What our parents got up to

[SandyB]

I'm starting  this  topic  .. as  stories  of  what  our parents  got  up  to  in  their  young wild  days  still  sit  in my  head ...  the  early  days  .. stories  of   a  part of  town  called  "texas"    wild  parties  .. leaving  parties  and going  straight  to work  .  fights .. love affairs  ..  the  do's  ,,  the  functions ,, the dressing  up  .. the  clothes  of  a  bygone  era  .. the dancing  slippers that  women  folded  into  their  handbags .. they  would  arrive  at  a  dance  in  the  stillettoes  and  don  the   slippers  in  order to  glide around the floor ..   Robert , thats how your  Mom  could  glide .. a  pair  of  silver  or  gold  dancing  slippers ...   First  picture ..     damm  the  names  have slipped  me .. but  I  will  name  the  picture  "tres elegant  "   my  mom on  the  right .. they  knew  how  to  dress  in  those  days ... names  Kitty mc Call  Bob Mead  and  Mother   ... correct  me  but  thats  what  comes  to  me  now ..   I  will  continue  to  post  more  as  I  get  time ...  and ask  you  all  to  submit  same  .. our parents , remembering  and  honouring them   and also seeing  them  at  play ..

[Ann Gander (nee Greenway)]

How about some outfits from the New Year do's?
Vikings - Biff Hannabuss, John Weait and Arthur Greenway (Dad); their wenches - Joyce Greenway (Mum), Eileen Hannabus, Gladys Weait.
Don't know who won but I understand they used to be amazing events! 
This one, I think, was 1965.  I believe the flagon was filled with something alcoholic!

[mavis(smith)]

sorry idid not rotate picture

[Michael Alexander]

Man! Sandy is right, they knew how to dress in style in those days... My father still insists on wearing a jacket and tie to Lodge, Functions or a dinner out........ Just the way the Queen would have it,,,, To Order gentlemen!    :D

[SandyB]

Oops  got  it  George  Mead   not  Bob .....

[Bev Coates (Now Walker)]

sandy you mention george mead......ive always had the name Mary Mead in my head.......the song by Jim Reeves....distant drums....the line where he sings....so mary marry me....ive always sung...so mary mary mead............is she a real person.?....cause i also have a story of her in my head but dont know if its the song lyrics putting it there,,,,ha ha...... ???

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Mary Mead married one of the Hockney brothers think it was Dave. She was a teacher.

[Michael Alexander]

When our folks would abandon us at home in the evening times to go to the SPortsmans, they would always return with those little packets of biltong and a small coke for each of us..... guilt compensation, no wonder I am overweight today..... ;D

[bobbysmith]

my god anne,the men were horney in them days,have things changed i wonder,ha ha,great pic

[SandyB]

One  of  the NewYears  parties  ...

[SandyB]

Oops  wrong button ..  One of  Myparents  new years  parties  of  long  time  ago ...   Once again  pity   a  lot   of  pictures  got lost  and  only a few  remain  ..    Some  of You  May  remember  Archie  and Sue  Gunn   ...  I  unearthed a  picturre  of  archies  first wife  Maisie ...  she  would  have  been one  of  the  many " Aunties "  in  my life .. it  was  not  meant  to be so ..   when  my Mom  went into  labour  with  me .. and   I understand it  was  a long one , I weighed  10 and a quarter  pounds  at  birth explains  it  all .. Maisie  Gunn  was  booked  in  for  I  understand  a  sinus  surgery   on  the  same day  ...  She  still  wished  my Mom  well  and  Mom  to  her good  luck   .. something  about Maisie  giving her  watch  to  Mom  to keep   ( grey cells  are rattling  here ) ..   Maisie  never  came  back  from  the  theatre  ..  complications  with  aenasthetic ...   Mom had  two  major  events  on  one  day  .. an  arrival  in  the form  of  me  and  a departure  in  the  form  of  Maisie   .. I  include  a  pic with her  as  well   ...

[SandyB]

More ..

[Gary Mc Manus]

Hi Mike,

I guess your parents were with my parents, as we used to get the same ;-)

When our folks would abandon us at home in the evening times to go to the SPortsmans, they would always return with those little packets of biltong and a small coke for each of us..... guilt compensation, no wonder I am overweight today..... ;D

and now I try to carry on the tradition...

Gary

[Michael Alexander]

Yep! our parents were always together, Stauchlager, Hexen, Sportsmans, 1 st ave or 7th, and sometimes your dad escaped to the Golg Course.... hehehehe!

:)

Believe it or not, I don't go to the pubs much here anymore, get pissed at home and get to play my own music,( if Michele lets me, that is! )

:o

[SandyB]

The  night  of  Champagne  and  Blue  cheese ..
One  night  in  the  early  hours   an  after  party  trawled  into  our  home   ...  Mom  Dad  and  the  gang ...  Mom  must  have been  bored  with  the company  or  maybe  she  was  just  in a silly  mood  so she  woke  me  up  and  said  she  would  teach  me  about  appreciation  of the finer things  in  life ..   at the age  of  9 ?? ..  So there  was  I  now seated   on  the  floor   in  front  of    her ...  She  had  on  this  reversible  evening  coat   ..  one  side  a beautiful   satiny emerald   green   and  the other side  something  that looked  like  a  christmas  tree .  that   christmas  tree  was  never worn  on  the  outside ..  being  reversible  it  had inside  and outside  pockets   and  boy  were they  deep  cos  out  of the  inside  pockets   she  fished  two  bottles  of  champagne  and  two   wedges  of  blue cheese ..  the  trick  she said was  to   take  a  bit of  blue  cheese   and then follow with  a  healthy swig  of  bubbly .. Not  a bad  idea  at  all !!   the  blue  cheese was  a  bit  too powerful  for  my  yet  uneducated  palate    so  I  snuck  the  pieces  given  to  my  dog  waiting  expectantly  on  the  side ..   Yup  between  the two  of us  we  finished  the  two  bottles of  bubbly   .. I  was  by now   very  unsteady   and had  difficulty  getting  up  .. but Mother  .. she  seemed  to  have  hollow  legs  stood  up  daintily  on  the  high heels  ,   no  unsteadiness  and  walked  me  to  my  room  .. " good  night  son "  and  off  she went to party  more ..   I  remember  my  dad  saying  that  she  had  a  cast iron  constitution , many  a time  partying  the  toughest guys   including  him  under  the  table   . A  true party  girl !!  and  a    memory of  her in  one of her  crazy  moments ....