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20 June 2025

Hi all it's me again. DO YOU REMEMBER Let's get your memory boxes working and see if you remember some of these things. Possibly if your under 40 you may struggle a bit. If you wish to add to my list please tell us all what I've left out. Here goes...

31 May 2025

Hi all it's me again. Today would have been Rosemary's 83 birthday so I am sending her all my love. There will be more this afternoon when I lay a plaque for her in the garden. God bless you all. STAY SAFE. ROSEMARY and BRYAN xxx

17 May 2025

Hi all it's me again. Today I gave a talk to the Hornchurch horticultural national trust society about my 50 years of cabbying. I must say it was great because they were a wonderfully interested crowd. Thankfully nobody fell asleep or more to the point I ...

16 May 2025

Hi all it's me again. Today I am very happy. My gardener Stewart Marshall has just spent 2 hours sorting out my wilderness. I hadn't touched it for 19 months and believe me it was overrun and yes in 4 visits he has broken the back of it and I now feel hap...

12 May 2025

Hi all it's me again. STREET PARTY ON AIRFIELD As you all know I have been doing reports on businesses and events since 2016 and can honestly say I've only had to give one bad report in all that time and that was against the doctors surgery at the Limes....

30 April 2025

Hi all it's me again. I thought tonight I would treat myself and have a tasty cooked supper. This is what I had. A beautiful thick slice of sirloin steak done to perfection with chips to die for sliced greens and gravy. Now I'm not bragging but I think th...

22 April 2025

Hi all it's me again. I would like you all to know that I have just completed my year as Citizen of the year for North Weald and surrounding areas (COTY). It has been one of my greatest achievements of my life to be nominated by so many people for such a ...

10 April 2025

Hi all it's me again. Just an update on my progress after cataract procedure yesterday. First of all if your going to have it done please don't worry. I was in the Rivers at 7.30am and discharged at 9.30am having had it done had tea and biscuits and on my...

8 April 2025

Hi all it's me again. I have a selection of cruet sets all between 60 and 100 years old. They are all mauritomoware from Japan and were my Rosemary's private collection She's had them since the early 80s and have been in a cabinet since then. They are ve...

24 March 2025

Hi all it's me again. MY SPECIAL MOMENT I have just this minute come back from St Nicholas Church in Fyfield where I attended a service for Easter which was put on by the children of Dr Walker’s C of E Primary School in Fyfield. Let me say now t...

20 March 2025

Hi all it's me again. Just returned from a wonderful afternoon with the Thornwood Seniors association at the village hall and must tell you about it. I got there at 12pm and went in with my friends Maureen and Kenneth and sat with our usual crowd of lovel...

18 March 2025

Hi all it's me again. I would like to put out a request to anyone who would be interested in a day at the races. As you all know I am a member of Thornwood Seniors association and on Friday August 22nd we have an afternoon at Newmarket races. At this mome...

15 March 2025

Hi all it's me again. A SPECIAL REPORT As you all know I have been doing reports on businesses for some years now including tradesmen and restaurants and anyone who has done us proud when we've used them. Today I want to acknowledge a person who fo...

3 March 2025

i all it's me again. SPECIAL.ANNOUNCEMENTI have just spent a very pleasant hour at the Dr Walkers C of E school in Fyfield talking to a group of very well behaved and sensible children aged between 9 and 11 years old. I was invited to give a talk on ...

28 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Have just had a wonderful lunch with my friend Yvette Grace at Covs pie and mash shop next to the coop. I had mixed reports about it but take it from me it was very good. I was brought up on it during the war and this was a throw b...

24 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. I have noticed that the nominations are coming in for this year's citizen of the year (COTY) awards in April. I would like to say thank you to everyone who nominated me last year. I understand there were votes from Coopersale, Thornw...

20 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. I'm just back from my lunch with the Thornwood Seniors association and have 2 bits of news to tell you. Firstly the happy one is that I really enjoyed a very good lunch and desert and tea and biscuits. It was sausages and mash and it...

14 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Had nothing to do today so I decided to do some cooking. I made my third burnt Basque cheesecake and I think it looks pretty good. It is slightly burnt around the top edges and I hope the sides will be the same but I won't know until...

12 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Just popped opposite to Helen the egg lady and bought these beauties. 6 freshly laid eggs for £2 and a good size as well. You will notice the difference with these and if possible take an egg crate. She is at 80 Wealdbridge Road a ye...

11 February

Hi all it's me again. The good news doesn't stop coming because not only is Spencer a Michelin star chef sorry for mentioning it again but today is his 32 birthday. We would like to wish him a wonderful day and hope he enjoys his birthday present that he ...

10 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. VERY GOOD NEWS. This message comes from a very excited and proud pair of grandparents namely Rosemary and me. Though Rosemary is not here in body her soul is watching over us and I can see how happy she is. Tonight our eldest grandso...

8 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Have just arrived home from my monthly visit to the ploughman's lunch at the village hall. I have now been going there for 9 months and I can honestly say this was my very best visit ever. For the first time I got there early at 10 a...

6 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Those of you going to the ploughman's lunch on Saturday at the village hall and may be having some of my chocolate brownie please read this notice first. I'm sure you will be ok but I want to make you known of the contents. God bless...

6 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Here we have my pics of 2 chocolate brownies that I have made for Saturdays ploughman's lunch. They look really good and consist of chocolate chips, chocolate mix, crushed walnuts, crushed pretzels, salted caramel sauce, and edible g...

5 February 2025

Hi all it's me again. Went out today for my monthly breakfast with our good friend Yvette Grace. We went to the Ongar garden centre which is very comfortable and welcoming.Its funny how the simple things in life are the mostrewarding. Lovely breakfast and...

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