valerierackly
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| 28 Mar 2007 21:17 |
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i'm going to be shifting with the vardo and horses with my dad in a few week so I'll take some as we go and do a bit of a traveller diary.There will ba a few of us shifting together, all with horses and wagons. I'll have to make sure my battey's in my cameras all new.lol
(Valerie ... I have added the pictures that you sent to me to your post here for you. If you have any problems feel free to send the pics to me and I'll resize them for you etc! ... Risha)
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bang30
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| 28 Mar 2007 21:39 |
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well that sounds proper handsome valerie'' i look forword to seeing your picturs and diary! ..proper cushty cuz!
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ps if im passing i might just stop and stay with ya all lol i dont mind sleeping under the wagon lol  |
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valerierackly
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| 07 Apr 2007 21:11 |
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some times when i look aroud I think many people are ashamed to be called gypsys.
why would you hide and pretend you wheren't a romani.
I was looking at a web-site about trailers and it just goes to show how ashamed travellers have become of being seen.
when trailers got going in the 60's the old vickers trailers where the cushti-est think on wheels. I had a look at the trailers as time went on, and up till about the late 80's may be early nineties, travellers where a very proud folki of there gypsy heratage. the trailers where beutiful, they had the best moters and showed them to any-one. They had a style of there own, and wheren't ashamed to show it. You'd never be given a old cheap mug when you visited a traveller back then, you'd be treat like a V.I.P from the minute you drove on the camp. And when you sat down you'd be in the lap of luxury, on beutiful leather couches with big lacey cushions, and axminster carpets deeply under foot.
How times have changed even you on here are saying you wouldn't advertise the fact that your romani, and are a relitive of gypsy's.
Just like a traveller trailer is now just a tourer. with not really any distinguishing features. Ladged to stand out in the crowd. Any wonder people treat us with no rights and like we are to be a shamed, if thats what they see us doing how can they show usbetter respect, We dontseem to have any for ourselves.
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valerierackly
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| 07 Apr 2007 21:54 |
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| i remember when you went to Applebey thered be crome trailers from one end to the other. They'd have there doors open so everyone who went past could see into the best trailer on the fair. Every-bodys was the best on the fair. It wouldn't just be the trailers either it would be every-thing in them as well.There'd never be a thing out of place and thered be all kinds af china and crystal,gypsy people use to shine and gleam from there trailer doors to the dish they washed there selves in.Appleby is the dirtiest place in the world. When its dry the dust chokes you and when its wet you get it every-where, but the trailers made the place gleam when they where on it.lol.if we could get a picture and i know there is loads they would be good to put on here. |
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valerierackly
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| 07 Apr 2007 22:23 |
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Even a Vardo stoves not as good a trailer stove. you can make the bed in a trailer and sit warming your feet off the end of the bed. you can't do that in a wagon. I've tried. And when you woke up in the morning the smell of sticks lighting, aww its cushti. lol. I remember the smell and the sound of the wood lighting like it was this morning. And the smell of cinders.lol. coal was cushti as well but it we wasnt alloew to use it as it melted the formica off when you filled the stove with it.lol. my dad would go divvi and threaten to kill us.lol. |
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nomadbill
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| 09 Apr 2007 23:22 |
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| Sorry to jump on in folki, how about winniebagos? Really big ones with all the extras & luxuries that money can buy, funded by lottery grants to ensure that our culture never dies! Yeah, wouldn't that be great? Take care, the nomad |
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Dinah
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| 10 Apr 2007 17:12 |
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i am as proud of my romany background as anyone else on here and i am not abit ashamed of my roots but if im given a choice as to weather i want to stand out and get mocked or live my life in peace then i chose peace any day .where i live it is not romany friendly ...i lived here for over 30 years and the only thing my neighber as ever said to me was to shout out of his window at me as iwas pegging washing out rag bone and laughingly snigger.
and when ever ther is any romany in the erea they say lock things away.................. i have often gone back to the stopping places to keep my memories fresh and to show my children where i stopped and the storries that came with the places and when my grandchildren are of a age to undestand i will take them and so on .....god willing |
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bang30
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| 10 Apr 2007 20:35 |
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| i loved them old trallers ' if im right the westmond star in the pictour above was more the welsh Gypsys style with loads of crome and the english Gpsys was more plain with not as much crome!!'
they were all lovley big traliers.... i like the roma's but i agree hobbys are just match boxes' .but thats todays style! cushty photos!!
