tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post6392876882981764942..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: A Little Trip Down Memory LaneSue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-70604386885970630402019-03-23T08:06:55.388+00:002019-03-23T08:06:55.388+00:00Very exciting, can't wait to see your changes....Very exciting, can't wait to see your changes. Thanks for the encouragement. VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-43803351268070490702019-03-21T09:04:56.297+00:002019-03-21T09:04:56.297+00:00That's brilliant. It's something you'...That's brilliant. It's something you'll never regret buying. Even an older one that you can do up would be brilliant ... I have changes in mind for ours :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-82831378221767147992019-03-20T17:22:13.757+00:002019-03-20T17:22:13.757+00:00Awe, I love the photos and so many memories of hap...Awe, I love the photos and so many memories of happy times spent at my parents' and aunties' and uncles' static caravans from my early childhood, through my own childrens' growing up too. I miss the caravans, so much so that we are saving up for one! VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-60983727005777219832019-03-20T17:18:24.039+00:002019-03-20T17:18:24.039+00:00I had knobbly knees as a youngster but have had ch...I had knobbly knees as a youngster but have had chubby knees since puberty even when skinny (so not fair)!VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-87619502935333950142019-03-20T08:38:17.234+00:002019-03-20T08:38:17.234+00:00Both me and my Mum suffer from 'expressive fac...Both me and my Mum suffer from 'expressive face syndrome' haha ... if that's even a thing!! What we are thinking shows on our faces for all the world to see, sometimes with disastrous consequences ;-)<br /><br />I'm loving that this post has brought back memories for so many of my readers .Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-86489849549836310502019-03-20T08:36:26.390+00:002019-03-20T08:36:26.390+00:00Yep, my uncles caravan was no bigger than the mode...Yep, my uncles caravan was no bigger than the modern tourers, although his stayed where it was for years as his little Ford Anglia was much too small to pull it.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-40042886550906104522019-03-20T08:35:04.034+00:002019-03-20T08:35:04.034+00:00Lovely memories. Your poor Mum, what a challenge...Lovely memories. Your poor Mum, what a challenge THAT must have been ... camping with a six week old baby, she deserved a medal !!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-58843015689064071612019-03-20T08:33:24.106+00:002019-03-20T08:33:24.106+00:00I love that this post has brought out happy memori...I love that this post has brought out happy memories for all my readers as well as for me :-)<br /><br />The days by the lake sound wonderful. xxSue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-7598165116868648752019-03-20T01:36:36.793+00:002019-03-20T01:36:36.793+00:00Wonderful memories. I remember pulling our camper ...Wonderful memories. I remember pulling our camper to the lake every summer, and all of us having a wonderful time swimming, running around, and going to get ice for the coolers. It was the same group every year.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-30678359177608965662019-03-19T19:39:54.131+00:002019-03-19T19:39:54.131+00:00This post does bring back similar memories for me....This post does bring back similar memories for me. I remember holidays in a caravan in Scarborough. Mostly though we went to Rhyl or Prestatin and the rare day trip to Blackpool, Southport or Fleetwood. I remember the last holiday we had in England we went all the way to Hastings! Mum, Dad and 5 kids ranging in age from 14 down to 6 weeks old! We stayed in a great big army tent that we had to pitch, at night, in the rain, in a farmers field. The next morning the field, including under our tent, was full of mole holes. I can remember mum making a cooked breakfast with a little Coleman stove thing. I don't envy her when I thing about it now. We did go to Windsor castle though and that was amazing. Then we came to Canada and holidaying was different but similar here.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465050441931715127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-66316555219219872812019-03-19T19:18:25.613+00:002019-03-19T19:18:25.613+00:00Lovely trip down memory lane, my parents bought th...Lovely trip down memory lane, my parents bought their first tourer when I was 5 back in 1960. We used to go away every weekend and holidays were Devon for 1 week and Cornwall for 1 week. I've always been at easy in Vans, we've had 3 tourers and 1 static. My daughter is now following the family trend and is on her second tourer, we go with them sometimes. Re the knobbly knees, the boys used to shout sparrow legs after me!!!! xxWendyTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-28692982085588972292019-03-19T19:15:11.287+00:002019-03-19T19:15:11.287+00:00Very lovely and I am typing this with a smile as I...Very lovely and I am typing this with a smile as I see echoes of my own family holidays - usually in a caravan in Saundersfoot West Wales. The good old British holiday with UHT milk (for which I still have a liking) and dashes indoors during summer showers. Your photos speak of lives up and down the UK in the 70's - thanks for sharing them and I hooted out loud at yoru description of what may have been running through your mother's mind in that photo! So funny.The Pottering Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907728579103783535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-69817556017620298272019-03-19T15:46:47.913+00:002019-03-19T15:46:47.913+00:00Shhh ... we should really be keeping our knees a s...Shhh ... we should really be keeping our knees a secret!!<br /><br />When it my Mum and Dad's 50th wedding anniversary (Golden) we dug out a beautiful copy of one of their wedding photos and printed it out with our large printer so it was poster size. Framed in a gold coloured frame it was the centre-piece of the party. Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-45512761734411230922019-03-19T15:44:08.958+00:002019-03-19T15:44:08.958+00:00Lovely memories for you too, there's something...Lovely memories for you too, there's something special about sleeping in a tent or awning, especially with a few other children. <br /><br />When I hear the children playing in the campsite across the road from us here in Wales it always brings a smile to my face, and seeing them playing in the trees and with the chickens when I drive past makes me realise that not all families are having all inclusive holidays abroad, some are still holding onto special but simple times with their children right here in the UK.<br /><br />Yes, thinking about it plastic macs and rain-hats only came out on holidays didn't they, I used to wish they would disappear ... but they always came out in July :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-5045248141228096332019-03-19T15:39:51.063+00:002019-03-19T15:39:51.063+00:00Haha ... I'll forgive you it's my own faul...Haha ... I'll forgive you it's my own fault for mentioning them ;-)<br /><br />That's something really nice to look forward to for you, and that's just how I felt when I came back to this park a few years ago for a holiday in one of their flats.<br /><br />Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-7039407290501340972019-03-19T15:37:53.587+00:002019-03-19T15:37:53.587+00:00Most places are much more commercial aren't th...Most places are much more commercial aren't they. I am so lucky with this park, although things have been upgraded, bridge across the river, heated swimming pool, much nicer nightclub, a games room, more swings and play things for the children. The basic bones of the place are exactly the same. The only thing that's missing is the television room ... there's no demand for an old tele on a shelf with a choice of BBC1, BBC2 or ITV, I wonder why ;-) Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-85264854379368256062019-03-19T15:33:24.904+00:002019-03-19T15:33:24.904+00:00Whitsun week was always a special week wasn't ...Whitsun week was always a special week wasn't it. We never went to the van then as our church held the Whitsunday Walks and I had to take part either as part of the Sunday School (until I got expelled) and then as a Brownie or Guide.<br /><br />I HATED the toilet blocks, especially at night when the lights attracted all the Daddy Long Legs and moths to come in the always open windows. But we were very lucky with the water stand-pipe, it was right in front of our caravan :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-8330722284757067422019-03-19T15:30:02.727+00:002019-03-19T15:30:02.727+00:00I did didn't I. I was my adult height by the ...I did didn't I. I was my adult height by the time I was 13, so I stopped growing and quite a few friends overtook me. <br /><br />I remember Mum getting very cross and those 'seething under the breath' arguments coming from my parents as they unfolded their double bed from the sofa each night while me and Graham lay trying to get to sleep in the little single beds that made up the dining end.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-27376191049561787562019-03-19T15:26:49.588+00:002019-03-19T15:26:49.588+00:00 A pleasure :-) A pleasure :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-73599246556705990752019-03-19T15:26:29.285+00:002019-03-19T15:26:29.285+00:00Gosh more and more comes out that shows similariti...Gosh more and more comes out that shows similarities between us. <br /><br />I stopped going to the site before I developed an interest in boys. But I could never have made a boyfriend of Nigel,not after so many games of Batman and Cat-woman ... lol :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-50071897852927693672019-03-19T15:24:00.840+00:002019-03-19T15:24:00.840+00:00A little trip down memory lane every now and then ...A little trip down memory lane every now and then is very therapeutic. Although I have a feeling I will get a telling off from my Mum tomorrow :-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-22067994950907060202019-03-19T15:22:30.993+00:002019-03-19T15:22:30.993+00:00I think jeans were invented for girls with knobbl...I think jeans were invented for girls with knobbly knees, we can keep them a secret if we choose ... or tell the world in a blog post or a comment ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-38008394705772700762019-03-19T15:06:43.445+00:002019-03-19T15:06:43.445+00:00This was a wonderful post!! Oh, and by the way I h...This was a wonderful post!! Oh, and by the way I have fat knees, and I only wish I had knees as nice as yours! Hee hee...I enjoyed every single photo - it was nice seeing photos of your dear parents when so young. Reminds me to ask my parents to bring out their old photos when we celebrate their wedding anniversary next month.<br /><br />So glad you're blogging again, Sue. :) I had never commented on your old blog, but had read and cherished it for years. Have a beautiful day.<br />Christina - cat tree ladyhttp://https.www.cattrees.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-76725824052205487412019-03-19T11:56:24.703+00:002019-03-19T11:56:24.703+00:00What lovely memories! My mum and dad had a touring...What lovely memories! My mum and dad had a touring caravan which you could make up a double bed at each end. We used to go on holiday with family friends, 9 of us in all. The two sets of parents had the caravan and us kids camped in the large awning. Me and our friends’ 3 daughters at one end and my brother at the other. I remember it being great fun! And plastic macs for the holiday! (Never seemed to wear them any other time) Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642030639809060976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-77830800051650572562019-03-19T11:26:05.258+00:002019-03-19T11:26:05.258+00:00I did have to look at your knees a couple of times...I did have to look at your knees a couple of times once you pointed them out :) My mom has a winter place in Florida that is a trailer in a 55+ community. I love it so much. The first time I went for a weeks vacation I knew I had found home. Mom goes every winter, and I bought it from her a couple of years ago. When I retire it will be my winter place and I cannot wait!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.com