Wednesday 28
College 9 - 11.
Phoned Fi
Played basketball at Tech
Bought train ticket to go to Stafford
Cost £4.30 1/2 price with student rail card
Packed
Sam phoned at 10.00
Went to bed
As 1979 was not a leap year there will be no normal (if you can call it normal) 70steen post....... but do pop in as I WILL be posting :-)
I am a bit pushed for time tonight so I will leave you with a Mail Order catalogue from 1976 that has been put on You Tube (sorry DP you will have to wait until you have some more bandwidth!!)There are some great 'call out the Fashion Police' examples :-)
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
27th February 1979
Tuesday 27
General Studies Mock A'level exam - 9 -12 = hard
Eclipse of the sun in U.S.A.
Letter off Sam
Fi rang
Skived Business Studies (I hated it so much.... although I did go on to study it at University, mad woman that I am!!)
Miss Sam
He went to a Shrove Tuesday 'do'
Here are the results of the 'How Natural are You?' quiz.
Mark your answers as below then add them up. Now no cheating !!!!
Scored 60 - 70? (this must be DP as he said he is 'one big grey area' ~ mmmm has he got this copy of the magazine??
Scored 71 - 80? I wanted to be in this category !!
Scored 81 - 90? This is so not me really ... just one point has flung me into being superficial and passionless... but ok it is true, however, that I like facts and love to enquire as to how things function (a bitter sweet review!!)
Scored 91 - 100? All drama, danger & a yearning to abandon yourself to you deepest emotions!!! ooooooo!!!
General Studies Mock A'level exam - 9 -12 = hard
Eclipse of the sun in U.S.A.
Letter off Sam
Fi rang
Skived Business Studies (I hated it so much.... although I did go on to study it at University, mad woman that I am!!)
Miss Sam
He went to a Shrove Tuesday 'do'
Here are the results of the 'How Natural are You?' quiz.
Mark your answers as below then add them up. Now no cheating !!!!
Scored 60 - 70? (this must be DP as he said he is 'one big grey area' ~ mmmm has he got this copy of the magazine??
Scored 71 - 80? I wanted to be in this category !!
Scored 81 - 90? This is so not me really ... just one point has flung me into being superficial and passionless... but ok it is true, however, that I like facts and love to enquire as to how things function (a bitter sweet review!!)
Scored 91 - 100? All drama, danger & a yearning to abandon yourself to you deepest emotions!!! ooooooo!!!
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
26th February 1979
Monday 26
Got a letter off Sam
Wrote back
I do miss him
Missed my train this morning
Fi came 4th in the hairdressing competition
Stan & Mike phoned
Phoned Fi & Sam
Still don't know what is happening this weekend? (what is happening this weekend??)
I don't usually do two quizzes on the 'bounce' but a certain 'peabrain' (aka GoG or DP) has mooted he wished he was a goddess (god forbid) so he could do a quiz. So to stop any un natural chance of nature I rooted around and found this in the 'Best of Jackie'. Published Circa mid 1970's and is pretty 'peabrain' material :-) The pictures are quite 'scruddy' and I have added some of my own.... so are you ready for ...
'Everyone responds to the world around them, even without realising it. And the way you react to your surroundings reveals a lot about your personality. So look closely at each of our illustrations and decide which statement is closest to the way you feel.............find out the hidden personality secrets you revealed!!'
1) Clouds
a) they make you forget the everyday world and feel like floating away?
b) They make you sad because they cast a shadow
c) They're dramatic, striking and some times sinister
d) They make you feel quite indifferent
e) You enjoy trying to see faces, castles or weird animals in them
2) Trees
a) They make you feel secure, you want to shelter under them
b)You're not interested in them
c) You'd love to paint them
d)They make you feel a bit creepy as they are full of insects
e)You like to think of birds nesting in them and furry animals burrowing under them
3) Mountains
a) They make you think about eternity because you know they will be there after you have gone
b) They make you feel lonely and insignificant
c)You think they are hostile because men die trying to climb them
d) You've never stopped to think about them
e) They give the impression they are protecting you and keeping you safe
4) Black Holes in space (70s Ed- I did think to post a photo of my teens bedroom here lol)
a) They're scary
b) You'd love to measure how deep they are
c) They're strange and unfathomable
d) You wish you could travel on and on down to discover what is at the bottom
e) You have no interest
5) Roof Tops
a) You love to see them when they are wet and gleaming after the rain
b) You dislike them
c) You are always worried in case they fall down
d) You imagine crafts from outer space landing on them
e) When you look down you imagine a child's building set
6) Raindrops
a) They don't affect you
b) You'd like to see them through a microscope
c) You love their strange and interesting shapes
d)They make you feel like singing to their pitter patter rhythm
e) they make you feel about tears and tragedy
7) Stones
a) You love to hear your feet scrunching over them
b)Their shapes are really interesting, like a modern sculpture
c) A stone is a stone
d) They are grey and dreary
e) They make you think of the end of everything
8) Shadows
a) They make you shiver and feel anxious
b)You pay no attention to them
c) You think it makes people look like cartoon characters
d) You imagine they could lead an independent life of their own
e) You are interested in how they are actually formed
9) Splashes of paint
a) Each one is bright and gay and makes you think of something funny
b) Every splash troubles you
c) Each one is like a modern painting
d) You wonder how the paint splash got there, was it by mistake?
e) You think it's sloppy and a waste of paint
10) Human Body (the second piccie is from a book called 'Bathing Beauties' that I picked up from a book shop for 50p. It is great. Full of old postcards picturing 'real' women :-) )
a) It's so awkward looking
b) It's a poem in perfect harmony. So natural
c) It's interesting from a scientific point of view
d) It looks like it came about by accident
e) It is rather ridiculous
Ok this Comp is not about 'how many A;s, B's etc' note them down and tomorrow I will tell you what each A, B etc scores and the results ;-)
Got a letter off Sam
Wrote back
I do miss him
Missed my train this morning
Fi came 4th in the hairdressing competition
Stan & Mike phoned
Phoned Fi & Sam
Still don't know what is happening this weekend? (what is happening this weekend??)
I don't usually do two quizzes on the 'bounce' but a certain 'peabrain' (aka GoG or DP) has mooted he wished he was a goddess (god forbid) so he could do a quiz. So to stop any un natural chance of nature I rooted around and found this in the 'Best of Jackie'. Published Circa mid 1970's and is pretty 'peabrain' material :-) The pictures are quite 'scruddy' and I have added some of my own.... so are you ready for ...
'Everyone responds to the world around them, even without realising it. And the way you react to your surroundings reveals a lot about your personality. So look closely at each of our illustrations and decide which statement is closest to the way you feel.............find out the hidden personality secrets you revealed!!'
a) they make you forget the everyday world and feel like floating away?
b) They make you sad because they cast a shadow
c) They're dramatic, striking and some times sinister
d) They make you feel quite indifferent
e) You enjoy trying to see faces, castles or weird animals in them
2) Trees
a) They make you feel secure, you want to shelter under them
b)You're not interested in them
c) You'd love to paint them
d)They make you feel a bit creepy as they are full of insects
e)You like to think of birds nesting in them and furry animals burrowing under them
3) Mountains
a) They make you think about eternity because you know they will be there after you have gone
b) They make you feel lonely and insignificant
c)You think they are hostile because men die trying to climb them
d) You've never stopped to think about them
e) They give the impression they are protecting you and keeping you safe
4) Black Holes in space (70s Ed- I did think to post a photo of my teens bedroom here lol)
a) They're scary
b) You'd love to measure how deep they are
c) They're strange and unfathomable
d) You wish you could travel on and on down to discover what is at the bottom
e) You have no interest
5) Roof Tops
a) You love to see them when they are wet and gleaming after the rain
b) You dislike them
c) You are always worried in case they fall down
d) You imagine crafts from outer space landing on them
e) When you look down you imagine a child's building set
6) Raindrops
a) They don't affect you
b) You'd like to see them through a microscope
c) You love their strange and interesting shapes
d)They make you feel like singing to their pitter patter rhythm
e) they make you feel about tears and tragedy
7) Stones
a) You love to hear your feet scrunching over them
b)Their shapes are really interesting, like a modern sculpture
c) A stone is a stone
d) They are grey and dreary
e) They make you think of the end of everything
8) Shadows
a) They make you shiver and feel anxious
b)You pay no attention to them
c) You think it makes people look like cartoon characters
d) You imagine they could lead an independent life of their own
e) You are interested in how they are actually formed
9) Splashes of paint
a) Each one is bright and gay and makes you think of something funny
b) Every splash troubles you
c) Each one is like a modern painting
d) You wonder how the paint splash got there, was it by mistake?
e) You think it's sloppy and a waste of paint
10) Human Body (the second piccie is from a book called 'Bathing Beauties' that I picked up from a book shop for 50p. It is great. Full of old postcards picturing 'real' women :-) )
a) It's so awkward looking
b) It's a poem in perfect harmony. So natural
c) It's interesting from a scientific point of view
d) It looks like it came about by accident
e) It is rather ridiculous
Ok this Comp is not about 'how many A;s, B's etc' note them down and tomorrow I will tell you what each A, B etc scores and the results ;-)
Monday, 25 February 2008
25th February 1979
Sunday 25
Got up at 10.00
Walked Fi to the bus stop
Phoned 'J'
Sam phoned 2x .. really pleased
My brother went to Morecambe
Fi phoned
Tried to do an essay on the 'Working class Tory Voter
'
Strange my writing slants way over to the right now!
Well folks thanks for taking part in the 'How Sexy Are You?' quiz yesterday.
Be thankful you didn't get mostly D's!! lol !
Mostly A's
Wow! You're certainly conscious that you are female! In fact you emphasise it so much no one could fail to notice it. This is great if it is what you really want. It could however lead to trouble like the wrong kind of boyfriend (70s Ed ~ how do they work that out???). If you want a more successful and deep relationship you need to calm it down a bit. Try and forget being a flirt for a bit and concentrate in being a more steady person (70s Ed ~ oh come on???)
Mostly B's
You have the nicest type of sex appeal. You manage to be very attractive to boys without making it obvious that you want them to be attracted. It all come naturally (70s Ed~ it has taken years of practice lol). You have a strong sense of humour and a genuine interest in people. You seem to be doing ok so far! If you can avoid being smug about it you will have a happy life and the males in it will mostly be the right ones (70s Ed ~ I guess I must have been smug along the way lol)
Mostly C's
You are going through a rather self conscious phase at present, so you are not making the most of your attractiveness to the opposite sex, in fact you seem a little scared of boys. It will improve with time. Try and enjoy yourself in male company. Just relax and let life take its course and soon you will be wondering what you were worrying about (70s Ed~ I wouldn't have been worried before this advice but as for after?????....... !!)
