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Good evening, Elle!
You know the other day you said you had fish and chips from your shop nearby?
Do you call them "fish and chips" or something else?
Up here we ask for a "fish supper", which means fish and chips.
I am wondering if this is just a local variant?
I was invaded by three granddaughters and my grandson a few minutes ago.
They were at the football and their team won, so quite excited.
Were you skateboarding?
Very adventurous, if I may say so, for a lady in her prime!
It has been a most pleasant day here, too.
Very Springlike!

Hi, Jazzy!
It is on page 86 in my volume!
Yes, it is a lovely passage... I had forgotten with time's passing (a lot of it!) that there were such beautiful descriptions throughout the book....what remained mostly in my memory was the comedy.
I have a lot of little drawings throughout my version....... very skilful and amusing ....do you have them, too?

Hi, Chris!
Well, welcome home!
You will be glad to get to bed tonight, I expect!
Do you know, surprisingly, I have never read "JKJ's "Idle thoughts of an Idle Fellow"
I have now put it on my "To Read" list!

Good evening, Rusty!
I think the type of fish required needs to be specified?
So you would say "Cod / plaice and chips"!
And say what size of chips you want - a "large", mind you, is enough for about three people!
I usually eat sausage from the chippy, because all the fish is "battered" and I do not like batter!
He (momentarily, I have forgotten the owner's name ) also does various meat pies eg meat; and meat and potato; and also Spring rolls.
It is a good meal!
And all the tastier for not having to cook it oneself!
I have never dared to skateboard - I should fall off!
But I have had a "go" on the grandsons' scooters!
I am a dab hand (should that be "foot"?) at that !
Take a look at that passage that JG mentioned - in chapter 10 in "3 men..."
It is lovely.......

Hi Elle
I have no illustrations, apart from one on the preface, but I am more than happy to use my own imagination.
My few memories from reading the book years back included the Hampton Court Maze incident where Harris was leading people astray. That was the one that stuck in my mind and I have since guided tourists out of the maze when walking round the gardens there. One American lady had been in there for 45 minutes and was despairing of missing her coach home !

Hello, Elle!
No plaice up here.
Vast majority of fish asked for is haddock.
Not heard of "large" chips here.
I would ask for "a haddock supper".
I am typing this on Hudl, and it is set to "network time" yet network time is running eight minutes slower than real time.
Wonder why that is?

Hello, Jazzy!
They are quite small black and white drawings - not intrusive and quite cleverly done!
Hampton Court Maze is surprisingly small and compact, isn't it ?
Yet it is difficult to make an escape!
Last time we were in there, a small boy climbed up (a tree , a bank? I cannot remember ) outside the Maze, and yelled down instructions to get people out!
It was very funny!

elle
I have to say that in general (although it had its moments), "Idle thoughts of an idle fellow" was nothing like as entertaining as the two "Three men..." ones.

Elle
It is not quite as complicated as Jerome describes. In fact it is quite easy, but there is always one person that just "panics" !

Hi, Rusty!
We do not get haddock at our chip shop!
I love haddock!
Is yours covered with batter though?
I do not even know what is meant by "network time"?
What does it mean?
Should it be synchronised to "real" time?
I have no idea what we are talking about here?
I cannot type well on my Hudl - it takes me forever.
I prefer to use the keyboard to the desk top!
I wonder if it is my turn to phone my cousin?

Hello, Elle!
Yes, it is you to 'phone your cousin.
Yes, battered haddock, though I like white pudding too, or haggis.
My Hudl is OK now.
I switched it off/on and it is fine.
Network time is what it displays on screen in "notification area".
Best left on network time or it could cause the tablet to go wonky.
I am getting a new broadband hub/router delivered tomorrow, according to BT.