It's December 4, 2016. In 2 weeks, on the 19th, we are supposed to leave for CA to spend Christmas with Michele and Pat. Unfortunately, we don't have anyone to watch the dogs yet. Boarding them would cost about $500. Bill suggested I fly out but I know Michele would like...
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Jo Eastwood recalls her grandparents when she was growing up in Todmorden, Lancashire. One grandfather worked in a mill and the other was a Master Baker who was renowed for his cake making skills.
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Shirley can't exactly remember how she met her first romantic interest, but they were together for a total of five years in a 'proper romance'.
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Technical or High School was the question Ruth faced when she left Primary School. Ruth's mother was insistent that she go to a High School, rather than a Technical School.
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After Ted came home from Australia, Margaret and Ted shared a home with her parents. Margaret's mother had to tell her she was pregnant - Margaret had never heard of morning sickness!
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The first part in a series on Lisa's suitors - lucky number ten! The story is drawn from Lisa's autobiography.
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Joyce recounts her hero worship of a family friend, Steve, who volunteered for a tour of duty in the Korea War.
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Alice was her mother's first child, but her father's tenth. This affected how Alice saw herself from the very beginning.
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Family was most important element of Lisa's social life, with a large migrant family there were lots of people and lots of things to do - such as picnicking and listening to 'Hit Parade' together.
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Having been married at 16 Annette had no real social life as a single adult. She tells the story of meeting her husband, getting married, and then moving to Watson, a halt on the Nullarbor Plain for the Trans Australia railway.
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Judith talks about last week's topic,and growing up in Brisbane.
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Joyce talks about growing up with her family and the many different activities - barbecues, vaudeville, radio shows and going dancing down the Port.
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The war changed social life for Shirley, although going to Church, dances and card games were still the high point of social life.
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Ruth describes her first job doing administrative work at the Olympic Tyre Rubber Company.
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There were lots of competitive sports in the orphanage. When evacuated to the countryside during the war, Pat had a rather unsuccessful experience with a horse from the moors. Pat was also an accomplished badminton player, as well as golfing and swimming.
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Margaret tells the story of how she met Ted and the romance - and hurdles- of getting engaged and married as servicemen and women during the war.
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