I used to run a lyric quiz on my last lesson before Christmas every year. Nothing to do with maths, but we’d do 3D initials on Isometric paper, or Christmas co-ordinates – basically a colouring in lesson with lots of Christmas music playing. See how you get on – answers next week. 1) You wereContinue reading “Christmas Hits of the 60s and 70s”
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Your 1970s Memories
The Calamity Chicks books are set firmly in the seventies and are loosely based on things which happened to me – especially the dancing, sailing and skating. And even the bits set in recording studios or featuring bona fide Hell’s Angel bikers. Yep, I had full-on teenage experiences which inevitably find their way into manyContinue reading “Your 1970s Memories”
Calamity Chicks 3.3
LindaLinda’s childhood saw her stumbling from one disastrous scene to another, mainly due to bad choices of her parents. Her dad, Chris, a loveable rogue, was the leader of Granite’s road crew, but his boss, Uncle Teddy, had some unsavoury inclinations. But her mother Marcia’s neurotic hang-ups result in even more heartache. Jack Thomas UndoubtedlyContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 3.3”
Calamity Chicks 3.2
You may notice a few pix of drums in the publicity stuff – here’s why. The long, hot summer of 1976 saw Lin taking on a bigger role at the studios while Granite spent a couple of months touring Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, where their music had taken off after an aggressive marketingContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 3.2”
Calamity Chicks 3.1
The third book in the series is Linda’s Lament – here’s a little more about it. Almost Famous meets 10 Things I Hate About You with elements of Queen’s Gambit. When Jack corners Lin in the playground, she knows exactly what he wants, but she has her own reasons for agreeing. She’s pretty sure UncleContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 3.1”
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. It is held on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the endContinue reading “Remembrance Sunday”
Bonfire Night
I was pretty convinced I’d done at least one post about this quaint British custom, originally held on 5th November to celebrate the failure of Guy Fawkes and his cronies to blow up the houses of lords in 1605. These Catholic plotters had intended to assassinate Protestant King James I and his parliament. But severalContinue reading “Bonfire Night”
Halloween Special
Everywhere I go is thick with cobwebs and giant spiders – not because I haven’t dusted in, like – forever, but it’s that time again. *shudders* I just typed in “houses with giant cobwebs and spiders” into google for some pix illustrating what I’m faced with on my daily 6-mile walk around Coundon. Remind meContinue reading “Halloween Special”
1970s Comics
Living above my folks’ newsagent shop in the 70s, gave me access to a whole host of comics and magazines. Some of the weekly British comics for girls I remember were: Bunty, Tammy, Jackie, Blue Jeans, Patches, Oh Boy! and Fab Hits. Here’s a bit more detail on the top three. Bunty was published byContinue reading “1970s Comics”
Calamity Chicks 2.3
Meet the Cast Here are some of the main players in Chloe’s Chaos. Most of them appear in one or more other books in the series. Chloe Bell Chloe wishes she’d been bright enough to go to grammar school, but her folks placed more emphasis on her looking good enough to catch a rich husbandContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 2.3”
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