Friends visit, and check out the new hi-fi...

Mum took the bed out, so we could have some friends over for tea and to listen to records on the new hi-fi.  Thank goodness, too, because I think Little Ted might've wet the bed (but don't tell anyone)...



Little Ted's Friends couldn't wait to see the new room, and check out the hi-fi.  None of us really knew how to work it properly, because there were so many knobs and buttons, but we managed to get one record playing (with Mum's help)...






Lucinda came over later for tea, and stayed for a sleepover.  It was so much fun...




I wanted to change the record without bothering Mum, but couldn't work out what all the knobs and dials were for.  Ted was trying to help (but wasn't really very helpful)...





He got so excited, thinking he knew what to do, he started pointing at one of the knobs, yelling...

"That one!  That one!"

Lucinda laughed so much, she almost spilled her milk, but we finally got it working...




After dinner, Lucinda stayed for a sleepover.  Mum came in to say good-night, and to tell us to keep the music down (just after we learned how to turn it up...) and not to stay up too late.  Of course, we planned on talking all night, but Little Ted was already falling asleep on Lucinda's shoulder...

How Little Cindy came to be...

I was reading Susan Anderson's book, The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, and really liked the idea of talking to Little Cindy, who is the pure emotional self, aged 3-5 years.  This evolved into one of my new Sindy dolls becoming Little, with her own room, bed, Teddy, and friends –all from the 1960s and early 70s, when I was growing up.  Her room is a shelf in a small bookcase, but it's a magical world of healing old hurts and moving into the adult I'd like to become.

This is how Little's room has evolved so far...

When she arrived, Little Cindy quickly made friends with Honey Cuddles (aka Little Ted).  There was only a wardrobe and a side table - and a tea tray, so at least she could have a cuppa before bed...

"What was that flash?" asked Little Ted.

The new bed arrived, and what a joy to behold -the first issue Sindy bed from 1966...

"This is more like it," sighed Little Cindy, snuggling up to Ted.

It didn't look right, though, with that ugly wall at the back of the bookcase.  I wanted it to be a pretty, vintage, child's room...

"I really like this," said Ted, looking around the room.

I remember having a framed print of Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart on my wall as a child, probably a gift for my First Holy Communion.  I decided the walls needed some artwork...

"That's even better," whispered Little Ted.

Next week, some friends visit...