sliver

Absolutely spot on… and beautifully put! I was and till am a child of the forties and have never forgotten the lesson in life learned then from lovely people of that age, my village community, my family, and life itself I loved my life never felt deprived until someone told me I was! The secret is not to believe them! I was loved beyond fancy clothes and the latest video game, I was kept clean and well fed beyond instant custard and shop bought pie! When people had next to nothing and I slept in a clean bed in white cotton sheets ironed to perfection, beyond washing machines,and team iron thee iron were heated on the fire…. where a tub and washing soap and water, where the only aide,Oh and a hand built boiler in a wash house my grandfather built …