Dear Diary

Dear Diary – Page 86

Having determined, after one day on the job, that delivering bread etc on a house to house basis was not what I was mentally prepared to do, it was back to looking through the local papers at the job opportunities. Continue reading →

“The Ice Flow!”

Carol and I were just talking about dreams because she has had a few strange ones just recently. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 83

The days of “Brenda and Les” are long gone but I do have a souvenir of those times! Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 81 (Early 1970’s – Brenda & Les)

We met Brenda and Les as a result of them moving into my old ‘van “Sea View*”. They were really amused at its name, given its location, and took full advantage of its possibilities when they had some visitors from the north of England. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 80 (Late 1960’s – Baby Carriage)

We had ordered a pram (baby carriage) and it was at the store waiting to be picked up as soon it was required. As soon as mother-to-be went into our local hospital, my youngest sister-in-law and I went to pick it up. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 56a (Early 1960’s – Mum’s Scooter)

I am back tracking to around 1962/63 (hence the odd page number) because I have to tell you about my Mum and her Lambretta  – 3 Short Stories! Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 79 (Late 1960’s – Wedding)

Frances, my younger sister, and her (then) boyfriend, wanted to leave the reception when we did, and come back with us to our caravan. Her interest was quite simple. She wanted to watch “Top of the Pops”* on TV at 7:00pm, and that was not going to happen anywhere other than with us! Continue reading →