Tag Archives: Woodingdean

Searching for old friends – Karen Slade

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

I am trying to find my old friends, and one of these is Karen Slade. She lived a few doors away from me in Farm Hill and was a year or so older than me. We both went to Woodingdean … Continue reading →

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It can’t be Half a Century ago?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

But time tells me it must be. Where does the time go? Thank you to Sheila for leaving a lovely message for me on here. She spotted herself in the nativity photograph I posted before Christmas. Here it is again: … Continue reading →

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Another Two Door Special

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Another two-door day special for Day 12 of our advent calendar! This is the kitchen at our family home in Farm Hill, Woodingdean. The white door opens onto the hall, which we saw earlier this week. The material hanging behind … Continue reading →

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Two Doors For the Price of One!

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

The bright lime green wallpaper is a dead give-away, it’s the 1970s and we’re on the other side of yesterday’s door. Welcome inside our home in Farm Hill, Woodingdean. This is the hall, you can see the stairs on the … Continue reading →

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A Recycled Door

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Today’s Advent Calendar Door is a recycled one I have used here before, but it reminded me of how we used to re-use things when I was a child. The door is 48 Farm Hill, Woodingdean, and I am riding … Continue reading →

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Whose Door Is This?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

It’s Day 2 of our Advent Calendar, and this is today’s door – It’s 48 Farm Hill, Woodingdean, the house I lived in between 1963 and 1979 (age 5 – 21 when I moved out and got married). This is … Continue reading →

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Learning to Ride My Bicycle

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

It took me a long time and many tumbles before I mastered the art of riding my bicycle. Once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed cycling round the local streets in Woodingdean and going further afield with … Continue reading →

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Occupations – Chimney Sweep

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

As I think back to my childhood (trying not to make myself sound as though I was born in Victorian times) I remember several house callers who came on a regular basis. There was the coal man, bringing coal and … Continue reading →

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Sunday school

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Jackie Dinnis

Here I am back again after the incident of the car crashing my house. I’m feeling loads better, just busy now dealing with insurance, getting the gas supply reconnected, generally putting the house back together again. It’s going to take … Continue reading →

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70s Saturday introduction

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jackie Dinnis

Well okay, I know it’s not Saturday but my broadband connection is playing up, so I have to post whenever it will let me 😦 The idea of the 70s theme is that once a week I shall take a … Continue reading →

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