Comments on: Poor Mary http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Thu, 17 May 2012 07:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4223 Grannymar Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:54:48 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4223 Magpie 11 welcome on board. Your question about the phrase 'Three jumps at the cupboard door' is one I often heard my late husband use. He learned it from his mother. It was used in answer to the well sung chant "What's for dinner Ma? The quick answer 'Three jumps at the cupboard door' meant any of the following: "Away out and play or there will be no dinner!" "Stop annoying me or you will have to make it yourself!" "You will have to jump up to the cupboard and see what you can reach!" Magpie 11 welcome on board.

Your question about the phrase ‘Three jumps at the cupboard door’ is one I often heard my late husband use. He learned it from his mother. It was used in answer to the well sung chant “What’s for dinner Ma?

The quick answer ‘Three jumps at the cupboard door’ meant any of the following:

“Away out and play or there will be no dinner!”
“Stop annoying me or you will have to make it yourself!”
“You will have to jump up to the cupboard and see what you can reach!”

]]> By: Magpie 11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4217 Magpie 11 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:02:20 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4217 Sorry to butt in like this but...I have been trying ot find the origins of a saying of my Grandmoter's... Q, What's for lunch Grannie? Her answer Three Jumps at the cupboard door The only reference I could find was by Grannymar on another site which led me here. Can you help? Sorry to butt in like this but…I have been trying ot find the origins of a saying of my Grandmoter’s…
Q, What’s for lunch Grannie?

Her answer Three Jumps at the cupboard door

The only reference I could find was by Grannymar on another site which led me here.

Can you help?

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4047 Grannymar Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:50:28 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4047 I never liked spin the bottle. I liked to decide myself who I kissed! I never liked spin the bottle. I liked to decide myself who I kissed!

]]> By: Dorothy Stahlnecker http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4043 Dorothy Stahlnecker Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:56:31 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4043 Hide and Seek..still do with my grandchildren, London Bridges, and Leap Frog..and oh later in life....spin the bottle. It was the best... Don't share the later with my girls..however, heard my 13 year old grandson have that issue recently at a Halloween party. My daughter was mortified and said she'd never have another one as the kids were too darn aggressive..wanted her 18 and 19 year old to join in..these kids were only 12 and 13...imagine..the girls we're chaperoning for my daughter and couldn't believe their ears.. what next? The party was disbanded.... Dorothy from grammology remember to call your gram www.grammology.com Hide and Seek..still do with my grandchildren, London Bridges, and Leap Frog..and oh later in life….spin the bottle. It was the best… Don’t share the later with my girls..however, heard my 13 year old grandson have that issue recently at a Halloween party. My daughter was mortified and said she’d never have another one as the kids were too darn aggressive..wanted her 18 and 19 year old to join in..these kids were only 12 and 13…imagine..the girls we’re chaperoning for my daughter and couldn’t believe their ears.. what next? The party was disbanded….

Dorothy from grammology
remember to call your gram
http://www.grammology.com

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4021 steph Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:25:39 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4021 I promise to do some skipping tomorrow at half-time ;-) I promise to do some skipping tomorrow at half-time ;-)

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4020 steph Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:22:26 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4020 Yes thanks, I'd a lovely lazy afternoon in front of television though the Ireland v Italy game was a big disappointment, despite our win. The England v Wales match was much more lively and had a surprise finish with Wales giving England a big shock. Tomorrow is Scotland v France which I shall also watch as Ireland meet France next weekend. Blogging got the boot today! Yes thanks, I’d a lovely lazy afternoon in front of television though the Ireland v Italy game was a big disappointment, despite our win. The England v Wales match was much more lively and had a surprise finish with Wales giving England a big shock. Tomorrow is Scotland v France which I shall also watch as Ireland meet France next weekend. Blogging got the boot today!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4019 Grannymar Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:20:46 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4019 Chris Dip, dip, dip is a new one to me. All these games were played outdoors and not in front of a TV or computer screen. Chris Dip, dip, dip is a new one to me. All these games were played outdoors and not in front of a TV or computer screen.

]]> By: chrisb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4018 chrisb Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:14:21 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4018 Grannymar you have just taken me back to my childhood: these are a couple that come to mind.... Dip, dip, dip My blue ship Sailing on the water Like a cup and saucer Dip, dip, dip I wrote a letter to my mother, on the way I dropped it And one of you has picked it up and put it in your pocket. Not you, not you, not you, not you....... Grannymar you have just taken me back to my childhood: these are a couple that come to mind….
Dip, dip, dip
My blue ship
Sailing on the water
Like a cup and saucer
Dip, dip, dip

I wrote a letter to my mother, on the way I dropped it
And one of you has picked it up and put it in your pocket.
Not you, not you, not you, not you…….

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4017 Grannymar Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:07:18 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4017 Steph you had bean bags before Beanies! We were never allowed trikes or bikes, daddy said they were dangerous. I remember having fun with the long ropes and the line waiting for a turn to skip. Did you enjoy the Ireland Italy 6 Nations game today? I heard the result but spent most of the day on the phone so have no idea if it was an exciting match. Steph you had bean bags before Beanies! We were never allowed trikes or bikes, daddy said they were dangerous. I remember having fun with the long ropes and the line waiting for a turn to skip.

Did you enjoy the Ireland Italy 6 Nations game today? I heard the result but spent most of the day on the phone so have no idea if it was an exciting match.

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4016 steph Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:56:33 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/02/02/poor-mary/#comment-4016 Grannymar - I remember playing some game with small homemade bags filled with rice/beans (it wasn't hopscotch 'cos we used stones for that) but I can't for the life of me remember what the game was? :-( We also did lots of skipping in the school yard with a large rope where you had to queue up then run in, skip to a rhyme and run out again. If you got tripped up you had to take your turn at turning the rope. The best fun I remember as a kid was adventures on my large wheeled trike. My twin brother and I used to use clothes pegs to attach squares of cardboard to the spokes to make a noise like an engine. I remember clearly going around corners on two wheels! Grannymar - I remember playing some game with small homemade bags filled with rice/beans (it wasn’t hopscotch ‘cos we used stones for that) but I can’t for the life of me remember what the game was? :-(

We also did lots of skipping in the school yard with a large rope where you had to queue up then run in, skip to a rhyme and run out again. If you got tripped up you had to take your turn at turning the rope.

The best fun I remember as a kid was adventures on my large wheeled trike. My twin brother and I used to use clothes pegs to attach squares of cardboard to the spokes to make a noise like an engine. I remember clearly going around corners on two wheels!

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