EPISODE 2 - Kinver Childhood Recollections by Bert Phasey My dad returned from the war with five holes in his leg (shrapnel wounds) to find our entire household confined to bed with the killer flu that was filling the graveyards of England and Europe with more dead in six months than the first world war managed from 1914 to 1918. Wireless and of course T.V. had not yet happened, so indoor fun was a game of Alma, Snakes and Ladders, Draughts, Chess, Dominoes or cards. Light was by lamps filled with oil, glasses cleaned and wicks trimmed daily. Kinver streets were dark at night and usually flooded yearly. The games for boys were too many to record. Boys played Rounders, the affluent Yankees call it Baseball. Boys tied string round a bundle of rag to make a soccer ball - they played In and Out the Windows, begged a pigs bladder from the butcher, Mr Brettel, blew it up, and had a wonderful game - till the inevitable happened. Does anybody remember Arthur Fitton of West Bromwich soccer fame? He was my near neighbour and can (or could) vouch for this. Marbles, fag cards, skims and drops, Jack-a-five stones, button on a window (harmless fun) kick back blind hoss and at night a game of hide and seek. The seeker filled the air with Sound yer holler and in the distance the boy replied. If he did not the seeker would add lines to his plaintive call, Sound yer holler or the little dogs wont foller. usually got a quick response.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 21:17:28 +0000
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