Cup of Tea Tales

Cup of Tea Tales - Let The Music Play in the 1960s. 18.04.2024 12:33 ↓

The start of music for me in the 1960s and its influence on the lives of teenagers.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’- Tricycles, Scooters, Bikes and Bogeys. Becoming Mobile. 10.04.2024 15:07 ↓

The joys and terrors of playing in the street and woods as a child in the 1950s and 1960s.

Cup of Tea Tales - Sweet Delights we enjoyed, but many have been lost over the years. 03.04.2024 14:24 ↓

Childhood tastes at the sweet shops of the 1950s and 1960s.

Cup of Tea Tales - Childhood Illnesses in the 1950s and 1960s 27.03.2024 14:03 ↓

How life was in the 1950s and 1960s as seen by a child.

Cup of Tea Tales - Simple Pleasures 19.03.2024 14:33 ↓

An account of childhood during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Cup of Tea Tales - Preparing lunch at Grandma's House 12.03.2024 14:18 ↓

Some of the ways that food preparation, shopping and gardening have changed.

Cup of Tea Tales - The Joys of an Open Fire 04.03.2024 13:45 ↓

memories of fire lighting at my grandmother's house in the 1950s.

Cup of Tea Tales - Yorkshire Pudding and Cards at my Grandmoa's House in the 1950s. 26.02.2024 13:51 ↓

Life in the 1950s as a young boy.

'Cup of Tea Tales' Christmas in Leeds in the 1950s and 60s Part 2 20.12.2023 14:20 ↓

Further memories of Christmas in the 1960s.

'Cup of Tea Tales' - Christmas in Leeds 1950s-60s Part 1 13.12.2023 14:40 ↓

Family Christmas memories from the 1950s and 1960s.

'Cup of Tea Tales' –Winter and Christmas Parties at Harehills County Primary School in the 1960s. Balaclavas, Scarves, Gloves Drying on the Radiators. 06.12.2023 15:54 ↓

The fun and excitement of the final few days before the start of the Christmas Holidays. School in the 1960s in the north of England.

'Cup of Tea Tales' - Woodhouse Feast, Roundhay Park Fair and Other Delights. 29.11.2023 14:54 ↓

Memories of the late 1950s and 1960s visiting fun fairs in Leeds.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Roundhay Park, Leeds – A Glorious Gem of a Place! Part of My History. 22.11.2023 17:36 ↓

Some memories of growing up and spending time in Roundhay Park, Leeds. 1950s to 1970s.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’- Wild Extravagant Youth. Your Mother Warned You about Boys Like Us. 15.11.2023 14:36 ↓

The world of teenage parties in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

'Cup of Tea Tales' – How to Impress (or not) at Lidgett Park, St Edmund's and assorted Youth Clubs in the 1960s. 08.11.2023 14:11 ↓

Further first steps into meeting girls in the late 1960s. An example of how not to do it and then?

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – November Fog and Smog. The Curse of Late Autumn and a Blight for Travellers. 01.11.2023 19:54 ↓

The experiences of fog from the 1950s to the 1990s in Leeds and the UK.

David's Bookshelf Issue 11 20.10.2023 8:55 ↓

An update of the latest news about my writing and a review of three independently published novels.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ –Adolescence, the Lack of Preparedness and the Desire to Meet Girls. Youth Clubs in the 1960s. 18.10.2023 14:00 ↓

Being interested in meeting girls and taking the first tentative steps in the 1960s. Youth Clubs.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Ones that Got Away! Gone Fishing, Hook, Line and Sinker! 11.10.2023 13:14 ↓

Fishy tales from the late 1950s and 1960s.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Cow and Calf, Ilkley Moors and My Older Brother. My Introduction to Danger. 04.10.2023 13:43 ↓

A visit to the Cow and Calf Rocks and my first climbing adventure. It was a good job my mother didn't know what we were doing in 1968.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Crack of Leather on Willow, Zulu attack, Pole Vaulting and we are all in for the High Jump. 27.09.2023 15:39 ↓

School summer sports and the echoes of past times.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ –Experiences of the 1960s. A Personal View of the Changing Times. 20.09.2023 16:15 ↓

Inoculations, Nit Nurses, The National Health Service, Package Holidays and Immigration. A time of great change.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Early Years of Schooling. 13.09.2023 16:55 ↓

Stories of Youth – The Early Years of Schooling. Dinner Ladies, Barber Shops, PE Lessons. Memories of the 1960s that Last a Lifetime.

Cup of Tea Tales - Childhood Games in the 1960s 05.09.2023 16:48 ↓

Assorted games that were played in primary schools in the 1960s. Conkers, Marbles, whip-n-tops, and slides are just some of the games we played.

‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Changing World of Work. From My Grandparents to Today. 30.08.2023 16:37 ↓

A personal history of the changing experience of the world of work from the 1940s to the present day.