Sundae's Album - Page 5

richlevy · 05-18-2013, 07:17 AM

It's been great knowing you here, Sundae. I loved the pictures you posted, especially the NSFW ones. A good part of sexy is between the ears, and you, my dear, are sexy.

I'm you found a place here to relax. You've certainly livened things up a few times.

Take good care of yourself so you can come to Philly and give us the Live 3D version.

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 05:47 AM

Mum has had Dad searching through the albums for a specific photo.
And getting cross because he can't find it ("NO! I said it was in COLOUR!")
It's quite possible she is wrong; I've remembered photos incorrectly before, only to have to eat my words when the one I've wanted has been found and bears no resemblance to my description.

Anyway. Went through a few. Got some more for my online album.
I promise, no self-deprecatory comments this time.
I've tried to keep them in date order, but as they've been pulled from about seven different albums they may jump around a bit. Not literally, this isn't Harry Potter.

Earliest aren't of me.
Nanny and Grandad's wedding day, then Nanny with Mum.

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 05:51 AM

Summer and Winter.
There are a couple of similar Summer shots, but I deemed this the least likely to set off alarm bells. Simply by coincidence, my sister and I have our tuppences concealed.

Making Christmas cake and memories in the kitchen. In the house I live in now.
The wallpaper no longer makes my eyes bleed though.

Historical interest: look at that TV!
And the mugs in front of my sister and I would have contained tea. Weak tea, yes, but it's still caffeinated. And we had it with a spoon of sugar.

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 05:56 AM

I am teh serious driver.
Not for me the manic waving at parents as the roundabout comes round.

And in the second pic, that's the Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
I don't remember that trip, but we went a few times. I was familiar with the tourist area long before I lived and worked there.

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 06:01 AM

A rare treat.
I won't harp on about how poor we were; compared to now, everyone in the '70s was poor. You didn't just let your children have an ice-cream because they wanted one, it was for a really special occasion. And yes, I remember sulking and even crying because I wanted one.

We didn't have a freezer back then, so ice-cream was like something from The Promised Land (America, where they even had it in different flavours.) Well okay, I hadn't even hear of the USA back then. But its flavours were drawing their plans against me...

And then outside the front door.
Looking cute in a skirt so short it shows my knickers (nappy).

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 06:11 AM

Dressing little girls in bikinis sexualises them.
I say sexualisation is in the eye of the beholder. My body-issues did not kick in until I didn't reach puberty at the same age as my friends, not because I was a carefree little girl running about on a beach.

Sorry

It was obviously a rare sunny day on holiday. We have such a thing as Robinson Holiday Weather. Usual characteristics being Winter weather in the midst of Summer.

Laura and me at the Alfred Rose Park. Somewhere I walk around to this day.
I suppose it helps that I live in the same house and so it is still the nearest green space

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 06:37 AM

Family photo.
There is a story behind the dress.
I saw it in a catalogue (you paid weekly, and Dad was also paid weekly) and wanted it as my Summer dress.
No, sez Mum. No way. You will never wear it, you will be too embarrased to wear it out in public etc etc.

After much creating on my part she ordered it, on the understanding I would send it back when I saw how awful it looked on me. It did, I suppose, but in hindsight I carried it off. Without the whole fight I probably would have surrendered it. But I refused to be told I couldn't wear it.

I got it. And it was all I had new all summer. No other new clothes at all. Still, there were no such things as cast-offs then. Mums looked after their children's clothes in order to hand them down. Getting a bag of clothes from another family was a treat, not a humiliation. I did regret getting the dress when my sister got new jeans and bumpers (sneakers?) though.

Anyway.
I'd love to say I wore it everywhere and anywhere, but that's not how I rolled back then. Self-fulfilling prophecy; I wore it three times including that photo. Second time to a party and I felt fab. Third time to a family do and heard my Mum apologising for me. Never wore it again. Still, I've made Mum's eyes pop with many fashion choices since

Second pic, no back story, just a school photo.
'Cept you can see the Princess Diana influence on Laura.

Sundae · 06-02-2013, 06:47 AM

Gosh, really rocking along now.

