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Midweek Message 262.

Back to the 1950s, again. No microwave, no air fryer, no automatic washing machine... How did we manage back then! Hard work, that's how! Please, join me for a good old chat.

Upper class, lower class. Posh, common. Baking bread. Feigning illness to get off school.

Upper class, lower class. Posh, common. Baking bread. Feigning illness to get off school. There's a lot to chat about this Sunday. 

Midweek Message 261.

1950s kitchens. Woolen swimming trunks. Easter Eggs. Sunday best clothes. Pipe smoking. Join me for a good old chat about the old days. 

A Creature of Habit, aluminum jelly molds, drainpipe trousers, bedpans, and more

Are you a A Creature of Habit? Do you remember aluminum jelly molds, drainpipe trousers, bedpans... Join me for a char about the good old days. 

Midweek Message 263.

Brevity... there's a word! Some people talk too much. Some people never get ill. Healthy eating, exercise... and more.

Why don't I like people?

I've had an interesting email from Alan... He wonders why he doesn't like people. What it is about some people? I'm sure some set out deliberately to annoy others! Haha! Happy days! 

Midweek Message 259.

Railway gates always closed. Drinking fountains. Doctors drinking and smoking. Creating a 1940/50s kitchen. There's a lot to get through on this week's Midweek Message!

Tradesman back then. Kids exploring. Pubs in Australia. Windmills.

Although I have a chest infection, I've put together a podcast episode. Tradesman back in the old days. Kids exploring are raid shelters and underground bunkers. Pubs in Australia. Windmills. Please, join me this Sunday.

Midweek Message 258

Oh, no! Half way through the Midweek Message... a disaster! 

Someone else's problem becomes my problem.

In this episode, I bang on about someone else's problem becoming my problem. I try to help someone out and their problem becomes my problem... the whole thing backfires! Also, are there any architects today? Looking at new houses, you wouldn't think so! Cars, big or small? Which do you prefer? Please, join me this Sunday.

Midweek Message 257.

It's that time again. No one heard the deliberate mistake last Sunday! That's a shame. Not to worry. How are you? What have you been up to? The weather here is beautiful at the moment. Blue sky and sun! 

Places to visit. University or apprentice. Dolls houses. The Toilet Museum. Train Sets.

Places to visit. University or apprentice. Dolls houses. The Toilet Museum. Train Sets. A walk in the country. So much to chat about in this episode. Please, join me this Sunday. 

Midweek Message 256.

A visit to the dentist. Do we still write letters? Weird storms. There's plenty to chat about in this week's Midweek Message. 

British Etiquette and good manners. Queuing properly in shops respecting elders.

British Etiquette and good manners. Queuing properly in shops respecting elders. Have those days gone? Opening a door for a lady. Offering a lady a seat on a bus or train. Do you still do that? 

Midweek Meassage 255.

It's that time again. In this message, I talk about equality for women. Would you give up your seat on a bus or train for a woman? Do you hold doors open for women? Please, join me for a chat.