tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post8291462542330665816..comments2023-03-27T17:05:34.212-07:00Comments on sceneofthecrime: Don't Panic! Don't Panic!MadameSmokinGunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-82549407344349761452011-02-23T16:58:38.893-08:002011-02-23T16:58:38.893-08:00I did set my mum off when we went there last - ...I did set my mum off when we went there last - and raided her piano stool for WWII era songs (found lots). No gas masks tho'. How many has your mum got? Sounds like a fun house!!!MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-16151044552583036272011-02-17T00:31:27.562-08:002011-02-17T00:31:27.562-08:00My niece's school did something similar years ...My niece's school did something similar years ago (she's 21 now) and they did invite all the grandparents to the hall for tea. My mum and dad loved reminiscing with the children, taking in gas masks and ration books (my mum keeps everything!)Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-11137575361108745582011-02-14T14:44:40.892-08:002011-02-14T14:44:40.892-08:00You're a genius. Can the young people do th...You're a genius. Can the young people do this sort of thing on those cute little i-pod thingies? Can't remember last time I saw a clunky button tape recorder....... Think I bought a dictating device for Mr B once - way back when we had ideas and stuff....... god..... what were we talkin' about?MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-91574430786588759372011-02-13T19:51:02.983-08:002011-02-13T19:51:02.983-08:00yes, and make audio recordings too. that way, you ...yes, and make audio recordings too. that way, you can set people going and just quietly switch on the record button.Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-68844848578887161322011-02-13T15:05:25.222-08:002011-02-13T15:05:25.222-08:00I can think of worse neighbours.
Us.
Which is wh...I can think of worse neighbours.<br /><br />Us.<br /><br />Which is why we now live surrounded by fields.<br /><br />Maybe you could make friends by offering half a pound of marge in exchange for a borrow of her rat splatting stick?MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-49548892551586567812011-02-12T04:43:50.760-08:002011-02-12T04:43:50.760-08:00You're right - it's sad to think that soon...You're right - it's sad to think that soon there will be hardly anyone left who really remembers. Who was there. So we need to hear their stories before they get lost to the winds of time and we can't learn from them anymore. <br /><br />Having said that, that's all my father in law ever, ever talks about. That's all he reads about, that's the only documentaries he watches. Sometimes I want to say - please, watch something else. There are other things on too. But I suppose it was the absolute, defining time of his life and he's still stuck there. Understandable really.<br /><br />We have nicknamed one of our neighbour's 'Land Army' because she wears a headscarf every day. And sometimes dungarees. Not very nice neighbours are we?alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-39783371585867497032011-02-11T15:47:33.450-08:002011-02-11T15:47:33.450-08:00Bloody old people! What are they like?Bloody old people! What are they like?MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588974102939585635.post-2759097822300740262011-02-11T01:35:12.281-08:002011-02-11T01:35:12.281-08:00You're right. I don't like the look of Gra...You're right. I don't like the look of Granddad.<br /><br />Idea sounds fab. I wanted to do this with my late MIL (obviously before she was 'late') who seemed to be full of war stories. However when I suggested it she looked at me as if I was completely barking. It appears she was happy to ramble on for hours about the war...up until the point where I mentioned it would be interesting to hear about it. (!)Big mamma froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006397435397636499noreply@blogger.com