Aylesbury, England

[Sundae]

The Elmhurst Road is awful for speeding cars, vans and motorbikes.
It's an estate road, going through an area with two schools and the houses are generally occupied by old people and young families. Add pets into the mix and it is so obvious why the speed limit is 30.

I've seen a couple of near misses with kids on bikes. Yes the kids were technically to blame - appalling road safety - but it would be the speeding drivers that would bear the burden if they connected. And both my dog and my brother ran out into the road on this stretch. This is years and years ago (I learned to keep them both attached to me after the two incidents) but the same rule applies. If you are driving through a housing estate, the speed limit is there for a reason.

Bad luck on your ex-colleague to get done twice in 24 hours. But if was speeding twice in 24 hours he did get his just desserts. Not to speak ill of the dead of course.

[Carruthers]

Bad luck on your ex-colleague to get done twice in 24 hours. But if was speeding twice in 24 hours he did get his just desserts. Not to speak ill of the dead of course.

You're quite right, Sundae. He said that he 'didn't know that it (the camera) was there.' A somewhat bizarre explanation/excuse as he should have been observing the posted speed limit!

Did I mention that he was employed as a driver?

[Sundae]

Went to see the Grandad today.
This is not an unusual occurrence, except that my bro doesn't come, and that I haven't brought my camera before.
I had the camera this time to take photos for the family in Aus. As Mum says, if I hadn't seen my Dad for over ten years his current appearance would come as a shock. So it's only fair to let Jimmy see how things are.

Mum is silly in that she thinks I should have taken the photos on the sly. No. I take photos so often I really don't see the need for subterfuge. Still, she's his daughter, so I took some when he wasn't looking to make her happy. It's probably best to have a selection.

You'll be able to tell the difference between Mum and Steven and Grandad. Although he's not bad for 88.

[Sundae]

And then out onto the terrace...

[Sundae]

Off with the hat.

Mum was out drinking til 00.15 last night (girlie get-together a a friends')
She says she hasn't had a hangover for over 10 years and felt really rough. Snigger.

[Lola Bunny]

Ha! Your mom is still partying and we don't anymore. Tsk...tsk....You and I need to get together, Sundae. Btw, thanks for all the pictures!

[Pico and ME]

Those were perfect!

[Sundae]

Went into town on the orange bus today.
The stop is about 7 minutes walk, but I needed to go to the cashpoint beforehand, and that's next to the stop.

This route runs on time, and not only that, it has a handy touch screen to let you know when the bus is coming. Nothing like that on the green line that runs closest to my house! They probably don't dare, as the timetable is essentially a work of fiction for that bus.

Check out my nails in the reflection! I used a sparkly grey nailvarnish that one of Mum's friends gave her, but it wasn't very sparkly, so I rolled my nails in very fine glitter. Gives almost a chrome effect. Love it.

Got off at the bus station, at the bottom of the Market Square.
Only a partial market today, so I took a couple of photos of the stalls for you.

Fruit & veg at the bottom of the Square, with the Court buildings behind.

[Sundae]

More stalls.

The bag stall, and the bird feed/ dried pulses & seeds stall.
The stallholder on the latter noticed me taking the pic and insisted on posing. He asked me what I wanted the photo for and I lied. Why do I do that? I said, "Oh just for an assignment" hoping he would think I was taking evening classes or something. It just seemed easier than saying, "Oh I log onto a website where most of the participants have never been to England and I like to share photos with them".

Still, at least I didn't lie and tell him he was going to be famous...

[Sundae]

Flowers and clothes.

[Sundae]

The bread stall, where you would expect to find yummy mummies, but in fact it gets it's share of old giffers because there is no bakery in Aylesbury now. There were at least three when I was growing up.

And a travel agent's window - with reflections.
We're at the top of the High Street now.

[Sundae]

Shops at the top of the High Street.
And the Jacket Potato trailer (potatoes baked in their jackets ie skins)
Smells divine.
Although it's called Just Jackets, like any potato outlet there are a variety of fillings available. Standard classics are baked beans and/ or cheese, tuna mayo, coleslaw (at least in Leicester) and chilli.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Standard classics are baked beans and/ or cheese, tuna mayo, coleslaw (at least in Leicester) and chilli.

I thought I was the only person on earth who put baked beans on his baked potato. Not too hip on the tuna mayo (whatever that may be, never heard of it, prolly explains itself, tho), but might try cole slaw on mah tater.

[grynch]

mrs. and I had jacket potato's with chili a couple of nights ago ! ( and then last night I had the leftover chili the proper way.. with rice and cornbread :P )

[Sundae]

My introduction to cornbread came from Ass Kickin Corn Bread packet mix.
I'd read lots of American fiction, but not been there, so I was delighted to find an American mail-order store in England (in pre-internet days this was pure chance) that supplied things which puzzled me.

I made it, I loved it, I craved it.

More recently I got a recipe from the Cellar and have used it more than once.
The first time was just too bland, I forgot that the one I was used to was highly flavoured.
I've adapted the recipe to my taste since.

Turns out my fave is Aunt Jemima's Easy Mix, which surely makes me hellbound. I either have to travel 20 miles or pay postage for it. It's cheaper to make it, but only if I already have polenta in the house.

I do love me some cornbread!