Brisbane, QLD


Monday, June 14, 2021

CHRISTMAS 1979

My story continued 

Carol-Ann was finishing her second year of school at Springwood Central State School.  It was the end of year school concert. The children sang and acted out Christmas Carols. Carol-Ann held the picture of Seven Swans a swimming in one act and she was a Twinkling Star in the nativity play.


Carol standing first on left. Singing in the choir.

Carol holding the picture of "Seven swans a swimming" in "A Partridge in a Pear Tree"

Carol a star in the nativity play.



We give family gifts on Christmas Eve like they do in Switzerland.

On Christmas morning the children open gifts that Santa left under the tree.


At the end of 1979 the girls were at a nice age. Sonya was going to start school in January 1980. I had been going to night classes at Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus to upgrade my teaching qualifications and I was hoping to get back into full time work. I had been a stay-at-home mum for seven years, which was to continue for another three years with part time work.

16 comments:

  1. I like old photos too. We have made a lot of them and watch them sometimes to wonder how kids have grown and we are getting older...:)

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  2. Hello,
    Wonderful happy memories, your girls are cute. Have a happy day and a great week!

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  3. I am almost as fond of other people's old photos as of mine. It's like a window back into the past. Everyone looks so happy and I can tell that Carol had been out in the sun because I see the sun marks on her and you look like you had been out in the sun a lot

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  4. I always love looking at old photos to see the way that fashions and furnishings have changed over the years - almost without our noticing. I wonder where all those young people in that first photo are scattered to now.

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  5. Nice to look back at old photographs ...

    All the best Jan

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  6. Looking through old photos is wonderful I enjoy it such great memories are brought to mind

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  7. I like how you combine the Swiss and Aussie Christmas gift traditions! Wonderful to have those photos to look back upon.

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  8. Wonderful to see, and look at those two getting into Santa's presents. Lovely to have these photos Diane, and thanks for sharing them.

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  9. What great memories these photos must give you all. I expect the children and grandchildren love going through them.

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  10. Sweet memories, beautiful children. I took a few years off teaching when my children were small, too. By then we had moved to a different state and I had to go back to college to fulfill that state’s requirements to be allowed to teach there. By then a National teachers’ test was also required so I had to do that as well! It seemed like a lot of hoops to jump through at the time. Thanks for sharing your photos.

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  11. Sweet, sweet pictures! Almost Christmas in July here, when we try to forget about the heat and start to think of Christmas.

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  12. Gorgeous photographic memories Diane, oh how they grow up too fast but brilliant that they enhance our lives even more with grandchildren 💜💛

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  13. I love these Diane, great memories and the photos are all treasures!

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  14. Great memories and lovely photos to remember it all by. Keep safe t'other Diane

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  15. Such sweet photos of your girls and look at you--so pretty! I had my son in '79. Hard to believe how fast the years went by!

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