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StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > all that effort wasted Jeremy... xxxxx Not on me :))

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're right Sue .( goes without saying -) ) . > xxxxxx Oh dear :(

sheilarose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It has the same stems and leaves as statice > (limonium) but I've never seen one with single > flowers like this. xxxxxxx Ah, thanks, I was thinking of statice, but I googled it as statys and then couldn't find it! The flowers are quite different here, though, aren't they? The stem is very similar to a Verbena bonariensis, the same squareness and legginess. But obviously leaves and flowers quite different too. InTexas, good thinking :)

Thought Dan mentioned The Ivy House, Beth? It would be lovely to hold such a community-based evening in London's first community-owned pub, and the Nunhead choirs could be involved as well? It would also mean money from drinks bought went to The Ivy House rather than the EDT ..... Also, there's a proper stage! And a piano (if any of the choirs use one .....) The Dulwich Folk Choir is presently learning songs connected with knitting, for a knitting-singing evening to be held in Dulwich Park! Aimee is teaching the knitters the songs as well! Edited to add a link to The Ivy House website: http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Those are the ones they only allow you to use for > 3 days :) > > King's gave me Tramadol to take home after an Op - > was very good. > > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > intexasatthe moment Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Paracetamol is good > > > > xxxxxxx > > > > Paracetamol and Codeine even better (at least > I've > > found it stronger) :) xxxxxxx You can buy paracetamol and codeine over the counter at any pharmacy, so I doubt there's a three day limit on taking it (though from memory there's a warning on the packet that codeine can be addictive). There is a stronger version which you can only get on prescription.

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Paracetamol is good xxxxxxx Paracetamol and Codeine even better (at least I've found it stronger) :)

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > These are what I'd have if I could afford them > ,the type referred to by red devil . > > > > Dont the plantation shutters block the light ? xxxxxxx I think those look nicer, but don't you have to have them either completely closed (presumably at night) or completely open (when you are very exposed)?

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Walking round East Dulwich these days, it feels > like a place where everybody just wants to shut > everybody else out." > > ?? > > so how come on autumnal evenings I can peer inside > most people's houses through uncurtained windows? xxxxxx "Most" ???? I think I'm attuned to seeing shutters now, so my impression is perhaps biased, but certainly around the area I'm in (North Cross Road area) shutters appear to be breeding like rabbits :)

Have belatedly decided I've answered my own question ...... Shutters make your home look like a fortress from the outside, and probably make it feel as if you are in a prison from the inside, when they're pulled across the window, even if (or maybe especially if) the slats are "open". Walking round East Dulwich these days, it feels like a place where everybody just wants to shut everybody else out. Maybe that's one reason why they're called shutters :) I once briefly (very very briefly) went out with somebody who got really twitchy because I always left my front gate open. Shutters feel a bit like a closed gate. Unwelcoming. So I don't think I'll be going for shutters. Oh dear, not on trend then. That'll make a change :)) And in making that decision I've probably halved the potential value of my house. Bother :))

The square shaped stems should be a clue. The petals look like they might be papery like an "everlasting" flower - are they? I don't have time, but there are plant ID websites online, you can go through step by step (type of leaf, type of stem, type of flower, colour etc) and hopefully at least reduce the options a bit? ETA: Thanks re the outline. I have no idea at all what it is (and I've worked in two plant centres specialising in unusual plants - but then my memory is crap so I probably wouldn't recognise anything these days!!!)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Only missed one CC Venue. Swadesh. which I > understand was not the best night out. > > Foxy. xxxxxxx Well they don't serve alcohol any more, do they, so nothing to drown your sorrows with if the meal isn't what you'd hoped for :)

Chocoholic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What time do the bands play on a Sunday. xxxxxx 2pm next Sunday, according to this: http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/events.php ETA: Probably good to get there early, the pub was really packed yesterday.

Do you have a picture of the leaves? ETA: And/or a picture of the whole plant showing the shape of it?