Mostly D's
You are just not trying! Your prickly exterior is putting people off and no wonder! (70s Ed~ I would like to point out that my solitary 'd' was coz I like to wear jeans and a jumper after wearing a suit all week at work!! phew!) You've got to get it together; you have only one life to live. Start on a course of conscious self improvement. Take a critical look at your clothes, your hair, the expression you usually wear on your face- it can't be all that bad. Go on, smile at yourself in the mirror, thats a pretty good place to start! (70s Ed - wow thank goodness non of us were prune faces .... all a bit harsh!!!)
Got up at 10.00
Walked Fi to the bus stop
Phoned 'J'
Sam phoned 2x .. really pleased
My brother went to Morecambe
Fi phoned
Tried to do an essay on the 'Working class Tory Voter
'
Strange my writing slants way over to the right now!Well folks thanks for taking part in the 'How Sexy Are You?' quiz yesterday.
Be thankful you didn't get mostly D's!! lol !
Mostly A's
Wow! You're certainly conscious that you are female! In fact you emphasise it so much no one could fail to notice it. This is great if it is what you really want. It could however lead to trouble like the wrong kind of boyfriend (70s Ed ~ how do they work that out???). If you want a more successful and deep relationship you need to calm it down a bit. Try and forget being a flirt for a bit and concentrate in being a more steady person (70s Ed ~ oh come on???)
Mostly B's
You have the nicest type of sex appeal. You manage to be very attractive to boys without making it obvious that you want them to be attracted. It all come naturally (70s Ed~ it has taken years of practice lol). You have a strong sense of humour and a genuine interest in people. You seem to be doing ok so far! If you can avoid being smug about it you will have a happy life and the males in it will mostly be the right ones (70s Ed ~ I guess I must have been smug along the way lol)
Mostly C's
You are going through a rather self conscious phase at present, so you are not making the most of your attractiveness to the opposite sex, in fact you seem a little scared of boys. It will improve with time. Try and enjoy yourself in male company. Just relax and let life take its course and soon you will be wondering what you were worrying about (70s Ed~ I wouldn't have been worried before this advice but as for after?????....... !!)
Mostly D's
You are just not trying! Your prickly exterior is putting people off and no wonder! (70s Ed~ I would like to point out that my solitary 'd' was coz I like to wear jeans and a jumper after wearing a suit all week at work!! phew!) You've got to get it together; you have only one life to live. Start on a course of conscious self improvement. Take a critical look at your clothes, your hair, the expression you usually wear on your face- it can't be all that bad. Go on, smile at yourself in the mirror, thats a pretty good place to start! (70s Ed - wow thank goodness non of us were prune faces .... all a bit harsh!!!)
Sunday, 24 February 2008
24th February 1979
Saturday 24
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.00 wages
Phoned Sam at lunch time but he wasn't in.
Went baby sitting 'til 12.00
Fi came with me
Got £2.00
Phoned Sam again
He'd been to Birmingham
Bed at 2.00 am
Time for a quick Sunday night quiz....... The preamble in the magazine is quite amusing
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.00 wages
Phoned Sam at lunch time but he wasn't in.
Went baby sitting 'til 12.00
Fi came with me
Got £2.00
Phoned Sam again
He'd been to Birmingham
Bed at 2.00 am
Time for a quick Sunday night quiz....... The preamble in the magazine is quite amusing
'Are you a sizzling sexpot - or a prune-faced prude? Do you enjoy being a girl - or might you just as well been a boy? And if you think you're fairly sexy, does the opposite sex agree with you.
Find out just where you stand, with our quiz!'
Nothing like putting anxious teenagers under more pressure??
Anyway as adults I think we could do the quiz with out to much ill effect???? I Hope!!!
So ........
Find out just where you stand, with our quiz!'
Nothing like putting anxious teenagers under more pressure??
Anyway as adults I think we could do the quiz with out to much ill effect???? I Hope!!!
So ........
How Sexy Are You ?
S
70s is a mostly 'B's' type of gal ....... results tomorrow !!
Saturday, 23 February 2008
23rd February 1979
Friday 23
Got a letter off Corinna (my German penpal)
Civil Service one day strike (hey we are still doing this today! and still no one is bothered.. just give up lol)
Wrote to Sam
Phoned him at 6.15
He was in a really good mood
Went to Fi's & stayed there
Hemmed my cords
Sam didn't phone back
No addition tonight as I have been composing and writing on FMB about 1973..... go check it out :-)
If you pick me out on the photo then there maybe ???? a prize x
Got a letter off Corinna (my German penpal)
Civil Service one day strike (hey we are still doing this today! and still no one is bothered.. just give up lol)
Wrote to Sam
Phoned him at 6.15
He was in a really good mood
Went to Fi's & stayed there
Hemmed my cords
Sam didn't phone back
No addition tonight as I have been composing and writing on FMB about 1973..... go check it out :-)
If you pick me out on the photo then there maybe ???? a prize x
Thursday, 21 February 2008
21st & 22nd February 1979
Wednesday 21
Bought a pair of dark green cords £9.99 = great
Started to make a white silk dress
Phoned Sam
He sounded tired
He said work was busy
Wrote to him
Thursday 22
Made pancakes in cookery (not very exciting hey!)
Phoned Sam
His Mum said he had gone to Blackburn... but I don't know (obviously he hadn't mentioned that the night before)
Bought tickets for David Essex concert (yeah!!!!)
Fi had her hair dyed purple at Tech for a hairdressing competition
As we are talking about hair I thought a few timely reminders of 70s hair do's was due! I had it long, feathered, curled out, curled under, short & of course then the devil's work~ curly permed which never ever worked but persisted in the hope one day it may!!
Loved Farah's hair but never could get this right either... mine always ended up as a centre parting with 'wings'
Ah the Purdy style! Made popular by Joanna Lumley when she was in 'The New Avengers'. Not a style I sported but Fi (above) her hair was styled like this for the purple colour it looked so cool
Then there was the curled under or under and out style. I know I never mastered this one as I have my first passport photograph taken in 1979 & I managed to look like a springer spaniel
Then there was crimping or should that read 'how to ruin your hair in one easy lesson'!!!
Oh to have one hair cut that was versatile
Then the devil's work
There are some great outlined styles here from the Vogue Book on Gatochy's blog
& if you boys are feeling a bit left out check this out.... the hairstyle names are 'class in a glass' ... as we say here up Norff!!
Bought a pair of dark green cords £9.99 = great
Started to make a white silk dress
Phoned Sam
He sounded tired
He said work was busy
Wrote to him
Thursday 22
Made pancakes in cookery (not very exciting hey!)
Phoned Sam
His Mum said he had gone to Blackburn... but I don't know (obviously he hadn't mentioned that the night before)
Bought tickets for David Essex concert (yeah!!!!)
Fi had her hair dyed purple at Tech for a hairdressing competition
As we are talking about hair I thought a few timely reminders of 70s hair do's was due! I had it long, feathered, curled out, curled under, short & of course then the devil's work~ curly permed which never ever worked but persisted in the hope one day it may!!
Ah the Purdy style! Made popular by Joanna Lumley when she was in 'The New Avengers'. Not a style I sported but Fi (above) her hair was styled like this for the purple colour it looked so cool
Then there was the curled under or under and out style. I know I never mastered this one as I have my first passport photograph taken in 1979 & I managed to look like a springer spaniel
Then there was crimping or should that read 'how to ruin your hair in one easy lesson'!!!
Oh to have one hair cut that was versatile
Then the devil's work
There are some great outlined styles here from the Vogue Book on Gatochy's blog
& if you boys are feeling a bit left out check this out.... the hairstyle names are 'class in a glass' ... as we say here up Norff!!
Interlude ... Fanzine Frenzy
Ms D. Ranged
has started this exclusive club for goddesses and in fact I do believe non goddesses can also apply (the exclusivity is slipping already). I have noted the badge displayed on such sites. I guess though there are always exceptions!!I do feel it as my duty just to bring to the publics awareness some facts about DP. You should have some facts before committing yourself to such a life time membership.........
This is a very rare photo of the absolute power behind the blog Lo Terrible Goddess (TG)
.
As with all folk who gain world wide recognition, it is inevitable there will be some scandal along the way. I do think it would be unfair for me to drag up the details surrounding his appearance in the news headlines.
(something about a rolled up newspaper, raincoat, garden gnome and a pack of Lurpak butter?)
He has put this behind him now a days and has been seen promoting some top magazines
In aid of the Ukranian fishermen that lovingly brought him back from the brink after the Titanic
In aid of the Ukranian fishermen that lovingly brought him back from the brink after the Titanic
He did actually think this was going to be a malt whiskey magazine (have you ever seen him drink malt???) 
I have it on good authority that no body double was necessary (no wonder the Ukranian fishermen 'lovingly' looked after him)I hope these bits of extra info help you to sign up with the DP Fanclub
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
20th February 1979
Tuesday 20
Tony R's 18th
Spoke to Tony R on the train this morning
Ordinary day at college
Sam phoned
Love him
David Essex is on in concert 16th March
Would like to go Tickets cost £1.50, £2.50 & £3.50 (I wish concert tickets were as cheap as that now the last lot for Take That cost me £100 for the pair)
You may or not realise that in 1979 I was studying my A'levels (exams you do in the UK aged 16- 18). I had chosen Sociology, Food and Nutrition & Business Studies as I really wanted to get into Hotel & Catering as a career....... I wonder if this 'patronizing' article encouraged me to change my mind later
Tony R's 18th
Spoke to Tony R on the train this morning
Ordinary day at college
Sam phoned
Love him
David Essex is on in concert 16th March
Would like to go Tickets cost £1.50, £2.50 & £3.50 (I wish concert tickets were as cheap as that now the last lot for Take That cost me £100 for the pair)
You may or not realise that in 1979 I was studying my A'levels (exams you do in the UK aged 16- 18). I had chosen Sociology, Food and Nutrition & Business Studies as I really wanted to get into Hotel & Catering as a career....... I wonder if this 'patronizing' article encouraged me to change my mind later
That certainly rules me out lol
Obviously in the days before 'Hell's Kitchen'
Obviously in the days before 'Hell's Kitchen'
Quite like this bit of the training though
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
19th February 1979
Monday 19
Wrote to Sam
Fi rang
Boring day at college
Phoned Sam
Watched the 1st Fawlty Towers = classic
Mar in a grump (translated - Mum in a bad mood)
Fawlty Towers began in 1975 over 6 episodes. It began again in 1979 so I guess they were running the first series again to remind us.
