Awake and up all night

Hi Julie  OH's brother and his family live in Lincoln, so I think your accent will be similar to theirs, so it's a good one. I love 'me duck'! Regional endearments are smashing. The Scots say 'hen' where we usually say 'love'. All good stuff methinks xxx

I have got a brother in London Julie. He lives in lewisham.

I think regional accents used to be stronger when people did not travel around so much or have TV constantly pouring out American or Australian programmes. Did you have an Austrian hybrid accent when first starting at school? When I started we were living in the Cotswolds. I apparently had a peculiar mix of West Country with a trace of Maltese English from our previous posting. My brother, being younger, was more West Country but we moved every 2 years so accents faded. Recordings of me in the 1960s sound like a typically stupid teenager. A bit later, Lord knows why, I  had developed an Oxford type accent despite never stepping in to a university there or anywhere else. I think it is more neutral now.  Ray xx

My OH is an Essex boy but has a very Queen's English accent which he puts down to listening to Radio 4 growing up x

Freddie Mercury was from Zanzibar but he did speak well . I listened to Radio Luxembourg in my bedroom or was subjected to the Archers at mealtimes. Going to so many different schools soon neutralised any local accent that I had picked up.

 Maybe the adopted Oxford accent was an attempt at sounding posh Ray, something I could never achieve.

But no, the Austrian twang was deliberate, probably to annoy me mam when I'd done something to annoy her. I think you're spot on with your analysis about regional accents being diluted due to more widespread TV over the decades. When I was very young, my friends and me would always pretend to be American when we played, but we must have sounded atrocious with our attempts. I wish recordings were around here in the early to late 60s.

You said earlier about having lots of boxes of med supplies in your room - same for OH with all the things he needs for his neck stoma. I get delivery anxiety every month now, as DPD are awful and it's hit and miss if the parcels make it.

Anyway Ray, and any other gang members still awake, the heat today has made me crabby and lethargic, so an early night I reckon.

Good night all, and sleep well. Love and hugs xxx

Goodnight, and nice chatting to you as always. Ray x

Thats great Ray, l have my father's mess tins from when he was in the RAF also his storm lamp and the family gerry that survived the Blitz. I have my father's garden rake he bought in 1967.

My fathers council wellies and a trench map a family member brought home from WW1

We just downsized so still getting rid but so far the above survived lol

Thanks all D day tomorrow with the multi team with final scan results. 

A better day today

Hubby responding to antibiotics and he's a bit better.

Hoping for no surprises 

Hope everyone has the best week they can x

Great news that hubby's improving, Dingg. Everything crossed that he carries on doing so.

Sending you both all the very best for later on today sweetheart. I'm sure everyone here will be thinking of you  xxx