General Chat

Morning Quoy, Had to laugh to myself at your son's remark. Even in my child bearing years, late 60/70's we always had the baby outside by 9.00am, being bathed, dressed and fed, and a row of Terry Towelling Nappys blowing on the line.
Looking forward to the next episode aswell

Julia in Derbyshire

Superb Program

as a collector of prams I was in my element
as a mother of 2 I was amazed at the mother of 25 how on earth did she look that good
and my heart went out to Pearl

My son was shocked that they left the babies outside in their prams

I can't wait for next week

Morning All
I was looking forward to watching this programme, because like others I had read the books..I enjoyed it, not bad for a Sunday night BBC production. OH enjoyed it also.
The poverty as depicted, I thought was typical of the docklands area of London, at that time, it was only about 10 years since the war had ended. But, it was probably not typical of elsewhere in the country, particularly in more rural areas.
My older sister was a trainee District Midwife, in one of the less affluent areas of Nottingham, in the early 60's. , which is now regenerated,and much sought after.
When she went out on night calls,by bycycle, she used to take money out of her own very slim purse for the gas meter of the patient, as more often than not, the meter would run out. When the doctor arrived, very grumpy at be woken from his sleep, he was often well hungover.
We were shopping together in Nottingham one day about this time, when sister pointed to a young thing tottering on very high heels, when sister informed me that so many weeks before she had been called to deliver the woman of a baby. When she had arrived, the woman was balancing a plate of stew on her chest, which she was eating between contractions.
Oh well. It takes all sorts.

Julia in Derbyshire

Sniffs - oh, awright then - gives H a quick peck.

Night, night <3

Night night and sleep tight both of you - a better day tomorrow!!!! <3

Nighty night Mu...ermm Wend ;-)

Night Aunty Chris ;-)

Girls girls, now Hayley how many minutes on a norty step - it is rude to refer to a lady's age and Wend - a lady would ignore a remark like that now kiss and make up - after you leave the step Hayley.

Right, that's it!! I'm off to bed now, sulking and sucking my thumb :-P :-D

well you so are.... :-|

Hayley! :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-P :-\

Wend you are old enough to be my Mum :-D

Haven't been there but have heard about orange juoce and castor oil.

London was still recovering from the Blitz in the 50s, probably to a greater extent than the rest of Britain. More than the buildings would have been damaged, water mains,gas mains, drains etc.

People needed somewhere to live more than they needed all mod cons.

there were some dire housing in the east end and dock area even during the early 1960's but maybe they have used poetic licence ;-)

;-) :-D

Thank you and I have curtseyed <3 I was a child bride plucked from the arms of my mother (TG)

Goodness, Chris, I thought you were about the same age as me! I was 11 in 1958 - you're definitely 'young at heart'! Lovely lady :-D

I did think the housing conditions were a tad off but knew that housing conditions even after the war had not moved on that much. Felt that they were more applicable to the thirties perhaps. Am sure there will be a GR member who can tell us otherwise.

I do recall my midwife on her bike! This was in 1958 my first born in the Spring. I was terrified of going to hospital as cousin had had a still born girl. My GP said in all her years she had never had a still born at home - because there was always someone there. As it was when the great evening arrived after a castor oil sandwich (who remembers those?) I had 2 midwives and 3 drs! Second birth had to go to cottage hospital (own but different gp) and was on my own most of time up till the last hour. That finished me contributing to world population.

I have read the book so I was expecting it anyway....evening darling how are you :-D :-D :-D

Oooh, nothing like a good smog, BC :-D

I must be the only one who didn't enjoy it. It was far too predictable and 'stagey'. Mind you I have been watching those Danish thrillers lately so maybe I expected too much! Was disappointed. The smog was good though :-D