Floats and nets - Collecting Tiki

A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Fri, Jun 14, 2002 3:31 AM Coz I was born and raised in the Orkneys (far north coast of Scotland) we had green glass floats hanging in our house when I was a child, my mum had got them from her granny's house and my mum remembers as a child they used to wash up on the beach regularly coz they were still being used by fishermen and she used to smash them coz it was great fun. But she did add that if granny'O'eldego caught her smashing floats she'd get a good hiding. I think the floats are some where in my dads shed still, hmm next time I'm home I'll have to go searching.

Coz I was born and raised in the Orkneys (far north coast of Scotland) we had green glass floats hanging in our house when I was a child, my mum had got them from her granny's house and my mum remembers as a child they used to wash up on the beach regularly coz they were still being used by fishermen and she used to smash them coz it was great fun. But she did add that if granny'O'eldego caught her smashing floats she'd get a good hiding.
I think the floats are some where in my dads shed still, hmm next time I'm home I'll have to go searching.

Post #2281 by atomictonytiki on Fri, Jun 14, 2002 3:31 AM