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Midweek Message 265.

In the 1950s, everyone had a tortoise! Hedgehogs were in abundance, foxes were only seen in the countryside... How things were different back in the old days.

Growing up in the 1950s

In this episode, I chat about growing up in the 1950s. What was it like for a young mother with a baby or toddler? How did she cope with looking after the child and doing all the housework, cooking, washing, ironing, shopping and more? Playpen? Cot?

Midweek Message 264.

What do you do with a small child when you're trying to get things done around the house? Playpen or cot? In this episode, I chat about little ones on the loose around the house.

Stair rods. Tea cosy. Horse hair sofa. Lino flooring. 1950s homes.

Stair rods. Tea cosy. Horse hair sofa. Lino flooring. 1950s homes. There's a lot to ramble on about this week. I hope you'll join me this Sunday. 

Midweek Message 263.

The boat race, Cockney rhyming slang, shorthand and lots more on this week's Midweek Message. 

Retro good old days. Marmalade renamed. Bent cucumbers. Storm Dave.

Retro good old days. Marmalade renamed. Bent cucumbers. Storm Dave. As usual, lots to talk about! 

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!