Remember
when ... New
babies wore long clothes up to six weeks, and then they were
'shortened', i.e. put into short clothes, usually on a Sunday.
Margaret
McGarry - born 1936
"When
I was 12, disaster struck the family when our mother died. Marie,
who was the my eldest sister, had won a scholarship to Everton Valley
High School, but she gave up her studies to help look after the family.
This was an unselfish and courageous thing to do, as scholarships
were not easy to achieve then.
"Boys in our younger days did not do any housework. Most girls
were expected to wait on their brothers, cook a meal for them, or
iron their clothes. Boys would do "manly" jobs, chopping wood for
the fire, or bringing in the coal. "
Dancing
Remember
when ... The
Indian Toffee man used to come round the houses, selling delicious
golden spun toffee.
Tina
Silverstone - born 1929
"When
I was 7 years old my mother, herself a dancer, encouraged me to join
a dancing troupe called "The Dixie Crackerjacks" - I was there till
war broke out.
The leader was called Harris Cooney, he was a brilliant dancer but
a very hard taskmaster. The studio was in Islington and we went every
Saturday morning. We used to put on shows for the League of Welldoers".
Dancing
Remember
when ... Houses
were 'stoved' after a case of fever was diagnosed.
Ann
Roberts - born 1937
"I
remember standing on the teacher鈥檚 desk one wet playtime, belting
out the Kay Starr hit "Wheel of Fortune". Little did I know that
our headmistress, Sister Mary Cuthbert, was standing at the door
of our classroom. Amazingly she didn鈥檛 shout at me, but told me
I鈥檇 just passed the test to join a choir and sing at the Philharmonic
Hall for the Festival of Britain celebrations".
Bath
Night
Remember
when ... Children
used to burst tar bubbles in the road on hot days.
Doris
Windsor, born 1917
"Saturday
night was bath night, and it was always a nightmare. My mother went
shopping then, because the shops sold off the food that wouldn鈥檛 keep
over the weekend, so I had to get baths sorted out.
Fill the boiler from the kitchen tap; light a fire under it using
paper, chips and coal.
Then drag the zinc bath in from its nail in the yard and fill it with
the hot water from the boiler. I had to make sure the children were
bathed in order, so the youngest was put to bed first".
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"When
I was 12, disaster struck the family when our mother died. Marie,
who was the my eldest sister, had won a scholarship to Everton Valley
High School, but she gave up her studies to help look after the family.
This was an unselfish and courageous thing to do, as scholarships
were not easy to achieve then. 
"When
I was 7 years old my mother, herself a dancer, encouraged me to join
a dancing troupe called "The Dixie Crackerjacks" - I was there till
war broke out. 
"I
remember standing on the teacher鈥檚 desk one wet playtime, belting
out the Kay Starr hit "Wheel of Fortune". Little did I know that
our headmistress, Sister Mary Cuthbert, was standing at the door
of our classroom. Amazingly she didn鈥檛 shout at me, but told me
I鈥檇 just passed the test to join a choir and sing at the Philharmonic
Hall for the Festival of Britain celebrations".
"Saturday
night was bath night, and it was always a nightmare. My mother went
shopping then, because the shops sold off the food that wouldn鈥檛 keep
over the weekend, so I had to get baths sorted out.