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Happy New Year

2024 was more of the same “well this year is a bit shit, let’s hope it’s over soon and next year is better.” Fingers crossed 2025 is less topsy-turvy, and gives us more reasons to smile. I’ll start with some nonsense to get things off on a positive note. Hello ladies! Monty Python’s Terry Jones in Jane Asher’s bonkers 1983 book Fancy Dress. You can read more about this book and the lucky woman…

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Being Boiled -Human League. Top middle.

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Easter party vibes

Ethel couldn’t contain her excitement about this year’s Easter bonnet party. “There’d better be shandies and cob loaf at this banger!”

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Covid Christmas

Steve had taken up macramè to relieve stress in lockdown, but Marjorie wasn’t impressed… “I wanted a bloody bread maker!”

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Halloween stylin'

Halloween stylin’

Doreen’s cost-saving attempts with cheap bug spray weren’t paying off… “Marge, I can’t see anything through this huge bug!”

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Halloween style

Just popping to the shops…

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Lockdown Living: just dance!

Janet had reached the “food-based interpretive dance” stage of lockdown 😀

“Do the electric (hamburger) slide!”

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Blue on blue

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Michael Caine in a publicity photo for The Ipcress File (1965)

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Lockdown Living - Super Stylin'

Frank was taking his social distancing fashion to the next level…

“It’s called fashion, Sharon, look it up!”

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Lockdown Living - coffee break

Frank and Moira missed staff lunchroom gossip sessions.

“I’m so glad we installed this vending machine in the home office spare room, darl!”

“OMG did you see last night’s Bachie?”

“Right?! And what about that Farmer Wants A Wife shagging scandal?!”

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Olympics fever

Doreen didn’t want to miss any Olympics coverage on her bus trip to Aldi…

“I can’t miss the skateboarding!”

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Lockdown Living: Sydney goes hard

Myrtle was adapting well to the lockdown life…

“I’ve always wanted to read the 50 Shades books, but never had the time!”

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Gemma Correll.

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Lockdown living #2

Roger had his ultimate bangin’ tunes lockdown playlist sorted…

"Hello ladies: we’re up all night to get lucky… “

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Vogue Covers from the 1920s