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11+ hothousing – plus ça change

by Jan on July 7, 2009

A memory from this baby boomer’s childhood The top class at my junior school had a reputation to maintain. As a matter of course a good 90%+ of the pupils passed the 11+ and went to either the boys’ grammar school or the girls’ high school. I must be clear that this was not because [...]

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Granny boots

by Jan on April 16, 2009

Back in the day (early 1960s), most adults wore ‘granny boots’ in the winter. They were short, and fur-lined, with sensible soles and a zip up the front. Ghastly. And uncool, that’s for sure. Long, calf-hugging, sexy, stylish ‘Kinky’ boots  were all the rage amongst the fashion-conscious and, aged 12 or 13, I desperately wanted [...]

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