It is true eccentric British humour lead by John Cleese as hotel owner Basil Fawlty. Hardly surprising it was eccentric after all the years Cleese spent with the Monty Python crowd.
It is set in a small hotel in Torquay, Devon.Wikipedia gives a great resume of what it is all about far better than I could.
Needless to say I loved it then and still love it now.
This YouTube clip shows snippets of it. There are so many classic sketches such as the Germans, The Health Inspector, the Gourmet night where Basil is thrashing his broken down car with a branch and of course the Siberian hamster!!
This short compilation brought a smile to my face tonight :-)
Just found the clip I lost going off at a tangent a night or 2 ago
(sorry about the language..... but it did make me laugh)
Wrote to Sam
Fi rang
Boring day at college
Phoned Sam
Watched the 1st Fawlty Towers = classic
Mar in a grump (translated - Mum in a bad mood)
Fawlty Towers began in 1975 over 6 episodes. It began again in 1979 so I guess they were running the first series again to remind us.
It is true eccentric British humour lead by John Cleese as hotel owner Basil Fawlty. Hardly surprising it was eccentric after all the years Cleese spent with the Monty Python crowd.
It is set in a small hotel in Torquay, Devon.Wikipedia gives a great resume of what it is all about far better than I could.
Needless to say I loved it then and still love it now.
This YouTube clip shows snippets of it. There are so many classic sketches such as the Germans, The Health Inspector, the Gourmet night where Basil is thrashing his broken down car with a branch and of course the Siberian hamster!!
This short compilation brought a smile to my face tonight :-)
Just found the clip I lost going off at a tangent a night or 2 ago
(sorry about the language..... but it did make me laugh)
Monday, 18 February 2008
Interlude ... Linda's mele
Oh my it is Monday already ... soon to be Wednesday (Hump day) then the weekend yip yip yippee
Ok here goes
The Magnificent: Name someone you absolutely adore, and tell us why.
My mother. Coz she is my Mum. She was widowed at the age of 36 when my father suddenly died of a huge stroke aged 44. She worked so hard to bring us up in a very middle class environment and teach us manners and to be good kids. She did a great job because all 3 of us have achieved and live a good, full decent lives. Thank you Mum.
Mettle? There are loads!!
When I had my new kitchen fitted there were 2 handles missing. So off I trotted to the supplier to tell them. Was told 'It will be 6 weeks delivery' 'but my fitter is here now' 'I am sorry' he replied.
'but you have some on display on that cabinet there?'
'I can't take them off I am sorry!' he said
I noticed a few customers signing up for new kitchens near by so....in a loud voice!
'I am not leaving here without my door handles, I have my fitter at home and he nor I can wait 6 weeks, your after sale service is awful, if I would have known I would never have ordered my kitchen from you!!'
He said nothing, he reached down behind the desk and produced a cordless screwdriver and said 'come with me'
I got my handles lol
Ok here goes
The Magnificent: Name someone you absolutely adore, and tell us why.
My mother. Coz she is my Mum. She was widowed at the age of 36 when my father suddenly died of a huge stroke aged 44. She worked so hard to bring us up in a very middle class environment and teach us manners and to be good kids. She did a great job because all 3 of us have achieved and live a good, full decent lives. Thank you Mum.
2. The Muddy: Tell us something about life you just don’t “get”.
I don't get how we allowed this 'fast life' to get a grip? Everything is NOW. No time to sit back and think, particularly at work. I used top send a letter and await the reply maybe a week or 2 later now it is the same day via e mail. If I am out of the office for more than a day I have about 50 emails waiting that need an instant reply!! This can't be right? Also I was not taught typing at school as I was in the academic stream but now I have to type my own letters !!
3. The Magnetic: Name something or someone good (or bad) you’re drawn to and you just can’t help it. Tell us if you want to change this or not.
I am drawn to the injustices around the world which I have no influence upon but contribute monetarily where I can. I have a lot and live in comfort where as others have nothing
4. The Mainstay: Who or what is something you just can’t live without? Why?
Mascara (way shallow after the last question)
5. The Masquerade: Tell us something about yourself we wouldn’t already know.
Don't do the silver bird bit but that doesn't stop me visiting folk abroad... just planning my train trip from the UK to Madrid
Mettle? There are loads!!
When I had my new kitchen fitted there were 2 handles missing. So off I trotted to the supplier to tell them. Was told 'It will be 6 weeks delivery' 'but my fitter is here now' 'I am sorry' he replied.
'but you have some on display on that cabinet there?'
'I can't take them off I am sorry!' he said
I noticed a few customers signing up for new kitchens near by so....in a loud voice!
'I am not leaving here without my door handles, I have my fitter at home and he nor I can wait 6 weeks, your after sale service is awful, if I would have known I would never have ordered my kitchen from you!!'
He said nothing, he reached down behind the desk and produced a cordless screwdriver and said 'come with me'
I got my handles lol
18th February 1979
Sunday 18
China invaded Vietnam
Got up at 11.00.
Washed my hair
Me & Sam went to Mike and Stan's houses
Sam left at 7.30
Will really miss him as I won't see him until 1st March
The results from yesterdays quiz... paraphrased :-
Mostly A's
'perfectly reasonable reactions ..... if you are 10 years old. If you are 5 years older than this then you are immature for your age....' 'you are a little slow at maturing' 'you will find life easier if you don't try to be independent just yet'
If you are over 18 and scored more than 3 A's you are really immature and you should act more responsibly'
Mostly B's
'normal teenagers reactions..... if you are around 15' ' you probably know you are not always in control of your emotions' 'subject to difficult moods' ''This doesn't mean you are immature at all it is all part of the process of growing up and it would be abnormal if a teenager was self-controlled'
'If you are under this age, then you are mature for your age' 'it maybe hard for you to accept that although you can look after yourself & make decisions your parents may still treat you as a baby ... prove them wrong!'
If you are older than 18 & scored more than 5 B's you are rather immature for your age' 'live your life at your own speed' 'Don't let it bother you if other people are getting engaged while you feel so unready- it's not a badge of success to wear an engagement ring'
Mostly C's
'The mature reaction of a normal young adult aged 18-20 or so.' 'If you are younger than this you have matured fast and have a tolerant, sensible approach to life' 'Don't get too smug' 'When you fall in love, feel angry or hurt you tend to forget your mature reactions' 'although you feel quite capable of tackling a big responsibility, it is not always wise to tackle anything alone'
Mostly D's
'those of a person, of any age who feels mature but is not up to face reality alone' 'if you are between 12 & 15, answer D's mean you take a very serious, responsible view of life... maybe too serious' 'being a teenager isn't exactly a licence to have fun but it is a time to make mistakes and learn from them' ' you will find when you are 25 or so, you feel you have never had much fun and then it is too ate to do all the mad things you should have done at 15'
So there you have it ... glad I didn't do this as a teen lol
p.s had my hair done today
China invaded Vietnam
Got up at 11.00.
Washed my hair
Me & Sam went to Mike and Stan's houses
Sam left at 7.30
Will really miss him as I won't see him until 1st March
The results from yesterdays quiz... paraphrased :-
Mostly A's
'perfectly reasonable reactions ..... if you are 10 years old. If you are 5 years older than this then you are immature for your age....' 'you are a little slow at maturing' 'you will find life easier if you don't try to be independent just yet'
If you are over 18 and scored more than 3 A's you are really immature and you should act more responsibly'
Mostly B's
'normal teenagers reactions..... if you are around 15' ' you probably know you are not always in control of your emotions' 'subject to difficult moods' ''This doesn't mean you are immature at all it is all part of the process of growing up and it would be abnormal if a teenager was self-controlled'
'If you are under this age, then you are mature for your age' 'it maybe hard for you to accept that although you can look after yourself & make decisions your parents may still treat you as a baby ... prove them wrong!'
If you are older than 18 & scored more than 5 B's you are rather immature for your age' 'live your life at your own speed' 'Don't let it bother you if other people are getting engaged while you feel so unready- it's not a badge of success to wear an engagement ring'
Mostly C's
'The mature reaction of a normal young adult aged 18-20 or so.' 'If you are younger than this you have matured fast and have a tolerant, sensible approach to life' 'Don't get too smug' 'When you fall in love, feel angry or hurt you tend to forget your mature reactions' 'although you feel quite capable of tackling a big responsibility, it is not always wise to tackle anything alone'
Mostly D's
'those of a person, of any age who feels mature but is not up to face reality alone' 'if you are between 12 & 15, answer D's mean you take a very serious, responsible view of life... maybe too serious' 'being a teenager isn't exactly a licence to have fun but it is a time to make mistakes and learn from them' ' you will find when you are 25 or so, you feel you have never had much fun and then it is too ate to do all the mad things you should have done at 15'
So there you have it ... glad I didn't do this as a teen lol
p.s had my hair done today
Sunday, 17 February 2008
17th February 1979
Saturday 17
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.00 wages
Met Sam at lunch time then at 5.00
He had bought my Mum some flowers (obviously trying to get in Mum's good book!)
Went to Follies = really great danced most of the night
Fi was in tears over Chris (oh the trauma of teen life)
Got home at 2.15 am
Obviously doing this time warp blog does get me to thinking (I do take care and only think in small doses).
I think about how I am at the same age my was Mum was 1977 and my Teen is the same age I was in 1976 (my Mum had me & I had my Teen at the same age)
It does become a bit of a parallel universe..... I look at my Mum as the old lady, she is now in her late 70s and I think when my teen is my age I will be like my Mum (that is when the thinking stops instantly!!)
I don't feel the age I am, nor do most think I look it (thankfully I am still mistaken for being under 40..... result!!)
...oh there are a few other parallel universe things too, we both had mother-in-laws whose names were the names of flowers, we both married men who were the eldest son with a younger brother a good deal younger & we both became single again at the same age (she was widowed & were as I got divorced ... )
So anyway a quick quiz to just confirm a few things ..................
I must disagree with some of the preamble there ' you can't go back and be a teenager again at some time in the future'......... you can certainly feel like one again when that 'special' person, event, experience comes your way
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.00 wages
Met Sam at lunch time then at 5.00
He had bought my Mum some flowers (obviously trying to get in Mum's good book!)
