Beatrix Potter
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Re: Beatrix Potter
I came out as Squirrel Nutkin! The Peter Rabbit 50p piece looks good.
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Re: Beatrix Potter
An interesting quiz. I came out as Mrs Tiggy-Winkle.
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Re: Beatrix Potter
I came out as Mrs Tiggy-Winkle as well!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Courtenay
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Re: Beatrix Potter
So did I, both last time and this time... I think it's rigged. I would rather be Benjamin Bunny! (I loved his story when I was little and always thought he was much braver than Peter.)
Still, it seems to be a bit of a pattern... I recently found a "Which Harry Potter character are you?" quiz and came out as Albus Dumbledore when I wanted to be Hermione!!
Still, it seems to be a bit of a pattern... I recently found a "Which Harry Potter character are you?" quiz and came out as Albus Dumbledore when I wanted to be Hermione!!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
- Rob Houghton
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Re: Beatrix Potter
I'm more like Mr McGregor, lol!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Beatrix Potter
Well I got Jemima Puddleduck.. again. I have no idea if the way I answered this time is the same as last time. I did try to vary it by not choosing what I thought I probably said before!
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Gulp.Rob Houghton wrote:I'm more like Mr McGregor, lol!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
Re: Beatrix Potter
I seem also to be Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
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Lovely new stamps released by the Royal Mail for Beatrix Potter's 150th birthday: Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle on anniversary stamps
Mind you, I'm wondering why there's no 2nd class stamp and the other two denominations are £1.33 and £1.52... those latter two seem really odd choices. I've just looked at a Royal Mail price list and I can't see any standard postage cost that is either £1.33 or £1.52. (Most are below that, unless you're posting something over 500 grams.)
Mind you, I'm wondering why there's no 2nd class stamp and the other two denominations are £1.33 and £1.52... those latter two seem really odd choices. I've just looked at a Royal Mail price list and I can't see any standard postage cost that is either £1.33 or £1.52. (Most are below that, unless you're posting something over 500 grams.)
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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Perhaps the postage is soon to be increased again!
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£1.52 is the price of a letter not exceeding 100g to Europe and £1.33 the price of a letter not exceeding 20g to the Rest of the World.
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Thanks Tony... that explains it.
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- Courtenay
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Ah, thanks, Tony. I was only looking at prices within the UK.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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You will be able to write lots of letters to friends in Australia and they will get Peter Rabbit on their stamp!Courtenay wrote:Ah, thanks, Tony. I was only looking at prices within the UK.
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I save money and use email or Skype. That said, Peter Rabbit is very popular in Australia as well — we had several of the books when I was little and they've always been very widely available. The animated TV series years ago was quite a hit too.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)