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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 15:10 BST (UK) »
Do you remember having that photo taken Wendy? If so do you remember what you were thinking?

Probably no choccy biscuits in those days Tony. Am I right Wendy?  ;D

Did your bows keep falling out?  :)

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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 15:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Ruskie on Tuesday 29 June 10 15:10 BST (UK)
Probably no choccy biscuits in those days Tony. Am I right Wendy?  ;D

You're right there Ruskie! I think I'm around the same age as Wendy and at that time there would still have been rationing after the war. I still remember my Gran asking for "a quarter of broken biscuits" at the shops!! They used to be in a big square tin in front of the counter and were cheaper than whole ones!

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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 15:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Wendy...Great photo...One from me.
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 17:27 BST (UK) »
Okay....I know this is a little out of season...but...the colours just lend themselves to a Christmas Card....you can send it back to your Mum Wendy ;D ;D ;D
Carol
CAPES Hull. KIRK  Leeds, Hull. JONES  Wales,  Lancashire. CARROLL Ireland, Lancashire, U.S.A. BROUGHTON Leicester, Goole, Hull BORRILL  Lincolnshire, Durham, Hull. GROOM  Wishbech, Hull. ANTHONY St. John's Nfld. BUCKNALL Lincolnshire, Hull. BUTT Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. PARSONS  Western Bay, Newfoundland. MONAGHAN  Ireland, U.S.A. PERRY Cheshire, Liverpool.
 
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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 17:27 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Ruskie on Tuesday 29 June 10 15:10 BST (UK)
Do you remember having that photo taken Wendy? If so do you remember what you were thinking?

Probably no choccy biscuits in those days Tony. Am I right Wendy?  ;D

Did your bows keep falling out?  :)

I do remember the photo as I felt like a fairy princess  ::). I have very fine hair and the boys used to pull my pigtails. I never looked so angelic when I came home from school with my cardigan hanging off one shoulder and my bows just hanging on to the ends of my hair.
My mother despaired and always said [and still does when it's mentioned] 'I sent her to school looking nice, clean & tidy and look at the state of her!!' I have a photo of me taken in the afternoon at school.

There was rationing until 1953 so no sweets. I have made up for it since though.

Tony - I can remember those square metal tins with glass lids in Woolworths. They were stacked on their side on several wooden shelves up to about 5 feet high so you could see what was on offer.

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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 17:29 BST (UK) »
Hi Treetotal

Thank you for your hard work. Two more great restores.

Wendy
VEAL, PRICE, STURGE, HOLDER, BELLET, DREW, TAYLOR, HALES/GOUGH, PRICE, COOK, BURNELL, HOLBIN, MERRY, GUNNING, WOOD, STOCK, GULLOCK, GWILLYM Som/Glos
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ADMONS Berks
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KITCHEN Nlk
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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 17:49 BST (UK) »
My Pleasure Wendy :D
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« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 19:26 BST (UK) »
Wendy

Have really enjoyed working onn your photos :) :) :)
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Us East Anglians must stick together ;D ;D ;D


Hippy :) :) :)
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Re: I Am A Gappy Bridesmaid 1954
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 29 June 10 23:38 BST (UK) »
Quote from: wendy47 on Tuesday 29 June 10 15:09 BST (UK)

Sixty years later I have changed a bit. Definitely not angelic, going grey, wrinkles and 3 grandchildren, and a great and happy [mostly] life to look back on.


I would hope so Wendy. You'd be some kind of freak of nature if you still looked like this after 60 years!  ;D

I absolutely LOVE your hair and the bows. I thought they looked satiny as though they could slip out. I hope you show your children and grandchildren this photo so they can see how goregous you looked.
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