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Where my Auntie Ivy was born. A nice little place.
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YAY!!
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Krappy: no there isn't. Loud music of any sort is a pain, in a cate. IMHO.
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I was local for 40 years, the last 30 of which were in Moray Road, @ the Charteris end, not Andover. I miss it, and Finsbury Park generally, so still travel back to my old cafe, Gadz, every few days. Charterhouse, near Smithfield, where I now live,h…
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Sorry,no - not clever enough to do links. Why not buy a copy from your newsagent?
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Article in today's Islington Gazette, about all this, quoting Krappy. Well done, Mike.
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Don't forget the Charteris Tenants Neighbourhood Cooperative, Miss Annie. They are council tenants, but are given an allowance to manage their own affairs, eg minor housing repairs. Mainly in Charteris Road, but some properties in Moray, and under t…
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I think that's a really excellent account of a local primary school, N19lurker. Well done. I taught music in quite a few Islington primary schools, including one local one which never gets a mention in this debate, although it's closer to FP than Du…
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Hornsey Library has a remarkable reserve stock in the basement. You ask for an older book, and it's sure to be there somewhere. As for newer stuff, they would look for your request on Amazon, which didn't cost much. Unethical, perhaps, but my needs …
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I read 3 poems a day, from a book wherein each calendar day has a poem attached to it. I used to just read today's, but now review yesterday's, and prepare tomorrow's as well. Each reading gets a tick, from which I discover that I have read 365 poe…
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I am here, in the wings, dear Krappy. I have flown (joke), as you know. I am now a 'Brother', at Charterhouse. Anyone know it? It's fearsomely, historically beautiful, but that doesn't necessarily make you feel completely at home, I'm afraid. Ah w…
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Hear, hear.
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I don't care for your casual rudeness to Steve, Kreuzkav. Would you call him a drunk if he were here, on the forum? And you're a fine one to talk. Those of us who have been around for a few years remember more than one occasion when you have made a …
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Oh I am sorry. He's a lovely bloke, despite his peculiar views. Was he hurt? I do hope not.
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And what about La Forchetta (?), on the opposite corner? It's been closed for some time - refurb, or what?
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Back to the subject of Gadz. Is this the right thread? Hope so. I've never had a meal there before. Vegetarian. Rice.pots.couscous. salad, Lebanese style. Delicious. And Hussain only charged me a fiver. Wonderful man.
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Armchairs. Chess, and other games. V expensive, rather strong cappuccino. Remarkably cheap tea and homemade cake.Friendly hosts, from Ecuador, I think my informant told me. She liked the place. I must give it a try - especially as bloody Gadz now ha…
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That's a very kind offer, Miss Annie. And Detritus, too. Especially D, as he would be doing all the carrying. I'll bear it in mind, but I seem to be managing ok with little but often from Nisa. I enjoyed chatting to D the other day, by the way. Espe…
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We've been here before, I think: Tesco and its staff. A few are lovely; others considerably less so. I go there infrequently now. Back problems make Nisa, next to Gadz cafe, more convenient. Less choice; dearer; but the staff are really nice, when …
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You poor things. Can you hear it inside the house as well? What a nightmare.
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If you mean the police car parked in Moray Rd, it was my neighbour who called them, when she found a bone in her garden. Rather overexcitedly, it seems to me, she must have assumed it was murder, not Kentucky Fried Chicken. The police took the bone …
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Whoops! Hadn't noticed Miss Annie's contribution - useful, as ever.
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I have - years ago. There are traces of The Bunk left on the Six Acres Estate. I can't remember the detail, but it was quite terrifying - even the police kept their distance. A former resident of Charteris Rd Co-op used to reminisce about it, from h…
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The 236 used to go under the bridge, up SGR, and finish at SHR. V. useful. I don't know why they stopped it.
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Not him, Verga!
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There was also some chess on the go, yesterday. I felt sorry for the older chap. He was completely outclassed!
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I showed Hussain Sutent's opinion of his cooking, and he was pleased. I usually just have coffee and cake, which is OK... l am not there principally for the food and drink. But today I tried a verluffel (sp?), prettily decorated with salad and dres…
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Yes, Joe. MR pops up several times a day on my FB, and is nearly always excellent, as you say.
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7 weeks ago I bumped into Michael Rosen, in the Wells Terrace tunnel. I briefly taught at his children's primary school, 20 - 30 years ago. He remembered me! 5 - 10 mins chat ensued. My sort of person: a great educationist, and a fan of Jeremy's.
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Closed, yesterday. Undergoing major refurb. I hope they keep the armchairs. And turn the bloody radio off.