Velda is a legend! She is one of the heart

and soul’s from Hackney Wick and has kindly agreed to bring her very own
produce to the ‘Wick Curiosity Shop’…HER VOICE!

From spending time with Velda it is clear
she likes a party and sing a long when she was invited to sing at Wick
Curiosity Shop it was not too hard to persuade her!

She will sing a couple of old timer
classics that are close to her heart, music she listened to as young lass out
and about in the Wick.

Velda will introduce the music quiz with a
tune.

Posted in Blog on September 24, 2008 11:47 by Polly Brannan

Posted in Blog on September 24, 2008 02:57 by Hilary Powell

The Mobile Porch is getting dressed for the occasion.

First a thin layer of paper, then a layer of paint (yet to come).

Posted in Blog on September 23, 2008 18:10 by Andreas Lang

I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts…
Down at an english fair one evening I was there
When I heard a showman shouting underneath the flair
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
There they are all standing in a row
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist
That’s what the showman said
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands my wife, the idol of me life
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitchRoll a bowl a ball, roll a bowl a ball
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts (they’re lovely)
There they are all standing in a row (one, two, three, four)
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head (and bigger)
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist
That’s what the showman said
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich
There stands my wife, the idol of me life
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch (all together now)
Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch

Roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch
Roll a bowl a ball, roll a bowl a ball
Singing roll a bowl a ball a penny a pitch

Posted in Blog on September 19, 2008 11:28 by Polly Brannan

Just a small section of the Pudding Mill River factory in Hackney.
The Elder Flower Champagne area.

Posted in Blog on September 17, 2008 15:42 by Andreas Lang

Posted in Blog on August 27, 2008 19:08 by Polly Brannan

Last weekend's walk took in some of the rapidly changing views from the nearby Greenway over the Olympic Park - the cranes are multiplying! There was a small group of us and plenty of opportunity to chat about the area as we tucked into blackberry cakes and cordial provided by PUDDING MILL RIVER and searched for apples. The blackberries were harder to come by but what was gathered was kindly donated to PUDDING MILL RIVER - to produce more cakes and cordial for the next event! (see 'time for tea' posting). We found a plum orchard with one plum left, rosehips not quite ready for picking and lots of hawthorn berries for some experiments in 'hedgerow jam' making.
Steve from the edible forest garden (one of the Wick Curiosity Shop contributors) got stuck into to seeking out new harvests and came back with our first sample of Wick Rocket growing near the canal.

Posted in Blog on August 27, 2008 18:58 by Hilary Powell

The Mobile Porch had its first outing onto the green on the Eastway as the Wick Curiosity Shop was launched with an evening of socialising with some fine Pudding Mill River local, wild produce and impromtu performances and presentations.
Charlie from Manor Garden Allotments (http://www.lifeisland.org) brought along some samples of their produce as did Steve Dowding of the Hackney Tree Nursery and Edible Forest Garden (http://clubplan.org/CMS/page.asp?org=2673&id=564)

Posted in Blog on August 6, 2008 15:14 by Polly Brannan