General Chat

Born 1931 Liverpool, can remember scraping the paint off the rails of my cot with my nails, and being in my pram, my father making shadows of animals on the bedroom wall with his hands by the light of a candle, bursting tar bubbles in the street in the summer, the saying then was 'don't say Ta ! it sticks to your bum ! fishing for coppers down the grating outside a shop with chewing gum on the end of a cane, playing 'cherry wobs' up the drainpipe, people skipping in the street with mums and dads turning the long rope, men playing 'pitch and toss' on the corner with a lookout to see if there was a 'scuffer' coming, ( policeman ) kids playing 'Jacks and Ollies' the man selling blocks of salt from a cart, the man sharpening knives turning a stone with his feet, the man selling 'quins' , the milk man in a pony and trap, getting a penny bar of chocolate from a machine at the Pier Head, I could go on and on ! but sadly those happy days came to an end when we listened to Chamberlains speech on the wireless with all the neighbours out in the street listening. that war had been declared. Being evacuated to Wales then coming back home during the May blitz, hiding down in the cellar during the air raids. It has all been written up in my life story to pass down to my children and grandchildren, ( sorry for going on )

oooooooooooooooTar bubbles........I was out in my pretty little yellow and white dress, with smocking up the front and ribbons.........Waiting to go out visiting.........Sitting on the kerb waitingggggggggggg. couldn't resist them, boy next door came along, I think we spent ages bursting them.,covered in tar..Got scrubbed clean with butter.......Mum was not happy......Butter rationing......Thanks for that memory..

Ehhh not as old as some but the memories, the iron my mam used to use on gas little one I have and us at front dooe. The long toasting folk, I have OH grans which I got of his aunty before I met OH (weird) and have all my grans crystal, bowls for fruit sugar and Biscuit barrel, but my best thing which I was allowed to look at when about 7/8 my GGrandads bible. but now reading through some names and dates could have been my GG Grandads;; Babs

Rhubarb and sugar..Cheap and cheerful........Remember sugar mice and floral gums, keep this thread going and keep of the heavy stuff , I've been hiding all day in here and on the Spring thread.........Coward.........yes...Oxo tins for lunch boxes......

How about Liberty bodices and leggings,,Little brimmed hats with bows......

Some wonderful contributions. thank you all so much. The gas tar bit reminds me what urchins we were. (and I,m afraid we fished down grids as well - for money and marbles). Happy days

I was brought by Dear old Gran and Grandad i remember we used to have processed Peas the ones you had to soak ,we had them on saucers with vinegar on. Also Chestnuts .Thes were all cooked on the fire and the baking was done in the side oven oh! it did taste so nice. Very Happy times Harry this is a lovely thread .. June .

Hello Harry!........... nostalgia ain't what it used to be :-)

Hi Harry,I love those type of threads,Heart warming. Roxanne x

Hi Harry, I spent a lovely day yesterday with my Mum's brother and wife both in their 80's. We had a nostalgia afternoon. They were living with us when I was born just as the war ended and stayed for about 8 years and then ended up living just round the corner, where they still are. I've not had such a lovely time for ages. We laughed till we cried. as you always say Happy Days. Linda

Thanks for the latest replies girls. God bless you and yours, Linda. Happy days

Are you pulling the plug on us now? Can we have another one another time...

Sandra Becker, You pulled the plug on me you bad girl (Janet and john indeed). Would love more contributions,particularly about blotchy red legs from the fire. Just disappearing for a bit re the football. but just to keep the tone of the thread - the modern players are not as good as they used to be). Margaret - yes those ice slides were quite something, particularly in the 'black out' Happy days

sorry I thought you were fed up with us old biddies I could ramble on for ages................I love this thread...............Lots more, Steam trains, flying Scotsman, trams etc.............you will regret this..................

There is a super book out called 'the 50s and 60s, the best of times' by Alison Pressley. My kids gave it to me,wallow in nostalgia, I think it was from Pastimes Shop.

Once again thanks for your interest. Yes, trains; then there were comics;gas-masks et al. Just wonder if any one of the things mentioned throughout this thread were as as good as that which you have today. What I do know, is that they were appreciated a sight more. I eat chocolate by the bar-load now, but it,s nothing like as good as that individual little square which I cadged off someone all those days ago. Happy days

Morning Harry,.........a few to get going a bit early yet.........Housework calling.......Spangles................Keep them lovely with Rinso washing...........Kunzle cakes.........

Kunzle Cakes they were yummy Sandra does any one rem tiny black imp sweets very hot! sticks of rhubarb dipped in sugar also twists of paper with a mix of cocoa and sugar to dip your finger in. Beano and Dandy comic only two copper pennies oh! those were the days . June .

yes, black imps......Sweet rationing, i had a box of smarties to last a week, got ten every night.,two of each colour,used to suck them to last longer! Penny bars of very thin chocolate..........

Housewifes choice on the radio Radio with wet batteries which had to charge up James