Went to Follies = really great danced most of the night
Fi was in tears over Chris (oh the trauma of teen life)
Got home at 2.15 am
Obviously doing this time warp blog does get me to thinking (I do take care and only think in small doses).
I think about how I am at the same age my was Mum was 1977 and my Teen is the same age I was in 1976 (my Mum had me & I had my Teen at the same age)
It does become a bit of a parallel universe..... I look at my Mum as the old lady, she is now in her late 70s and I think when my teen is my age I will be like my Mum (that is when the thinking stops instantly!!)
I don't feel the age I am, nor do most think I look it (thankfully I am still mistaken for being under 40..... result!!)
...oh there are a few other parallel universe things too, we both had mother-in-laws whose names were the names of flowers, we both married men who were the eldest son with a younger brother a good deal younger & we both became single again at the same age (she was widowed & were as I got divorced ... )
So anyway a quick quiz to just confirm a few things ..................
I must disagree with some of the preamble there ' you can't go back and be a teenager again at some time in the future'......... you can certainly feel like one again when that 'special' person, event, experience comes your way
1. Imagine you have an older sister who is more beautiful, talented, witty and clever than you, and she is also a nice person. (70s Edit. Impossible!!). One day you hear your mum talking a friend and over hear her say that she wished you were more like your sister. What would be your reaction?
a) go upstairs and tear something of your sister's into tiny shreds, in an uncontrollable fit of rage and temper
b) Burst into tears and tell your mum you want to leave home for ever
c) Burst in to tears but tell no one
d) Resolve yourself to ask your sister for help to make the best of yourself
2. You have a boyfriend, lets pretend, who teases you about your freckles and says that you look about 8 years old when you don't wear make-up. Your reaction is?? ...
d) You exaggerate the freckles with make-up and wear younger clothing
b) you feel faintly annoyed but realise you can't do much about it
c) You realise it's his way of saying he loves you and just laugh
a) you feel so mad, fly into a temper, and try more sophisticated make-up and clothes when you know you will be seeing him
3. You have been left looking after somebody's baby for the day and your boyfriend calls round to take you out. As he has younger brothers and susuters he is ok with a bit of pram-pushing - but you feel?
a) Very embarrassed to be seen with him and a baby
b)best to leave the baby at home
c) it would be rather funny to go out as a threesome
d) you promised to look after the baby so you can't go out with him
4. You have tremendous row with your boyfriend, when you cool off later you realise that you got your facts wrong. When he calls round later you??...
b) feel too embarrassed to admit being in the wrong and make up the quarrel without apologising
d) you humbly admit your mistake, explaining you must have got your facts mixed up
a) you yell at him some more to cover up your confusion, and say that he had no business in yelling at you in the first place
c) you make up first - then admit your mistake later
5. You get a chain letter, which says that unless you send money to the top 4 names on the list and send the letter to 20 of your friends, you will bring bad luck to yourself and darkly hints that fatal accidents have been known to happen to people that fail to follow the instructions. Would you??....
d) report the letter to the authorities
c) Tear it up without another thought
b)Tear it up but feel worried
a) Do as you are told
6. You and a girlfriend sneak into an X-rated certificate film just for giggles, but get spotted by a neighbour as you are coming out. Her parents think it is funny bt tell her not to do it again... yours however have a blue fit, and ban you from seeing your friend again. It is unfair, but what would you do about it?....
a) sulk and throw tantrums until the ban is lifted
b) argue constantly about it, keeping your temper, and say it was your idea not hers, in the first place
c) let things cool down before raising the subject again quietly
d) admit you were wrong, but say their reaction was stupid and refuse to give up your friend
I have the normal reaction of a young adult 18 -20 hee hee :-)
results tomorrow
a) go upstairs and tear something of your sister's into tiny shreds, in an uncontrollable fit of rage and temper
b) Burst into tears and tell your mum you want to leave home for ever
c) Burst in to tears but tell no one
d) Resolve yourself to ask your sister for help to make the best of yourself
2. You have a boyfriend, lets pretend, who teases you about your freckles and says that you look about 8 years old when you don't wear make-up. Your reaction is?? ...
d) You exaggerate the freckles with make-up and wear younger clothing
b) you feel faintly annoyed but realise you can't do much about it
c) You realise it's his way of saying he loves you and just laugh
a) you feel so mad, fly into a temper, and try more sophisticated make-up and clothes when you know you will be seeing him
3. You have been left looking after somebody's baby for the day and your boyfriend calls round to take you out. As he has younger brothers and susuters he is ok with a bit of pram-pushing - but you feel?
a) Very embarrassed to be seen with him and a baby
b)best to leave the baby at home
c) it would be rather funny to go out as a threesome
d) you promised to look after the baby so you can't go out with him
4. You have tremendous row with your boyfriend, when you cool off later you realise that you got your facts wrong. When he calls round later you??...
b) feel too embarrassed to admit being in the wrong and make up the quarrel without apologising
d) you humbly admit your mistake, explaining you must have got your facts mixed up
a) you yell at him some more to cover up your confusion, and say that he had no business in yelling at you in the first place
c) you make up first - then admit your mistake later
5. You get a chain letter, which says that unless you send money to the top 4 names on the list and send the letter to 20 of your friends, you will bring bad luck to yourself and darkly hints that fatal accidents have been known to happen to people that fail to follow the instructions. Would you??....
d) report the letter to the authorities
c) Tear it up without another thought
b)Tear it up but feel worried
a) Do as you are told
6. You and a girlfriend sneak into an X-rated certificate film just for giggles, but get spotted by a neighbour as you are coming out. Her parents think it is funny bt tell her not to do it again... yours however have a blue fit, and ban you from seeing your friend again. It is unfair, but what would you do about it?....
a) sulk and throw tantrums until the ban is lifted
b) argue constantly about it, keeping your temper, and say it was your idea not hers, in the first place
c) let things cool down before raising the subject again quietly
d) admit you were wrong, but say their reaction was stupid and refuse to give up your friend
I have the normal reaction of a young adult 18 -20 hee hee :-)
results tomorrow
Saturday, 16 February 2008
16th February 1979
Friday 16
Cleaned the cookers at college today (Oh they were trying hard to make me into a domestic goddess!!)
Met Sam walking down the road at 8.00 on my way to babysitting
They are dead nice people
Got £2.00 (scarily that baby will be 30 now!! eeek!)
Got home at 12.30am
Really love Sam even if he don't like my hair! (see I knew it was a mistake getting a curly perm)
Well Spring is almost here & thoughts turn to sunny days and new beginnings... even bird watching!
The Judy Annual of 1979 even suggests making your own bird box for the garden
(yes if you knew how to saw wood with out taking off your fingers as a teen.... no power tools that a girlie could lift in those days ...... needless to say it wasn't done & I stuck to what I knew, boys, make-up and disco dancing )
Cleaned the cookers at college today (Oh they were trying hard to make me into a domestic goddess!!)
Met Sam walking down the road at 8.00 on my way to babysitting
They are dead nice people
Got £2.00 (scarily that baby will be 30 now!! eeek!)
Got home at 12.30am
Really love Sam even if he don't like my hair! (see I knew it was a mistake getting a curly perm)
Well Spring is almost here & thoughts turn to sunny days and new beginnings... even bird watching!
The Judy Annual of 1979 even suggests making your own bird box for the garden
'Here's how to make a simple (SIMPLE??) nest-box'
(yes if you knew how to saw wood with out taking off your fingers as a teen.... no power tools that a girlie could lift in those days ...... needless to say it wasn't done & I stuck to what I knew, boys, make-up and disco dancing )
Friday, 15 February 2008
15th February 1979
Thursday 15
Got to college at 1/2 11
Made kromeskies,
raspberry mousse
& biscuits = really nice
Tried to revise Sociology for tomorrow
Phoned Sam
Weather is V. bad so don't know if he''ll be able to come up but I hope so
I got to thinking tonight 'I wonder what advertisements influenced a 70s Teen all those years ago?' So I started to surf YouTube. There are loads on there I can tell you. I have had to whittle the selection down, which is a shame.
The ones I have chosen are all to do with looking & feeling good ... the 'must haves' being a Teen
Firstly your hair had to look just perfect (what am I saying I had just had a curly perm!!!).
These first 3 what a hoot? Those plumy English accents
Super Soft
Harmony Hairspray
No I don't remember this advert but I do remember sewing the 'smiley face' and 2 fingered US peace patch to my jeans
Wonderbra- wish I would have had a Wonderbra. I don't think I discovered such a thing until much, much later
Now the perfume I wore rive gauche by YSL for years
Loved Charlie in fact it has had a revival as my teen and her mates use Charlie body spray
I so remember this one
& your eyeshadow... not lilac though!!
You know I found a fantastic advertisement... totally unrelated to make-up, feeling good, fashion etc but from the 70s.... can I find it now after surfing at a tangent? can I heck!! How frustrating!
Got to college at 1/2 11
Made kromeskies,
raspberry mousse
& biscuits = really niceTried to revise Sociology for tomorrow
Phoned Sam
Weather is V. bad so don't know if he''ll be able to come up but I hope so
I got to thinking tonight 'I wonder what advertisements influenced a 70s Teen all those years ago?' So I started to surf YouTube. There are loads on there I can tell you. I have had to whittle the selection down, which is a shame.
The ones I have chosen are all to do with looking & feeling good ... the 'must haves' being a Teen
Firstly your hair had to look just perfect (what am I saying I had just had a curly perm!!!).
These first 3 what a hoot? Those plumy English accents
Super Soft
Harmony Hairspray
No I don't remember this advert but I do remember sewing the 'smiley face' and 2 fingered US peace patch to my jeans
Wonderbra- wish I would have had a Wonderbra. I don't think I discovered such a thing until much, much later
Now the perfume I wore rive gauche by YSL for years
Loved Charlie in fact it has had a revival as my teen and her mates use Charlie body spray
I so remember this one
& your eyeshadow... not lilac though!!
You know I found a fantastic advertisement... totally unrelated to make-up, feeling good, fashion etc but from the 70s.... can I find it now after surfing at a tangent? can I heck!! How frustrating!
Thursday, 14 February 2008
14th February 1979
Wednesday 14
VALENTINE'S DAY
Hair permed 11.30 = Curly (OMG... mistake I think!!)
Cost £9.30
Got a Valentine's card off Sam's sister ????? (erm yes????)
He got 2 cards
Phoned him
He sounded pretty cheerful
Wish I could have been with him today
Fi Phoned
Once I had manged to battle my way into the house tonight, through the bouquets of red roses lol, I found a lovely surprise waiting for me.
