One of the many old photos of me ....



To answer some of the questions...

Where - Ramsgate Model Village (long since sadly departed)
When - I think summer of 68 or 69

I liked it cos I look so obviously in the mode "Stand there and I'll take your photo".

The kids have spotted that many are taken in model villages, at steam railways or on the beach. All the things we did as a family when our kids were younger... maybe there is a lot to the nuture side of parenting... :-)

Comments

  1. DILLIGAF10 April 2010 at 23:50

    Arrrrgh!!! Village Of The Damned!!!...;-)

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  2. Istvanski11 April 2010 at 07:20

    You were a big lad, weren't you? Did you have to sleep in an aircraft hanger?

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  3. Furtheron11 April 2010 at 12:26

    @istvanski - during my Gullvier days :-)

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  4. Suburbia11 April 2010 at 17:18

    Have you grown up, or down?!

    Where was it taken?

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  5. Liz Hinds12 April 2010 at 20:10

    Oh yes, model villages, steam railways. We did all that too. What a cutiepie you were!

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