SUMMER - GET OVER IT....

I'm reluctant to let go of summer...its been a bit rubbish...but hey, I had a fab holiday with my sister in Switzerland, a couple of National Trust visits (kick Liverpool One into touch, visit Speke Hall!) & I bought a sun lounger ( is Wilkos the new Woolworths?)....Seriously all the kids (& me) are back in school, its freshers week in Manchester & gold & russet reds mingle with green leaves. A few weeks ago one of my oldest Manchester pals Ian Massey (check out his biography of British pop artist Patrick Procktor (Patrick Procktor-Art & life) gave me some 1940s boys interest magazines, the covers reminded me of carefree holidays... of times gone by -when you went out in the morning & didnt come home til dusk! Your mum gave you a sandwich & a bottle of pop ( or money which you could blow on sweets!) & well, you met friends, you got into scrapes, avoided bullies & nasty families, fished, swam, explored, made camps....just been talking to Aunty Enid about it........

Those are the ones which inspired me.... here are a few (a lot) more......

P.S Enid Blyton gets a lot of stick but she is a British icon...shes not racist...Lots of kids developed their imaginations & creativity because of her books.....love you Aunty Enid!