A parcel.
Well you know how much I love parcels :-)
It was first class airmail from America Such excitement!!!
It was my Laga handbag.
A little while back Linda (at Lindas) ran a fabulous competition in conjunction with FuelmyBlog. So never one to miss an opportunity 'to put my hat in the ring' I entered.
My little ditty that you could sing-a- long to with Dolly Parton actually won. Yes I was amazed too!!!
I had a selection of prizes to choose from... truffly chilling bath things, kitty mittens, candles oh and loads loads more.
My choice was made when I read about Laga handbags. The company was established following the awful tsunami that hit Indonesia and surrounding areas on Boxing Day 2004. An event I certainly will always recall after seeing the graphic TV footage that day and for some time afterwards.
The bags are all handmade by tsunami victims in Aceh. Eventually it is hoped that Laga will employ 1,200 local people to make these exquisite bags and bring a renewed economy to the stricken area.
The embroidery designs are based on original Acehnese work that has been passed down through many generations.
'Laga' means 'beautiful' in Acehnese and beautiful they are indeed. I am proud to now own one, no two bags are the same and I doubt many people in the United Kingdom have one (what a unique feeling that is) ..... & yes Roy (VanBroekhuizen, Chairman of Laga) I certainly will let you know the UK's response when I get them.
This gorgeous bag is coming with me to work tomorrow that is for sure & thank you so much Laga, Linda & FMB :-)
even the bottom of the bag is embroidered
(this will definitely not be put on the floor!!)
Oh and a very Happy Valentines Day everyone xxxxx
card by stamping.thefuntimesguide.com
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
13th February 1979
Wednesday 13
Phoned Sam at lunch time
He was a bit grumpy
Fi went with Chris again last night (I thought she was seeing Tony R?? Teens hey??)
Sam phoned at 9.00
He was grumpy again- sod
It's not my fault cos I'm not there
But he won't tell me what exactly is wrong (humph men hey!!)
Posted his letter
Now this would have been forefront in my mind as a teen in 1979 (from Judy annual 1979)
'How to Dowse for Water?' surely that is more important than 'how do I attract the guy I am interested in?', 'does my bum look big in this?', 'Should I wear lilac eyeshadow or is that too much colour with my blue eyes?' and so on
In a world hooked up on global warming today maybe there are some handy hints here? Yes that means YOU!!!
It is simple and I just love the last paragraph 'So keep your mind open. Think of what you are searching for - but not too hard. Just relax and let it happen' ...... general advice for life I think?
Now think of water and grip your rods light
Try it indoors ???????
Phoned Sam at lunch time
He was a bit grumpy
Fi went with Chris again last night (I thought she was seeing Tony R?? Teens hey??)
Sam phoned at 9.00
He was grumpy again- sod
It's not my fault cos I'm not there
But he won't tell me what exactly is wrong (humph men hey!!)
Posted his letter
Now this would have been forefront in my mind as a teen in 1979 (from Judy annual 1979)
'How to Dowse for Water?' surely that is more important than 'how do I attract the guy I am interested in?', 'does my bum look big in this?', 'Should I wear lilac eyeshadow or is that too much colour with my blue eyes?' and so on
It is simple and I just love the last paragraph 'So keep your mind open. Think of what you are searching for - but not too hard. Just relax and let it happen' ...... general advice for life I think?
This has to involve alcohol!!!
Now how to make one??
A rolled up newspaper?
I seem to recall a case where a chap, in his defence, when accused of 'improper behaviour on a railway station ' stated it was a rolled up copy of the 'Times'!!!
A rolled up newspaper?
I seem to recall a case where a chap, in his defence, when accused of 'improper behaviour on a railway station ' stated it was a rolled up copy of the 'Times'!!!
Why bother with all that pre-amble? Just cut to the chase give me those coat hangar rods to find treasure :-)
p.s. if you follow this and find a treasure.... remember who directed you there ;-)
p.s. if you follow this and find a treasure.... remember who directed you there ;-)
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
12th February 1979
Monday 12
College at 9.00
Skived Social Services (good decision)
Wrote to Sam
Posted his Valentines card
Phoned him when I got home
He is off work ill (ah!)
Fi has gone to the Tech do at Tiffany's (the local night club)
Love Sam xx
Due to popular request by NM from the Judy annual 1979 here we have the Goodies.
Like Rod and that darned emu .. the Goodies were regular viewing at the weekend during the 70s. 'Goodie, Goodie Yum Yum!' The Goodies were 'middle' Bill Oddie (as we saw in yesterdays clip), 'right' Tim Brooke-Taylor & 'left' Graeme Garden.
I loved them. It was funny in a true very eccentric type of British humour
They even had a record in the top 20 !! There sketches were bizarre to say the least
The one I remember most was this sketch about Kitten Kong ... part 2 Part 3 of Kitten Kong Yes we are 'barking' over here lol
Today Sugar Queen bestowed on me this fabulous award. Thank You SQ you are a star.... but after watching this bit of British 70s humour you must think that we are bonkers???
College at 9.00
Skived Social Services (good decision)
Wrote to Sam
Posted his Valentines card
Phoned him when I got home
He is off work ill (ah!)
Fi has gone to the Tech do at Tiffany's (the local night club)
Love Sam xx
Due to popular request by NM from the Judy annual 1979 here we have the Goodies.
Like Rod and that darned emu .. the Goodies were regular viewing at the weekend during the 70s. 'Goodie, Goodie Yum Yum!' The Goodies were 'middle' Bill Oddie (as we saw in yesterdays clip), 'right' Tim Brooke-Taylor & 'left' Graeme Garden.
I loved them. It was funny in a true very eccentric type of British humour
They even had a record in the top 20 !! There sketches were bizarre to say the least
The one I remember most was this sketch about Kitten Kong ... part 2 Part 3 of Kitten Kong Yes we are 'barking' over here lol
Today Sugar Queen bestowed on me this fabulous award. Thank You SQ you are a star.... but after watching this bit of British 70s humour you must think that we are bonkers???
And not by no means least, it is Atomic dogmas 30-mumble birthday today (ok time zones involved here so the 12th Feb)
Happy Birthday from 70s and my viewers (please pop over and say hi! :-) )
Happy Birthday from 70s and my viewers (please pop over and say hi! :-) )
Monday, 11 February 2008
Interlude ... Fracas Mele
I have been tempted ..... ok not for the first time in my life it has to be said!!
This time, however, it is from a dear Coven member Frac on her Monday mele
She has revamped and I actually understand it now (Frac hey you know I am dumb on t'internet stuff!)
So here goes
This time, however, it is from a dear Coven member Frac on her Monday mele
She has revamped and I actually understand it now (Frac hey you know I am dumb on t'internet stuff!)
So here goes
1. The Magnificent: Name someone you absolutely adore, and tell us why.
My Teen. Why do I adore my teen? .... quite simply she is the child I never thought I would ever have but thanks to modern science I do have her :-)
2. The Muddy: Tell us something about life you just don’t “get”.
Why people are people cruel to others .. just don't get that at all???
The Magnetic: Name something or someone good (or bad) you’re drawn to and you just can’t help it. Tell us if you want to change this or not.
The bad something is certainly smoking. I hate it and must change the habit. I am on a healthy cycle just now which is heading for a 'kicking in packing it in'. So yes I want to change it
4. The Mainstay: Who or what is something you just can’t live without? Why?
My teen and my family and friends (If I am allowed to have more than one?) Why? Because they are constants that are important and keep reality at the door
5. The Masquerade: Tell us something about yourself we wouldn’t already know.
I cry at Lassie films (now that is a big secret!)
6. The Mettle: Tell us about a time you showed courage in yourself, or tell us what you wish you had the courage to do.
I have done what I have done alone (have begged, borrowed & accepted help, graciously when I have needed) . Left a completely crap/abusive marriage, raised a gorgeous child who I have been told more than once is a credit to me and built a very successful professional career. Some may think I am a hard, tough woman but I am only when I need to be.
Oh and I can tile, grout (I tell you DP & Penfold I could compete with your tales of grouting.... yawn) do carpentry, decorate, plaster, cook fabulous food, & I love life for all it flicks at you when you least expect it :-)
11th February 1979
Sunday 11
Got up at 11.00
Had a bath & hair wash
Sam came round at 2.40 til 5.00
Had a good talk
Really appreciate him coming up this weekend
love him
Started to make a pink satin waistcoat (it was fuchsia pink and bloody awful lol ) Fi phoned
In the Judy Annual for schoolgirls 1979 there is a 3 page 'spread' about Rod Hull and Emu. Now I am not entirely sure how widely spread Rod's act was known across the world, but he had this rather annoying puppet Emu attached to his arm. Through the 70s and beyond he made this his career & most folk my age were brought up with Rod and that thing
The article in Judy tells us about how he got to have his arm up an Emu's posterior!
The article also mentions entertainers of that era who I had quite forgotten (maybe for a good reason!!)
Here is a classic 70s clip of Rod and his annoying Emu in action on Parkinson
He even had his own TV spot .... EMU-TV . This next clip is with Bill Oddie from the Goodies (Ah!! the Goodies... that will have to be another post on their own)
In the 80s Rod and his Emu had a viewership of about 11 million. Unfortunately he became bankrupt later in the 80s, his wife divorced him (she should have just cut off his right arm and got rid of the emu) and he fell out out public view only appearing in Pantomines & TV commercials.
In 1999 unfortunately Rod died. He climbed on the roof of his house to adjust his TV ariel so he could get a better picture on his TV whilst watching a game of football (Inter Milan v Manchester United) and fell off. I bet that ruddy emu was to blame it was probably up there with him trying to adjust it for him !!
Got up at 11.00
Had a bath & hair wash
Sam came round at 2.40 til 5.00
Had a good talk
Really appreciate him coming up this weekend
love him
Started to make a pink satin waistcoat (it was fuchsia pink and bloody awful lol ) Fi phoned
In the Judy Annual for schoolgirls 1979 there is a 3 page 'spread' about Rod Hull and Emu. Now I am not entirely sure how widely spread Rod's act was known across the world, but he had this rather annoying puppet Emu attached to his arm. Through the 70s and beyond he made this his career & most folk my age were brought up with Rod and that thing
The article in Judy tells us about how he got to have his arm up an Emu's posterior!
The article also mentions entertainers of that era who I had quite forgotten (maybe for a good reason!!)
