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[2012 - the cat just walked across the keyboard and added the * and +’s]

Diaries across the generations from 1965, 1969 and 1974

1974 (Mum 46/ Me 19) Sunday

Mum –  Cooked in morning.  Hil went to Sunday School.  Dennis & I went for long walk from Warsash to Head? Park and back.  Very high tide.

Me – In morn played Cluedo with Hil.  Nice dinner.  Nick popped over in afternoon and evening recorded some LP’s on his cheap tape.  Mum and dad went for walk at Hamble.  Good day.

1969 (Mum 41/ Me 14) - Monday

Mum - none

Me – I morn had Latin marked 16 out of 20. Had Bilg usual stuff.  After dinner had English talked about wars.  Rained all day. Mum got me record ‘Build me up Buttercup by the Foundatations’.  Had good day.  Bugs went to school.  Dad and Nick went to work.

1965 (Mum 37/ Me 10) - Wednesday

Mum – none

Me – Weather raining.  Took train down.  Dad picked me up after school.

1955 (Mum 27/ Me 5 days) Thursday

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The Diaries – this only changes occasionally – Rev4

Cast

Mum – Faith, Dad – Dennis

Nick  – Brother (3 years older),  Angie & Dave his children

Hilary aka Bugs aka Hil-e-Bugs – Sister (8 years younger)

Chloe – our white toy poodle

Other names are friends/acquaintances unless I add more detail in square brackets  e.g.[cousin]

Comments by me added real time will also be in [square brackets] (Rev3)

Spelling, Case and Punctuation shown is as copied from Diary

Brackets after Year show respective ages

Hyperlinks give credit to those authors and are, of course added in modern times:  Oh to have a Subbuteo online league when I was 14!

Mum

1965 (38), 1969 (42) and 1974 (47) T&G – Townswomen’s Guild.

Preface gives Objects, Structure of the Guild and hints from NUTG advisors on starting up Drama, Music, Social Studies and Arts and Crafts Groups

During the above years mum was looking after myself, my sister 8 years younger and brother 13

Me

1965 (10) Letts School-Boys Diary

Still at Infant/Primary School.  Diary quite comprehensive giving facts on First Aid, Atomic Energy, 34 question quiz, books to read (none of which I’ve ever read), Pets, Countries of the World, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Animal Facts, Finding your way by the Sun, in fact a whole mini-book in itself.

1969 (14) Dataday Diary Gives Mileage Chart, Sun & Moon settings and phases, Wine vintage chart, clothing sizes, conversion tables and car details

Films watched this year King Kong, Carry On Up The Kyber, Bullitt, Talk Of The Devil, Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Spying, What’s Good For The Goose, The Violent Ones, Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, Sparticus, Carry On Camping, Hell Is Emply, 100 Rifles, Carry On Cleo, Carry On Screaming, Monte Carlo Or Bust, Once Upon A Time In The West, The Great Escape, The Longest Day, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Winnie The Pooh, Where Eagles Dare

Records Bought – Fox On The Run – Manfred Mann, Build Me Up Buttercap – The Foundations

Disraeli Geers-The Cream LP, Blackberry Way – The Move, Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles 2EP

Let It Bleed – Rolling Stones

1974 (19) Five Year