Silver Springtime by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer

That’s me when I was little – and that’s Grandma.' ' Just some old pictures dear, Allegra said. Ellie, who was a little older, had found a photograph album. Terry took the toy dog, easily satisfied. She found an adorable stuffed dog, Look at this one.' ' I still liked dolls better, Allegra said. ' That doesn’t matter Mum,' said young Terry, who had only known a society where girls and boys played with much the same toys and were offered the same opportunities. ' I don’t think I had a lot of cars Terry, Allegra replied in amusement. ' Where are your cars, Mum? Terry asked as they dipped deeper into the chest.

They clearly found it surprising that their mother had once been a young girl. Terry picked up the teddy bear and Ellie claimed the battered Barbie dolls. The children had never seen these before because they belonged to Allegra.

The first things that came to light were some old toys. Let’s go through this! she suggested, There might be something interesting. It was a wet day and the children had nothing to do, so young mum Allegra pulled out an old chest of knick-knacks and memorabilia. The characters have no existence outside the imagination of the author and any similarity to persons or events outside the text is the result of coincidence. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the author.Īll characters and events in this work are fictional, and while an effort has been made to recreate the era of the 1980s and incorporate aspects of history which are general knowledge the story was written for entertainment purposes.

Silver Springtime by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer