Well new post what shall I write on your immaculate surface today? Well it is the weekend, I don't feel too good because of the curry I ate last night. We are having visitors. Today it will be Adam the architect down from London for the day to discuss the finalised plans for the house disruption ;) I have said what I want in the kitchen, no dishwasher and my painted with flowers cupboard which is one piece of furniture I kept. I bought it in Whitby, and I still regret selling the little cottage there, though Whitby is not the place to grow old in.
Sunday will be Andrew's aunt and partner visiting, she is interested in back to back houses, apparently we have some in Tod. We have a ginnel at the back, which just means a narrow passageway between the houses. It is very bumpy and potholed and through the asphalt the old cobbling pokes through. On the main road there are a few upmarket old houses and commercial buildings. It is the spread from the centre of town as the town expanded into the countryside through the Victorian times. The old Folklore Centre is one of them. It has now closed down, as has the cafe there but sited next to the Hippodrome, which is run by a charity, the Folklore Centre will one day take its place as an upmarket cafe I suspect, its housing value improved.
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| Thank you Ian Grundy Todmorden is a very tight little town in so much as many of the people who live here were born and bred and there is a slightly snooty air about incomers. The incomers are of course coming, as Hebden Bridge gets filled up with everyone buying houses. These London people are now working in the big cities around here. There is a feeling of a new awakening happening. Another page is being turned. Still there are always the moaners who sit in the chat boxes of the town and complain of everything that comes to mind. Lost dogs and cats are always a feature, as also the sheep who get into trouble when they wander down into the valley. Must not forget that I have had TWO letters from 'my friend' Nigel Farage, obviously targeting the old for their vote. That is the name of the game for Reform, buy the votes, there is some sort of scam going on in which you can win an amount of money. But come on! Sorry, I chucked the letter away, and the recycling lorry has just been around, or I would have been more explicit. But I bet Farage is smooching up to Trump somewhere. |
How can a posh London architect come "down" to Todmorden from London and not "up" as London is in the inhospitable nether zone known as Down South and Todmorden is in the land of milk and honey commonly known as "Up North"? Honestly Thelma, you may be knowledgeable about historical matters but your sense of direction seems to be quite stunted. Do you know your west from your east?
ReplyDeleteYes. West Wales is on the l/s and East Anglia sits to the East and is on the r/s of that thin narrow bit of land we happen to call England with Scotland sitting at the top. Also because the English language can be used in many different ways, I could say 'from down South'. Further, the South is not all about London but the South West encompasses the beautiful landscapes of the Cotswolds, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, not forgetting Surrey or Sussex. Up North though has dark menacing towns built on the backs of poor weavers.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see how Manchester develops in the future with Andy Burnham as mayor, would the city eventually become the equal of London and surpass it one day?
I do like my dishwasher and we only run it once a week (or maybe twice if we have had visitors). The city I live in has grown since my family moved here in 1966 - back then it was 14,000 people and now it is over 150,000!
ReplyDeleteWe did have one but it was hardly ever used Ellen, it seemed more companiable, one washing, and one drying.
DeleteThat "buy the votes" scam sounds dubiously legal!
ReplyDeleteI think the Reform party is not going to sweep threw on an easy ride at all Steve.
DeleteLocal elections are in the offing and I had a chat with the Lib Dems this morning. I'm always positive and support nearly everyone . . . 😉🤣😂
ReplyDeleteStill you only have one tick Janice when you enter the polling booth. The Greens are on a high at the moment of course, especially in the councils they seem to have built up a core of green councillors.
ReplyDeleteThe hippodrome interior is nice. As a late teenager I lived in a small snooty country town for about 18 months, and it was a closed shop to outsiders, not that I was interested in any of the old gossips.
ReplyDeleteIt is just occasionally you find yourself the victim of a long hard stare (when you open your mouth and speak) but really most of the people are very friendly and will talk at the drop of a hat.
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