Cup of Tea Tales
By David M Cameron
Cup of Tea TalesMar 29, 2022
Cup of Tea Tales - Let The Music Play in the 1960s.
The start of music for me in the 1960s and its influence on the lives of teenagers.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’- Tricycles, Scooters, Bikes and Bogeys. Becoming Mobile.
The joys and terrors of playing in the street and woods as a child in the 1950s and 1960s.
Cup of Tea Tales - Sweet Delights we enjoyed, but many have been lost over the years.
Childhood tastes at the sweet shops of the 1950s and 1960s.
Cup of Tea Tales - Childhood Illnesses in the 1950s and 1960s
How life was in the 1950s and 1960s as seen by a child.
Cup of Tea Tales - Simple Pleasures
An account of childhood during the 1950s and early 1960s.
Cup of Tea Tales - Preparing lunch at Grandma's House
Some of the ways that food preparation, shopping and gardening have changed.
Cup of Tea Tales - The Joys of an Open Fire
memories of fire lighting at my grandmother's house in the 1950s.
Cup of Tea Tales - Yorkshire Pudding and Cards at my Grandmoa's House in the 1950s.
Life in the 1950s as a young boy.
'Cup of Tea Tales' Christmas in Leeds in the 1950s and 60s Part 2
Further memories of Christmas in the 1960s.
'Cup of Tea Tales' - Christmas in Leeds 1950s-60s Part 1
Family Christmas memories from the 1950s and 1960s.
'Cup of Tea Tales' –Winter and Christmas Parties at Harehills County Primary School in the 1960s. Balaclavas, Scarves, Gloves Drying on the Radiators.
The fun and excitement of the final few days before the start of the Christmas Holidays. School in the 1960s in the north of England.
'Cup of Tea Tales' - Woodhouse Feast, Roundhay Park Fair and Other Delights.
Memories of the late 1950s and 1960s visiting fun fairs in Leeds.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Roundhay Park, Leeds – A Glorious Gem of a Place! Part of My History.
Some memories of growing up and spending time in Roundhay Park, Leeds. 1950s to 1970s.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’- Wild Extravagant Youth. Your Mother Warned You about Boys Like Us.
The world of teenage parties in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
'Cup of Tea Tales' – How to Impress (or not) at Lidgett Park, St Edmund's and assorted Youth Clubs in the 1960s.
Further first steps into meeting girls in the late 1960s. An example of how not to do it and then?
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – November Fog and Smog. The Curse of Late Autumn and a Blight for Travellers.
The experiences of fog from the 1950s to the 1990s in Leeds and the UK.
David's Bookshelf Issue 11
An update of the latest news about my writing and a review of three independently published novels.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ –Adolescence, the Lack of Preparedness and the Desire to Meet Girls. Youth Clubs in the 1960s.
Being interested in meeting girls and taking the first tentative steps in the 1960s. Youth Clubs.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Ones that Got Away! Gone Fishing, Hook, Line and Sinker!
Fishy tales from the late 1950s and 1960s.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Cow and Calf, Ilkley Moors and My Older Brother. My Introduction to Danger.
A visit to the Cow and Calf Rocks and my first climbing adventure. It was a good job my mother didn't know what we were doing in 1968.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Crack of Leather on Willow, Zulu attack, Pole Vaulting and we are all in for the High Jump.
School summer sports and the echoes of past times.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ –Experiences of the 1960s. A Personal View of the Changing Times.
Inoculations, Nit Nurses, The National Health Service, Package Holidays and Immigration. A time of great change.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Early Years of Schooling.
Stories of Youth – The Early Years of Schooling. Dinner Ladies, Barber Shops, PE Lessons. Memories of the 1960s that Last a Lifetime.
Cup of Tea Tales - Childhood Games in the 1960s
Assorted games that were played in primary schools in the 1960s. Conkers, Marbles, whip-n-tops, and slides are just some of the games we played.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – The Changing World of Work. From My Grandparents to Today.
