I was in Birmingham last weekend, sitting in a garden, when I heard a terrible wailing from the street outside. The people I was with were vaguely irritated, but not at all alarmed. They saw my puzzled face, and explained the noise was the trumpet the rag and bone man blew. He was a regular, and not a popular, visitor. He had a van, not a horse. Maybe that was where he was going wrong.
There was recent article in the Daily Express which extolled the benefits of the resurgent rag and bone man with horse; the horse apparently encouraging people to recycle in France. Maybe someone should give Mr Birmingham Rag-and-Bone a copy of the article. Charm might be the way to go.
Thanks to Rosemary Hall for telling me about this.
6 comments:
More eco friendly than a van too!
Hmm...maybe I should get a cart for Dylan & we could go around collecting vintage treasures! :-)
Ah yes - I have got used to it, working from home, but it freaked out my other half the other day!
If you're in Bham again you should have a meetup for followers of your blog!
Liz
CCC - yes. I really think that's the way to go. Seriously.
Libro - are you anywhere near Northfield? That's where I was! Next time I'm in Birmingham I'll be in touch.
Jane - I'm in Kings Heath - not too far away and there's a bus between the two. Would be lovely to meet you!
-- Liz
Ours, also sans horse, rings a large bell. I keep expecting him to let rip with "Bring out your dead" at any moment!
A bell must be a lot more harmonious than the trumpet. I feel quite left out now. Are rag and bone men a purely urban phenomenon?
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