WE’RE OPEN & BIG DOG GUSSY HIMSELF IS WORKING THE KIOSK 11AM-4PM THIS WEEKEND. GO SAY HELLO TO THE GUVNOR, BUY A COFFEE, A CAKE, OR AN ICE CREAM IF YOU’RE ON THE WILD SIDE.
THE PARK PATHS ARE QUIET. BLACK ICE ON THE GROUND. NO CHARM BELLS FROM THE ICE CREAM VAN. NO BIKE BELLS RINGING LOUD. THE WINTER DAYS KEEP COMING, LIKE A NEVER ENDING SONG. OH SPRING PLEASE HURRY WON’T YOU? WE’VE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG.
ON A SNOWY WINTERS DAY IN 2010: GUSSY, INEZ, OLLY & CHLOE WALKED OUT THEIR FRONT DOOR AND CROSSED THE ROAD TO CLITTERHOUSE PLAYING FIELDS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN. HERE ARE SOME STILLS FROM THE VHS FAMILY VIDEO. NOW GUSSY & FAMILY WORK TOGETHER AT
JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26TH 4-5.30PM FOR THE FESTIVE LIGHTS SWITCH ON IN CLAREMONT PARK NW2. WE’RE ON THE MULLED WINE, MINCE PIES + HOT CHOCCYS. OOMPAH BRASS AND CAROL SINGERS ARE ON THE TUNES. SANTA AND HIS ELVES ARE ON THE VIBE CHECK
INEZ, BABY CHLOE + COUSINS AT THE OG GUSSY’S ICE CREAM VAN ON OUR LOCAL CLITTERHOUSE PLAYING FIELDS BACK IN 2001. HOLLYWOOD I MEAN CRICKLEWOOD ROYALTY SOME MAY SAY. OVER 20 YEARS LATER AND WE’RE STILL SERVING UP MR WHIPPYS ONLY A FEW BABY
WARNING: ICE CREAM SO DELICIOUS U MAY END UP WITH IT ALL OVER YOUR FACE. EXTREMELY CUTE IF YOU’RE A SMALL CHILD. NOT SO CUTE IF YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A SAID SMALL CHILD OF YOUR OWN. PROCEED TO THE FRONT OF THE GUSSYS QUEUE WITH CAUTIO
HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY TO THE PRINCE OF GUSSYS, OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER OLI. IT FEELS LIKE ONLY ONE SECOND AGO THAT YOU WERE BORN AND WE GAVE YOU YOUR NAME. WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE KIND, FUNNY & WISE YOUNG MAN YOU HAVE GROWN INTO. YOU CAN HAVE TODAY
DOGS OF THE MONTH FROM THE GARDEN OF GUSSYS: MILO. DAISY. JAKE. CODY. ICY. WE LUV U PUPS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EVERYONES FAVOURITE GAFFER AND THE LIGHT OF OUR LIVES. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH GUSSY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. LOVE INEZ, CHLOE, OLLY & JAIYA ♥️
IMPORTANT OPENING HOURS + CHESS CLUB UPDATE: DUE TO THE CHANGE OF SEASON AND THE END OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS… 🍦 OUR GENERAL OPENING HOURS ARE NOW MON-FRI CLOSED SAT + SUN 11AM-6PM (WEATHER PERMITTING) ♟️CHESS CLUB WILL NOW BE ON *SATURDA
LAST WEEK OF THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. DON’T CRY BECAUSE ITS OVER, SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED. WE’LL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON IN YOUR TIES AND ALL.
ROUND IN CIRCLES TURN THE TRICYCLE WHEELS AROUND THE GARDEN OF GUSSYS. OUR KIDS ARE LOUD BUT NOT TOO FUSSY. SCHOOL TIES AND HOODIES AND CHEEKS FORMED INTO SMILES. WE’VE WATCHED THEM ALL GROW COS WE’VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE.
SLUSH SEASON IS UPON US, BUT IT WONT LAST FOREVER. SOON WE’LL BE RETURNING TO SLEIGH BELLS + SNOW BALLS. COME AND FREEZE YOUR INSIDES WITH A £3 GUSSYS SLUSH PUPPY WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A CHOICE.
WE’VE BEEN TOLD OUR £6 JUMBO HOT DOGS ARE LIKE “THE OLD SCHOOL ‘PROPER’ HOT DOGS” AND WE CAN’T SAY WE DISAGREE. COME AND GRAB ONE BEFORE WE EAT THEM ALL.
THE GARDEN OF GUSSYS IS WHERE OUR CHILDREN ROAM. IN NW2 THEY CALL IT THEIR HOME. GRASS STAINED TROUSERS AND BUBBLEGUM SAUCE HANDS, STICKY LIKE THEIR FINGERS, THEIR FEET STAY ON THE GROUND.
‘MR WHIPPY’. ‘SOFT WHIP’. ‘SOFT SERVE’. ‘FLAKE 99’. ‘A 99’. ‘VANILLA CONE’. ‘CORNET’ WHATEVER YOU CALL IT - IT REMAINS ON THE MENU. £3 IN A WAFER CONE. £4
THE DOG DAYS ARE NOT OVER YET
JUMBO BEEF HOTDOGS ON THE MENU AT GUSSYS. HALAL AND KOSHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE. £6. BOSH.