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Today was dull and heavy with the promise of rain that never came to relieve the oppression.
I took a trip back to the summer of 1985 through the medium of colour slides which I scanned.
Here Louisa tackles an ice cream in the garden of our Gracedale Road home.
This has featured before, but it was then taken from a print. It is sometimes difficult to get the melting treat all in the the mouth,
but is definitely worth trying.
(Who would have thought I would one day be scanning these into an Apple?)
Sometimes it’s a race against time before it runs down into your sleeve,
and you are left wondering where it’s all gone.
Soon after these photographs were taken, Jessica and I travelled with the children to Instow, near Bideford in Devon, for one of the holidays we enjoyed with the Henry Pearson family in those days.
This time Sam enjoys bread and butter,
and clambers over a stout, cemented, stone wall in the garden of our borrowed house.
This evening we dined on meaty beef burgers, lashings of onions, chips, and baked beans, followed by chocolate sponge pudding with caramel sauce. I drank Doom Bar and Jackie drank fruit juice.
What an adorable post. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks very much, Geetha
Welcome 🙂
The simple joys of our childhood 🙂
Thank you, Rosaliene
Lovely kids with yummy ice cream.. my mouth is watering now..
Thank you Zigyas (or Zigyasa?)
Your welcome Derrick.. it is Zigyasa.. 🙂
Sweet memories.
They are. Thank you, GP
Such beautiful children. 💖 You document your family so well, Derrick.
Many thanks, Van
Oh my…these are wonderful photos, Derrick! I love the ice cream shots, but there’s something so innocent that you captured in the photos of the children climbing the stone wall.
Thanks very much, Jill
I so agree with you, Jill. These photos took me back to my own childhood. believe it or not, I was also a climber. 🙂
🙂 So good to stir those memories
Louisa and her ice cream are absolutely fantastic. The sort of thing that should come to light at a fortieth birthday party!
Thanks, John. I’ll remember that
And serve ice cream!
Oh, those children! Beautiful, Derrick.
Many thanks, Laurie
Lovely shots of the joys of childhood Derrick!
Many thanks, Pauline
Such a warm and adorable post. Hugs
Many thanks, pins & ashes
lovely reading your memories Derrick.
I love those drawn brows and the garland of roses draping the stone wall.
Many thanks, Mary. Once again, I almost mentioned the roses 🙂
🙂
Nice to see that your kids ate ice cream with much the same precision as mine at the same age.
Thanks, Bun. At least they were roughly on target 🙂
That’s true! 🙂
I like that the ice cream is even in her hair. Sweet indeed. And the stone wall pictures have an atmosphere that’s both immediate and nostalgic. Not sure how to write it.
Thank you, Lisa. That writing will do nicely.
Childhood seems so fleeting doesn’t it. How awesome to have these everyday photo’s to bring it all back in an instant. xb
Thanks, Boomdee. It certainly is great to have them.
The kids look like they are climbing into the Secret Garden. The photographs of Louisa with the ice cream cone are a testimony to the joy of childhood. She has ice cream everywhere; but doesn’t give a darn.
Many thanks, Ginene
Delightful childhood days!
Many thanks, Sol
Derrick, the ice cream pictures are adorable! I love your little quip about the “apple”! I was looking at some pictures recently of my nephews when they were little. One of them was over with his new son. It is so great to go back in time isn’t it!
It certainly is, Lydia. Thanks very much
I liked the title of this post … From Ice Cream To Bread And Butter.
Many thanks, Miranda
Sweet family memories!
We used to buy ice cream cones every night during our summer vacations at the beach, and every night our younger daughter was covered in ice cream. 🙂
Thanks, Merril. Glad to have stirred the memory
🙂
Great set of photos, Derrick. Ice cream has to be a bit messy. 🙂
Doesn’t it just. Thanks, Sylvia
Precious!!!
Thanks very much, Lynn
The cutest ice cream lickers ever! Great photographs! Thanks for sharing, Derrick. 🙂
Thanks very much, Robin