Sunday, 15 January 2012


14th January

Diaries across the generations from 1965, 1969 and 1974

1974 (Mum 46/ Me 19) Monday
Mum – Arts & Crafts
Me – Got up at 5.45 got to work with Ken at 7.00 finished at 1.00.  Did some reading.  In evening went down Spa with Paul. Good day.  Hil went to GB [Girls brigade]
[About here Hilary was mad for Bay City Rollers – Shang-a-lang]

1969 (Mum 41/ Me 14) Tuesday
Mum - none
Me – In morn had French test, And played basketball for P.T.  Simple Interest for Maths and 14 out of 20 for Latin.  Inafternoon read books for English.  Rained again. In evening did HW. Mum lost 4lbs for WW.  Went to Bold Forester with Dad got back at 9.00pm.  Good day.  Matt Busby he was going to retire at end of year from Team M[anager] to General M[anager]

1965 (Mum 37/ Me 10) Thursday
Mum – none
Me – very nice day but when I went to bed it was raining had good day had recorder practice bought recorder

1955 (Mum 27/ Me 6 days)

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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 Diary
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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 page when I was 14! (Rev3)

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 Khyber, 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, Spartacus, Carry On Camping, Hell Is Empty, 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 Buttercup – The Foundations
Disraeli Gears-The Cream LP, Blackberry Way – The Move, Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles 2EP
Let It Bleed – Rolling Stones

1974 (19) Five Year Diary