Little Maisie

 

This slide, from the 1950's I believe, has faded a little, but there's a definite charm about it.

Alas, I have no information about this young lady, but (to me) she just looks like a Maisie.

Bonus - Walking backwards has a surprising number of health benefits

Bonus 2 - Obvious Link.

The Goons - I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas

OK, You can open just one present early

 

Christmas....boys ... presents ... nostalgia.

Bonus - 

  

All Aboard The Finger-Trap Express

 

It's not me.  I'm no red-haired child.

But elements o ths look familiar.  The harness, to prevent little Timmy from running off - Yes, I recognise that.

But the folding metallic push-chair?  Oh Yes.    That has a definite resonance. And folding mechanisms that could have been designed to trap fingers.  I recall the warnings o "Keep your hands clear, or you could lose a finger".

I wonder if it was hyperbole or genuine...?

Bonus - "A survey by Frontiers, a Swiss publisher of scientific journals, asked some 25,000 researchers in May and June whether lawmakers in their country had used scientific advice to inform their covid-19 strategy."

Illustration below, but more detail

Roadwork Lights

Oh Gosh.  I remember these.   Roadwork marker/safety lights.   Paraffin powered, before everything change over to battery powered lights.  Uncool and cool.

Bonus - Malaysian flag mistaken for American flag with ISIS symbols leads to Kansas lawsuit.

Bonu 2 - Birthday candles and balloons filled with hydrogen.  What could possibly go wrong...?

Classic American Car

I'm sure that there's some Car Buff out there who can tell me if this is a Dusenberg, or a Studebaker or a Stutz.

Me?   I dunno.

Bonus - How the BBC makes Planet Earth look like a Hollywood movie

Bonus 2 -

Milly, Mungo and Maisie

From a review of almost one begging letters, it's time for a "Teenage Girls in Swimsuits" Post.

Two shapely young ladies, and a younger bother, in some frankly bizarre swimwear.  Still, pre-spandex I suppose.

Bonus - Now that's a surprise...(Warning : F!!!! !)
Curses. Deleted.
Try this.

Boy with a Yacht

To be honest, this slide wasn't that old.

July 1968 and colour, but it was out of focus, so a bit of fake ageing hid that slightly.

Ah, Nostalgia

Bonus - I know it's just lazy to post YouTube Video links, but come on...The Rolling Stones at the feet of Howling Wolf singing How Many More Years.  That's gotta be a 5 star link.

America's Favorite Frankfurter

(Titles after the (front left) girl's T-Shirt.)

This is why I collect slides. Nostalgia. Here, a perfect selection of cheery, wholesome American kids.

At the risk of turning all Daily Mail ish, can you imagine the equivalent picture today?  Bunch of spoiled hoodies,staring into their iPhones and Nintendos.

Bonus - The 17 British sports legends and pop stars who owned their own shops (Crackin' photos Grommit.)

The News From Russia

Oh Boy.   This brings the memories flooding back.

Mid to Late seventies, in the evening, if the weather conditions were just right, I'd tune into Radio Moscow.

Ah, the delights of hearing about record-breaking tractor-production in Belarus, or the progress of the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline, or the news of the arrival of the Angolan Communist Party Friendship Committee in Petropavlovsk.    Heck, they even had a weekly stamp collecting programme.

STAMP COLLECTING on the Radio !      And they say that Brits are the eccentrics.

Bonus - The key to selling your house is decluttering the house to let others see the potential.  Unless you're these folks ...