I used to socialize in the west end of London when I was young. The place where it was all happening, the place to be. Shopping in Biba’s boutique, having my hair done at Vidal Sassoon, hanging out in Carnaby Street.
On the 5th July 1969 we were hanging out near Hyde Park [...]

I have decided to blog about something completely different.
I used to make puppets! 
Yes me, and my niece Sindie, made puppets and sold them from the web.   Sindie used to make and sew all the skins and I used to build them.  It was hard work.  I always ached after a three or four hour [...]

It was July 1951, the house was in a turmoil with people buzzing around. All four of us younger girls were washed clean and waiting in line. We had another little girl with us too, making five in all. Wendy wasn’t our sister, but was about to become related by marriage. [...]

Back in the 60’s, I worked in central London. Not far from all the law courts, and right next to Bow Street Police Station. On the flip side, I was surrounded by all the major theatres and immediately across the road was the back entrance of The Drury Lane Theatre. It was [...]

I found this meme on Kathy’s blog ‘The Junk Drawer’ and just had to have a go at it.

The Concept:
This Meme is all about the Mosaic Collage that you are about to build by answering the questions in this meme by using pictures! So here we go:
1. Type your answer to each of the [...]

I’m going to have a good old moan today!
My last post was welcoming our summer right? It was a good summer, not the summer of ‘69, but a good summer.
Notice the past tense used in the previous sentence. Yes, it was deliberate. Just four days later, with the temperature slowly dropping by [...]

I have been tagged by Drowsey Monkey for this meme. I have to list six quirky things about myself. Here goes, and I hope you’re not too put off by them ;O)
Here are the Rules:
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular [...]

Mo handed me the envelope. “This is for you” she said. I was so excited, while I was opening it. I was careful not to spoil the envelope. After all, this had come all the way from Bethlehem. Not the Bethlehem that automatically springs to mind, [...]

It was a warm summer evening, back in the early 60’s. My sister and I boarded an almost empty train. A ’semi fast’ train, which meant that it stopped at selected stations along the route, and not all of them. We were later to become very glad that it [...]