Remember When...

[GillyJ]

My favourite toy in the fifties was a lovely red sewing machine that really worked well on small garments, and I too had a range of little pans and a small stove and a tiny washing machine.

Other favourites were tiny post office sets and sweet shops with little scales, meccano, a home made dolls house and home made rocking horse

[Maggie.]

For a long time, when I was very young this was my favourite book:-

http://victoriastitch.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/nicholas-thomas-naughty-kitten.html

I loved his misadventures.  Needless to say this hoarder still has her rather battered book and our youngest granddaughter aged 5 loves it.

[Isabel H]

One of my favourite toys was a whip and peerie (top). We used to steal bits of chalk from the classroom to draw coloured patterns on the top.

[Wiggy]

some of my favourite books - which my grandchildren also love -  were When we were very Young, The House at Pooh Corner - Now we are Six etc - Wind in the Willows, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Blinky Bill (a koala) and the Magic Pudding - last three are Australian books for you northerners.

[Greensleeves]

My first favourite book (before I discovered the Famous Five) was All About A Brownie which began "Her name was Ivy Joan....".  I have just checked and there are still copies to be had on Amazon!

[Maggie.]

My Nicholas Thomas book is on Amazon at £11.99 

[Wiggy]

There was another series set in UK about May Queens - can't remember the name of the books now - anyone remember?

just bringing this forward - in case someone remembers what these books were titled.   

[Greensleeves]

I remember Nicholas Thomas, Maggie, but not the May Queens, Wiggy.  Maybe someone else will remember them.

[kiwihalfpint]

My granddaughter and I, spent part of this morning making Daisy Chains.    From memory this is what we used to do at school when sitting on the grass in our breaks and talking to our friends.

Cheers
KHP