Me au naturel.
Said I wouldn't criticise myself, but just a little one..?
I HATED this photo. Given the choice I would have burned it.
I couldn't believe Dads bought it (and Mum did make it clear he bought it, not her) and framed it.
It's not so bad when I look back on it. It was how I looked. I think I just hated the fact that most of my classmates looked like women and I still looked like a little girl.

Me under the influence of the '80s.
Growing out a perm and experimenting with Sun-In. OMG. I was happy though. I've never been all that enamoured of my hair in its natural state, in fact to this day I prefer it slightly damaged as it means it doesn't lie as flat.

limey · 06-02-2013, 07:18 AM

I'm enjoying this! Keep it up! x

Chocolatl · 06-02-2013, 07:26 AM

Love the smiles and the stories. Thank you for sharing these, Sundae!

(That is some god awful wallpaper in that kitchen though, yeesh.)

glatt · 06-02-2013, 07:49 PM

I'm loving these pics. And look at your dad with hair!

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

(That is some god awful wallpaper in that kitchen though, yeesh.)

Yeah. That's some wallpaper.

Sundae · 06-03-2013, 05:45 AM

My Dad with even more hair in that case!
And Mum when they were courting.

Sundae · 06-03-2013, 05:49 AM

Great Yarmouth holidays.
In the clubhouse at Vauxhall Holiday Park.
Where Abigail and Connor have taken the twins for a 5 day break this week - certainly good the weather for it. That's five generations who've holidayed there from this family...

Sundae · 06-03-2013, 05:53 AM

Back in the Clubhouse. One of the main draws of a family holiday park is free evening entertainment you see. We've always been about live performance in this family, whether it's stand-up, theatre, street artists or show tunes. We love a bit of it. Well, it seems to have skipped Laura a bit, as she finds that sort of thing quite embarrassing, but Samuel enjoyed his school shows and Abs was really interested in a career in sound/ lighting before the twins made an unexpected appearance; she'll probably have to look for a more conventional/ secure job now.

The only downside of the Clubhouse was the price of drinks and snacks.
We'd be allowed one each. Then anything else had to be decanted under the table

Second photo, out and about on the streets of Yarmouth. I assume taken on the same day or I really loved that t-shirt. Even though I have no memory of it whatsoever.

Sundae · 06-03-2013, 05:55 AM

School musical Dracula Spectacular.
Shot of the whole cast, then detail of me.

05-18-2013, 07:17 AM	#61
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	It's been great knowing you here, Sundae. I loved the pictures you posted, especially the NSFW ones. A good part of sexy is between the ears, and you, my dear, are sexy. I'm you found a place here to relax. You've certainly livened things up a few times. Take good care of yourself so you can come to Philly and give us the Live 3D version. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-02-2013, 05:47 AM	#62
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mum has had Dad searching through the albums for a specific photo. And getting cross because he can't find it ("NO! I said it was in COLOUR!") It's quite possible she is wrong; I've remembered photos incorrectly before, only to have to eat my words when the one I've wanted has been found and bears no resemblance to my description. Anyway. Went through a few. Got some more for my online album. I promise, no self-deprecatory comments this time. I've tried to keep them in date order, but as they've been pulled from about seven different albums they may jump around a bit. Not literally, this isn't Harry Potter. Earliest aren't of me. Nanny and Grandad's wedding day, then Nanny with Mum. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 06-02-2013 at 06:04 AM.

