I Guess It's Wedding Season

 

Driving today, and passed a church just as the bride arrived in vintage Roller. So, must be wedding season.

Today's slide, reflects this joyful time, with a slide from 1971's Guildford. Mmmmm. Hats on Old Bats.

Bonus : Another day closer to the end.

You Are Being Silently Judged

 

Good Friday, but I'm not following the usual "Jesus Nailed to a Cross" narrative.

Instead, this august group of blokes. Reading the background foundation stone, this might be the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing (RAKCON), which is nice.

Bonus - Orkney Tesco supermarket orders 38,000 bananas by mistake    

Well, it's almost over

 

2025 - Almost done

December - Nearly finished

Festive Season - OK, New Years Day still to come, but I'll sleep through that

Chrimbo Slide-Fest - Almost complete.

Yes, I do have more Christmassy Slides, and the audience (shown on right) is desperate for more, but ... <phew>  I'm sick of the sight of munchkins, decorations, snow, presents and ... stuff.

Have a great New Years Eve, and a splendid New Year.

Happy Hogmanay !

A Simpler Time

 

Of course, not everyone can have a wildly expensive and expansive Christmas. Not everyone has the money / space for an eight foot tree and dozens of presents underneath.

But for everyone, Christmas can be a magical time, especially with the family involved. And those curtains.

Bonus - Musically - Meh. But I like the video. 

Happy Birthday Andy

 

Nope. No Tedious Tuesday slide today, because IT'S ANDY's BIRTHDAY!.

And it appears that Andy and Ruth have decided to visit a zoo today. Can you tell which one?

(While it isn't Tedious Tuesday, we do appear to be at home to Mr Camera-Shake.)

Bonus Kim Jong Un pointing at things

Croquet Practise

 

A young Andy Murray (no, not that one) awaiting his turn at croquet practise. At the time, his sister (Trudy) was the number 16 seed in the Hampshire under 12s girls croquet rankings.

Bonus - RIP David Lynch

I Baptise Thee...

 

...in the holy church of Jesus Christ, with the name ....(sigh) Kevin John Albert Eric Clapton Montgomery ...(sigh)... Spock Steptoe George Best Arkwright-Flowerdew.

and may God have mercy on your soul.

Bonus - A dung beetle walks into a bar... He asks, is this stool taken?

No Dogs At The Table?

 

I knew I could find one. Labelled as "Thanksgiving, 1971".

Clearly, the matriarchs of the family are unhappy that Bobby has Skipper the Dachshund on his lap. No Pumpkin Pie for him.

Bonus - Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break

Shocked by the Sandwiches

 

The scene is undoubted the Dronfield Parish of St Fittick's Church, welcoming event for the new vicar, and Edith Hackthorn's is shocked to find out how much cheese is in the Cheese and Radish Triangles.

Frank Hudson, on the right, tackles the mini-sausage-rolls.

Bonus - Umm, what about Donald Trump meeting Zig and Zag?

Thelma's Hideous Crotch-Spawn

 

I think this is Thelma, from yesterday's post, but seven years later with some ugly child in tow. let's call him Gilbert, named after his Grampa Gilbert.

Bonus - The ethical issues of Killing Baby Hitler

Nominative determinism

 

This is Mr Peter Potter, and as you see, he is a potter.   Even better, he enjoys the occasional bongful of The Devil's Herb.  And he lives above a bar in Potter's Bar.

An excellent example of Nominative determinism.

Bonus - 

Alec's Got A Tiddler

 

...but the doctor's assured him it will grow.

From a slide dated Sept 1971, and...heavens...is that  the pleasure cruiser "White Rose" in the background?  That might make this a slide from The Norfolk Broads. Well, I never !

Bonus - 

from B3TA.com

Mandy and Keith On Holiday

 

Mandy Fothergill (46, Former Undertaker's Hole-Plugger and Part-Time Topless Barmaid) and Keith Fothergill (55, Apprentice Florist) enjoy a moment on the veranda, while on their romantic tour of Schleswig Holstein.

The book at the front - Der Grosse Shell Atlas - was a gift from the local chip shop. Apparently. 

Bonus - Tim Brooke Taylor, John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman desperately attempt to avoid corpsing completely.

Blankets, Baby Boy and Bertha

 

There's a lot of slides of this lady and her baby boy (Yes, definitely a boy based upon the bath-time photos), and this seemed appropriate for a lazy Sunday morning.

As an aside, 1971 was a time before duvets, or "Continental Quilts".  Blankets, sheets and suchlike ruled the day.

Bonus -When did duvets arrive in UK?

Bonus 2 -  Pallas's Cat uses tail to keep feet warm. 

 

They Might Be Triffids

 

Norman, my gardener, reckons that they are examples of Trussler's Stinkhorn, but I'm not convinced. They look like Triffids, waiting for the right time to murderous assault on humans.

And that is Mrs Edna Crumweevil, or Norwich posing beside one.

Bonus - Anyone fancy Kermit The Frog singing Once In A Lifetime?

 Same as it ever was.

Longing for Escape

 

Good News, Everybody.

This slide has some info on it. 

"Devon 1971 Ware's House"

Not much, but enough. Would any reader like to take on the challenge of GeoLocating this exact location??

Bonus. Just when you thought that (prospective)  politicians couldn't shock you any more....Jonty Campbell

Bonus 2 - Local Newspapers' Headlines - always good for boggling of the mind. Derby man freezes dead owl in row with property developer

The Mansion on the Mound

 

Lady Samantha "Nibsy" Nibblewick, showing her friends around "The State", showing the best view of her new mansion.

Alas, two weeks later, the earthen mound that it was built upon was washed away. Three days before the home insurance policy came into effect. Such a shame.

But .... Nibsy?  Phwoar !

Bonus - Last Night - Teenage Fanclub at Rock City.  Excellent.

Merry Christmas

 

May you get everything you deserve.

Bonus - It’s not Christmas until I see Snoopy eating a pile of human femurs.

Serfaus 17

 

Displaying an unhealthy disregard for the Austrian Hiking Society's Recommended Clothing for a Sunday Stroll, Magda and Heidi take a break at a way-side shrine.

Near Serfaus.

Bonus - It's 30 Years since Nirvana released Nevermind. Someone is out to make money

Marvin and Marcie Travelling The World

 

Sorry.   I'm a bit preoccupied today.