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little village oike from Goffs Oak .. blonde and extremely dim.. A Breakfast chef

suffolk/London
Joined July 2009
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age, Who’s with me on this one… ?
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1 year
So I ordered some daffodils with my supermarket delivery this week , which didn’t turn up , so I complained and got a refund. Turns out hungry husband thought they were spring onions and they’ve been in the fridge for the last 3 days.. What is he like ..!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🌼
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3 months
Had to share , How cool is this .. A Tangerine Cat …
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5 months
Twits of a certain age .. Do you have this scar .. Do you belong to the special club …? 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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2 months
Peeps of a certain age.. First episode: November 4th, 1977. Do you know who this is ..?
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2 months
Thought of the day .. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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3 years
For peeps of a certain age .. Weren’t these the warmest ..most cosiest .. most colourful sheets in the whole wide world .. “ flannelette candy stripped sheets “
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3 years
For peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers these .. ? Didn’t we have such fun ....🤪🤪
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6 months
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers this every first week in September …
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age… My Saturday night treat was nearly always a Walnut Whip … Who remembers these ..♥️
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1 year
Christmas jumper day at work today …. What do you think ..? 😮😮😮😮🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤪🤪🤪
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11 months
Peeps of a certain age, Who remembers evaporated milk , tinned fruit and jelly as a Saturday night treat if you were good …? God this is going to be absolutely scrumptious…
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3 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers these ...?
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2 years
Okay peeps of a certain age .. Who remembers these .. And who loved their cap gun ..?
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17 days
Okay my Twits of a certain age .. This is the big question of the day …
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3 months
Come on Twits of a certain age .. Who remembers this .. Is this the most fantastically amazing bestest pudding in the whole world … Fruit salad , Jelly And the pièce de résistance…. Evaporated milk … That was my Saturday night … Was it yours …?
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1 year
Twits of a certain age, Who agrees with me..? 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤓🤓
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9 months
I’ve just climbed into bed .. Set my alarm for silly o’clock .. And this popped into my mind .. Come on Twits of a certain age … Who remembers this .. And what exactly is it …?? I’ll post the answer in a while …
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9 months
Peeps of a certain age … Who remembers these two beauties, Frank and Betty who met up fifty years after the first airing of…?
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8 months
Saturday morning musings…🤣🤣
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2 months
Good afternoon my Twits of a certain age , Who remembers taking their cycling proficiency test at school in the playground.. I took mine in 1976 .. I still have the badge ..🤭
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1 month
Twits of a certain age, Monday was always wash day in our house .. Who remembers their kitchen looking like this and mother slaving over a hot wash …🤭🤭🤭
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10 months
Peeps of a certain age, I loved this pair of rascals.. Was this the highlight of your Saturday afternoon…
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2 years
VOTE FOR LARRY…
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2 years
Another friend has sent a photo from the past .. My “ Good “ friend Tania ..👅
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5 months
Good morning peeps of a certain age… Who’s with me on this one ..?
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1 year
Merry Christmas you lot .. Husband has just given me my first present... He’s very happy with himself .. Now the big question for you dear peeps.. Do I cook him a scrumptious breakfast with it .. OR .. bloody hit him with it ..?????
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2 months
Finally home from the hospital, Very very hungry husband had his nighttime cocktail of morphine and antibiotics So I tucked him in ,kissed him goodnight and I’m now in bed with a lonely snoring dog I am quite overwhelmed by all your very kind and thoughtful messages, Thank you x
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers these .. the candy striped brushed cotton sheets of the 60/70’s.. My nanny had them and I loved them .. So soft and comfy .. Weren’t they the best sheets in the world ..?
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8 days
Big question of the day .. Twits of a certain age, When you see this charming little chappie .. What do you think off …
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5 months
Is it so terribly wrong to have piping hot salted roast potatoes and tea at 6am on a snowy Sunday morning..? Answers on a postcard please ..
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2 months
Twits of a certain age , Who remembers a Bernie Inn.. And their 1970’s three course slap up meal , Starters .. Prawn cocktail Main course .. Steak and trimmings Dessert .. Black Forest gateau Could eat that right now …😋
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3 months
You are fucking kidding me .. Tell me it ain’t so .. Just heard on the news … Steve wright has passed away , I was listening to him at 3.30 this morning on my way to work .. I am genuinely upset .. He seems to have been in my kitchen talking to me since I was a kid .. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
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1 year
Peeps of a certain age .. I’m off to bed now , So I’m just going to leave this here … I’m sure most of you will get it .. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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8 months
Peeps of a certain age, Who remembers being told by their mothers and grandmothers that eating a jelly cube a day would make your nails and hair grow .. My favourite flavour was orange 🍊.. What was yours ..?