Here is a classic 70s clip of Rod and his annoying Emu in action on Parkinson
He even had his own TV spot .... EMU-TV . This next clip is with Bill Oddie from the Goodies (Ah!! the Goodies... that will have to be another post on their own)
In the 80s Rod and his Emu had a viewership of about 11 million. Unfortunately he became bankrupt later in the 80s, his wife divorced him (she should have just cut off his right arm and got rid of the emu) and he fell out out public view only appearing in Pantomines & TV commercials.
In 1999 unfortunately Rod died. He climbed on the roof of his house to adjust his TV ariel so he could get a better picture on his TV whilst watching a game of football (Inter Milan v Manchester United) and fell off. I bet that ruddy emu was to blame it was probably up there with him trying to adjust it for him !!
Sunday, 10 February 2008
10th February 1979
Saturday 10
Worked 11-5 £4.00
Bought a pair of brown leather shoes.
They were £12.99 but with my discount they were £10.39 (wow I certainly knew how to make money stretch out them days .... £4.00/ week wages, out a lot and still able to buy £10.39 shoes)
Went to an under 14s disco at church = great
Sam phoned I am going to see him tomorrow (yipee)
Make of them what you will :-)
Worked 11-5 £4.00
Bought a pair of brown leather shoes.
They were £12.99 but with my discount they were £10.39 (wow I certainly knew how to make money stretch out them days .... £4.00/ week wages, out a lot and still able to buy £10.39 shoes)
Went to an under 14s disco at church = great
Sam phoned I am going to see him tomorrow (yipee)
Here are the results from last nights quiz!!!!
Make of them what you will :-)
I was tagged today by Cowgirl Betty to take part in this meme. I am not a meme ish type of gal but there are those that I do find interesting and this was one as it is fairly random in its results (Ok maybe other memes are too?? but this has simple to follow instructions lol)
1. Pick up the nearest book ( of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
1. My chosen book is this one
Yep 336 pages including the conclusion
It tells the life stories of 5 amazing women who were Courtesans.
~ Sophia Baddeley 1745-1786
~Elizabeth Armistead 1750-1842
~Harriette Wilson 1786-1845
~Cora Pearl 1835 -1886
~Catherine Walters 1839- 1920
They were all lovers to the rich & famous of their eras and who excelled in dazzling/interesting conversation.
2. done
3. 5th Sentence ~ 'A sunny spring day at St Anne's Hill, with his books and Elizabeth, was for Fox a very paradise of earthly delights' this is followed by a little poem written by Fox which I have not included for the 3 sentences
Page 123 falls mid way through Elizabeth Armistead's story.
Here is a New Statesman write up about the book in 2003.
This is a great book, the last words of the conclusion sums up the uniqueness of these women
'For the men who adored and desired them, these great courtesans were indeed pearls without a price, richly worth the fortunes that were spent on them, and more. For all their follies and extravagance, as personalities they surely rank among the most outstanding women of all time: magnificently, ruinously - but wholly-themselves'
5. Tag 5???? I had a surf around before and I have found that most folk I would have tagged have already been tagged ..... so I leave it to the reader who has not already been tagged to take a go :-
1. Pick up the nearest book ( of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.
1. My chosen book is this one
Yep 336 pages including the conclusion It tells the life stories of 5 amazing women who were Courtesans.
~ Sophia Baddeley 1745-1786
~Elizabeth Armistead 1750-1842
~Harriette Wilson 1786-1845
~Cora Pearl 1835 -1886
~Catherine Walters 1839- 1920
They were all lovers to the rich & famous of their eras and who excelled in dazzling/interesting conversation.
2. done
3. 5th Sentence ~ 'A sunny spring day at St Anne's Hill, with his books and Elizabeth, was for Fox a very paradise of earthly delights' this is followed by a little poem written by Fox which I have not included for the 3 sentences
The seventh of May
Is the happiest day
That I ever spent in my life
The sun did shine
The birds snag divine
And I was all day with my wife
4. next 3 ~' But Elizabeth was not his wife. Everybody knew it, most especially Elizabeth herself. For all her outward composure, she had always been painfully aware that many, if not all, of Fox's friends would have considered her entirely expendable if a real contender to be his wife appeared.'Is the happiest day
That I ever spent in my life
The sun did shine
The birds snag divine
And I was all day with my wife
Page 123 falls mid way through Elizabeth Armistead's story.
Here is a New Statesman write up about the book in 2003.
This is a great book, the last words of the conclusion sums up the uniqueness of these women
'For the men who adored and desired them, these great courtesans were indeed pearls without a price, richly worth the fortunes that were spent on them, and more. For all their follies and extravagance, as personalities they surely rank among the most outstanding women of all time: magnificently, ruinously - but wholly-themselves'
5. Tag 5???? I had a surf around before and I have found that most folk I would have tagged have already been tagged ..... so I leave it to the reader who has not already been tagged to take a go :-
Saturday, 9 February 2008
9th February 1979
Friday 9
Got a letter off Sam
Had 3 hours off today so came home for dinner with Fi
Fi came round 8.20 -11.00
We did some dancing in the front room
Spoke to 'J'
Rang Sam He is gong to Manchester tomorrow & Waterloo Sunday (yip)
Can't wait to see him
Well through my blog you may have noticed that I always had a thing for dark haired chaps.... Donny, Bryan Ferry and Sam is dark haired too, (so much so when we went to Spain everyone thought he was Spanish & also there was time he was taken for an Italian waiter in a restaurant!! He did have the same shirt on as the waiters though). He has gone a bit grey now :-)
I also had a thing about Paul Michael Glaser . Even to the point of having a life sized poster of him on my bedroom wall complete with the darned cardi!!!!!!
So when I saw this quiz, I thought 'it has to be done'
1. If you were lucky enough to get the star treatment, what sort of actress would you be?
c) You'd only appear in glamorous, feminine roles. If you career looked like spoiling a special romance you would give it up for love
a) You'd go after realistic roles in films and you would try to be 'liberated' in your outlook and in your private life
b) You'd be the type of actress who would do funny parts as well as the more serious stuff - and you would make sure you had fun doing both
2. If you wanted to get a boy really interested in you, would you try ..........?
a) the friendly approach... trying to find out all the things you have in common
b) the traditional method... letting him make the first move and generally all the running
c) the vampire method..... charm, sex appeal and looking fantastically beautiful at all times
3. Which of these types of boys do you admire?
b) one who makes it to the top himself
c) one who has a really strong personality
a)one who has high principles especially about right & wrong
4. To which of these places would you like to take your dream boy?
c) a lively youth club
a) a small friendly restaurant
b) a disco
5. When would you feel happiest?
a) surrounded by people you care for and with whom you feel totally at ease with
b)sitting with your feet up, relaxing completely maybe reading a book or pottering around
c) doing something wild& free - like driving a fast car with the wind whipping your hair
6. If you suddenly became a millionairess over night . would you .......?
c) enjoy your money and be carefree with it while it lasted, living for the present
b) have a glorious spend thrift time, splashing out on minks (disclaimer this is from the 1970's), yachts, diamonds, champagne and generally spread some happiness around you
a) be totally confused ..... you wouldn't really know what to do with it
7. If your boyfriend got into a fight, would you think .........?
a) he's probably got forced into it
b) he's a fool
c) he knows how to stick up for himself when he has to
8. How much do 'sweet nothings' mean to you?
a) quite a lot you want to be told how much he loves you
c) you don't need to talk about love all the time
b) you can take them or leave them - and anyway it depends on how sincerely he says them
9. If you had an hour spare how would you most likely to spend the time?
c) leaping around your bedroom doing yoga or keep fit exercises
b) doing 2 or 3 things at once and if you have been very good finishing one of them (I guess the term multi-tasking had not been invented then?)
a) curled up with a book listening to music
10. What do you think about family life & family get-togethers in general?
b) it has its appealing side ... but can be wearing at times
a) smashing - all warm and cosy. There's nothing better than a close family
c) fine in moderation, as long as it doesn't tie you down too much
11. Everyone has faults. Which of the following is nearest to you?
a) moodiness and patches of depression
b) defensiveness - it takes you ages to decide to treat someone as a friend
c) restlessness - you get bored very easily
12. What kind of romance would appeal to you most?
b) the crazy whirlwind kind - so strong there can be no doubt about it lasting
a)where you set off just as good friends then gradually, with a slow sense of excitement realise that you are falling in love
c) the instant attraction kind, where you find out you have loads in common and your personalities are perfectly matched too
13. Which of the following heroines would you have most liked to be ?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Joan of Arc
c) Queen Elizabeth I
Well I got mostly A's .... I should have known .........
I fancied the wrong bloke !!!!!! lol :-)
Full results tomorrow
Got a letter off Sam
Had 3 hours off today so came home for dinner with Fi
Fi came round 8.20 -11.00
We did some dancing in the front room
Spoke to 'J'
Rang Sam He is gong to Manchester tomorrow & Waterloo Sunday (yip)
Can't wait to see him
Well through my blog you may have noticed that I always had a thing for dark haired chaps.... Donny, Bryan Ferry and Sam is dark haired too, (so much so when we went to Spain everyone thought he was Spanish & also there was time he was taken for an Italian waiter in a restaurant!! He did have the same shirt on as the waiters though). He has gone a bit grey now :-)
I also had a thing about Paul Michael Glaser . Even to the point of having a life sized poster of him on my bedroom wall complete with the darned cardi!!!!!!
