Battersea, Chelsea and Beaufort Mansions
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Super photographs, Anita, and a lovely description of your ramble. We love Battersea Park, it is a 10 minute walk from where our grandson lives, and we have made a few visits.
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Lovely photos, Anita, and a very enjoyable account of your trip. I am afraid the imaginative name "R Soles" is lost on me, unless it's a shoe shop?
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Try saying the name out loud (but not if Aunt Jemima or Great-uncle Robert are present)!
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Oh! It took me a while to get it, because that's not how we say the word around here!
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I suppose you say it like (American pronunciation of donkey) holes.....
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Donkey holes!
And yes, that's how we do say it, though I much prefer the term "twit".
And yes, that's how we do say it, though I much prefer the term "twit".
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So do I Ming, but it's far too ladylike and perhaps rather 'posh' by comparison!
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I know it's probably a stereotype, but I find the posh, "British" humour to be a lot funnier (and wittier) than crass and crude jokes! It's one reason why I cannot bear stand up comedy.
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"Idiot" uttered in tones of complete contempt is probably the best and most effective insult. I think "twit" is probably considered posh because of the stereotype of the "upper class twit". I must admit that I didn't get the R Soles thing either; I just thought it was funny name for a shoe shop.
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Me neither. Mainly because of the continual swearing. We had tickets to see Simon Evans in London recently. I found his initial act very funny and contained no bad language. Unfortunately, the same no longer applies. I'm sorry, but I can't laugh at a continuous torrent of swearing. A shame he had to take this route.Ming wrote:I cannot bear stand up comedy.
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Today I paid another quick visit to The Elfin Oak in Kensington Gardens.
This time I had my two daughters with me. I'd told them nothing about the tree before we got there, just let them view it and then asked if it reminded them of anything. They both promptly said the Faraway Tree.
Unfortunately there wasn't time to visit Beaufort Street again, but it was lovely to spend a little bit of time enjoying a park that Enid was probably very familiar with.
This time I had my two daughters with me. I'd told them nothing about the tree before we got there, just let them view it and then asked if it reminded them of anything. They both promptly said the Faraway Tree.
Unfortunately there wasn't time to visit Beaufort Street again, but it was lovely to spend a little bit of time enjoying a park that Enid was probably very familiar with.
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