Vimto Days

THE TRIPE SHOP, WAS THE U.C.P. ON BRUNSWICK STREET, NEAR UPPER BROOK STREET, I USED HAVE TO GO FOR MY MOTHER, WE LIVED IN CURRY STREET, JUST OFF ADDISON STREET, BACK OF BRUNSWICK STREET, SHE MADE ME GO FOR COW HEEL AND TRIPE, IN VINEGAR. --YUCK IT MADE ME SICK JUST LOOKING AT IT. BUT WHEN SHE WAS SOBER, SHE LOVED THAT RUBBISH., AND I HAD TO GO TO CAKE SHOP ON RUSHOLME ROAD FOR A BAG OF BROKEN BISCUITS, A TANNER, SIXPENCE, AND THEY WERE BIG BAGS, WHEN SHE WASENT LOOKING ME AND MY BROTHERS WOULD NICK A FEW, AND LEG,DOWN THE ENTRY, EATING AS WE WERE RUNNING, BUT ARDWICK WAS THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH, LOVED IT DESPITE MY MOTHER BEING ALKI , AND CRACKERS, SHE DID AS THE YEARS ROLLED BY, GAVE UP DRINKING, IM AFRAID I STAYED AWAY FROM HER FOR YEARS, AND WOULD NOT LET HER NEAR MY CHILDREN, TO SHE SORTED HERSELF OUT, THANKFULLY, AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS SHE, MADE IT, SHE COULD BE A NICE PERSON, WHEN SHE WAS SOBER, UNFORTUNATLEY, MY BROTHERS AND I NEVER SAW HER SOBER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, BUT WE NEVER LET IT GET US DOWN, BUT SADLY 2 OF MY BROTHERS, BRIAN AND PETER, ENDED UP ALKI, AS DID MY SISTER MARY, BLESS HER HEART, SHE BATTLED AND WON, SHES BEEN DRY MANY YEARS NOW, LOVE HER TOO BITS, BRIAN DECEASED, I LIVE NOT FAR FROM OUR PAUL, WE CHAT CONSTANTLY. HES A GOOD UN, WELL ARDWICKIANS,TAKE CARE, STAY SAFE, KEEP SMILING. SEE YA AGAIN,, ARDWICK ANDY.