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The )DFHERRN Daily Sparkle The Reminiscence and Activities Newspaper

Thursday 9th February 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

THE WAY WE WERE

On 9th February 1964, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan TV Show in America. It had an audience of more than 73 million viewers. Six weeks previously, hardly anyone in the USA had heard of these four lads from Liverpool. Then, suddenly, their single, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, shot to the top of the American Hit parade!

When I was young, we didn’t have chicken very often. It was reserved for special occasions like Christmas. But I do remember someone giving my father a chicken once. We didn’t ask where it had come from. It needed to be plucked and prepared for the oven, and neither mother nor father had had much practice at doing that.

The “fab four” were greeted by thousands of enthusiastic fans waiting for them at the airport when they landed in New York. When John Lennon was asked afterwards how he found America, he said “It’s easy, turn left at Greenland.”

Well, what a mess! There were feathers everywhere, and it took ages. The thing I remember most was the smell of burning feathers. You had to singe off the last few tiny ones by holding the carcass over a flame. It smelt horrid!

DO YOU REMEMBER?

In many ways Lexicon was a forerunner of Scrabble. It was played with cards that had letters on. You started with ten cards each and the aim was to turn them into words. We played it a lot at home. At first Susie and me played as a team against Ma and Dad on their own but as we got older all four were playing as individuals. It helped us learn to spell. The winner was the first to get rid of all of their cards and the bigger the word the more cards you got rid of. There were many other rules as well, but I don’t remember trying to cheat much. Sometimes, though I would take a sneaky peek over Ma’s shoulder. That sometimes helped!

OVER TO YOU

Dear Mary and Jimmy Sellotape is definitely at the top of my list of ‘How did we manage without them?’ items. It was interesting to read Mary’s article on Wednesday. But it isn’t just for sticking up parcels. I use sellotape for picking up bits of fluff or cotton from my black skirt. I have used it to keep a picture in my room hanging level - a little ball of sticky tape at the back of the frame in the bottom corners stops it moving. In the days when kiss curls and long straight fringes were fashionable, I used to sellotape my hair in place at bed-time too. Best wishes from Miriam

Find the word to fit the meaning. 1. A round window in the side of a ship. 2. Someone who has studied and successfully completed a University degree course. 3. A story that is published or broadcast in episodes or instalments. 4. A book where you can look up the meanings of words. 5. Another name for a tablenapkin. 6. The instructions for cooking a particular dish. 7. A rope that cowboys use to catch cattle. 8. A boat, large or small, that uses the wind in its sails to move across the water.

PICKIN A CHICKEN WITH ME Come to the barbeque and sit by my ---We couldn't choose a ---- night if we tried Can't you imagine what a thrill it will be Pickin' a ---- with me. It's so romantic the ---- up above Is such a fright on a ---- such as this Pullin' a wish ---- with someone you love Is almost certain to end with a ---So come to the barbeque my darlin', my dear I'm so in love with you and when you are ---I get a feelin' that forever you'll be Pickin' a chicken with ----.

ANSWERS

ANSWERS 1. side 2. better 4. moon 5. night 7. kiss 8. near

FIND THE WORD QUIZ

3. chicken 6. bone 9. me

1. porthole 3. serial 5. serviette 7. lasso

2. graduate 4. dictionary 6. recipe 8. yacht

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