Kids of our time the 60's

[SandyB]

I  did I  did ..  ..   have got  a few  writings   to  contribute  in  the  pipeline  .. just been  so  busy  @ work and  home  projects ..  that  even  my  weekends  feel  nice and  long ..    once  settled a  bit again  then  will post  more ..

[Bev Coates (Now Walker)]

Hi Richard, Just found this photo of you and yes i do remember your face and also Kathys......but thats all i remember.........looking forward to chatting to you at some time.......

[Richard Opperman]

Now and then

Another photograph of the Opperman children from a slide taken by our neighbour mr Blaauwsted in 1961.

Taken out side our house E11/6 avenue - Note: How smallthe trees were in th early 60s - you can aee the old big mine dump and town magazine's red roof.

From left to right: Cathleen (Cathy), Elizabeth (Liz), Richard (Me) and Gary - ages then 6, 10, 7 and 4. Christian our neighbours sone whose hand I am holding is standing in Cathy's shadow.

Have a good laugh and keep well.

Richard 

[SandyB]

My goodness  Richard  .. you  too  were  once  blonde ??  well you  back  there  again  hey  ??  ..  in  future kindly  refer  to  our  good  friend  Richard as  a " platinum  blonde"  I  hope I  go  like  my  Mom  went a kind of  lovely  champagne colour , that was after the purple people  eater  shade  she   so  bravely  did  for  so  many  years ...........

[Teel]

Sandy I have to ask.... are you a writer?  The reason I ask is that you write so eloquently.  I always look forward to reading your posts as you always paint such a descriptive picture of all your memories!

[SandyB]

Nope , not a writer .. just an  ordinary production manager at a packaging  manufacturer.   I  just  write as it  comes to  me  with  the  slight dyslexic  blurs as the mind moves faster than the hands .. .. secret is  just let it  flow ..

[Michael Alexander]

Sandy, quite often one's mind is full of information/memories that you want to put down, but typing it at the same speed as what it is passing through one's brain can be an issue.... and often the spelling is mixed up or letter are left in the incorrect place... but at least the idea is there......

[SandyB]

Me no ashamed .. quite  proud of  the  quirkiness of  it ..........

[Teel]

Ha! I know all about mixing up the letters..... my husband is dyslexic and it always gives me a laugh as he types  or writes his boss's name as Brain instead of Brian!

[Melanie Jonker]

Did anyone have any luck identifying some of the kids in the pictures (first picture) Mike put on the Your Photos page under Melanie Jonker's photos? Also, the other people in the photos of my Dad (Wally Jonker) receiving his bowls trophy?

[SandyB]

Nope  not  on  the  kids  foto  ..  its a  loong  time  ago  ...   but  I  recognise  on  the right   back  slightly  to us  in  the  bowling  photo  would  be Ronnie  Young ....

[Melanie Jonker]

Sandy, I've posted my school pic from 1967 - you were in Standard 3 when I was in Standard 2. Who'd have thought over 40 years have passed and we're looking at each other's school photo.

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

Come Sandy where's your Std 3 photo, I must dig mine out and post it as well.
Melanie I was in Std 3 with Sandy and also still have my Hardcover Grey Report card,as I see you have.

[SandyB]

Diana .. sipping  too  much wine  while  surfing   are  we   ?/ my  std 3 pic  is on  page one  of this topic ....

[Diana Rudd (Boehme)]

    I forgot ok