Retro Bazaar

@PhilipSerrell @CTrevanion Loved it great fun night

I’m on my way …………… (Actually it more like an awful lot of nonsense)

Remember to check on elderly neighbours in this hot weather, as they usually have ice creams in the freezer.

A look back at a McDonald's menu from 1962.

Monday is here again. The audacity of this day. The temerity. The gall. The arrogance. The insolence. The cheek. How very dare it.

When I acquire another loveliness of Ladybirds, the best bit is spreading them out on the floor and sorting. The collectors among you will understand #SimpleSoul

Baby ducks are not born with waterproof feathers, they are protected by their mother

I-Spy books, 1950s-60s

"Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub"

Video showing how globes are made from 1955.

How to really enjoy the rain: 1. Stand at the window (inside) 2. Put non-tea drinking hand on hip 3. Sip tea from mug 4. Say “look at that rain” or “it’s really coming down now” 5. Ask someone else if it’s raining where they are 6. Say the garden needs it 7. Eat all the biscuits

Applications to join Just Stop Oil go through the roof, as it’s the only way to guarantee tickets to major sporting events.

The Dewey family cat, who died in 1910, meant enough to his owner to be honored with a gravestone that stands today, over 113 years later. It reads: "He was only a cat, but he was human enough to be a great comfort in hours of loneliness and pain."

In 1959, a coffee maker was an optional extra in Volkswagen cars.

The world is becoming less colourful:

New Yorkers urged to remain vigilant after Donald Trump is rendered completely invisible.

#OnThisDay 1950: London hotels broke new ground in providing TV sets in guests' rooms. You merely phoned down to the managment, who despatched a wiry member of staff to you with a set the size and weight of a small safe.