We made one short stop along the way at the town centre of Bexleyheath to pick up some supplies. While we were in our favourite grocery store, we must have looked silly, taking pictures at one isle. Look what we have here.
Hot Dogs here are sold in jar's or cans, soaking in brine. We have never seen this before.
Then off to Brian's house. It is a nice place and he was a bit concerned that he didn't have anything like beer or such for us to drink. We told him that was not important and not to worry, but he went rummaging through his garage and found this little item from back when his parents were alive. Any Harry Potter fans our there?
Yes this actually is Mead, which we found out is fermented honey, 14.6% alcohol and I'm sure it is good, but we didn't have him open it as he doesn't drink and we would not be able to take it with us. I was pretty sure we couldn't finish the bottle so it remains in tact.
So we had a nice day at Brian's home, looking over old letters, documents and pictures from many years ago. Barb was extremely grateful to have the opportunity to look at them all. We have many pictures of her family right back to her grandparents. Here is just a very small sample.
This is a very young Carol, Barb's sister being held by Scotch Gran,
And of course wee Barb
Brian prepared a wonderful lunch for us and the day passed quickly. We could not thank him enough for his hospitality during our time here in Bexleyheath. It has been wonderful.
Today we pack up and head to Central London and the hotel where our tour begins on Tuesday. We will remain in London until Thursday so we still have a few more adventures here in the UK.
Wow, what great photos. I remember the one of me and Scotch Gran - I never looked that cute again(:-) And that one of wee Barb was absolutely adorable when it was taken. She was dressed in a Sue's brownie uniform - it was too big for her, but she was so very cute. The photo was taken at Ron & Ada's in Toronto Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos of all the family residences. There's a photo around of 6 Catherine Gardens with a great big sign in front "Welcome Home, Jock" when Dad was coming home after he was demobbed (demobilized from the Royal Air Force).
Great to see Brian's photo,too - and Dave's family as well!!
What a great blog! (and many thanks to Jess for helping me to figure out how to do a comment - you have to have a gmail address land and enter at least a limited blogger name - so easy when you know how!)
Big Bon Voyage for the rest of your trip!!!!!
Lots of Love
Carol (sister)
Hot Dog! Never knew that about hot dogs! Looking forward to hearing about Buckingham Palace...Dave, here's a challenge for you: Try to make those guys smile! (At least a little bit). You can do it! (Or is is not allowed??) :-)
ReplyDeleteEwwwww!!!! Canned hot dogs...gross!!! But the 14.6% alcohol...that could be fun! If I tried that stuff right now, I'd be plastered on one sip! I love the old pictures! Mom you look absolutely adorable! We'll have to see if Lillie looks similar at that age! Seems like Brian treated you guys pretty well while you were there!
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