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Rusty
I am curious to know why you would think a carvery would be a tattoo shop, or it it a joke I don't get ?
Anyway I am off here in a bit. Enjoy the rest of the evening.

Elle replied while I was typing. Night all

Night Jazzy!

Night Elle,
Tell rusty carvery is in Chambers (under carve)
Still not sure when or if he is joking.
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Elle, this is me serious, honest!
I have never heard of a carvery, Toby or otherwise.
In the mists of time I vaguely remember Toby beer, and it was awful!
Now, on looking at Jazzgirl's link, it appears to be a good choice. I would not go to one though. A quick bacon roll does me. Now, why I thought it was a tattoo shop?
In my town there are several of these places, and tanning shops, often side by side. Usually with exotic names. Often called "parlours"!
Carvery suggested tattooing to me.
A quick rough and ready tattoo can be done with a very sharp knife and some dye, I have been told.
I was never any good at Scrabble! Cards were more my thing. My wallet is stamped " real leather", so not sure about the nappa bit.
They also sell cowhides! Handy if you are near a waterfall!
Apparently folk buy them and use them as floor rugs?
The nights are drawing in here.
Did I mention ASDA have snow shovels on display today?
Maybe they know something we dont!

Hi, Rusty!
Mind you, if you'd been in the Toby Carvery where we were today (not our 'local' one but the one near the garden centre) you would have been forgiven for thinking it a tattoo parlour........!
The boys' eyes were nearly out on stalks, as the couple sat behind us were indeed highly 'decorated' with tattoos! almost on every visible available space ( and goodness knows where else that we couldn't see!) Very lurid!
Now for a strange coincidence........you remember yesterday, we were talking about Tyneham , the "ghost" village? I was just watching "Eggheads" (which I 'd recorded from earlier this evening) and guess what? One of the questions was which county was Tyneham in?!
Maybe you should stock up on cowhides? you never know when one might come in handy next time you encounter a waterfall??

Elle!
You used the word "parlour"!
They call them that here, too!
I dislike tattoos, except Edinburgh's. I like that.
I think though, that carvery is not well known up here.
It is new to me, at least. Is there a connection between carvery and cutlery? They sound linked? Carve/cut?
I would have guessed Northumberland for Tyneham.
Have you visited Vindolanda there?
I hope to go one day. It's a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall. Possibly an outpost of the 4th cohort of Gaul.
Plenty history there!
We have a wall up here, too. Antonine's.
Not so well known though.

Rusty, I hate tattoos, too!
When our son was in the Merchant Navy, he was inveigled into having several tattoos done - they look hideous and I'm sure that he must regret them now that he's in hotel management!
Tyneham is in Dorset.
I hadn't heard of Vindolanda, but then I have never been to Hadrian's Wall. Hopefully, I might remedy that omission one day.
I've also never heard of Antonine's Wall? Whereabouts is that? Near you?
Time for bed soon... I shall probably have nightmares about tattoo parlours........

Elle, all these footballers tattoos are dreadful.
Vindolanda is well known. I am much surprised a knowledgeable person like you has not heard of it.
A lot of it is still preserved.
Well worth a visit.
Antonine's Wall runs between the Forth and Clyde valleys. A good bit South of me.
It is supposedly the furthest North the Romans came.
It was built to keep the Picts from moving South.
But....there is a school of thought, which I do not believe, that says Pontius Pilate was born North of the Wall, at Fortingall in Glen Lyon. Takes a bit of believing though! Though what can be believed, at Fortingall, is that in the churchyard there, is a yew tree, which is thought to be 5,000 years old.
So...still a bit of history at Fortingall!
Any plans before the young men go home?

Morning, Rusty!
I always thought that Pontius Pilate was born in Rome?
I shall look up Fortingall shortly.....
It is fell dreich so far today!
If it continues to rain heavily, I think for a while it will be board games or Snap or "Strip Jack Naked" (do you know that card game?)
I must buy "Happy Families" - we did have a pack but I cannot find it.
They do have wellies and macks here, but the rain needs to lessen at least a little bit before we venture out.
We promised to take them to MacDonalds for lunch!
What have you got planned for today? Are you meeting one or more of the girls?
I hope it's not as wet where you are?