The Reminiscence and Activities Newspaper
Monday 4th March 2013
ON THIS DAY
THE WAY WE WERE
On 4th March 1951, Kenny Dalglish was born. He was the son of an engineer, and the family lived in Dalmarnock, Glasgow. They moved later to Govan, not far from Ibrox and the Rangers football club. Kenny was a Rangers supporter in his early life.
One of the few items of makeup my mother had on her dressing table was rouge. It was in a little round pot with a lid. She kept it in the cut glass tray that matched her powder bowl. There was a cut-glass scent spray too.
He was given a provisional contract with Celtic in 1967. Celtic manager Jock Stein sent Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at home. When he heard who was at the door Kenny rushed upstairs to remove the Rangers posters from his bedroom walls. The two clubs are arch rivals!
Rouge was a creamy consistency, and she used to put it on before she dusted the powder on. It gave a pretty pink glow to her cheeks. It was actually quite difficult to apply. I remember trying it once when I was little. I finished up looking like Aunt Sally on Wurzel Gummidge with two bright red circles.
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DO YOU REMEMBER?
Angie and me had been courting for a while when I suggested we had a day out in London. That was something she hadn’t expected, and it took a while before she took me up on the idea. However, she added a little bit more to my idea. ‘Can we go to the Savoy Grill while we are there?’ Whoops – that was not in my plan but. ‘Of course we can’ seemed to come out of my mouth without my permission! We had a lovely day in London – I did take her to the Savoy. It was not for a Savoy Grill full meal though. We had ‘High Tea’. Angie loved it and was impressed. I was careful and broke.
OVER TO YOU
Dear Mary and Jimmy We didn’t have much money for toys in our house when we were little. I think it helped us to be very creative with anything we could find to play with, or make for ourselves. Both my mother and my aunt were good dressmakers so there were always pieces of fabric to hand. They usually managed to find us buttons, beads and even sequins. I liked making peg dolls from the old fashioned wooden pegs we used to have. You could make all sorts of clothes and hats from the tiniest scraps of material. Best wishes from Winifred
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THINGUMMIES QUIZ
BEATLES’ SINGALONG
Identify these everyday objects found in the garden.
She loves ---, yeah yeah yeah She loves you, yeah yeah yeah She loves you, yeah yeah yeah yeah
1.
You ----- you've lost your love Well, I saw her --------It's you she's thinking of And she told me what to say
2.
3. She says she ----- you And you know that can't be bad Yes, she loves you And you know you ------ be glad
4.
5.
She said you ---- her so She almost lost her mind But now she says she ----You're not the hurting ----
6.
ANSWERS 1. you 3. yesterday 5. should 7. knows
2. think’ 4. loves 6. hurt 8. kind’
ANSWERS 1. hosepipe 3. canes 5. dibber
2. trowel 4. twine 6. Seed tray
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The Daily Sparkle Carer’s Notes
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Monday'4th'March'2013 PAGE'1'•'ON'THIS'DAY'•'through'the'years'•'4'March'1951 Kenny'Dalglish'born Background: Kenny Dalglish was one of the best known and respected Scottish footballers
of the 20th century. Questions: What was your local football team called? Did you ever see them play? Do you like watching sport on TV?
PAGE'1'•'THE'WAY'WE'WERE'•'from'Mary’s'point'of'view Rouge Background: Rouge was the equivalent of today’s ‘blusher’. The creamy version was
harder to apply evenly than the powder products available now. Questions: What make-up products did you use? How old were you when you first started wearing make-up? (Or for the gentlemen in the group - how old were your sisters when they first wore make-up?) Which was more important - lipstick or eye make-up?
PAGE'2'•'DO'YOU'REMEMBER?'•'from'Jimmy’s'point'of'view Savoy'Hotel Background: The Savoy Hotel on the Strand, in central London was built by Richard
D’Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert & Sullivan operas. It opened in 1889. There were bathrooms inside most of the lavishly furnished rooms with constant hot and cold running water. It established high standards of quality and service. Winston Churchill frequently took his cabinet to lunch at the hotel. Questions: Did you ever get caught like Angie caught Jimmy? Did you go to many ‘posh’ hotels? What’s the best hotel you have ever stayed in? What was good about it? Have you ever had a ‘High Tea’?
PAGE'2'•'OVER'TO'YOU'•'Readers’'Letters' Peg'dolls Background: Before plastic pegs were available most households had the old-fashioned
wooden pegs with a round top and split pins that looked just like a head and legs - perfect for making dolls. Questions: What sort of pegs did your mother use? Did you ever make peg dolls ? How did you make them? How did you do the faces? What sort of games did you play with them?
PAGE'3'•'QUIZ'•'Thingummies PAGE'3'•'SINGALONG'•'She'loves'you Copyright © 2013, Everyday Miracles Ltd. All rights reserved. www.dailysparkle.co.uk
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