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3 years
Stopped on my way to work this morning to take this photo.. The sun coming up through the fog was amazing..
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1 year
Okay, Twits of a certain age, Who remembers the jump on .. jump off buses, Ours was the 279 from Manor House to Hammond Street .. It was also a night bus, As a teenager you could go on some real adventures with these .. I loved these buses and the conductors.. TICKETS PLEASE ♥️
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1 year
Good morning peeps of a certain age.. How many of these did your mother tell you .. All of them for me at one time or another… 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
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2 years
For peeps of a certain age.. Big question of the weekend.. Who can remember what this is .. and what was it used for ..?
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11 months
Peeps of a certain age, Who remembers this blast from the past … Cheese and pickle roll and .. A cheese and sliced onion roll …😋 Never seem to see these anymore…
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1 year
Fish finger sandwiches for lunch … YAY or NAY twits …
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2 years
I must admit when I heard the news and as they played the National Anthem, I sobbed like a child , The dog doesn’t understand but is being very loving and licky , Then my daughter sent me this …. Yes, I’m crying again …
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2 years
OH MY GOD.. I GOT THE JOB. I am the new breakfast chef at The Ickworth Hotel, Suffolk... I am so bloody happy and proud of myself Thank you all so very much for your belief in me and all your very kind messages And ⁦ @Nigella_Lawson ⁩ , thank you for all your encouragement
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1 month
Twits of a certain age… Whose mum had one of these …?
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22 days
One of my front of house girls has a daughter who’s three tomorrow and said she had to go and find a little cake for her on the way home So another girl popped to the shops, And managed to buy some “ Frozen” bits for me And Ta Da … What do you think , Of my very quick cake ..?
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2 months
I’ll go first … Bath Night …😄 Always on a Sunday evening.. Bath , Hair washed , Nails cut , Ears cleaned , Straight to bed
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7 months
Peeps of a certain age, First time I saw this I got it straight away and actually laughed out loud… 🤣🤣 Name that song …???
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2 months
Twits of a certain age… They say you can’t hear a picture.. I can hear this picture.. Can you ..???
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2 months
I like the way this cake shop thinks ..🤭
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3 years
Who else survived the 60’s..
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24 days
Twits of a certain age.. What were our parents thinking.. 1970’s upstairs … 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age… I’m older than the hills .. How about you ..?
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2 months
Ohhhh my days my beautiful Twits … Look at hungry husband… He is allowed a small amount of liquid to see what happens… So he has a Luke warm cup of tea with sugar.. Nectar of the gods apparently… And a very short walk .. But a walk nonetheless… HURRAH for HUNGRY HUSBAND..♥️
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1 year
Having a brunch today .. Missed breakfast and can’t wait for lunch .. Going old school with beans on toast with an egg on top .. Yay or Nay peoples..?
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3 years
Big question of the day..?
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1 year
Who’s with me on this one .. As we are just about to turn over the first page of another year …?
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2 months
Just got into bed my Twits and am feeling quite tearful and sorry for myself.. I miss this stupid idiot so much … And hope he’s home soon ….
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11 months
Bugger , I knew there was something I forgot .. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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3 months
Twits of a certain age, Who remembers sitting with mother and a little bowl with warm water and a bit of sponge in it .. And sticking hundreds of these little green stamps in … About 14 million books filled .. And I got a record player ..🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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2 months
Lux says.. MY DADDY ‘s HOME FROM HOSPITAL… ( and I’ve got a new teddy for being such a good boy)
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26 days
Twits of a certain age…. Who can name the film … Or the actor ….?
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2 years
Anybody fancy a glass or two down the old Wig and WHAT..!!!!!?
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7 months
And finally my good news twits After two years of being the Breakfast chef at the Ickworth Hotel. I am leaving for pastures new, I have accepted the position of Breakfast Chef at The Bedford Lodge , A beautiful spa hotel In the beautiful equestrian town of Newmarket .. So excited
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers this mind and finger numbing punishment.. What did you get lines for ..?
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3 months
Twits of a certain age , Who remembers this from their school days ..? 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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2 months
Your grandma wore mini skirts, high boots, and no bra She listened to The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Rolling Stones. She rode on motorcycles She smoked tobacco She drank gin and whiskey She came home at 4 am and went to work in the morning You will never be as cool as your grandma
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2 months
Twits of a certain age, Who remembers the dreaded horse in gymnastics… Do the schools still have them now , I could never get the bloody hang of them .. Remember going flat on my face on the mat the other side of the damn thing many many times .. 😂😂😂😂😂😂♥️
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2 months
Oohhhh my fucking God nnnooooooooo… Say it ain’t so .. Dave Myers has passed away … Stop it … Stop taking all the good guys … Love the Hairy Bikers ♥️♥️
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2 years
Good morning peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers the milk float .. And who still has their milk delivered…? I’m seriously thinking of having it delivered again .. Is it still delivered in glass bottles …?
