Torvill and Dean

What makes you feel nostalgic? The UK’s iconic ice dancers Jayne and Chris have recently retired after 50 years, during which they won numerous medals and redefined ice dance. Just seeing them brings back so many lovely memories. I watched a documentary tonight about their last dance, and it led me to thinking about daringContinueContinue reading “Torvill and Dean”

Life

What makes you feel nostalgic? I now understand why older people look back, it’s because this world hasn’t improved since the day I was born, which is actually an inaccurate statement. Balance Yes there have been improvements in things like medicine, but not in the medical profession demanding that harmful food ingredients, antibiotics, etc., areContinueContinue reading “Life”

The Kindness of My Youth

What makes you feel nostalgic? I’ve written before about the sense of community and connection in my youth in the late 1950’s, and the dramatic change 15 years later. I literally watched the UK become ‘I’ oriented. In the 1970s the Labour Party visited schools and told children that their parents were no longer allowedContinueContinue reading “The Kindness of My Youth”