So when I saw this quiz, I thought 'it has to be done'
Have a go and see .......... for the first time ever I have highlighted my answers !!!
c) You'd only appear in glamorous, feminine roles. If you career looked like spoiling a special romance you would give it up for love
a) You'd go after realistic roles in films and you would try to be 'liberated' in your outlook and in your private life
b) You'd be the type of actress who would do funny parts as well as the more serious stuff - and you would make sure you had fun doing both
2. If you wanted to get a boy really interested in you, would you try ..........?
a) the friendly approach... trying to find out all the things you have in common
b) the traditional method... letting him make the first move and generally all the running
c) the vampire method..... charm, sex appeal and looking fantastically beautiful at all times
3. Which of these types of boys do you admire?
b) one who makes it to the top himself
c) one who has a really strong personality
a)one who has high principles especially about right & wrong
4. To which of these places would you like to take your dream boy?
c) a lively youth club
a) a small friendly restaurant
b) a disco
5. When would you feel happiest?
a) surrounded by people you care for and with whom you feel totally at ease with
b)sitting with your feet up, relaxing completely maybe reading a book or pottering around
c) doing something wild& free - like driving a fast car with the wind whipping your hair
6. If you suddenly became a millionairess over night . would you .......?
c) enjoy your money and be carefree with it while it lasted, living for the present
b) have a glorious spend thrift time, splashing out on minks (disclaimer this is from the 1970's), yachts, diamonds, champagne and generally spread some happiness around you
a) be totally confused ..... you wouldn't really know what to do with it
7. If your boyfriend got into a fight, would you think .........?
a) he's probably got forced into it
b) he's a fool
c) he knows how to stick up for himself when he has to
8. How much do 'sweet nothings' mean to you?
a) quite a lot you want to be told how much he loves you
c) you don't need to talk about love all the time
b) you can take them or leave them - and anyway it depends on how sincerely he says them
9. If you had an hour spare how would you most likely to spend the time?
c) leaping around your bedroom doing yoga or keep fit exercises
b) doing 2 or 3 things at once and if you have been very good finishing one of them (I guess the term multi-tasking had not been invented then?)
a) curled up with a book listening to music
10. What do you think about family life & family get-togethers in general?
b) it has its appealing side ... but can be wearing at times
a) smashing - all warm and cosy. There's nothing better than a close family
c) fine in moderation, as long as it doesn't tie you down too much
11. Everyone has faults. Which of the following is nearest to you?
a) moodiness and patches of depression
b) defensiveness - it takes you ages to decide to treat someone as a friend
c) restlessness - you get bored very easily
12. What kind of romance would appeal to you most?
b) the crazy whirlwind kind - so strong there can be no doubt about it lasting
a)where you set off just as good friends then gradually, with a slow sense of excitement realise that you are falling in love
c) the instant attraction kind, where you find out you have loads in common and your personalities are perfectly matched too
13. Which of the following heroines would you have most liked to be ?
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Joan of Arc
c) Queen Elizabeth I
Well I got mostly A's .... I should have known .........
I fancied the wrong bloke !!!!!! lol :-)
Full results tomorrow
Friday, 8 February 2008
8th February 1979
Thursday 8
Got up at 9.30
Went back to college
Made genoese sponge in cookery
Bought Earth, Wind & Fire LP for £4.49 and 'Everyday Cookery' book £3.50
Rang Sam & wrote to him again
Ok it is Friday night. I showed you some moves last night. Get up and boogie ............
xx
Got up at 9.30
Went back to college
Made genoese sponge in cookery
Bought Earth, Wind & Fire LP for £4.49 and 'Everyday Cookery' book £3.50
Rang Sam & wrote to him again
Ok it is Friday night. I showed you some moves last night. Get up and boogie ............
xx
Thursday, 7 February 2008
7th February 1979
Wednesday 7
Stayed off again today
Made the tea for everyone (erm can't have been that sick then???)
Sam phoned at 12.00 noon
Fi phoned 2 x
Watched TV England played Northern Ireland (at football/soccer).
England won 4-0
Watched the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Sam phoned at 11.00 pm.
Miss him
Posted his letter and finished his Valentine (present? card?)
Well from the activity up there Valentines Day is almost upon us again. You never know what is around the corner and where you will be whisked away to.
To that end it would be remiss of me not to share with you all some essential dance steps should your amour take you dancing.... these steps won't fail but to impress!!!!
Do you feel shy when you go to a party or disco because you think you can't dance?
Well worry no more!
Your problems are solved with our step-by- step guide to disco dancing.
Over to America with this one ... the 'L.A. Stomp'. 'A good ice breaker at any party is this dance that everyone can do together in a long line'. Looks like the 'Wigan Slosh' to me (a quaint old Lancashire line dance move!!! Mostly done by women over 60 with polyester dresses and set hair!)
Suggested sounds 'Kenny' or the Bay City Rollers
I hope you are all prepared and practiced now and don't forget the 'bounce' with every step you take :-)
Stayed off again today
Made the tea for everyone (erm can't have been that sick then???)
Sam phoned at 12.00 noon
Fi phoned 2 x
Watched TV England played Northern Ireland (at football/soccer).
England won 4-0
Watched the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Sam phoned at 11.00 pm.
Miss him
Posted his letter and finished his Valentine (present? card?)
Well from the activity up there Valentines Day is almost upon us again. You never know what is around the corner and where you will be whisked away to.
To that end it would be remiss of me not to share with you all some essential dance steps should your amour take you dancing.... these steps won't fail but to impress!!!!
Do you feel shy when you go to a party or disco because you think you can't dance?
Well worry no more!
Your problems are solved with our step-by- step guide to disco dancing.
This first dance is the 'Jackie'.... quite simple to start you off
1. feet apart
2. Step right, touch left foot behind right (with a bounce)
3. feet apart
4. Step left, touch right foot behind left (with a bounce)
Repeat over and over again, turn around when you want, keep your elbows up like the dancer .... its that simple
Suggested song to dance to like this?? Soul, Stylistics (fab songs and if dancing like a chicken to such a classic as this doesn't impress him then nothing will lol)
If you are feeling more adventurous then the Twist is for you.... the pictures tell it all!
Suggested song ... Twist & Shout ~ the Beatles (Good Luck girls)
1. feet apart
2. Step right, touch left foot behind right (with a bounce)
3. feet apart
4. Step left, touch right foot behind left (with a bounce)
Repeat over and over again, turn around when you want, keep your elbows up like the dancer .... its that simple
Suggested song to dance to like this?? Soul, Stylistics (fab songs and if dancing like a chicken to such a classic as this doesn't impress him then nothing will lol)
If you are feeling more adventurous then the Twist is for you.... the pictures tell it all!
Suggested song ... Twist & Shout ~ the Beatles (Good Luck girls)
Over to America with this one ... the 'L.A. Stomp'. 'A good ice breaker at any party is this dance that everyone can do together in a long line'. Looks like the 'Wigan Slosh' to me (a quaint old Lancashire line dance move!!! Mostly done by women over 60 with polyester dresses and set hair!)Suggested music 'Art for Art's sake' ~ 10 cc
And finally the 'Bump' ..... guilty as charged, 70s has been known to do this dance on many occasion as she has grown up... so good for aerobic intake (it's a killer done with 'bounce')
Suggested sounds 'Kenny' or the Bay City Rollers
I hope you are all prepared and practiced now and don't forget the 'bounce' with every step you take :-)
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
6th February 1979
Tuesday 6
Got up at 9.15 Stayed off college cos of a cold (sounds like a 'duvet day' to me ... although it would have been 'woolly blanket and flannelet sheet day' then, mmm? just doesn't have the same ring to it somehow?)
Sam phoned at 1.30
I also got a letter off him and I wrote back
Fi phoned after college
Sam phoned again in the evening
He was really chatty as his parents were out (it was a time when you had one phone in the house, usually situated in the lounge and cordless phones were a thing of dreams!!)
So what would you invent? In the 70s yes I would have desired some privacy as in a cordless phone!
But I am voting now for Fran Lane, Bristol & Sue Burton, Birmingham
but above all Belen Lewis, Wilts who said
'I'm hopeless at spelling so I'd rather like to invent something like a spelling calculator; for instance, you would say a word like Unitarian into a microphone and the machine would spell it out for you.'
Got up at 9.15 Stayed off college cos of a cold (sounds like a 'duvet day' to me ... although it would have been 'woolly blanket and flannelet sheet day' then, mmm? just doesn't have the same ring to it somehow?)
Sam phoned at 1.30
I also got a letter off him and I wrote back
Fi phoned after college
Sam phoned again in the evening
He was really chatty as his parents were out (it was a time when you had one phone in the house, usually situated in the lounge and cordless phones were a thing of dreams!!)
So what would you invent? In the 70s yes I would have desired some privacy as in a cordless phone!
But I am voting now for Fran Lane, Bristol & Sue Burton, Birmingham
but above all Belen Lewis, Wilts who said
'I'm hopeless at spelling so I'd rather like to invent something like a spelling calculator; for instance, you would say a word like Unitarian into a microphone and the machine would spell it out for you.'
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
5th February 1979
Monday 5
College at 9.00
Fi = Tony R for defo
Came home at 3.00 cos I didn't feel too grand
Phoned Sam he has a prospectus from Blackpool college
Bought his Valentines card
Made a sun dress (I remember this dress I made it out of some material Kate's dad found in his mums house. It was green with small flowers on. The dress had shoe string shoulder straps..... it was bloody awful !! lol)
I was going to do a 1970s exercise type post tonight as yours truly is on an exercise kick just now, loads of walking and pilates (I am sure the teacher is trying to kill me!!) Alas & rather surprisingly I couldn't find much in my source material. In fact only this image. An easy but effective way to tackle 'Bingo Wings'. It's a good one and relevant to today with the amount of time we generally spend sat at a PC
So instead I have picked some random stuff that are classics from the 70s
I had both the bracelet and necklace which were made out of some cheap metal which bent out of shape if you forgot to take them off in bed
Love the last line of this ad!
When is thong not a thong? When it was the 70s!
I so wanted one of these!!!
And the youth of today think that Txt/MSN spk is nu.....gr8 twas ere int 70s but we hd to rite it long hnd wit a pen (just my type of shorthand lol)
College at 9.00
Fi = Tony R for defo
Came home at 3.00 cos I didn't feel too grand
Phoned Sam he has a prospectus from Blackpool college
Bought his Valentines card
Made a sun dress (I remember this dress I made it out of some material Kate's dad found in his mums house. It was green with small flowers on. The dress had shoe string shoulder straps..... it was bloody awful !! lol)
I was going to do a 1970s exercise type post tonight as yours truly is on an exercise kick just now, loads of walking and pilates (I am sure the teacher is trying to kill me!!) Alas & rather surprisingly I couldn't find much in my source material. In fact only this image. An easy but effective way to tackle 'Bingo Wings'. It's a good one and relevant to today with the amount of time we generally spend sat at a PC
So instead I have picked some random stuff that are classics from the 70s
I had both the bracelet and necklace which were made out of some cheap metal which bent out of shape if you forgot to take them off in bed
Love the last line of this ad!
When is thong not a thong? When it was the 70s!
I so wanted one of these!!!
Monday, 4 February 2008
4th February 1979
Sunday 4
Sam goes home
Got up at 11.00
Walked around Ainsdale village
Then we went to Formby to Stans and Mike's
Mike wasn't in so we had a cup of tea with his mum & dad (such fabulous people, you know the type of parents that you wished yours were, cool to folk dropping in at no notice, parties when they were at home but still letting us party with no interference. I have a great photo of them in bed, which I wouldn't publish because it would reveal their identity.... yes they were those type of parents. Sadly the father is no longer with us but the Mum is still going strong and still very cool at 80 odd)
Sam stayed for tea
He left at 7.27 (oops sorry yes I know NM too precise)to get the 8.45 train from Liverpool to Stafford
Jaques Laffitte = 1st in the Brazilian Grand Prix
Number 1 this week was Blondie ~ Heart of Glass Love her hair do here ... mmm I wonder ????? I am having my hair done next week !!!
