I love Spain and have been so many times have lost count, from the Costa Brava , Costa Dorada, Costa Blanca , Costa Del Sol also the Balearic Islands, but prefer the main land more atmosphere well at least for me. My love affair with Spain began in 1969, the year of the first landing on the moon, funny remember people walking around with Trani radios and looking up at the big bright Moon, I wonder were we all hoping to see this wondrous event live on the moon. My first trip was to Spain was Salou I was astounded at how plush the hotel was with it's big pool, and the sea just down the road. In all my life at resorts in England I had paddled but never swam in the sea and here was an aqua blue sea that was begging me to just run in and swim forever, and it was so damn warm heaven, hence the affair began I was in its grip never to be released and never wanting too.
It was a small fishing village back then only a handful of hotels oh how Spanish tourism came to the party as years went by, seducing us all to look bronzed healthy and feeling free. Like most others in the UK I used to go to places like Butlins before i found Spain, it was then the number one holiday camp in the UK, most of us relished the camps all over the country with fun and probably our first single trips without parents we felt all grown up. But Butlins and holidays on these shores were not for me, the far away places beckoned, so adventures started going abroad and feeling very chic, I think I did Chic quite well in my very sixties outfits of mini's.
The Clacton Butlin Boys from the Eastend of London, Peckham.
I had tasted the swinging sixties in London, my friends and I were the Mary Quant devotees mini skirts Panda eyes short elfin hair cuts, that I actually cut mine and my friends with my dads razor the ones you screwed the blade into, I denied of course leaving it blunt or even using it, those days were fab as we all used to say, which I still do. I remember meeting and going out with a boy from the east end of London Peckham, Del boys Patch and going to the blind Beggar where the Kray twins hung out, it was so exciting, seeing the Stones Jamming in the Marquee club free,(a life time later my niece would have the company of the Stones back from New York and being treated to a bottle of Champagne for her birthday), these certainly were the swinging sixties and I think my friends and I grabbed it by the Tigers tail. A few of us would leave work from the Brush where I worked, we would have our washed Levis that were damp because you couldn't afford two pairs, hang them out the 5.30pm train window, the old compartment ones and by the time we got to London St Pancras, and did you know its 150 yrs old today they were dry.
OH SPAIN HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU
As the years passed Spain became the number one destination for us Brits, the posh and wealthy had moved on to other destinations leaving the ordinary folk only to happy to Lord it up, and for a fortnight become different people and pretend we were the in crowd, which I definitely thought I was Ha Ha. I remember telling my mum and dad I was going to Spain you would have thought I was going to Timbuktu and that although we were sharing a room together that was me and my long time boyfriend there would be a screen to partition in half of the room Mmm...... Ah well that was ok then ...
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| First passport photo, loved the moody Twiggy look |
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| Me and one of my best friends Maz in 1969ish, still friends today. |
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| In Spain with my long time boyfriend |
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| In Spain |
Enough for now will try and do a walk to B&M to get the fairy lights for garden, its the best place for garden stuff and lights Viv and I are always there grabbing the nice plant containers that in TK Max and garden centres are half the price for the same thing Fools these people who pay twice as much. Will scribe later as my colleagues say at our MDT meetings.... missing my team, kindly souls are they and finish some mundane jobs like washing french doors down and all the frames, windows too, easy to rinse now switched water hose on and hosed the lot down, thankfully Steve had fixed the hose that previously come off its thingy and drenched me through oh well needed to cool down................
Going for my walkies mask at ready NHS badge on and just listening to the awful news that NHS comrades in arms have died and my heart bleeds for the sacrifice they have made, there are no trenches that they are fighting from, just bloody wards and just carrying out their jobs. Those MPs clapped in the house of commons when rise's for us were voted out, they cheered clapped and Baah like sheep smiling while their fat cheques came pouring in, and yet 10 years had gone by without a penny rise as were all front line workers were, we were deemed nonessential. Now we are the army that are laying down their lives for all, please remember this remember when life goes back to normal who were standing firm and battling daily. REMEMBER Must stop now because I can get too emotional about this and get tearful.....
Long queues but tapping my feet to Mungo Jerry in the summertime.
