With a combined age of 361 years, the quartet are preparing for a special exhibition of their artwork on October 5th.
They prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are never too old to learn a new skill or start a new hobby.
When they started lessons on Zoom with art teacher Juli Mobbs, they already had a combined total age of 353 years. I include a picture of the foursome who Juli refers to as the Hardcore Four taken yesterday. There is also four pieces of their artwork. They will have almost 50 on display at the exhibition to which local residents are also being invited.
I have sent a story about the artists to the local Media and the full story will be in the next edition of my Hethersett Herald e-magazine due out towards the end of the week.
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Newsreader on national television: "Due to the petrol crisis, we now have a shortage of salmon. Salmon fishers have been unable to fish as normal. The Government have said that there is no need to panic as there will be enough salmon for everyone."
Scene - A typical house in a typical town.
Husband - "Oi there's a salmon shortage. you'd better get out there and get some."
Wife - "But the Prime Minister says there's plenty for everyone and no need to panic buy."
Husband - "Yeah well he would wouldn't he. We still need to stock up. So get on out there and buy some."
Wife - "But you don't like salmon and we never eat it."
Husband - "That's not the bloody point. If there's a shortage we need to get some."
Wife - "Why?"
Husband - "Don't argue, just go to the supermarket and get as much salmon as you can."
Wife - "But the supermarket is four miles away and we only have enough petrol for three miles."
Husband - "Well you'll have to walk. I must have that salmon."
Five hours later a very flustered wife gets back home.
Wife -"It's carnage out there. I had to queue for three hours."
Husband - "Yeah but did you get the salmon?"
Wife - "There wasn't any and they're not expecting another delivery for a month. But people were talking and they reckon there's going to be a shortage of pork scratchings, so I bought 25 bags.
Husband - "But I don't like pork scratchings."
Wife - "Well you can always swap them for some salmon."
Husband - "But I don't like bloody salmon."
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Following my funny names article here are a couple more that tickled my fancy. My mate John Head gave me Iva Vestoff which is an alternative to Leva Vestoff and Michael from the wonderful courtyard cafe at Wymondham (you rally must try the cheese scones) told me about the army man who has been in the saddle for months - Major Bumsore.
Of course the army brings up many obvious names like Private Number and Private Parts, Colonel Nut, Major Disturbance, General Mayhem and any number more.
Who remembers the comedian Ivor Bigun (I kid you not) who used to appear on the BBC That's Life programme - very often under the name of Doc Cox?
A number of years ago we had an overnight stay in Westleton, Suffolk. The village was having a week of celebrations and it was great to take a bottle of wine and some nibbles onto the village green for the outdoor showing of the classic film "Some Like It Hot."
We went to the local pub for a quiz where the quizmaster turned out to be Ivor Biggun/Doc Cox who incidentally has the real name of Joe Cox. Apparently he released four albums of what have been described as "humorous, smutty songs." He is a member of several pub bands one of which is engagingly entitled Trembling Wheelbarrows.
In the 1960s, he was a member of a band called Nurk Wildebeest and the Mutations. I think you are probably getting the idea that this is a rather weird man. The titles of some of his bands and songs is just too rude for such a straight laced blog as this. If you want to see the titles just read his page on Wikepedia.