Party Games
Did you see those packs of vintage Ladybird postcards that were on sale around Christmas? I was, of course, tempted by them but then the obvious question was ‘Why?’. I mean, what do you do with a box of Ladybird…
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Did you see those packs of vintage Ladybird postcards that were on sale around Christmas? I was, of course, tempted by them but then the obvious question was ‘Why?’. I mean, what do you do with a box of Ladybird…
Read moreSo here we are again. This year I’ve made a version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’.You’ll find it here. Sorry the questions don’t start easy and get steadily harder – the application randomises them. Want a prize this…
Read moreThanks to Jenny for the tip-off. Here’s the cover of Private-Eye mentioned in the comments of my last post.
Read moreHappy Easter! I’ve been away for several days and didn’t had access to a webcam so apologies to those of you who left messages on the audio Q&A below. I’ve just caught up now with 4 new responses if you…
Read moreThis year, a musical theme – and a prize! The winner of the quiz will win some Ladybird wind-chimes. If I get more than one submission of the correct answer (which usually happens) I’ll put all correct answers into a…
Read moreThat time of year again?How did that happen? Anyway, this year’s quiz, in the true spirit of Ladybird, is non-competetive. There are no prizes on offer – except the prize of the warm flush of triumph which accompanies the knowledge…
Read moreIt was my birthday recently and this was my favourite card. It’s from the great set of Ladybird captioned cards that Simon Spicer sells, but I don’t recall seeing this one before. Perfect.
Read moreFritz, originally uploaded by helendawntreader. Fritz, the gentleman mentioned in the post below, is an actor – principally an ‘extra’ – or whatever the correct term is. With his wild beard, matching scraggy pony-tail and nose ring he gets very…
Read moreUploaded – 0222009-2 . Now here’s a sight to warm my heart. I was contacted by a very interesting sounding man who said he had a few box loads of Ladybird Books that he had been about to take to…
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