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take care every one' ..bangboy
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bang30
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| 12 Apr 2007 13:38 |
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well my couson gets funny looks when he gos out?
cant think why? he says hes the only Gypsy in the vilage? |
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Dinah
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| 12 Apr 2007 14:28 |
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i think i know your couson his face looks ever so familiar |
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nomadbill
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| 12 Apr 2007 23:55 |
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| Bang, i think i see your cousin down the blue oyster the other night, drinking babycham he was! |
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Bajan
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| 15 Apr 2007 12:22 |
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Hey there Nomadman,
How's life today forya? Trying to figure out what's the red and yellow thingie in your squirrelly tummy? Great purple hat by the way!
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nomadbill
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| 15 Apr 2007 12:26 |
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| Hey Bajan, where u been? We missed you. Red & yellow thingy is my Superman suit beneath my fur..... You like the hat, was a funny night when that piccie was taken! So how was the cricket? Hope u had a great time. Take care, nomad |
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Bajan
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| 15 Apr 2007 12:33 |
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Oh wow... so you can fly! Geez don bread maaaan, cricket was sooooo much fun, but it only lasted till about 1:00pm so everyone was really disappointed about that. The atmosphere was amazing and Kensington Oval looks incredible... we were doing lots of "waves" and my sis and I had rainbow coloured flower lays (don't know how to spell that) round our necks and bright green pompoms for whenever someone got a 4 or outed an Aussie. Lots of times I didn't understand what was going on, no worries, we didn't care. There were loads of Irish fans by where we were in Leprechan hats and beards and the Aussie players were in their little box right next to us so they knew who we were supporting for sure.
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nomadbill
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| 15 Apr 2007 14:07 |
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| Bajan, hmmmm wish i could, right up to the sky, but i can't!! Glad the cricket was a hoot. I'm off to drag me pushbike out and have a cycle along the coast while this uncharacteristic sun is still shining, take care, the nomad |
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bang30
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bang30
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| 04 May 2007 20:49 |
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i got some good dvd's from kennleworth'.. .i got the carlyle drive'..seen some people we know on it'..
some nice things there and the drive looked cushty...bangboy!! |
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valerierackly
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| 01 Jun 2007 17:30 |
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hello, all i'm just popping in to say hello, I am away at the minute, we've shifted a few times this last few week, we are stopping in a vardo, and we're enjoying the lovelyness of the country. we are stopping at devils bridge at the moment, and will be shifting on sunday a bit further along. the weathers nice it has been a bit damp here and there but its been fine and dry this last few days. i'll call back later to say hi when i can, but bye for now.
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victor
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| 21 Jun 2007 23:35 |
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Dear Valerie, it is good to hear from you, you have been epsent for some time, Valerie if you could only know how I wish I would be there with you and your clan, to enjoy the lovelyness of the country side, do you know that I have never in my life have been on Vardo, it must be terrific, at my age I need the country side so much, although my son has a small farm , but it is nothing compared to the U.K. country side, who knows I might visit U.K. in September, in Manchester because there will be a big gathering of Gypsy/Roma there, if i will go then I might also visit the Gypsy, travalers, your friend
Victor.
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nomadbill
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| 22 Jul 2007 02:52 |
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| Hey Victor my friend, i've not been on here much lately - very busy working away at the moment!! Anyway I hope all is well for yourself & your clan and will do my utmost to catch up with you if you make it over to the uk in september. Keep us posted please? The friendly Nomad..... |
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