I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.
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33 thoughts on “The Number Game”
I love to look for those ‘built-in’ dates above old buildings Jude. Mind, you, I am sure that sometimes they might be ‘faked’. Nice to see that the tradition continues in some places. In the future, someone will marvel at ‘2014’ above the door of a house.
Regards as always, Pete. x
I have a lot of dates from buildings, but I thought I’d mix it up a bit. I love looking at that 1970s jigsaw. A few more numbers in that – Mars Bar 3p, Fry’s 5 centre 4p (I used to love those) and spangles! Loved those too.
Do you reckon houses today will stand the test of time then Pete?
I believe that some of the better ones will, like the stone-built cottages on the north coast. It is astounding that some Elizabethan cottages are still around, when you think how shoddily many of them were erected.
I used to sell those sweets in the 1970s, both as a sales rep, and later in our shop. I don’t like the way they changed the names, from Opal Fruits to Starburst, Marathon to Snickers, etc.
I was partial to an occasional Picnic bar, and liked Bounty too. If you look at the ones sold today, it is staggering how small they are, compared to those of our youth. Not value for money at all. x
Such great subjects for images or writings – numbers, windows, the ’70s!! My touch of OCD occasionally has me counting numbingly in my head (only one of many running conversations!), and sometimes doing something with numbers in the ‘real world’ can stop the mind calculator. Other times it drives me mad 🙂
As always love the galleries you do Jude. Now i will have a Crunchie bar please from your memories of the 70’s. Hopefully not an original form the day though. 🙂
Crunchies are nice too, I used to lick the chocolate off and then eat the honeycomb! And I was such a skinny thing then! Obviously these things catch up with you… or me at least 😦
Great variety Jude, and as always with you presentation is part of the beauty of your photos. Your seventies are familiar even in the antipodes. I’d love to know where the name Pudding Lane came from.
According to Wikipedia it is named after the “puddings” (a medieval word for entrails and organs) which would fall from the carts coming down the lane from the butchers in Eastcheap as they headed for the waste barges on the River Thames. So not very appetising 😦
The 80s get a bad rap because of the over-the-top excess of everything. I’m rather fond of the 80s because so many wonderful things happened in that decade – in particular, my husband and both my sons.
For me, the 70s were too full of high school/university angst … who-am-I, where-am-I-going kind of belly button gazing.
The ’70s were when I did my travelling, and when three of my children were born, so I loved the ’70s. Not musically though! The ’80s were not good for me.
Isn’t it funny how we can have such very different impressions of the same decades based on our filters? 🙂
I shall ignore those that make Joanne cringe (and me), and go instead for the stone commemorating something to do with the Norman Conquest – if only I could read it better … 🙂
“This stone has been set in this place to commemorate the fusion of the English and Norman peoples which resulted from the great battle fought here in 1066.”
Urgh. No. Violet Crumbles are like Crunchies – choc coated honeycomb. Made by Nestle (now – originally made by a company called Hoadley’s). In fact I think the Violet Crumble pre-dates the Crunchie by at least 10 years.
Sounds delish, but I don’t understand where the Violet comes in ❓
He wanted to just call it Crumble but he couldn’t trademark a word so he added Violet as it was his wife’s favourite flower. (Or so the story goes.) It comes in a purple wrapper.
I love to look for those ‘built-in’ dates above old buildings Jude. Mind, you, I am sure that sometimes they might be ‘faked’. Nice to see that the tradition continues in some places. In the future, someone will marvel at ‘2014’ above the door of a house.
Regards as always, Pete. x
I have a lot of dates from buildings, but I thought I’d mix it up a bit. I love looking at that 1970s jigsaw. A few more numbers in that – Mars Bar 3p, Fry’s 5 centre 4p (I used to love those) and spangles! Loved those too.
Do you reckon houses today will stand the test of time then Pete?
I believe that some of the better ones will, like the stone-built cottages on the north coast. It is astounding that some Elizabethan cottages are still around, when you think how shoddily many of them were erected.
I used to sell those sweets in the 1970s, both as a sales rep, and later in our shop. I don’t like the way they changed the names, from Opal Fruits to Starburst, Marathon to Snickers, etc.
I was partial to an occasional Picnic bar, and liked Bounty too. If you look at the ones sold today, it is staggering how small they are, compared to those of our youth. Not value for money at all. x
That clock tower at the top right, where is it?
Right here in Ludlow on a coach house.
RX134? Does this have a special meaning?
Fabulous collage of numbers. 🙂
RX is the boat registration prefix for RYE harbour Tess. All fishing boats are registered to a fishing port.
Aahh…
Such great subjects for images or writings – numbers, windows, the ’70s!! My touch of OCD occasionally has me counting numbingly in my head (only one of many running conversations!), and sometimes doing something with numbers in the ‘real world’ can stop the mind calculator. Other times it drives me mad 🙂
As always love the galleries you do Jude. Now i will have a Crunchie bar please from your memories of the 70’s. Hopefully not an original form the day though. 🙂
Crunchies are nice too, I used to lick the chocolate off and then eat the honeycomb! And I was such a skinny thing then! Obviously these things catch up with you… or me at least 😦
I did that same technique! We will just enjoy remembering the taste rather than thinking abut the calories. 🙂
Great variety Jude, and as always with you presentation is part of the beauty of your photos. Your seventies are familiar even in the antipodes. I’d love to know where the name Pudding Lane came from.
According to Wikipedia it is named after the “puddings” (a medieval word for entrails and organs) which would fall from the carts coming down the lane from the butchers in Eastcheap as they headed for the waste barges on the River Thames. So not very appetising 😦
Memories of the 1970s?!!
NOOOOOO … you can’t make me!! The Horror!!
Not as bad as the ’80s surely? Although, now I come to think of it… glamrock, punks, Abba and that’s just the music 😕
The 80s get a bad rap because of the over-the-top excess of everything. I’m rather fond of the 80s because so many wonderful things happened in that decade – in particular, my husband and both my sons.
For me, the 70s were too full of high school/university angst … who-am-I, where-am-I-going kind of belly button gazing.
The ’70s were when I did my travelling, and when three of my children were born, so I loved the ’70s. Not musically though! The ’80s were not good for me.
Isn’t it funny how we can have such very different impressions of the same decades based on our filters? 🙂
I shall ignore those that make Joanne cringe (and me), and go instead for the stone commemorating something to do with the Norman Conquest – if only I could read it better … 🙂
“This stone has been set in this place to commemorate the fusion of the English and Norman peoples which resulted from the great battle fought here in 1066.”
Tenks dullink ! 😀
My pleasure. I had a need to know exactly what it said myself!
Well I see H has beaten me to it! More images from Battle here: http://wp.me/pL5Ms-Sj – I know how much you love your history 🙂
I read it and loved it. I am suffused with jealousy.
😐
I love numbers. And pudding. And beer. But Violet Crumbles are superior to Crunchies. Great collage. 🙂
Violet Crumbles? Are they similar to the Parma Violet sweets we had? Gave you perfumed breath 😀
Urgh. No. Violet Crumbles are like Crunchies – choc coated honeycomb. Made by Nestle (now – originally made by a company called Hoadley’s). In fact I think the Violet Crumble pre-dates the Crunchie by at least 10 years.
Sounds delish, but I don’t understand where the Violet comes in ❓
He wanted to just call it Crumble but he couldn’t trademark a word so he added Violet as it was his wife’s favourite flower. (Or so the story goes.) It comes in a purple wrapper.
By he I mean Mr Hoadley.
Yes, you are! 🙂
Take care. Back soon x
Enjoy the sun Jo!