Category: Memories
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When I was Little
#TBT #Growing up Seems an awful long time now I’ve lived in three houses in my life all within relative reach of one another, Going looking for houses one and two ? Difficult, as the wrecking ball hit them From a flat on Oldfield Road to a Terrace on Tamworth Walk – that’s where i […]
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Flashback
#socs #flashback Flooding back lovingly recomposed a compilation of childhood favourites software (Games) of yesteryear, once held on twenty to thirty floppy discs becomes easily accessible through the aid of silicon chips and takes you back to happier days chasing ghosts around a power pill maze king of the video game era.
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Throwback Thursday #46 – Secrets, Hiding Places and Niches
#Throwbackthursday Secret Spots in the House? there were always one or two spots out of the eyeshot of mum’s dad’s sisters and cousins places where you could shuffle away hidden treasures in the form of fudge or chocolate treats determined young cousins would always end up in some sort of treasure hunt navigating through the […]
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Bears
WQWWC #51: Toys/Play Furry old bear old as me sat in his favourite spot Pondering what’s for tea as he follows his owner down the stairs Honey , Milk or Chocolate perfect proposition for afternoon treats Teddy bear picnics on summer mornings – favourite time of day
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Put a Pin on it
#socs #pin Someone once told me – you never really leave the scouts In a sense – i guess they were right. Why? i hear you ask – because of some little things picked up along the way back when i was a cub scout (yeah! i am that old) when we went on expeditions […]
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Trinkets
#fowc #trinkets Tiny little things reminding you of places in the UK or abroad where you navigated towards on holiday kept mementoes of events in time tallied together so you don’t forget them
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Turquoise Blue
It’s that certain colour, that reminds you of your holidays The colour of the sea at the certain time of day up in the sky, when right foot dipped its toes to see if it was ready to take a dip in the water, or quench your thirst with a cool drink by the sands […]
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Looking through the bakers window
#napowrimo #bakers #window I can remember walking past the bakers shop I was six or seven, a special treat – but only to be eaten after lunch and that was if – i could find it you see, my treat was hiding around the bread rolls playing peek a boo by the chocolate cakes and […]
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Retreat
#fowc #retreat Salford, 24th February 2021 Another Lakeland Reminiscence Retreat – Normally a call for escaping an attack from an enemy….. (but not in this case) for me, it was a week away from the City in the picturesque settings of the Lake District, up by Derwentwater in a place called Keswick. Arranged by the […]
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Fulfilling a dream
A reminiscence Watching my first football game Enchantment on Boxing Day Seeing young charges, trying to Outdo the achievements of players and Heroes past Moving towards the opposition net and Enjoying the home team score a goal
The Inkwell 