Walsall memory

Posted on February 10, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged 1966, Cannock chase, Chasewater, Memories, Midlands, Photo, Random memory3 Comments

I just saw this image on FB and I suddenly realised I recognised it (I think), so I wrote this about it as people were saying it was in Stoke on Trent I disagree and think it’s a place called Chasewater :

I’m from Walsall originally and I think at the bottom of the hill was a crossroads called 5 ways? There was a cycle shop half way along as you went from the Walsall end towards Cannock. (over the chase, towards the Katym memorial) We called in there in the 80s and bought a five speed sturmey archer gear which eventually was sold to a cycle collective in York…. Memories..

Apparently taken in 1966, not sure who the photographer was.

Magnified

Posted on February 9, 2025 Posted in Memories, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #bandofsketchers, Art, Art challenge, Drawing, Facebook, Life, Memory, search, SketchingLeave a comment

9.2.25 looking or searching for inspiration.
#bandofsketchers prompt was search. Haven’t done this much for months. Biro in a sketchbook.

It’s a prompting challenge I used to do on Facebook but things got on top of me. Maybe I’ll be able to get into it again. X

Greyhound

Posted on February 8, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Calendar, court, Dog, Greyhound, Home, Life, Memory, Penkhull, Photograph, Public houseLeave a comment

Local public house, the Greyhound pub in Penkhull. This was another of the photos that I got into this year’s calendar. It’s another thing that is helping raise money for the village hall that was flooded a few months ago when an old water tank in the roof burst. Luckily the place was cleaned up and dried out quite quickly.

The pub was a local court for Penkhull manor a few centuries ago, and though you cannot see it here, it appears to be tudor in origin though I don’t know for certain.

I was so pleased to hear that I had got 3 photos in the calendar. If there is another competition this year I will try again.

Chocolate Brazil nuts

Posted on February 8, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Care, chocolate Brazil nuts, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1842, Food, Memories, nut allergies, SweetsLeave a comment

What’s your favorite candy?

Couldn’t find a photo of chocolate brazils.

My favourite candy (we don’t call it that in England). Is whole Brazil nuts with their shells removed dipped in a thick layer of dark chocolate.

I don’t have them very often, but I really enjoyed them at Christmas when I was a child. I think they are still for sale. The taste combination between the two ingredients is sublime. If you don’t have a nut allergy maybe try them?

Life!

Posted on February 7, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged break, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1841, Life, Lonely, not giving up, Poem, Poetry, Relaxing, Time, TryingLeave a comment

Do you need a break? From what?

Take a break…. Lunch? No

What then?

Less stress, more rest….

But things keep going on

Coming at me

Bashing my mind

Thumping. My. Body

Some of it my own fault

But lost without my soulmate.

Tired and alone

Just want to stop the world

And get off

Leave the trolls behind

Hibernate, hide from. Life.

Not giving up

Just relaxing.

Tulips

Posted on February 6, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Bright, Cheerful, Colour, Daffodils, Flowers, Gift, Poem, Poetry, Snowdrops, Spring, Tulips2 Comments

A gift that cheered

Bright lights in the gloom

Startling red

Yellow glow

White as snow.

Soon the daffodils will be out

Snowdrops already here.

Spring might spring early

This year!

Mystery plays

Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Acting, Art, Entertainment, Hope, Mystery Plays, Penkhull, plays, production, Summer, Theatre, Whale2 Comments

It’s been a few years since we did a full mystery play, but we are trying to put something on for it’s 25th anniversary.

We’ve lost a few people along the way through health issues and retirement, but there’s still enthusiasm there we just need to mine for it!

Currently we are looking at putting on a days entertainment but costs are staring at us, everything from insurance to road closures, hiring the hall, making props, writing scripts, organising stalls and first aid, morris dancing and a tug of war. Singing and playlets. We may miss out the play itself, it’s up in the air.

Social media helps connect us. I hope people are listening. We have an old Facebook page that was last posted on in 2019…BC…brfore covid…. Fingers crossed people get involved.

Photo is of out Johna and the whale play in 2016

Might set up a go fund me page.

Guttering

Posted on February 4, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged 20 years, drip, Grass, guttering, ivy leaves, Overgrown, Raining, Roof, Tiles, Time, work manLeave a comment

My guttering around the house has been dripping on me. When I finally looked up I could see grass protruding from the gutter above the front door. Every time I went out in the rain I got wet.

Luckily the neighbours recommend a workman who would clean it out. He came today to do the work, it literally took 10 minutes, including putting the ladder up to the roof, but it’s worth having it done. He bought down a bucket full of moss, leaves and grass. Hopefully it is now sorted out. He asked me how long it’s been since I’ve had the guttering cleared and I had to admit it must be over twenty years. That means the cost was a few pence for every year I have lived here!

Worry

Posted on February 4, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged Age, Broken, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1838, illness memories, Life, Sadness, Time, wishes, YouthLeave a comment

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

I was going along, minding my own business, when things started to go wrong. You know that you want to carry on the same way as you have done for decades, but it’s impossible.

Life is a process of getting older, bits don’t exactly drop off, but they stop working properly. Illness and health can have a massive impact. Sometimes you can feel better, other times you feel worse and that causes problems and pressure to deal with.

Youth is a wonderful thing but it’s over so soon and we don’t appreciate it until its gone. The trouble is, if you enjoy your youth you might not last to see old age!

Chair yoga

Posted on February 4, 2025 Posted in Memories, UncategorizedTagged chair yoga, Good for you, Meditation, Memory, poses, Relaxation, Stretching, Virus, YogaLeave a comment

Can’t find a photo in the free media library of chair yoga but anyway….

I finally made it back to our yoga class after weeks of virus and feeling very ill. I was shocked at how tired it made me feel. I think I’ve lost muscle strength and did most of the poses on the chair. My balance has got worse so I clung on to the back of the chair for support for standing poses.

Yoga relaxation was good tonight, we had to imagine a place only we knew to be our secret retreat to rest our minds and bodies. I chose a place far back in my memories. I won’t say where, but I have got an ideal place to visit in my mind.

Look after yourselves. X

Mallaband-Brown

Category: Memories