Sam goes home
Got up at 11.00
Walked around Ainsdale village Then we went to Formby to Stans and Mike's
Mike wasn't in so we had a cup of tea with his mum & dad (such fabulous people, you know the type of parents that you wished yours were, cool to folk dropping in at no notice, parties when they were at home but still letting us party with no interference. I have a great photo of them in bed, which I wouldn't publish because it would reveal their identity.... yes they were those type of parents. Sadly the father is no longer with us but the Mum is still going strong and still very cool at 80 odd)
Sam stayed for tea
He left at 7.27 (oops sorry yes I know NM too precise)to get the 8.45 train from Liverpool to Stafford
Jaques Laffitte = 1st in the Brazilian Grand Prix
Number 1 this week was Blondie ~ Heart of Glass Love her hair do here ... mmm I wonder ????? I am having my hair done next week !!!
Sunday, 3 February 2008
3rd February 1979
Saturday 3
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.10 wages (ooo I had a 10p pay rise)
Got up at 9.00
Sam met me at lunch time
He was pissed (oops)
We went to the Houghton (the Houghton Arms pub, Southport)
At night we went to Follies = ok
The stupid girl that has been following Sam about apologised to me
She said she hadn't realised that me & Sam were so in love (hee hee pass me a bucket)
I started this blog at the end of April 2007 when I stumbled upon my teen diaries. It has grown and evolved since then with no particular plan or place to go in mind, which is great fun.
Yesterday Jeremy Jacobs asked if I was from Kent? & then popped me up on his site as 'Blog of the Week'... cool.
For those who may have not guessed I am not from Kent I am from the North West of England. I was born in a terraced house, with a small back yard in Liverpool. Which this year is the
European City of Culture.
There has been so much building work going on I hardly recognise my old city with its history of the Beatles.
The events planned seem endless, I am at a loss to catch up with it all. But I will be hunting out & planning regular jaunts over there this year.
Early doors we moved to the sea side resort of Southport. What a privileged place to grow up in. Sea, sand, fairground, amusements, sunshine and fresh air away from the city.We even used have an outdoor pool or lido... sadly no longer
Southport was 'born' in the late 1700's and became popular with the Victorians who would bathe in the sea, stroll along the promenade and Lord Street and take afternon tea in the very fashionable tearooms of the era.Apparently Napoleon Boneparte sought refuge in Southport and it is rumoured he based Paris's boulevards on Southport's Lord Street.
Then of course there was always the fairground. I found this wonderful site which has historic postcards of Fairground rides some of which are of Southport. It really is worth a look.
The British Open is being held in Southport this year too. A busy time in the North West....
Worked 11.00 - 5.00 £4.10 wages (ooo I had a 10p pay rise)
Got up at 9.00
Sam met me at lunch time
He was pissed (oops)
We went to the Houghton (the Houghton Arms pub, Southport)
At night we went to Follies = ok
The stupid girl that has been following Sam about apologised to me
She said she hadn't realised that me & Sam were so in love (hee hee pass me a bucket)
I started this blog at the end of April 2007 when I stumbled upon my teen diaries. It has grown and evolved since then with no particular plan or place to go in mind, which is great fun.
Yesterday Jeremy Jacobs asked if I was from Kent? & then popped me up on his site as 'Blog of the Week'... cool.
For those who may have not guessed I am not from Kent I am from the North West of England. I was born in a terraced house, with a small back yard in Liverpool. Which this year is the
European City of Culture.
There has been so much building work going on I hardly recognise my old city with its history of the Beatles.
The events planned seem endless, I am at a loss to catch up with it all. But I will be hunting out & planning regular jaunts over there this year.
Early doors we moved to the sea side resort of Southport. What a privileged place to grow up in. Sea, sand, fairground, amusements, sunshine and fresh air away from the city.We even used have an outdoor pool or lido... sadly no longer
Southport was 'born' in the late 1700's and became popular with the Victorians who would bathe in the sea, stroll along the promenade and Lord Street and take afternon tea in the very fashionable tearooms of the era.Apparently Napoleon Boneparte sought refuge in Southport and it is rumoured he based Paris's boulevards on Southport's Lord Street.
Then of course there was always the fairground. I found this wonderful site which has historic postcards of Fairground rides some of which are of Southport. It really is worth a look.
The British Open is being held in Southport this year too. A busy time in the North West....
Saturday, 2 February 2008
2nd February 1979
Friday 2
Sam arrived at ours at 7.40
He told me that he'd had a big argument with his family.
I don't know what to do I am so concerned he may get thrown out
Went to the Bay Horse in Formby (if in doubt hit the pub )
Got home at 11.30
Have had a busy old day, as I have family staying & visiting. It's strange you see no one for weeks then they all arrive like buses! Consequently I have little time to think. So tonight I will leave you with some 1975 fashions that you could easily run up on a sewing machine (I often did but they never turned out quite like it said on the tin... but I wore them anyway!!!)
Would you ever take a man seriously who wore a brown suedette suit like that???
Sam arrived at ours at 7.40
He told me that he'd had a big argument with his family.
I don't know what to do I am so concerned he may get thrown out
Went to the Bay Horse in Formby (if in doubt hit the pub )
Got home at 11.30
Have had a busy old day, as I have family staying & visiting. It's strange you see no one for weeks then they all arrive like buses! Consequently I have little time to think. So tonight I will leave you with some 1975 fashions that you could easily run up on a sewing machine (I often did but they never turned out quite like it said on the tin... but I wore them anyway!!!)
Friday, 1 February 2008
1st February 1979
Thursday 1
Got up at 10.00
Went to college
Made plain and chocolate swiss rolls in cookery
Got a lovely letter off Sam
Phoned him and had a really good natter
Fi rang
The whole of my family are big grumpy sods.
I feel like leaving (ahhh the joys of being a teenager lol)
Got up at 10.00
Went to college
Made plain and chocolate swiss rolls in cookery
Got a lovely letter off Sam
Phoned him and had a really good natter
Fi rang
The whole of my family are big grumpy sods.
I feel like leaving (ahhh the joys of being a teenager lol)
In my 'girls book of knowledge' or 'Jackie magazine' in 1975 they asked
I certainly won't be around to see it but maybe my teen might as an old lady. The replies where quite interesting.
Mike Batt was right with over crowding but about staying the same ?? Hey he hung out with weird creatures who recycled & were advised to exercise daily ... maybe he thought that we would always recycle & exercise like we did in the 70s and not become the disposable world we have become & suddenly to realise that to recycle & exercise is the way to go ??
Susan, Folkestone, Kent
'I think life will be much the same as it is today, but the world will seem much smaller. For instance, Britain and Europe will be part of one State and as air travelis bound to be more advanced, places will be more accessible and men will be able to fly from one side of the globe to the other in no time!' (Easy Jet???)
Davy, Battle, Susex
I think there's a grim picture ahead. We will have exhausted most of our natural resources: we'll be disastrously over crowded (unless there's a plague or a world war): the climate will be colder; we'll all be vegetarians; and there will be 1001 channels on the telly! Ugh! I'm glad I am here and gone tomorrow! (Climate change)
Lucy, Ashford, Kent
It all depends on what we do now! If we can manage to stay at peace, to ration our resources, to cut down our population, too be less greedy and selfish, and think about the future.. then there may be a beautiful world in 2075. But I doubt it. I think it will be even more ugly and concrete ridden than it is now!
Linda, London, SW18
If the world has not been destroyed by war by then, I think people will probably be living on the moon or in cities under the sea
June, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
I think man can only progress so far before some catastrophe sends him back to square one. Probably by 2075 people will be living in caves again. there are plenty of signs around the world of previous advanced civilisations which have vanished without a trace.(I can ID with that theory)
Les, Maidstone, Kent
It'll be a great place. No work, just lots of fabulous-looking robots, nothing ugly at all. There will be tremendous advances in music and films and no school. We'll have pocket computer- brains to tell us all we need to know. (Music downloads, karaoke, I pods, Blackberry's)
Some other quotes ' people will be born in test tubes' , 'massive factories producing all our food', 'cures will be found for many of the diseases which are still present in our society', 'I don't think will have the working life we now know it: computers will be used'......................... my theory is it will be like 'Blade Runner'
Mike Batt was right with over crowding but about staying the same ?? Hey he hung out with weird creatures who recycled & were advised to exercise daily ... maybe he thought that we would always recycle & exercise like we did in the 70s and not become the disposable world we have become & suddenly to realise that to recycle & exercise is the way to go ??Susan, Folkestone, Kent
'I think life will be much the same as it is today, but the world will seem much smaller. For instance, Britain and Europe will be part of one State and as air travelis bound to be more advanced, places will be more accessible and men will be able to fly from one side of the globe to the other in no time!' (Easy Jet???)
Davy, Battle, Susex
I think there's a grim picture ahead. We will have exhausted most of our natural resources: we'll be disastrously over crowded (unless there's a plague or a world war): the climate will be colder; we'll all be vegetarians; and there will be 1001 channels on the telly! Ugh! I'm glad I am here and gone tomorrow! (Climate change)
Lucy, Ashford, Kent
It all depends on what we do now! If we can manage to stay at peace, to ration our resources, to cut down our population, too be less greedy and selfish, and think about the future.. then there may be a beautiful world in 2075. But I doubt it. I think it will be even more ugly and concrete ridden than it is now!
Linda, London, SW18
If the world has not been destroyed by war by then, I think people will probably be living on the moon or in cities under the sea
June, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
I think man can only progress so far before some catastrophe sends him back to square one. Probably by 2075 people will be living in caves again. there are plenty of signs around the world of previous advanced civilisations which have vanished without a trace.(I can ID with that theory)
Les, Maidstone, Kent
It'll be a great place. No work, just lots of fabulous-looking robots, nothing ugly at all. There will be tremendous advances in music and films and no school. We'll have pocket computer- brains to tell us all we need to know. (Music downloads, karaoke, I pods, Blackberry's)
Some other quotes ' people will be born in test tubes' , 'massive factories producing all our food', 'cures will be found for many of the diseases which are still present in our society', 'I don't think will have the working life we now know it: computers will be used'......................... my theory is it will be like 'Blade Runner'
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