Family Day 1971

I was scanning some of dad's slides last night, and I came across this funny one of me and my little brother and my mum.

I was 11 at the time, and it was decreed that an annual family day was to be held including my grandparents and my aunt. This was to be in July when my aunt visited from England. Only once a year. The whole idea was to tie dad down to a day with no distractions, apart from us. Not too much to ask? Well, it lasted two years, but we remember it well, as it was such a rare event.

Here we are in the hills, at a place called The Buailteach (pronounced Bullshich, more or less). What my brother and I are doing, who knows, but my mum is stoking the water boiler with twigs. I remember that water boiler - everyone got kippered with smoke when it got going, but it worked well for heating the water!

Daughter arrives from Norway today and it's her birthday! Another Woo Hoo!

[Wylie]

Great memory!

[Dianne]

A funny story about tying your dad to be with family for one day a year! That looks like what we in NZ call a thermette.

[Maggiemae]

Exactly what I was going to say, @dide ! We do know it so well. I guess we were lucky with my Dad - Mum organised the holidays and he went along with it!

[julia]

And what I was going to say.. can remember many family outings having to gather the twigs for the Thermette..

[Dianne]

@maggiemae @julzmaioro our main hot water source when camping with no facilities.

[Brigette]

what a lovely memory and photo journal

[Casablanca]

I love this! So much fun and a great memory. Welcome home and big smiles for your darling girl today 😀❤️

[Diana]

Lpvely shot bringi.g bavk fond memories for sure. Lucky you to have your daughter arriving. Enjoy the time together. Mine was supposed to come onTuesday, but it got cancelled as SA is on the red list 😥

[Sarah Bremner]

How lovely to have the whole story come to life from a slide.
Have a great day with your daughter. Has to be good for her getting home on her birthday 🎂

[Kitty Hawke]

Fabulous pic and even better memories !

[Hazel]

Geat memory with an ever probably mysterious part!

[Bep]

Half a century ago!
Happy Birthday to your daughter.

[Nova]

What a great photo memory and enjoy your special mommy-daughter time. :)

[Christina]

Fab memory - happy birthday to your daughter :)

[Pat Knowles]

Oh thank goodness for photos! You must feel quite nostalgic seeing this memory. Sounds a great idea as a plan but men don’t conform when they have things to do. We had that problem! Too busy!
Happy birthday to your daughter….lovely having her home for that & Christmas….you got out just in time!

[Carrie Shepeard]

What a great family capture. Nice memory.

[LManning (Laura)]

A fun family memory. Happy birthday to your girl!

[Kathy]

What a nice memory of your family.

[Shutterbug]

Lovely idea. Nice photo to help you remember.

[Kathy A]

That's a fabulous memory

[Issi Bannerman]

@dide @julzmaioro What a great name for this contraption. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else with one. We used to have two. No idea what came of them!

[Denise Wood]

What great memories! Hope your daughter has arrived safely :)

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a happy memory photo.

[Tom]

What great memories and smiles

[Korcsog Károly]

It's a good thing to recall old memories!