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by little plum
Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:42 am
Forum: Sports
Topic: local sea anglers
Replies: 164
Views: 77409

Re: local sea anglers

A nice wee fish from the " hole in the wall" Saltcoats


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by little plum
Mon Dec 19, 2016 12:18 am
Forum: Recipes - Mostly Scottish
Topic: CHICKEN SOUP
Replies: 10
Views: 11396

Re: CHICKEN SOUP

Totally off topic, but hello stranger - welcome home, missed your posts :wink: Now Meg - back on topic :lol: I'm very sorry miss Broadie :wink: I have misinterpreted the topic of Chicken Soup. When you have a good chicken stock it opens up many ideas for a good soup. Yesterday I made Chicken broth ...
by little plum
Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:13 pm
Forum: Recipes - Mostly Scottish
Topic: CHICKEN SOUP
Replies: 10
Views: 11396

Re: CHICKEN SOUP

Guys as the weather gets colder boil up the carcase of the chicken you had for dinner and make cockaleekie its great for warding off the cold. I do this often bill, my favourit is chicken and rice with a handfull of chopped parsley. Also tried home made chicken noodle soup mmmmm. I would like to tr...
by little plum
Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:53 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Breakplough, Stevenston
Replies: 18
Views: 12844

Re: Breakplough, Stevenston

Both P.T. and J.D. posted about the Breakplough on the Kerelaw photo topic. P.T. was curious about the name and J.D. remembers the name Brekkleshuch (sp) , I too recall this name. Someone suggested that it had a germanic sound to it but the "shuch" part has been in use locally for as long ...
by little plum
Sat Dec 17, 2016 9:35 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Christmas and New Year Greetings - Add yours
Replies: 32
Views: 15696

Re: Christmas and New Year Greetings - Add yours

Have a cool Yule everyone :santa03:
by little plum
Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:26 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: new work on the prom
Replies: 33
Views: 17832

Re: new work on the prom

On Fri 9th of Sept we had a bit of a blaw, for the younger members " Blaw means wind" :wink: and rail services were disrupted. (source - train guard on Sat 10th) The tide height at Ardrossan was showing 2.8 - 3.0 metres, I am sure there will be higher tides than this during the winter. Yes...
by little plum
Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:57 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Music shop in Saltcoats
Replies: 29
Views: 18030

Re: Music shop in Saltcoats

[/quote] Sorry LP, I think you're wrong. but Armour's was round on Shore Road. Frank Gilmour's was next door (towards the station) and straddled the corner between Shore Road and Warner Street with the main entrance right on the corner.[/quote] You are right, I remember it noo, the doorway sat at a ...
by little plum
Mon Aug 22, 2016 11:10 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Music shop in Saltcoats
Replies: 29
Views: 18030

Re: Music shop in Saltcoats

Vinegarjoe wrote: Frank Gilmour, at one time owned a "supermarket" at the Station gates on the corner of Warner St.
Vinegarjoe, no offence intended here, but I think the shop you are thinking of was Armours ironmongers.
by little plum
Sat Aug 20, 2016 11:23 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Music shop in Saltcoats
Replies: 29
Views: 18030

Re: Music shop in Saltcoats

Can anyone recall this shop, where it was and the name? I dont recall Hays music shop on Hamilton St, a bit before my time, but I remember the location of the music shop after it was acquired by Ray Humphries, Bill Underwood and Barcley Fullerton (sp). At a guess I would say it was situated at apro...
by little plum
Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:29 pm
Forum: Threetowners' Lounge
Topic: Nursery Place, Ardrossan
Replies: 5
Views: 5180

Re: Nursery Place, Ardrossan

I have to say, the last time I was in Nursery Place it consisted of a row of flats. I have been unable to spot them in the photo ?
by little plum
Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:01 pm
Forum: General Photos
Topic: For the Petrol Heads
Replies: 5
Views: 13186

Re: For the Petrol Heads

stivis wrote:It would have been nice to get a response,
Hi stivis, I have not been on for some time so please accept my apologies.
I think you are spot on with the model "Bel Air" and it was a convertable, not sure what was under the bonnet though.
by little plum
Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:50 pm
Forum: McBlether's Lounge
Topic: Two Questions
Replies: 8
Views: 4347

Re: Two Questions

Is it Steve McQueen far left and Charles Bronson far right. ?

As for location ---- the film is a spaghetti western suggesting an Italian influence to the bar, is it Cecchini's . ?