Loaf's top sibling schemes
Posted 05 July 2013
Remember we asked you to tell us what the coolest thing you had ever created with a sibling was?...
Remember we asked you to tell us what the coolest thing you had ever created with a sibling was? And we promised to send the winner a tasty crate of Jimmy's iced coffee?
Well we've finally picked a winner!
We just loved Suzanne's story and we hope it will bring the same smile to your faces that it brought to us Loafers when we read it.
"My siblings and I were lucky enough to spend our
summers on the stunning East Portlemouth beach, opposite Salcombe,
in Devon. Each day we would pack up our parents rucksack with
flippers, snorkels and the essential 'changing towel' (a hideous
floral print, orange and yellow towel that had been fashioned into
a changing 'tent' thanks to an elasticated neck opening - this was
the 1970s don't forget) and would head off from our campsite to the
beach for another day making race cars and boats in the sand and
queuing up for ice creams and fish and chips for supper.
Each year we would collect all the driftwood, shells and
bits of rope lying around the beach and rockpools and tie them into
a bundle. This bundle became our 'puppy' for the holiday,
affectionately named Fido. A longer piece of discarded string was
then attached to Fido, giving him the all important lead. Fido
spent the whole holiday being 'walked' to and from the campsite and
the beach, and tied up outside the tent at night, before being left
on the beach when we departed to come home ("There's no space in
the car for Fido" according to Dad).
My siblings and I are now in our late 30s and 40s and
still talk with great devotion about Fido. You could say the best
thing I have ever created with my siblings was Fido but it was also
the great British beach holiday memories we created too.
The lovely thing is I now take my children to exactly the same beach and we do exactly the same thing although the bundle is never called Fido as there was only ever one Fido!!"
Here's a few more of our favourites to give you a good giggle and heartwarming grin.
"My sister, and I, were obsessive 'Star Wars' fans as kids and we watched one of the trilogy films every weekend for nearly 2 years. We decided to 're-create' the entire script of 'The Return of the Jedi' with some 'improvements' from memory and send it to George Lucas."
"A double match! Yes, I introduced my brother to his wife of 30 years, and in the same year he introduced me to my husband of 30 years. We got married within a few months of each other and had our daughters within a few months of each other. We've lived happily ever after!"
"I'm not sure if I am embarrassed or proud to admit that the coolest thing I have created with my younger sister was 28 years ago...She came home from her boyfriends with an amazing recipe for fake poo. Shred brown paper into a blender with water and vinegar, scoop out and mould into desired size / shape. Bingo! Endless practical joke time. If abandoned moist / wet in discreet places they are unbelievably authentic and caused much shock and stress amongst our family and friends!. There, I have confessed all!"
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Here's to many more super sibling schemes. x
Remember we asked you to tell us what the coolest thing you had ever created with a sibling was?...
Remember we asked you to tell us what the coolest thing you had ever created with a sibling was? And we promised to send the winner a tasty crate of Jimmy's iced coffee?
Well we've finally picked a winner!
We just loved Suzanne's story and we hope it will bring the same smile to your faces that it brought to us Loafers when we read it.
"My siblings and I were lucky enough to spend our
summers on the stunning East Portlemouth beach, opposite Salcombe,
in Devon. Each day we would pack up our parents rucksack with
flippers, snorkels and the essential 'changing towel' (a hideous
floral print, orange and yellow towel that had been fashioned into
a changing 'tent' thanks to an elasticated neck opening - this was
the 1970s don't forget) and would head off from our campsite to the
beach for another day making race cars and boats in the sand and
queuing up for ice creams and fish and chips for supper.
Each year we would collect all the driftwood, shells and
bits of rope lying around the beach and rockpools and tie them into
a bundle. This bundle became our 'puppy' for the holiday,
affectionately named Fido. A longer piece of discarded string was
then attached to Fido, giving him the all important lead. Fido
spent the whole holiday being 'walked' to and from the campsite and
the beach, and tied up outside the tent at night, before being left
on the beach when we departed to come home ("There's no space in
the car for Fido" according to Dad).
My siblings and I are now in our late 30s and 40s and
still talk with great devotion about Fido. You could say the best
thing I have ever created with my siblings was Fido but it was also
the great British beach holiday memories we created too.
The lovely thing is I now take my children to exactly the same beach and we do exactly the same thing although the bundle is never called Fido as there was only ever one Fido!!"
Here's a few more of our favourites to give you a good giggle and heartwarming grin.
"My sister, and I, were obsessive 'Star Wars' fans as kids and we watched one of the trilogy films every weekend for nearly 2 years. We decided to 're-create' the entire script of 'The Return of the Jedi' with some 'improvements' from memory and send it to George Lucas."
"A double match! Yes, I introduced my brother to his wife of 30 years, and in the same year he introduced me to my husband of 30 years. We got married within a few months of each other and had our daughters within a few months of each other. We've lived happily ever after!"
"I'm not sure if I am embarrassed or proud to admit that the coolest thing I have created with my younger sister was 28 years ago...She came home from her boyfriends with an amazing recipe for fake poo. Shred brown paper into a blender with water and vinegar, scoop out and mould into desired size / shape. Bingo! Endless practical joke time. If abandoned moist / wet in discreet places they are unbelievably authentic and caused much shock and stress amongst our family and friends!. There, I have confessed all!"
Thank you to everyone who entered.
Here's to many more super sibling schemes. x