Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “mini/maxi.” Use “mini” (the smallest of something) or “maxi” (the largest) or both in your post. Have fun!
Our first car was mini in 1969 it was an F registration 1967. It was an ex police car from Bedfordshire. An unusual colour, Burmuda Blue a beautiful colour. Mini’s in those days were tiny and basic and not very fast, not sure it could of been a traffic car, but it was probably a panda car.
Mini 850cc Mk3 Basic
Reg: WUE 148H
(H = 1st Aug 1969 – 31st July 1970)
That is how our Mimi would of looked before we bought it. The blues and twos had been removed from the roof and the doors had been stayed blue to match the rest of the car. We loved it so, we travelled to Cornwall, Scotland and Devon in it. It was a real work horse and we had it when we lived in London , until we moved to Exmouth in 1973.
The above dress is a mini dress the hight of fashion in those days! Talking of fashion, well I just mentioned it didn’t I? I was a window dresser in those days so what with staff discount and proximity to all the latest “gear” I had a chance to follow fashion which included, mini skirts/dresses, hot pants, midi dreses/ coats and of course Maxi dresses/coats. Though in my case, being vertically challenged, the middi sufficed as a maxi for me!
I had one like this in Brown and it had frog fastening at the front. I love my maxi coat and mini dress.
I also had one of these boy it stank!
I loved my Afghan coat but it really never lost its smell. Well I think that’s all I need to say about Mini and Maxi. Let’s ask George and Ringo to play us out, Fab a song that brings back those days to me 💜
This is part of LindaGHill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 13:15:47
Nice music Willow.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 13:26:24
Love George💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:25:05
I never had the stinky coat, too hot here. All the other clothing was part of my life. I was unaware that the mini car came out that early.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:33:09
The original propper mini came out in 1959, we had great fashion in the 60s and 70s 💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 23:24:38
Awesomr
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:38:48
Seems we were on the same stream today, Willow. Lovely photos and they appear to be heaped with memories! Love your little mini car!
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:50:01
Oh we loved it so. I have not got round to reading any posts yet, about to start looking 💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:16:37
Loved looking at your photos sis! 💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:57:39
Blast from the past 😜 💜💜💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:16:39
💜💜💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:16:43
You were daring! But, as they say, if you’ve got it, flaunt it!
By the way, I had a notification from you that was just a link of just numbers. I didn’t click on the link, it didn’t look right to me, more like a hack.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 14:57:10
No it was my mistake I did it in error, it’s deleted now 💜💜. As to the photos I was 17 years!
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:10:31
Good, glad your account hasn’t been hacked!
17 or not, I’d never have dared!
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:15:01
I guess I was just a hussy but we all dressed like that then. 💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:24:43
I’m glad I just missed it. In the 70s you didn’t have to follow fashion until you were well into your teens. It was more midi and maxi when I reached the age of fashion tyranny.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:27:23
Lol I do get your mean but starting work proper at 15yrs and being a window dresser I loved it and suppose I was what you’d call part of the fashion police 😅
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:35:07
No, you maybe worked for the fashion police but we were all victims of them. Remember platform soles? And granny shoes? I think that’s what they were called, narrow pointy lace up shoes with a high heel and thin soles? I remember wearing those in Yorkshire winters and my feet being frozen and painful.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:38:13
Oh! Yes I remember them too! Have the poor toes and weak ankles to attest their evilness 😌
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:40:44
They really were evil!
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:41:21
Ouch 😳
Dec 12, 2020 @ 15:46:28
😦
Dec 12, 2020 @ 16:15:07
Was the Afghan coat made out of some sort of leather?
Dec 12, 2020 @ 17:13:42
Hi John mine was made of goatskin coat made with the fleece on the inside and the soft suede-like leather on the outside.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 17:02:04
Love, love, love that you included the photos, all of them. I had such a big smile on my face reading and looking. I laughed about the stinky coat.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 17:16:17
A pleasure Mr Oniker glad it made you smile 💜💜💜
Dec 12, 2020 @ 19:13:55
Heh. “Mr.” Oniker. You just did a gender reassignment on me. It’s just “M” as in an alias, a moniker. XD
Dec 12, 2020 @ 19:16:24
Oh! Life’s complicated enough, I am very sorry for doing the reassignent my mistake Sister 💜💜💜
Dec 13, 2020 @ 03:04:38
I absolutely love your photos! Fun to look back on these memories. 🙂
Dec 13, 2020 @ 07:33:37
Thank you it was a great trip down memory lane thanks for reading 💜😊😊
Dec 13, 2020 @ 04:22:44
Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos, you little hottie!!
Dec 13, 2020 @ 07:35:38
Lol, it was a fun trip down memory lane… funny I always felt rather plain but I did love that black and red dress. 💜
Dec 13, 2020 @ 12:49:18
Plain? Nah….🧡
Dec 13, 2020 @ 14:09:01
I felt I was in those days.💜
Dec 13, 2020 @ 14:21:02
Geez… my last comment went to the last place!
I meant the “I get that” for here!!
Dec 13, 2020 @ 17:21:15
Excellent. The pictures of yesterday. George and Ringo. The whole post is fab! I needed the pick me up the song gave me. 🎶🎶
Dec 13, 2020 @ 21:23:20
Excellent them my work is done 💜💜💜🎄
Dec 19, 2020 @ 01:29:52
Fun to see your photos, Willow — and it brought back memories. I got married in a mini dress in 1967, lol. ☺ (First marriage…)
Thanks for sharing your own memories!
💗💗💗
Peace and love ☮🥰☮😍☮
Dec 19, 2020 @ 08:53:14
Yes I met hubby the year you got married the first time! We got married in 1971, I wore a long wedding gown but there were plenty of hot pants and mini skirts at our wedding 😘 yes indeed ☮️ and love ! 💜💐