Dear Diary!
It’s been ages since I wrote anything here. I’ve had lots of ‘moments’ which I should have recorded but I didn’t, and now I can’t remember them!
I’ve decided to use this blog like a diary – whenever anything happens or I am inspired by some weird and wonderful fact, I’m going to drop you a line.
After the terrible time of Corona (known as Covid in England), which actually seems so long ago now, I decided to reduce my English For Fun business to a bare minimum. I still meet with my “walk and talk” friends regularly to chat in English. Conversation is never boring and often ‘throws up’ some question about vocabulary or a difference between Germany and English culture.
Flashback
Recently I was scrolling through my Instagram posts and spotted something which triggered a memory from my childhood! Artist Vicki Elder, better known as thefoxintheforest, paints animals on vintage postcards and ephemera *.
An old poster had caught my eye which was advertising a song called “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue“. I had a bit of a “flashback” to when I was about 10 years old. Strangely, I could remember most of the words…which is unheard of for me!
All a bit random and rather out of the blue, I sought to solve the mystery of how I knew this particular song. I had a vague feeling that it had something to do with my second cousin from Harrow on the Hill.
Richtig! She confirmed that she had probably taught me the song whilst staying with us on our farm one summer holiday. The song, also known as “Has Anybody Seen My Gal?” is an American popular song from the 1920s.
It’s rather a catchy song…but maybe not so politically correct!
Word of the Blog
* ephemera(l)/ɪˈfɛm(ə)rə,ɛˈfɛm(ə)rə
things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.”there were papers, letters, old boxes—all sorts of ephemera”
collectable items that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.
E.g. She has a large collections of vintage musical scores, posters and other ephemera.
Oxford Dictionary