06-02-2013, 05:51 AM	#63
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Summer and Winter. There are a couple of similar Summer shots, but I deemed this the least likely to set off alarm bells. Simply by coincidence, my sister and I have our tuppences concealed. Making Christmas cake and memories in the kitchen. In the house I live in now. The wallpaper no longer makes my eyes bleed though. Historical interest: look at that TV! And the mugs in front of my sister and I would have contained tea. Weak tea, yes, but it's still caffeinated. And we had it with a spoon of sugar. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 05:56 AM	#64
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am teh serious driver. Not for me the manic waving at parents as the roundabout comes round. And in the second pic, that's the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. I don't remember that trip, but we went a few times. I was familiar with the tourist area long before I lived and worked there. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 06:01 AM	#65
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A rare treat. I won't harp on about how poor we were; compared to now, everyone in the '70s was poor. You didn't just let your children have an ice-cream because they wanted one, it was for a really special occasion. And yes, I remember sulking and even crying because I wanted one. We didn't have a freezer back then, so ice-cream was like something from The Promised Land (America, where they even had it in different flavours.) Well okay, I hadn't even hear of the USA back then. But its flavours were drawing their plans against me... And then outside the front door. Looking cute in a skirt so short it shows my knickers (nappy). Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 06:11 AM	#66
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Dressing little girls in bikinis sexualises them. I say sexualisation is in the eye of the beholder. My body-issues did not kick in until I didn't reach puberty at the same age as my friends, not because I was a carefree little girl running about on a beach. Sorry It was obviously a rare sunny day on holiday. We have such a thing as Robinson Holiday Weather. Usual characteristics being Winter weather in the midst of Summer. Laura and me at the Alfred Rose Park. Somewhere I walk around to this day. I suppose it helps that I live in the same house and so it is still the nearest green space Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 06:37 AM	#67
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Family photo. There is a story behind the dress. I saw it in a catalogue (you paid weekly, and Dad was also paid weekly) and wanted it as my Summer dress. No, sez Mum. No way. You will never wear it, you will be too embarrased to wear it out in public etc etc. After much creating on my part she ordered it, on the understanding I would send it back when I saw how awful it looked on me. It did, I suppose, but in hindsight I carried it off. Without the whole fight I probably would have surrendered it. But I refused to be told I couldn't wear it. I got it. And it was all I had new all summer. No other new clothes at all. Still, there were no such things as cast-offs then. Mums looked after their children's clothes in order to hand them down. Getting a bag of clothes from another family was a treat, not a humiliation. I did regret getting the dress when my sister got new jeans and bumpers (sneakers?) though. Anyway. I'd love to say I wore it everywhere and anywhere, but that's not how I rolled back then. Self-fulfilling prophecy; I wore it three times including that photo. Second time to a party and I felt fab. Third time to a family do and heard my Mum apologising for me. Never wore it again. Still, I've made Mum's eyes pop with many fashion choices since Second pic, no back story, just a school photo. 'Cept you can see the Princess Diana influence on Laura. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 06:47 AM	#68
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Gosh, really rocking along now. Me au naturel. Said I wouldn't criticise myself, but just a little one..? I HATED this photo. Given the choice I would have burned it. I couldn't believe Dads bought it (and Mum did make it clear he bought it, not her) and framed it. It's not so bad when I look back on it. It was how I looked. I think I just hated the fact that most of my classmates looked like women and I still looked like a little girl. Me under the influence of the '80s. Growing out a perm and experimenting with Sun-In. OMG. I was happy though. I've never been all that enamoured of my hair in its natural state, in fact to this day I prefer it slightly damaged as it means it doesn't lie as flat. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-02-2013, 07:18 AM	#69
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I'm enjoying this! Keep it up! x __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-02-2013, 07:26 AM	#70
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Love the smiles and the stories. Thank you for sharing these, Sundae! (That is some god awful wallpaper in that kitchen though, yeesh.)

06-03-2013, 05:45 AM	#72
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My Dad with even more hair in that case! And Mum when they were courting. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-03-2013, 05:49 AM	#73
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Great Yarmouth holidays. In the clubhouse at Vauxhall Holiday Park. Where Abigail and Connor have taken the twins for a 5 day break this week - certainly good the weather for it. That's five generations who've holidayed there from this family... Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-03-2013, 05:53 AM	#74
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Back in the Clubhouse. One of the main draws of a family holiday park is free evening entertainment you see. We've always been about live performance in this family, whether it's stand-up, theatre, street artists or show tunes. We love a bit of it. Well, it seems to have skipped Laura a bit, as she finds that sort of thing quite embarrassing, but Samuel enjoyed his school shows and Abs was really interested in a career in sound/ lighting before the twins made an unexpected appearance; she'll probably have to look for a more conventional/ secure job now. The only downside of the Clubhouse was the price of drinks and snacks. We'd be allowed one each. Then anything else had to be decanted under the table Second photo, out and about on the streets of Yarmouth. I assume taken on the same day or I really loved that t-shirt. Even though I have no memory of it whatsoever. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 06-03-2013 at 06:09 AM.

06-03-2013, 05:55 AM	#75
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	School musical Dracula Spectacular. Shot of the whole cast, then detail of me. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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