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steve t, you are a very funny man. it does, indeed, look like a bandit's hideout, though i have not seen any bandits in these parts.................. obviously the hideout is working.

does anyone what the old electrical shop on the corner of peckham rye and the gardens is being turned into? i walk past it every morning and the suspense is killing me!!

i saw an acupuncturist to get pregnant who had a bit of a holistic view of trying to conceive so the list was endless - booze (of course), pork, any processed food, any spicy food, citrus fruit, seafood, the list was endless! and i was only allowed to eat organic. worked though.....

i'd definitely recommend si mangia too. it's certainly nothing fancy, but the food's lovely (and very reasonable) and our son has always been welcomed (quite literally) with open arms (and into the kitchen on occasion!). we love it there.

Indeed Sue!

Thank you so much to Kate who handed in my purse! I didn't catch your surname at the police station, but I hope you're on the EDF and see this. You've restored my faith in human nature!

Has anyone come across a red leather purse? I foolishly dropped it somewhere en route from Northcross Rd to Peckham Rye via Upland Rd and Barry Road. I'd really love to get it back. Please let me know if you've found it. Thanks

hairy maclary books are great. anything by nick sharatt anything by mick inkpen guess how much i love you (if you want a good weep!) i'm a primary school teacher, and the list is endless! soooo many beautiful books out there!

I am a little overwhelmed by how helpful people have been here. Thank you all so much. Blossoms and the Greendale sound like a definite possibility. Crystal I will pm you re your childminder. Thanks everyone, keep 'em coming!

thanks woman of dulwich. will do

Hi, We have a son of 16 months who has been with his childminder since last July and has always been very happy there (we've also known her for years which has been very comforting). However, on Thursday she dropped a little bombshell - she wants to give up minding as soon as possible to spend time with her own children - which I can completely understand, but obviously this puts us in something of a pickle. I am a teacher and she only worked term time, effectively saving us about ?1500-2000 a year and charged ?5 per hour, which I think was also very cheap. I am thinking of nurseries but having just been to the open day at the Asquith nursery on Waveney Ave I was completely put off by the hard sell aspect of it. I know places tend to have HORRIFIC waiting lists so we may be out of luck. I also got horribly upset at the idea of putting our happy little boy into a nursery while at Waveney Ave. We're on the Nunhead side of the Rye. Any thoughts/advice anyone? Thanks