When I was growing up
my family were struggling, financially. But one of my happiest memories (there arent many!) was the ritual for every Sunday.

We would have a roast for lunch while watching Lost In Space on our very small black and white television (and no Im not talking about the 50's! This is late 80's).

Then my dad would take me and my little brother to the swimming pool while my mum did housework or whatever mums liked to do with two hours to themselves. We would stop at the park on the way home too - just to make sure we were properly tiered out.

By the time we were home we would get sardines on toast (can't stand them now!) and hot chocolate for tea.

And then we would get treated to icecream (we didnt get sweets the rest of the week), but my parents couldnt afford a freezer. So when we had finished our toast my mum would run down to the corner shop and buy a tub. And us kids along with my father had to eat it all in one sitting as it couldnt be stored.

Oh and my other favorite day of the week when living in that pokey little flat was Thursdays because it was Blue Peter on tv before going to Brownies.

Shame it all fell apart not long afterwards...
( TheGirlWithNoName, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 12:43, 3 replies)

Mmmm
Sardines on toast.

Mashed on with the back of a fork, I hope?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 12:46, closed)

Oh yes, of course!
It came from watching that tv version of the Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe that was shown around then. Mr Tumnus (sp?) gave them to Lucy and so after that we always had them too.
( TheGirlWithNoName, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 12:51, closed)

aye
Yep. Brings back all sorts of memories that one!
(prescottsflu infected you at, Sat 22 Nov 2008, 14:54, closed)