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Ma & Pa Kettle - Toad Who could ever forget Ma's larger than life pronouncement-'come & get it"

School Days. One thing I will never forget, was the cane at primary school. My non-favourite was a large, but very likeable man, who named his cane "whispering willy", as it literally sang, as it came down from a great height. A certain female teacher with a height problem, use to get on tip...

Old wood stove Living in the country South of Perth, I remember these classic wood burning stoves. Apart from their obvious use, they were a great way to help keep the kitchen warm. One hazard, of course, was that there was little, or no way of controlling the hot plate temperature. Needless to...

The Twist Back in the old days, when I could actually "move", many of our generation used to head down to a place in Scarborough Beach W.A., known as the "snake pit". where the twist was the crowds' favorite dance craze. Two gang like groups - the Mods & the Surfers often clashed at said venue...

Home made cooking Image Credit: Shutterstock Many years ago, living in Nedlands, my mother used to make a type of "oranges & lemon" pudding, which my older sister rudely called "muck fuddy" - later examples of the varied dessert were labelled "megilla cuddy". Despite some unusual names...

Yes What. Always a hoot - later became known as Dr Pimm's Progress, with much the same cast - cheers Toad

Building Forts. As ten year olds we used to build forts in a disused quarry on the Nedlands foreshore, in Perth W.A. We had lots of fun, until one day I peered into the bottom of said fort & lying there quite happily was a very large dugite. Needless to say that was the last time we went...