Huggers

we took our 1950's fire place out of our dining room and discovered the original space for the kitchen range behind it. Our builder inserted a new lintel to support the opening at this greater height and we got the sweeps in to check the chimney. We had a woodburner inserted in the space- the installer had to clear a bit of rubble that was stuck inside the chimney breast and remove one of those hat things off the top of the chimney on the outside which had been fitted for a gas fire. So maybe first port of call is a sweep like Pearse and sons. the 1940's fireplace might have been put in in the 1940's! People have always wanted the latest gadgets and styles, even then! I think our 1950's one had been the third to be installed in that particular place. Matt at Casa in Bellenden Road is a fireplace expert and installer too.

if Brody is still in it, theyre not going to tell us in advance. We last saw him on the point of death but not dead. If he is squirrelled out of the country with a new identity he is no threat to Jevadi and Saul will have quelled his own conscience. But what I didn't quite understand was whether Brody was exonerated on the news, whether his daughter would have known he died a good guy or not.

I don't think he's dead.

it's sweet and when ours were little we always went. very jolly! here's alink to the different times http://www.stjohnseastdulwich.org/sunday-services

russling up audience for Saturday's Ivy House Christmas gig?

maybe a start would be replacing the useless pointless smelly polluting noisy expensive leaf blowing machines and getting workers out there with a proper rake- creating more jobs, less pollution and more efficiency!

ok, well just answering Louisa's gripe about not having music shop. We have one.THe grove vale one moved from one premise to the one opposite.

music shop in Northcross Road and Grove Vale. Electrical shop Northcross Road ditto. Unless you mean one that sells tellies and stuff.

Nutbrook Street SE15 this afternoon. My huge dog barked, I put him away to answer the door and she told me that professional burglars are assassinating dogs. Blah blah blah.

I went to the fair there and thought it was an amazing space. Do you think you can hire it for private parties?

it's been there the 15 years I've lived here.

My passport is in my maiden name with no note to say i am married. Its the name i use.

Well done, I enjoyed taffy how. Have you thought of using amazon to sell your book, or setting up a website?

really good fun, but if everyone gets too drunk they can literally lose the plot.

we used to have an alleyway running between gardens that in victorian times was where the dustbins were collected. Over the years householders reclaimed bits of it with council permission and now all ends are blocked off. Before this burglars could access gardens from the street. Now they would have to burgle someone from the front and then access everyone else from the back. so sorry for your experience, sounds absolutely terrifying.

is Bonyard still doing his pies. Ive p.m'd him?

I add a recommendation for Bias in Bellenden Road- they have some interesting small gifts. I particularly liked the felted elbow length gloves I also get some of my presents from the St Johns East Dulwich christmas fayre.

I got my photo from the newsagents on Forest Hill Road. Tillie Trotter I blogged about my trip here if you are interested http://charmianhughes.co.uk/stuff/charmians-blog/ still got to finish it though!

huggers is back! my visa took just a few days. Watch size of photo, its not the usual one. India was great.

I made it to the funeral everyone, with a minute to go. Two buses, two tubes, two trains there, the way back was very circuitous mainly because of misinformation !

No. I understand you can get a rabies jab after you've been bitten by a dog.

polio, tetanus, typhoid and hepatitus (A?), plus malaria tablets for malaria areas- I chose the ones you only take while you are in those areas and for a few days after but you have to pay for them.

I'm off to India on Friday! I had my jabs six weeks ago as recommended.

Am now thinking if I can get to Paddington I can get the 9am train....if I can get to Elephant I can get the tube!

I am due to be at a funeral tomorrow at 9am in Henley! I was going to start my train journey at 7.30am and now not sure whether to risk car.