Brilliant Normy
well done !!!

What a question, Normy - I suppose we all were poor at that time.

Normy - if I look back and compare with the childhood my children had - it was a poor one. I was born during war, my first years of life I spent in cellars, as the Russians were bombimg Budapest. Then we were thrown out of Hungary with only our clothes on our body (I inserted a photo of the wagon we were transported in to Germany), then we came to Germany, where we weren't welcome at all - as the Germans themselves didn't have enough to eat and had to share with us - so for some years hunger was a normal condition. My first sweets I got from the Americans, who had pity with us "hungry" children. My family who suffered very much from the loss of all their belongings, wanted to have a "home" as soon as possible, so every penny was saved. However, I must admit, no penny was saved to give me a good education and that's something I'm grateful to my family.

I like to hear these stories too !
Our children grew up with full bellies
I think it has done them  no good at all.
Yet I would not want them to have grown up empty bellied either.
As for shoes Normy ,well,I dont remember having anew pair at all they were always someone elses first.
Yeh I too had plimsols,but I tell you there is nothing wrong with my feet lol so who needs `clarks`
But we did have a radio and Dan Dare lol,thus,all the songs we all know on here lol
How many siblings did you have Normy

Two elder brothers and two younger sisters, mac. I slept in a single bed with my 16 month younger sister for several years. ( Don't even think it, I was much younger than 13!)    It's strange how you can remember vivid images from 60 years ago. In my mind's eye, I can kick a ball against our wall and others, annoying the residents, which I did for hours then. I can see all the rooms,and the garden. However, I am hard pressed to recollect the interiors of the six houses I have lived in since.
I was close to my sister, we walked to the country together, and did bad things. Like picking bluebells and primroses in the woods, tying them to a branch we wrenched from a tree, and  trying to sell them door to door. Like carol singing for money (for us).
Suddenly, sister grew up,we were separated, and I was promoted to a double bed with one of my my brothers. He had the habit of often drinking many pints of beer, and falling in to bed in the early hours, smelling like a brewery.
Never did me any harm did it? ( Don't answer that!) 

i remember my brother got thrown out of town for fighting  and he hitched a lift to London, then he went to hyde park where  all the Hippies were and he said they sat around in a circle smoking pot.He didnt mention any Free love Pauline so he must have missed out on that bit. After a week away he came back home .

Must be nice to have grandchildren, mac, my son is 28 now and a girl is living with him so who knows! I have always wondered what my grandfathers and grandmothers looked like, I vaguely remember one grannie but she died when I was six, and strangely there are no photos on my father's side.

Its sad isnt it,thankfully I have the wedding on a disc now.
Yes Normy its lovely having g/children I love it but some dont,I know people who wont have their g/children stay or visit,I wasnt brought up like that we were all very close,in fact my g/mother is on the photo I put on here a while ago when you asked me which one was me,she is on the end in white peep toed shoes lol.She always `whitened` them every night ! and she had a size 3 foot.
I am sorry for the ones who lost their g/parents young,I feel i contributed to the upbringing and education of mine and its very rewarding.
Next friday night I am out to my/grandsons 21st arent I lucky.

Funny we dont have any photos of my fathers parents either,but I do remember his mother,she took snuff lol when i asked what she was doing she said `it clears my head` lol
she used to have those stuffed birds in cages that much have cost a fortune,they fascinated me as a child.Now I think its very sad.
sorry I am waffling again lol