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-French-Glass-Sho > t-Glasses-Collectables-Classic-Cars-Barware-50s-60 > s-/221287271075?pt=UK_Collectables_Breweriana_SM&h > ash=item3385bfcaa3 > > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Black-Forest-Fig > ure-Figurine-Treen-of-a-Man-Playing-a-Banjo-/32120 > 9892151?pt=UK_Antiques_Woodenware_RL&hash=item4ac9 > 99fd37 > > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Perfume-bottle-necklace- > empty-glass-vial-pendant-silver-plated-opening-top > -/261295775325?pt=Fashion_Jewelry&hash=item3cd6711 > e5d > > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IVY-HOLLY-BY-TIFFANY-CO- > STERLING-SILVER-TEA-SERVICE-FLATWARE-SET-MASSIVE-/ > 140696551460?pt=Antiques_Silver&hash=item20c22b002 > 4 xxxxxx That's a bit cruel :)

danmaitland Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw the big band sunday lunchtime at the > ivyhouse and it was brilliant... > different nig band every sunday xxxxx We popped in briefly, and were amazed at the size of the band! The place was rammed, lots of people enjoying roasts. Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Serena2012 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the subject of East Dulwich shops closing down, > I was in Old Villa earlier today and they had > their closing down sale on. Sad times. xxxxxx Crikey, it seems like they've only just opened! If you're going to sell extremely expensive stuff in a tough economic climate, you've got to be pretty sure there's a market for what you're selling. And their expenses must have been hugely higher than they were in Bellenden Road.

laurajaynewoodhouse Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is it me or is there something funny going on with > the pubs round here? Last night I went in the > Bishop and it smelled like wkd mixed with sweat. > The music in the EDT was terrible (although they > have been playing awful chart rnb in there at the > weekend for some time). The Cherry Tree was busy > but the music was also pretty dire. xxxxxx You should have come to The Ivy House! Great sell-out gig :) The place was rammed. http://www.thegooseisout.com http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com

Hope you're OK James and not too shaken up?

bonaome Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's also the photo restorer people on the > corner of North Cross Road and (I think) > Ulverscroft. They might let you do an emergency > print. xxxxxxx They closed down months and months ago :)

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh yeah, the 'trash on wheels' table is a funny ad > ! > Almost as funny as the praise it garnered. > Inspired me to 'up cycle' some old bricks in my > yard, which are now quirky original Victorian > hand-made masonry door stops. ?45 each, or, > broken in half, ?60 a pair. > > Fair play though, after all - don't ask don't get. xxxxxxx Had any takers, KK??

owlwise Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for that fl0wer. I too appreciate the > wonder that is the spider and its web. :-) So do I, except when I walk outside and straight into webs which tangle into my hair (sorry spiders).

jennyh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I feel cheated! I knew that something wasn't > right but wasn't really thinking as I often drop > my loose change into boxes and everyone else > seemed to be ignoring them. I didn't see the > other threads, wish I had. > > I always like to try and give some change and eye > contact to genuine collectors as it seems like a > thankless job sometimes but I will be more wary > now. I am a regular charity giver in addition to > one off bigger donations for disasters and appeals > etc but always think hard about which I want to > give to...must remember to apply the same to > people collecting on the street! > > Thanks everyone. xxxxxxx You shouldn't feel bad about it, you are obviously a nice generous person. Better to be that than to be a suspicious scrooge-like person.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- How witty one seems after a glass or two. xxxxxxx :)) I was totally bemused until I saw uncleglen's post. Wondered why you had suddenly seen fit to post about the phases of the moon :)) But then, being on a "fast" day, I was - sadly - totally sober :)) ETA: Though clearly not sober enough to notice the "waxing" thread further down the page .....

I think that's quite impressive :) Nothing to do with the internet, but I can remember when to run just one statistical test you had to go to the computer lab, hand in at least one box of punched cards, wait a day or so, go back, and be handed sheets of perforated paper mostly containing the words "error" "error" "error". Then you had to go through all the cards containing the actual code (rather than the data), and try to find out which one/s contained the error. And hope to God you didn't drop the box and mix all the cards up. If you were lucky, after a few visits of this kind you actually got to find out the results of the test. Those were the days, eh :) I expect these days you just do it in one click, though probably there are more sophisticated tests now. Oh, and the computer took up a whole room and had special computer technicians to run the tests on it :)) It was the Kolmogorov?Smirnov test http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmogorov%E2%80%93Smirnov_test- my memory can't be as bad as I thought :)