10 Things I Really Miss About The Good Old Days

Carrots tasted like carrots.

When we went out for a meal, we got dressed up. There was a certain reverence to the whole process of going out. It felt special.

I don't know if this was strictly true but, looking back, it seemed as though life placed fewer demands on people. There was a clear delineation between home and work. You worked, came home and did other things. There was a limit to how much you could fit into one day.

I was a big fan of musical films. Seven Brides, Annie Get Your Gun, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang etc.

All the neighbours knew each other. My Mum, who had lived in the town all her life always seemed to know everyone.

I loved writing and receiving letters. We all wrote to each other when I was at school. I had several pen pals.