tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post8721195071561325178..comments2024-03-27T00:38:57.402+00:00Comments on Small Scale World: N is for Not Butter Nut!Hugh Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-31534756699470520322015-12-03T19:55:31.824+00:002015-12-03T19:55:31.824+00:00There are definitely some advantages to living in ...There are definitely some advantages to living in a big city, but over here even the small mom-&-pop corner stores had toys in them. Not many toys, but something to keep the kiddies (like me) entertained.Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-86315283671349764142015-12-03T18:31:25.379+00:002015-12-03T18:31:25.379+00:00Our first 'supermarket' was the Key Market...Our first 'supermarket' was the Key Market in the teeming metropolis (not!) of Farnham, it was a glorified grocers with strip-lighting and a shiny floor! No Toys, cheap or otherwise!!!Hugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-6268767908356726322015-11-29T01:48:31.609+00:002015-11-29T01:48:31.609+00:00I grew up in what is today called a 'mixed use...I grew up in what is today called a 'mixed use' neighborhood in the inner city. That means it wasn't only residential but there were enough essential businesses to make it comfortable to live - no long commutes like those guys livin' in the 'burbs. We had a supermarket (minuscule by today's standards but it served us well) and a Rexall drug store right across the street Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-49233398724717049782015-11-29T01:21:33.993+00:002015-11-29T01:21:33.993+00:00Because we were the rural middle class we weren...Because we were the rural middle class we weren't allowed HK either! The Swoppets were too posh and expensive, the HK was too cheap and 'down market' so we were restricted to Timpo and Airfix with a bag of Lone Star, Crescent and HK herald we got at a Church Fête! I'm sure that's why I have an unnatural affinity with HK stuff now...Doh!<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-18160542126068986442015-11-28T20:19:38.266+00:002015-11-28T20:19:38.266+00:00Thank goodness for plain old fashion Little Green ...Thank goodness for plain old fashion Little Green Army Men. Buy 'em by the bag full and save!Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-38082765879866895122015-11-28T16:54:52.372+00:002015-11-28T16:54:52.372+00:00But they were expensive Ed - For the suburban midd...But they were expensive Ed - For the suburban middle-classes! We only had four, two 2nd series cowboys (sitting Mexican and standing with the twig/prickly pear on his base) with two Indians and Mum made sure we looked after them!<br /><br />HHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-794332685653784854.post-54387912125069985252015-11-28T16:14:26.147+00:002015-11-28T16:14:26.147+00:00Britains ACW figures were excellent and their cava...Britains ACW figures were excellent and their cavalry was the best for its time. Too bad American companies didn't offer much by way of pre-painted figures. True, Marx did have its Warriors of The World but the line was very limited.Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.com