An American Tale

Following on from the last entry, I replaced my VHS tapes of Steve Spielberg's An American Tale series with the double pack 2 DVD sets. I have felt for along while this series starting from the mid 80's was well animated with a good storyline running through it

Pencil Skirt

An older teen side of my inner child is the memory of the fashion of office workers mostly female back then and to which a 'good girl' aspired and even looked up to as you started thinking a bit more about such concerns as getting a job or going to college.


A staple of my more formal wear is the Pencil Skirt of which this from Top Shop is good example.
It is a knee length pencil skirt with back zip fastening.






- 75% Polyester,23% Viscose,2% Elastane.Machine washable.
Worn with a classic plain blouse, belt and tights, it has that business like feel but at the same time approachable.
£35
Link: 27P10VGRY

Watership Down.

I recently replaced my ancient VHS tape of this by the DVD that has a making of featurette.

If you never read the novel by Richard Adams it is based upon it about a warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leaving their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.I first saw in my teens on vacation.

Although the animation as befits something getting on for 30 odd years is a little dated it is marvellous drawn at rabbit level.

Alice

If I think of summer as a child one thing that sure comes into my head is lightweight summer dresses that girls often wear at primary and increasingly at some middle/secondary schools  that are made material such as gingham.You might put a sweater in blue or red over the top if it was a bit chilly.
These are often in green, red or like this blue which is very close to to the sort of dress that Dorothy wore in The Wizzard of Oz.

There is a part of me that would love to wear such a dress although most I've seen here seem to be quite expensive looking at the material for what is charged. I wonder if they see us a niche market they can exploit?

The Magic of the Fall, 2009.

As a Little Girl I always looked forward to the fall being that magical period  of transition from the late summer through to the onset of winter with it's bright crisp colours, leaves making pretty carpet like paths in the woods and forests.

It was time like most others where the seasons dictated what we would be doing
 in school in terms of lessons and games played in PE and also our own childhood playground games of which conkers was one of mine.My inner child feels all warm inside thinking of the fun we had and actually as you'll see some later in the chronological years love it still.
Conkers is an age old playground favourite, so if you harbour nostalgic memories of fast and furious conker competitions from your youth, then get yourself down to the conker championships and see whether you can beat the best. There are often different age categories to compete in, from the under fives to adults, and the winner of each receives a prize.

Here the berries are out ready for the birds and Mr Nutkins when he comes on over from the woodlands nearby

It's that time of your and I just adore those colours!