A personal history of the changing experience of the world of work from the 1940s to the present day.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Playground Adventures in the 1950s and 60s - An Accident Waiting to Happen, Or An Opportunity To Learn?
Oh, what times we had in the playgrounds! A look back at the playgrounds of the 1950s and 1960s, and how we used them.
Cup of Tea Tales - Puberty Blues
The Times They Are a Changing! The Strong Smell of Puberty: Hair, Voice, Muscle, Height, Spots and Deodorant.
Cup of Tea Tales - Dedicated Followers of Fashion
Fashion – Dedicated Followers of Fashion in the 1960s and 1970s. Boodle-Am, Loons, Afghan Coats, Clogs, Tie-dye, and Budgie Jackets.
'Cup of Tea Tales' – Meeting Places! 69-70 The Turning of the Decade.
Hanging out as a teen. Oakwood Clock, the Finger Nail Torture, and Pete's Cellar.
Settling into High School. The Fun Parts: Workshops and Playing Pirates in PE.
The joys of high school in 1967. Yes, there were some, but also some definite lows.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Going Co-Ed and The Conway Field Trip.
Another Eventful Excursion and Some Dreadful Boys. Sixth form life in the early 1970s.
A School Field Trip to Cromer. Illicit Fags, Booze, and the Finger Incident.
Further adventures in the late 1960s. A geography school trip to Cromer.
'Cup of Tea Tales' - School Trips
Harehills CP School Trips, York, Fountains Abbey, and the Pantomime. Oh Yes, It Was, OH NO It Wasn’t! School day trips in the 1960s.
Cup of Tea Tales - The Music of Childhood That Stays With Us Forever!
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Times Tables, Country Dancing, Nursery Rhymes, Singing Lessons, Assemblies. The Music of Childhood That Stays With Us Forever!
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Scarborough, the Resort of the North
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Scarborough, the Resort of the North - More than Just the Beach and the Front. History, Culture and Punch and Judy! memories of the 1950s and 1960s.
David's Bookshelf Issue 10
A review of a famous artist's autobiography, Me by Elton John, and two reviews of self-published novels. Further updates on my latest novel.
Cup of Tea Tales – It’s That Time of the Year. Oh! I Do Like To Be Beside
Cup of Tea Tales – It’s That Time of the Year. Oh! I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside! Adventures at Sewerby, Bridlington, Robin Hood’s Bay, and Flamborough Head. Knitted Trunks, Sand Blasted and Scoured, Sunburn, and the Flying Socks Caper!
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Drugs, Sex and Rock and Roll. The changing face of Youth Culture from the 1950s to 1970s and How it Affected a Local Leeds Boy.
A short journey through teen culture from the 1950s to the early 1970s, through the eyes of a Leeds boy.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – A Stroke of Luck. My Holiday Job at Wallace Arnold’s (WASS), Hunslet Road, Budget Rent a Car, Smokey and the Spaghetti Dinner - the Gift that Kept Giving!
My holiday job in 1973 and some of the adventures. Reminiscences of life in Leeds, in the north of England.
'Cup of Tea Tales' – One of My first Jobs, Wraggs Motor Cycles, Leeds.
'Cup of Tea Tales' – One of My first Jobs, Wraggs Motor Cycles, Leeds.
Adventures with my first job as a van driver two days after passing my driving test in 1971.
‘Cup of Tea Tales’ – Learning to Read, Stainbeck Prep, Harehills C. P. School and Roundhay School. Listen With Mother, Radio Assemblies, Oakwood Library, Secret Seven, Famous Five, The Lion the Witch
Learning to Read, Stainbeck Prep, Harehills C. P. School and Roundhay School. Listen With Mother, Radio Assemblies, Oakwood Library, Secret Seven, Famous Five, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Lord of the Rings.
The journey from learning to read to becoming an author.