Was Easter warmer when we were children?

JessM Why did your footman double as a housemaid?

Yes JessM last year at this time the weather was beautifully warm and we had lunch in the garden and the children played in their little tent.

Always had new sandals, dress and cardigan for Easter too GlassortwoWe got all dressed up and watched/followed the Easter parades. if we were lucky we went to the fairground too. It never seemed cold although perhaps the excitement of the weekend blocked out the bitter cold NE wind !

We had central heating in the late 50s. My dad knew about pipes and hot water as he was an engineer. I remember it took ages to install with huge pipes and was run by coal. Welsh granny used to count the bags into the coal shed. She never trusted the coal men, her husband had been a miner!!! She also used to slip meat bones in the boiler when no one was looking. What a smell!!!

Were we discussing Easter? Sorry, just off into memory lane.

Kept the housemaids busy ironing my frilly things absent and you should have seen the size of the boiler!

Absent My sister kept hers in pristine condition until they eventually went mouldy whereas I (the greedy one) ate mine immediately and transferred the 'scene' into a small cardboard box with a peephole cut in one side. We became adept at making these peepshows and I remember making snow and nativity scenes for Christmas from old cards.

PS: Thanks for re-activating me

JessM Surely your own maid ironed your frilly things. I would never trust a housemaid to do it right but then I wear few things that frill. On the other hand, the last footman but one was very into frilly undies himself, but he had to iron his own in his own time.

Actually, at one time I had a very camp male cleaner who used to go into ecstasy or agony about my lingerie, depending on whether he approved of the colour or not.

Granny23 It's lovely to see that you are posting again and I'm sure that there are lots of other grannies who are delighted that you are back with us.

absent I found that the supply of properly trained French ladies maids really dried up and one had to make do. sigh.

Oh JessM You can't get the staff these days! (This is a Mornington-Crescent-type post – 85 million house points to absent.)

It's never been the same since those girls were encouraged to do war work has it? I can't understand. I always provided nice uniforms and gave them a week off every year.