Half a century ago... what were you up to?

Two years married, just finishing my MA and about to start my first post-university job in London.

Id left home a year before,(very restrictive parents) and I was having far too much fun with drinking and young men!It was my (late) summer of love!

Married with a toddler and 6 week old baby. We were living in N.ireland and the troubles were raging. We were very fortunate as we lived in a rural area in the grounds on the school where my husband taught but it was a particularly bad time and the news every daywas upsetting .

I was 12 and it was the first school summer holidays at senior school…..we had seven weeks.
Whenever I think of this time now it has a sort of golden aura in my minds eye.
I so wish I knew then what I know now.. as the song goes.🙂

I was 14 and had a Saturday job in a hair salon. My parents had booked a holiday to the Isle of Man which had to be changed due to Dad’s job, thankfully as we would possibly have been in the Summerland fire. It was our second family holiday away and the last due to cost of taking a family of six away. Mum and Dad mainly took us on days out via a coach in the summer holidays as we didn’t have a car. How times have changed in 50 years! We were happy though.

We had just bought our first house on a new estate in Dunstable for £10, 250! It was a compact terraced house but we still hosted a housewarming party for about 50 guests!

Foxygloves thinking of you today 💐

Just wants to say that I LOVE this thread Riverwalk thank you for starting it.
A fascinating snap-shot of us all from different backgrounds and ages.

I was 25, living in Leeds with my German Shepherd dog (Shah).
I'd been separated from my first husband for three years (a marriage which began at 17 years of age and proved to be a disaster from the very first week).
I was concentrating on work and friends!

Sheian62

I was 14 and had a Saturday job in a hair salon. My parents had booked a holiday to the Isle of Man which had to be changed due to Dad’s job, thankfully as we would possibly have been in the Summerland fire. It was our second family holiday away and the last due to cost of taking a family of six away. Mum and Dad mainly took us on days out via a coach in the summer holidays as we didn’t have a car. How times have changed in 50 years! We were happy though.

Leaving the Isle of Man on the steam packet ship in August 73, my DH and I saw the smoke from the Summerland venue.
So sad😢

Summer 1973, I'd just finished my first year in primary school, aged 5, so I can't specifically say that I truly remember any more than that.

1973
I was 26 and had been working for Clairol (hair company) for five years, managing my sales territory for two states. Headquartered and living in Chicago - one of my favorite cities - I felt on top of the world. I traveled a lot for business, including the country not just my territory. I was not married yet - that came at age 31.

I wouldn’t consider myself a trailblazer, but at one time I was the only woman in my position in a region of fifty men! Selling women’s products… go figure. ✌🏼

That changed. Still proud of my achievements.
Cheers!
USA Gundy

I was 6, living in a terraced house in a mining village. Probably spending my days playing in the back yard (we didn’t have a garden) with my friends, riding my trike round and round and probably annoying the neighbours!

I was 17 and working as a silver service waitress in an hotel saving up to go inter railing in Europe for a month

I was 12, just about to break up for the summer holidays. Can't believe that's half a century ago! 🤦‍♂️

On this day in 1973 we celebrated our 4 th anniversary. Today is our 54th.

I'd finished my O levels and was looking forward to the summer holidays