Tuesday 1 March 2016

Happy memories

St David's Day today, hence the daffodils.
These are in a shaded part of my garden so not quite fully open, although fifteen years ago there wouldn't have even been green growth above the ground. How the weather has changed over the years. Gardeners know the world is heating up, plants are flowering so much earlier.
As a child, in Wales on St David's day, I went to school in the Welsh National dress with my tall black hat held on by the elastic under my chin and a daffodil pinned to my shawl.
Although,  I was very aware that we didn't have a lot of money. I wore nice clothes,  but many were second hand as my auntie's friend worked for a Dr and so I had clothes from his daughter. And one thing I hated I was always bought Birthday sandals, not Clarks. They lasted me two summers because the second year, I wore them with the toes cut out!! Our meals were supplemented with a lot of vegetables as we had an allotment until my grandfather died when I was 8. My auntie kept it going for a year or two after he died,  just to harvest the veg, I think. I can remember being wheeled to it in the wheel barrow and sunny days playing in the dirt by the water butt, making mud pies. I doubt children have these experiences these days but I loved days on the allotment, especially with my grand dad. We had jam sandwiches and cold tea in jam jars midday.  Such happy memories, years and years and years ago!
Any Welsh ladies reading this...... hapus dydd dewi sant!
XX

9 comments:

mamasmercantile said...

Such wonderful childhood memories. Happy St David's Day.

Maggie said...

What a sweet post. Funny the things we remember from when we were young.
I think you are right, children play so differently now, they need to be entertained more.
Your post reminded me that when we were young my mum used to go current picking in the summer and we would play in the field all day with the other kids, we went home very dirty and tired but happy, and of course the sun always shone :-) Not a tv, lap top or phone anywhere, what would they do now!
x

Vickie said...

I enjoyed this post Chris. Happy memories. Our three children grew up playing outdoors and with each other and the neighborhood kids. Once they became teen, the world changed. Technology!

cucki said...

Such sweet childhood memories :)
Hugs x

Sue said...

Lovely memories Chris, reminds me of when me and my brother used to go to the allotment that my Dad had, always plenty of fresh vegetables when we were little. I think we hindered more than we helped but it gave Mum a break.

Leslie: said...

I loved reading about your childhood memories - must really have been fun. I'm hoping to stop in at your childhood home town this summer. What was it again? Ponty something??? I'm hoping to spend a bit over 2 weeks in Wales this summer and about 2 weeks in England.

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

Lovely memories.

Julie said...

Lovely memories of your childhood days....

Penny said...

I always look forward to seeing the Daffodils in the spring. What great childhood memories. I remember making mud pies. :)