Gas Mantles and Peggy Rugs
What must life have been like when they had gas mantles and peggy rugs.
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Chrissie’s Blog
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The Latest Installments in Chrissie’s Blog –
The Good Old Days with a Coal Fire
‘Getting the coal in’ and ‘drawing’ the fire… back to the good old days in today’s blog
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Playing at Grandma’s House
I was thinking about playing at grandma’s house. I loved the DDT bug killer for the garden, the old iron range in the kitchen and the mangle for the washing.
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The Games we Played in the Olden Days
For #throwbackThursday this week I’m off for a wander down memory lane with the games we played in the olden days.
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Young Farmers in Blackpool
Here I am, back again with my stories and my topic for today is young farmers weekend in Blackpool.
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My Summer Holidays in Blackpool
My Summer Holidays in Blackpool is a piece originally written by Chrissie for Blackpool Heritage News.
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Remembering Steam Trains
With all the tram works going on in Blackpool and the upheaval it’s causing to motorists, it got me remembering steam trains.
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The Rag and Bone Man
We were talking about the ‘old days’ when I was young which prompted me to write about the subject a bit. Today is the turn of the rag and bone man.
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Easter Eggs from Long Ago and a Palm Oil Ban
I’d written about the name ‘Easter’ being missing from Easter egg boxes. It just reminded me of Easter Eggs when I was young.
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The Good Old Days – Playing Out
Playing out in the Good Old Days and fond memories of the past, when we just invented things to do and were very happy to do so.
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