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers this … That’s my childhood.. right there …🤪🤪♥️
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2 years
Good morning peeps of a certain age .. Who remembers these ..? Either scolding hot .. Or freezing cold .. Or “ Popping off”
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Do you remember trying to eat all the Robertsons marmalade up .. So you could soak the wrapper and token off of the jar … To get your “ gollywog“ badge .. I had quite a few when I was growing up … Who else had them .. I loved them ..♥️
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1 year
Tucked up in bed now as I’m up at 5 am.. We have to be in London by 10.30 for husbands surgery .. I just have to say .. You lovely twits are quite simply the best….♥️ Thank you.. Thank you …
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@jesushooligan1 @karenfthompson Good luck to Stephen tomorrow we will look after Karen while you have your operation
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Good afternoon Twits … My first day off and alls well with the world .. Now twits of a certain age… Who recognises these three handsome chaps .. ATTENTION…!!!!
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7 months
Peeps of a certain age, Who remembers Fuzzy Felt .. I had the hospital, the farm and I think a circus .. Who else played for hours with these ..?
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2 months
Dear Twits, Husband came home from London last Sunday with flu like symptoms, by Thursday was getting better but I got home from work yesterday with him constantly throwing up and screaming with stomach pains, called 111 and an ambulance took him to hospital at midnight Bad news
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2 months
Hungry husband is bloody starving now Ambulance ride to @WestSuffolkNHS last night scans and tests all night .. He has an infected blockage in the intestines just before the small bowel, The surgical team are just about to decompress his stomach ready for emergency surgery 😔
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2 months
Good afternoon my Twits of a certain age, Who used to get a Rupert Annual every year at Christmas…? I absolutely loved mine …
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2 months
Yes.. yes …hungry husband… That is a spoon ..😂 Husband hasn’t eaten anything for seven days.. Doctors are now saying if he eats his yummy dinner of lamb in gravy .. and stewed apple and custard.. And manages to keep it down … He can go home And come back for treatment ♥️
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2 years
Took the dog for his night time walk around the village .. And saw this in a cottage window .. Charming .. 🤪🤪🤪🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
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5 months
Great news from our fantastic surgeon Dr Ruben at ⁦ @uclh ⁩ .. No surgery and he doesn’t want to see hungry husband for at least six months.. HURRAH… Let’s celebrate with a cup of tea ….
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4 months
Middle aged man toy …
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2 years
Fishfinger sandwiches for breakfast… yay or Nay ..?
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3 months
See it … Sing it … Come on Twits of a certain age.. I know you know it.. Sing along with me .. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🎶🎼🎵🎼🎶🎵🎼🎵🎼
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10 months
Peeps of a certain age, Who’s with me on this one … 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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25 days
Twits of a certain age , Were you out on the town with me when you were younger … 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Who identifies with this …?
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Twits of a certain age.. Who remembers the teachers little friend …. 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮🤬
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9 months
Peeps of a certain age .. Who remembers this game old girl ..🤭🤭 “ Ohhhh… You are awful.. but I like you “
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9 months
I’ll buy tickets to see that ….
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3 years
Blimey peeps ... Quality street is more like a cul de sac now .. What the hell happened ..?
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers this “ once in a lifetime “ song 🎶….?
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5 months
Just been to the local farm shop .. Not a fan of Brussel sprouts methinks.. 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
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Twits of a certain age , Do you remember this handsome chap … Something I didn’t know .. Morse’s classic burgundy jag was actually an old stunt car from the sweney that John thaw kept when they stopped making the show and he thought it would be a perfect fit for morse… fact
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1 year
Oh my days Oh my days Had a fantastic lunch with husband and Alfie Then as I thought “window shopping” around a few quaint vintage jewellery shops And husband brought me this A 1930’s French 18ct gold and diamond ring I am completely gobsmacked Because ,he said .. He loves me ♥️
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Ohhh my days my Twits of a certain age… Who remembers that rascal Alf Garnet .. “ Here she comes .. Zola Budd..”
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2 months
Happy 18th birthday Chef Josie , Isn’t she gorgeous everyone..♥️
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2 years
Peeps of a certain age.. Who remembers this treat for dinner on a date night ..? It was so sophisticated in the 70’s… 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
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Twits of a certain age .. Who remembers these .. And which ones of you clever monkeys managed to get to the top , I certainly didn’t .. Nowhere near .. I was left standing at the bottom .. I bloody hated the ropes …😔
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