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BetterRed · Yesterday, 05:40 PM

We (mum, dad, brother and me) sometimes used to take a punt up the Thames for summer holidays, other times we would pick hops in Kent.

Dad's B.I.L worked at Windsor for you know who. I have a memory of him cutting the leaves off turnips and putting them into a rafia basket strapped to his back. The turnips (sliced with a hand operated mechanical contraption) went to the pigs, the leaves went to the kitchens.

Animal Farm bought to life.

Added: we went to Guernsey once, I never thought to ask Mum and Dad where they got the money for that.

Yesterday, 05:40 PM	#38523
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,926 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	We (mum, dad, brother and me) sometimes used to take a punt up the Thames for summer holidays, other times we would pick hops in Kent. Dad's B.I.L worked at Windsor for you know who. I have a memory of him cutting the leaves off turnips and putting them into a rafia basket strapped to his back. The turnips (sliced with a hand operated mechanical contraption) went to the pigs, the leaves went to the kitchens. Animal Farm bought to life. Added: we went to Guernsey once, I never thought to ask Mum and Dad where they got the money for that. Last edited by BetterRed; Yesterday at 05:45 PM.