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The henhouse: From a palace to a corner shop
When I was a young girl growing up in a working-class suburb in New Zealand, we were blessed with an enormous backyard that Dad filled with loads of vegetables and fruit trees.
Written by
Karen Jones
Nostalgia
The morning I accidentally became the angel of death to our baby chickens
The morning I accidentally became the angel of death to our baby chickens
The first house I remember was on Wildberry Street. I loved the name, although there was not a wild berry in sight. However, my parents and my three sisters lived there quite happily.
Written by
Karen Jones
Experts
Our love affair with Easter chocolate
Our love affair with Easter chocolate
Our community blogger and author shares her nostalgic childhood experiences with easter time and sheds some light on the history of the easter chocolate phenomenon.
Written by
Pam Van Der Kooy
Nostalgia
Just ‘Reminiscing’: Links between sound and memory
Just ‘Reminiscing’: Links between sound and memory
So, how many of you read my last article and finished off the Addam’s Family theme song, including the double...
Written by
Pam Van Der Kooy
Nostalgia
Remembering the most popular toys of the 1960s
Remembering the most popular toys of the 1960s
From the Chatty Cathy doll to the Easy Bake Oven and G.I. Joe action figures, the 1960s produced a lot of entertaining toys for boys and girls alike.
Celebrity
‘Neighbours’ have ‘good friends’ as hit theme song soars up charts
‘Neighbours’ have ‘good friends’ as hit theme song soars up charts
Die-hard 'Neighbours' fans have helped nudge the show's iconic theme song to the top of the UK charts, as a campaign to save the show gains momentum.
Written by
Matthew Hart
Nostalgia
Fun facts about our favourite 1960s TV show ‘The Addams Family’
Fun facts about our favourite 1960s TV show ‘The Addams Family’
Pam Van Der Kooy recalls some fun facts about the charmingly quirky characters from 'The Addams Family' (click, click).
Written by
Pam Van Der Kooy
Nostalgia
Memories of Saturday nights at the drive-in
Memories of Saturday nights at the drive-in
Saturday night at the drive-in theatre was such an important activity for teenagers in the 50s and 60s.
Yesteryear buff
Bob Byrne
Nostalgia
A short-but-sweet history of good vibrations
A short-but-sweet history of good vibrations
Did you know that the vibrator was the fifth household appliance to be electrified after the toaster, sewing machine, kettle and fan? Pam Van Der Kooy takes us back to its origins.
Written by
Pam Van Der Kooy
Nostalgia
Quirky things our parents used to say
Quirky things our parents used to say
We revisit some of the oddball saying that parents back in the day used to wheel out when we were kids. And what we think they meant!
Written by
Aimee Courtney
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Where are your manners?
by
Karen Jones
Bloggers
Building sites- the playgrounds of yesteryear
by
Peter Evans
Nostalgia
Bath Cubes and Talcum Powder: The smells of yesteryear
by
Karen Jones
News
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by
Gay MacDonald