nostalgia
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A while ago, on my blog, I took a trip down memory lane and highlighted songs that hold special meaning to me. I thought I’d revisit those memories over the next few weeks. When I heard The Mamas and The Papas California Dreamin’ on the radio recently, I was reminded of winters at home when
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When I was about five years old, my father bought me my first comic. It was called Twinkle (which ran from 1968-1999) and came out weekly. I thought it was wonderful. Dad had a paper delivered daily and set up a weekly order for Twinkle as I was so taken with it. I loved the
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I heard it on the radio When it came to radio stations, my father and I clashed. He was a big BBC Radio Two fan and would always listen to the breakfast show. As a teenager I thought it too dated, but it was Dad’s radio, so who was I to argue? Luckily, he had
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Mum’s Seriously Scrumptious Sponge I always loved it when Mum said she was going to make a sponge – especially the licking out the bowl part. I remember how she would sit me on the work top and I’d run my fingers round the bowl and then slurp the gooey mixture from my fingers. Then,
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School Visits During my secondary school days, in the 1980s, we had two celebrity visitors. The first was Margaret Thatcher. I remember the buzz of excitement in the school in the days leading up to her visit. The Prime Minister was coming to our school! In little old Newbury. My mother and father thought Maggie
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This series of Funny of the Week is one of nostalgia, taking a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old. Though, you wouldn’t see any ads like these now. It just shows how times have moved on and certainly for the better. If you missed part one, click here. Here are parts two
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Just before my grandad died, he said to me, “Don’t ever grow up. I never have.” He was 93 years old and I was 36. Everyone thinks their grandad is special and mine certainly was. Father to six and grandfather to ten, he had such a way with children, always coming up with fun ideas
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This series of Funny of the Week is one of nostalgia, taking a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old. Though, you wouldn’t see any ads like these now. It just shows how times have moved on and certainly for the better. If you missed part one, click here. Here are parts two
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Lady in Red When I was fourteen, we used to visit my nan most Sundays. She lived a good hour or so away so Mum, Dad and I travelled by car to see her. I didn’t like travelling by car as I’d often feel car sick, but I coped with it by listening to music
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This series of Funny of the Week is one of nostalgia, taking a trip back in time to newspaper ads of old. Though, you wouldn’t see any ads like these now. It just shows how times have moved on and certainly for the better. If you missed part one, click here. Here are parts two
Esther Chilton 