry fool. Loved that. No lumps ;-) ;-)

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Aug 2023 19:52

My dad had them on his allotment. Back in the day allotments paid for themselves :-D

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 7 Aug 2023 19:54

A Country Bumpkin MG :-D :-D ;-)

When we lived in our lovely cottage many moons ago…it had quite a bit of land and outhouses…..Dad grew all sorts of fruit n veg….he had a massive plot just to grow his Dahlias :-D :-D

I saw it for sale about 10 years ago 250,000, when Dad passed away we found the receipt for the purchase of the cottage…guess how much
:-0

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Aug 2023 19:55

£200 Ann :-)

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 7 Aug 2023 19:55

Oh gawd perish the thought of eating the green nasties
:-D :-D

MotownGal

MotownGal Report 7 Aug 2023 19:56

I wouldnt go that far Ann. :-P :-D :-D ;-)

We were either called snobs, or them Cockneys. I am neither. :-D :-D

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**Ann**

**Ann** Report 7 Aug 2023 19:56

£650 Belle :-D

Fly

Fly Report 7 Aug 2023 19:56

£150.00

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Aug 2023 19:57

You're a bit like my SiL Ann, when she was young would only eat apples if they came in a brown paper bag :-D :-D

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Fly

Fly Report 7 Aug 2023 19:58

:-0 :-0 :-0

**Ann**

**Ann** Report 7 Aug 2023 19:58

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Well they do taste different Belle :-D :-D

I think Beehive Lane was named after the pub Belle :-D :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 7 Aug 2023 19:58

Yes, it seems cheap now but back in the day that was a lot of dosh :-0

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MotownGal

MotownGal Report 7 Aug 2023 19:59

Time to go home, Andy is waving goodbye.

Night All. <3 <3 <3 <3

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Von

Von Report 7 Aug 2023 20:00

I couldn’t understand how my parents needed a 25 yr mortgage for £560. Was the

1930s though ;-)

Fly

Fly Report 7 Aug 2023 20:00

Night Maddie <3 <3

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