The Joy of a Balloon

 

...is only bettered by ... TWO BALLOONS!

This slides dates back to July 1964, so balloon dance girl will be quite a decent age by now. 

I hope she retains her joy in the simple things.

Speaking of joy...

Bonus - 

Somewhere Exotic.... or Liverpool?

 

The only info on this slide was a date of 1984, but I figured I could work out where this was.

While the weather and building on the right seemed quite exotic, and potentially non-British, the hot air balloons had UK company logos. And "Pork Farms" seemed to be an unlikely international brand. Indeed - UK registered. So, acting on a hunch, I had a search for a particular event from that era, and

Yes, it's the Liverpool International Garden Festival. And that building on the right did exist. (Picture 7 of 40). The Liverpool International Garden Festival in 1984 was an attempt by the Conservative government to bring tourism to Liverpool to try and regenerate the city. And yes, I can even date this to the 28th or 29th July.

Bonus - Random

The Balloon Seller.

Ah,   A simpler time.

Men selling balloons from wooden poles.
Trench Coats
Seamed Stockings
A vaguely middle-europe vibe.

I'm guessing Vienna, 1956.  What think you?

Bonus - Well Done Scotland.
Scotland 61 v 0 Russia


Bonus 2 -

The Birthday Boys

A bit of a Birthday Party for Little Ian and Big Iain, both of whom celebrated birthdays recently.


Party on Dudes.

Bonus - Banksy Crashes the Venice Biennale

Bonus 2 - News today : The End of May