bonniemarbles Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 We tried to keep our spirits up while not seeing anyone this Xmas, but I didn't know it would be this hard. We all either called or texted ea. other, opened our Fed X boxes while on the phone, gave congrats to the newly engaged grandson & girlfriend, . & thanked ea. other for the new fridge we got for ourselves....& it was 12:15 -no grandkids to play toys with, no dinner to gather around- this pandemic sucks !!! 👎.... Bill turned to basket ball & I got out marbles. I started putting together look-alike marbles & after a while I had eaten up 3 hours looking through marbles by every company & had forgotten to feel sorry for myself, another reason to be thankful for having discovered marbles. Here's what I came up with....I hope you all found ways to get through this season: be safe, & hope for a better year for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 25, 2020 Report Share Posted December 25, 2020 A quiet Christmas here too which I am used to. I made a couple of phone calls. Got a care package from England ... with treats the family thought I might not have seen here. I wish I had let them know that I was curious to try "spotted dick". They did send me some "mushy peas", which I had earlier expressed curiosity about. (In case you were unaware, there are marbles called spotted dicks ... but it's also an English pudding.) I haven't had tried the mushy peas yet. I had some teas and some jelly babies and other treats. Here are the spotted dicks I got in the heartwarming Advent present which a small army of marble collectors sent me last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniemarbles Posted December 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 well, I don't think I'll add them to my collection, I don't want to dodge the question when one of my grandkid asks "What's this one called, Grandma?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 How about using "Spotted Richard". Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Berryb said: How about using "Spotted Richard". Thanks Bruce Actually I like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 26, 2020 Report Share Posted December 26, 2020 Took me a second Bruce " good one " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 What can you tell me about the marble at 11 o'clock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 A few years back the wife and I found some cans of “Spotted Dick with Cream” at the local grocery store. We were laughing so hard people were giving us weird looks🤣🤣 and no, we didn’t buy a can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 16 hours ago, Alan said: What can you tell me about the marble at 11 o'clock? They look like Champion New Old Fashions to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 The two pink, purple, lavender at 11 o:clock are mid to late 1990's Champions. They gave two cases of these away by the handful at one of the early Cairo marble shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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