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When you were younger....
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Little Lost | Report | 26 Apr 2006 22:32 |
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clothes pegged the sheets to the fence. But we also lived right by a wood so was often in there playing building dens and things. |
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Paul | Report | 26 Apr 2006 22:19 |
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Just remembered about the tree house we used to have that overhanged a country road. Very dangerous and stupid, but we used to drop water bombs on passing cars. :-s |
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Barbara | Report | 26 Apr 2006 22:14 |
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Used to go over to my cousins and we would build dens in the fields, there is a dual carriageway there now, maybe I should ask for a blue plaque.............. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 26 Apr 2006 22:07 |
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YEP!! post WW2 there were LOTS of places were you could go to make dens. we made them from Oil drums on one site, in a bombed out building was another,and we used to go to another site where there was old anderson shelters. Shirley |
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Vicky | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:45 |
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I had one in the middle of a couple of rhodedendron bushes, in a ''wood'' near the house. a piece of old carpet on the floor, and a jam jar with flowers... at home with my 2 younger sisters we often made a sort of tent affair in the garden . A couple of old curtains draped over the clothes horse and pegged to the fence for a bit of extra headroom. I remember the lad next door bombing us with a house brick - it hit me on the head & I still have the scar! |
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Shady Lady | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:31 |
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I put an old wardrobe out in the garden to be broken up and burnt, my youngest son made it his den,how bad did I feel when it got smashed up and burnt ? |
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Paul | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:12 |
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Oh yeah, just remember the old air raid shelter too! |
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♫ Penny € | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:11 |
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We had an RAC office - made out of boxes in the garage!!! |
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East Point | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:09 |
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My gran had a shed and she let me use it for 'my house'. We used to play 'houses' in there - had a little table and chairs and a teaset - I was always Mum of course. Stella |
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Paul | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:06 |
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I had a couple of dens. One was an old tree trunk which was hollow, and we made roofs and stuff out of old animal feed bags. And we put paper mache on the ground so we didn't have to sit in muck! And another one was a Transit Van Shell, which had seats in it, and all our stuff. This is where we used to go for a crafty fag! LOL! |
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Debby | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:05 |
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Yep! We had our coal bunker - my mum put a carpet in there and we were the famous five - me and four of my mates! Debby |
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***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:05 |
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yeh used to make one out of blankies in the house drape blankie over chair and table or over settee and hide behind it |
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Paul | Report | 26 Apr 2006 21:04 |
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Did you have a den? |
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