Recent content by starrysnan

We all loved skipping ropes and jump ropes at school. Another simple pastime but lots of fun.

I loved my Fuzzy Felt game and liked all the animals and people you could create. A farm was one of my favourites and of course you could take all the pieces off the board and make a new picture. My granddaughters have a set and still like playing with it so simple pleasures are still popular...

Uh oh Razzamatazz, Razzamatazz leg magic! How many jingles do we remember ? Incidentally they were great stockings.

As I don't have a car I have been doing a fortnightly online order at Woolies. I was gobsmacked on one delivery when I had full bags of items and 1 bag containing only 3 tomatoes! I'm sure they could have been tucked in with other vegies. I recycle the paper bags to my local OP shop who are...

My Mum was a great knitter and she had many patterns and lots of favourite ones. When I was a child it was cheaper to knit a jumper than go and buy one ready made.

I loved making mud pies and put them in a patty cake tin. I was quite disappointed when Mum wouldn't put them in the oven!

My Mum & Dad had one for years which was green in colour and quite difficult to open. It worked very well though!

When we were young had flannelette sheets in different pastel colours (pink were my favourite). They were so warm. Even now we use the flanno sheets during a part of winter and they are still available at most larger retailers. In England when I was a young kid Mum used to wrap us in a small...

When Kentucky Fried Chicken first appeared it was a real novelty and we all had to have some. With the Colonels' mix of herbs and spices it was also delicious. Sadly I think they have lost the recipe as it just doesn't taste the same now.

99 was the smart one!