Can you bear a little more dialect? This of course will mean absolutely nothing to you if you were not raised in Sheffield – so simply enjoy the animation and the reworked lyrics. It’s a joy. References explained on request. Here’s one for free: The Hole in the Road. It fair brought a tear …
Tag archives: childhood
Sawdust and Hay for Dinner Today
Daily Prompt: The Transporter Tell us about a sensation — a taste, a smell, a piece of music — that transports you back to childhood. The chimes of Watch With Mother… followed by the gentle piano introduction to The Woodentops every Friday lunchtime. ‘Nuff said. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv_WJCv_Xyg … and the very biggest Spotty dog you ever did …
Droopy Drawers
Daily Prompt: Prized Possession Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a child. What became of it? Droopy entered my life when I was 4, I think. I can remember… just… choosing him from a counter in British Home Stores. My twin chose a white rabbit, in blue trousers. She named him Whiskey – …
Some more odd memories
Following my comments in this post and this one on how food was in Fifties’ Britain, I found my synapses buzzing. I thought I’d just jot down a few extra random thoughts. I am confining my memories to when I lived in Sheffield, where I was born in 1953 and stayed until November 1962. Some …