I was 7 when I first watched the 1984 classic Supergirl. She became a hero to many girls in what was a male dominated superhero genre. Supergirl was played by the very pretty Helen Slater. Girls loved he film due to the fact that she was a good role model..pus she looked so cool in [...]
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…She lives in a stable and drinks Carling Black Label!!
Those were the good old days, when it was cool to play with small plastic horses!
I had a couple of ponies which I had personalised with a felt tip pen and a pair of scissors.
I was pleased to see when I was browsing Argos, that they [...]
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There have been some fashion resurgences recently that I have genuinely laughed my ass off about! Leggings for one! (I still wore them though!) And at first I was sceptical about the comeback of the all-in-one! I found this versatile wonder in Littlewoods Direct
In 1987 at the grand old age of 9, I used to do [...]
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I found these shoes in my trusty littlewoods catalogue. They were so beautiful, they made me weep for the fact that I can no longer wear high heels (I may just buy them to look at and stroke occasionally) You may look at these and say “fool they aint no 80’s shoes!” But I argue [...]
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Before lots of teens suffered from repetitive texting finger injuries, there was the phenomenon of “hungryhippothumbfatigueitis” It was pretty serious in the 1980’s.
Hungry Hippo’s was a staple in any child’s games cupboard and it had minimal pieces to lose! (apart from the fact that I lost all the balls to mine so had to resort [...]
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