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Category: Memories
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#Writeclub #food #children The waiter brought overthe porcelain bowldecorated in blue and whitea slice of lemonfloating in its centreit’s fragrant smell – hitting the nostrilsa funny kind of soup – i thoughttill the waiter told meit was for cleaning my paws afterthe dim sum was finished.
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#Music #sound Something to attach a memory to out of the plucking of a string or upbeat rhythm coming from the drums note how you’re tapping away to a familiar tune dancing away to a memorable track
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#Milkman #extinctprofession #writeclub #napowrimo The sound of the bottles being turned around was one clear memory of childhood days The whirr of the electric motor of the milk float was better than any alarm clock on school mornings Glass bottles making a Distinctive sound almost sounded musical Crafted Daily products eggs, yogurts and cheese also…
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#Market #Fruit #Vegetables #Food #Memories When i was little I knew where my fruit and veg came from Apples and Pears grew on trees, Appearing when the blossoms fell Tomatoes were nicest when red and ripe but there were always some things we couldn’t grow so we visited a man or woman in the know…
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#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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#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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#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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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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#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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#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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