Went for the exercise walk, trip to Home bargains for stuff not really essentials but just to get out . Bought some tropical scene outdoor cushions they look really nice and they cheered me and the chairs up. Hopefully we will continue to get some lovely sunny weather so we can sit and have some nice mingling nights with wine and twinkly lights and of course my wonderful box of liquorice all sorts friends, that's what I call them, cus they are delish every one, fingers crossed the weather will be kind to us on lock down and then when its all over those planes better be flying, cus I'm off with Viv and hope some very close friends too, to make sure its a magical holiday for at least 3 weeks, think we will have deserved it and taking Viv will be a dream, we will scoot her round the snaking lines at the air port and jump the queues if she's not in the chair I will be.
BINGO BINGO
Live Bingo went ahead tonight no didn't win but our kitty is 170 pnds towards what ever we choose, it really breaks the night up and its good fun too. Before we started the game Viv and I made our Easter hats, Vivs is lovely mine looks more like the Morris dancer hats mean wear, but it will do its just another distraction. I said to Steve at least we'll be able to say to everyone after this lock-down stuff's all over apart from just staying in we joined a Neighbour hood Watsapp group, we joined live bingo with the street, made Easter hats, instead of just oh god I was bored, oh I was fed up at least we tried to make the best of a bad job.
I'm glad I created the neighbours watsapp group to say good morning to every one to joke that we are going to the pub, hairdressers or just nipping in town for that must have outfit..
Not sure much left in the tank tonight, will only ramble on and that would be boring so may leave it for the mo and start again in the morning or later...........
Happy Easter Bunny folks
Morning has broken like the first morning, yes and the black birds were singing and woke me so up at 6.30. Just striped the bed washing in, cuppa made and cereals. Thinking of changing the Worzel Gumage hat will see later. It really is sunny and no breeze hope it stays like it all day, perhaps a few glasses of wine in the garden, really would love a nice roast dinner cooked for me, Yorkshire puddings as big as ya head, beef roast potato's veg and ooooh gravy sod it feeling really depressed cus want to be in a nice restaurant bottle of good wine, nice Chianti or a Savi bliss... stop it Yvonne
Well this wont do must crack on, as you have noticed these bloggs will be elongated possibly over days before they are as they say its a Wrap.....well this actress aint breaking a leg ..hopefully she is going to wash pots instead see's ya later's
Nice day nipped round Viv's to take her photo, suppose we did a photo shoot at a safe distance and took our photo's of the virtual Easter Bonnet Parade, it was fun and all to make friends feel a little light heartened about not being with family. A few joined in which was good even Poppy the dog did too.Sat with Viv in the garden, my hat was a second attempt as my first I think I mentioned, was a Worzel Gumage hat so adjustments were made and a different hat assembled. Back home now all seems very quiet and funnily sad, don't know why but there you go.I have just got the washing in and ironed it all not a task I like, loathe would be a better word for me. I remember a lifetime ago, I started to work at a Dentist full time, so I said if I was doing that I wanted a ironing lady, Melvin agreed that is my late husband but was furious because I just sat and talked to her while she ironed, I didn't see the problem but he could not bare it so had to make sure I did food shopping while she ironed. I did miss our little chats I shared her with another off the wall friend, who sadly passed away after developing Dementia at a very young age, she was one hell of a character.
THE THINGS YOU REMEMBER
I remember the things we got up to organizing Christmas works raffles so we could hold a ball, Melvin always said we were on the fiddle, we weren't together then and refused to buy one, he could read us like a book, laugh, it was only to get a new dress for the night lol.
My friend and I incidentally was Viv's sister-in law, would hit the town on Fridays, we would laugh and had so many good times. One night she had organized a bus outing for 30 of us to a restaurant with entertainment. They were short on the seating's so she put a posh voice on, the staff were so embarrassed how she made them feel, but as the night went on she did get drunk which was not unusual for her. She'd fallen a few times or slipped off a chair laddered her tights makeup smudged, so when we carried her out we heard them say, walked in like the lady and fucking carried out like a tramp, hence from then on The Lady and the Tramp was constantly referred too, we did call her, her Ladyship, those were the day's my lovely friend no longer here, but am sure as I ramble through these blogs she will re-appear like a Phoenix or a bloody Game of thrones dragon. Think this is enough on this blog because I think its turning into my memoirs or a novel but hey ho what does it matter.....Hope your day has been fun just going to open a bottle of wine on my own and have a wine or two, so more about Christmas raffles, working at the Brush, holidays and stuff in a bit so...LATERS ALL.
My very crazy friend is 3rd from the left hope she is having fun up their with Mel
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