
You may recall this museum when I visited in January. Unfortunately it is now closed because of COVID-19, and in fact was due to close in May anyway for a major revamp. So this could be the last view you see of the Museum of Childhood for quite a while. But lets not focus on the sad times, lets focus our attention on having fun and being square! The theme for April Squares is ‘top‘, and we have five idioms, to choose from;
- On Top of the World – summit, crown, peak (tiptop) or uppermost part of something.
- Under the Big Top – topping or covering (or if you are really lucky a circus!)
- Room at the Top – first or highest in position
- Cherry on Top – something made even more wonderful by becoming square
- Top and Tail – or maybe you’d prefer to play around with word combinations such as top dog, top stitch,
top hat, top secret, top knot, top drawer or top dollar!
The main tag is #SquareTops but you may also want to add a second tag using the idiom your square is coming under. My second tag today is ‘Cherry on Top’ as hoping that is what the revamp will do and my third tag is ‘Top and Tail’ in honour of the museum cat in a top hat.
There’s only one rule to Squares your main photograph must be square in shape!
Ah, a museum I’ve so far missed out on: and I too am going down Memory Lane today …https://margaret21.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/and-then-i-toppled-in/
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Think you will probably have to wait until 2022 now to visit unless they delay the refurbishment
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The rate things are going, we might have to wait until 2022 anyway ….
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Trading memories this morning, Becky. Love that top hat! 🙂 🙂
https://restlessjo.me/2020/04/21/life-at-the-top/
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I think everyone is after that hat this morning!
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It would look so good with the cane and the stockings! 🙂 🙂
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lol!
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You’ve got me being naughty again already! 🙂 🙂 Better not let Jude see!
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Well as long as we don’t mention the k word I think we will be ok 😉 @heyjude may not even notice
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She has eyes in the back of her head, that woman! Always ticking me off 😦 😦
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She loves you though xxxx
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too late!! [closes eyes and shakes head…]
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hee hee . . . . but you’re smiling as you do 🙂
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Perhaps it is a bit early for shenanigins? 🙂
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I may have to go back to bed 🥱
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Nope you are meant to be concentrating on boxes today!
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And would hide the ever-growing hair!
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omg yes, I need it already!
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Oh, fab! Did you see any toys you knew?? Here’s mine for to day: https://suejudd.com/2020/04/21/tangled-top-topknot-squaretops-21/
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Quite a few, mainly ones I had coveted as a child!
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Ah, I coveted a Massey Fergusson tractor once upon a time, and a 4-6-4 LMS engine……
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lol! Not sure you will find either of those in the museum!!
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😳
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Love the cat in the hat 🙂
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It actually moves up and down in it! Just wish I got a better shot but light and glass were not working for me that day
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Oh, how cool!
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when it reopens Sue we will have to go to see if the cat is still there!
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It looks so cute!!
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Maybe I should drop them a line to make sure they keep it on display after the revamp!
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Yes!!
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That’s wonderful 🙂
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If at first you don’t succeed –
cheat: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/topiary/
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Intriguing . . . . . .
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It will probably look really nice after the revamp though, something to look forward too. Mine today features an obsession I developed while living in England: https://wp.me/p2owKx-1CI
Cheers, Amy
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A very obsession too! You’ll have to come to Winchester to see in person the photos I have just shared via the link 🙂
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Family was so happy to hear about this!😂
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I love old toys. We brought a vintage toy in a market in Spain. Fun 🙂
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You’d love this museum then, they have toys from around the world as well as going back centuries!
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Great perspective!
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Thank you 🙂 took me ages to find the right spot!
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Your mall looks exactly like ours. Same builder you think?
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hee hee, well this was built in the mid 19th century!
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Did you see any toys you used to own?
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yes 🙂 but mostly ones I coveted!!
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Hard to believe that we’re three weeks in and I think that this is my first “on Top of snow” post:
https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2020/04/21/shadows-on-top-of-the-snow/
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We’ve had very few snow tops, quite extraordinary
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