As I get older technological advances never cease to amaze me. Then I think back to my childhood and think how different things were. I have early memories of listening to the rather crackly wireless and then going to a friend’s house to watch television when her family was the first in the village to own a set. I used to be enthralled by the serials such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Brown’s Schooldays and Heidi.
I was brought up on a farm and from a very young age I used to hang around to try and get a ride on one of the very large Clydesdales when they were being put out to the field after a hard day’s ploughing. I’d also watch the cows being milked by hand, listening to the swish, swish of the milk, before the pitchers were filled in readiness for the villagers to collect their daily pints.
At dusk the paraffin lamps were filled and set out in readiness for the falling darkness as there was still no electricity in the farmhouse.
No chance for cliffyg and myself to get double points now that indoor cricket has started. He was recorded on Sky Sports this morning and will need an agent soon. My belated selections are
Electric Chair
Radio Active
Farm House
Market Place
Good morning all from the sunny Algarve. My third attempt to post on behalf of Manxiemo and myself. Having trouble with my dongle (You'll know the feeling Gen2) Have not read through the thread in case it goes again.
Christiana:
Electric Blanket
Steam Radio
Farm Shop
Market Forces
Manxiemo:
Electric Switch
Steam Radio
Farm Yard
Buyers' Market