Saturday, March 24, 2007

Golden Anniversary

24th March 1957






Ahh, don't they look lovely?



Legal Bit!





Aunty Barbara features here at a bridesmaid - 2nd from left.





(left to right) Grandad Toft, Nana Toft, Dad, Mum, Nana Astbury, Grandad Astbury and I think that's Granny Bloor on the end -- but mum can tell us later!

Mum, Dad and my mum's brother, Kingsley


Rather fabby cake - made and decorated by Grandad Toft.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratuations Mum and Dad for 50 years of married life, lots of love Julie John Tody and Joe xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Anonymous said...

Well done Mum and Dad

Happy Golden Anniversary. What a long time!

see you soon.

xxx

Kate said...

Ooh... I feel like the fourth child commenting after you two!

Happy Golden Anniversary! Lovely pics, Suze; especially the cake one.

xx

suze said...

aww -- you feel like a sister these days Kate!

@ Julie and Mark - I cut and pasted your comments from the other thread ..

dont forget if you click on the pics you can see a bigger version
xx

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on the mighty 50 and for bringing such fabulous offspring into the world.

Jean xx

Anonymous said...

Sue I will just fill you in on a couple of things yes that is grany Bloor,she took in laundry for people untill she was turned 90,she boiled all the whites and starched stuff, then ironed it ready for collection.
The three big bridesmaids dresses were lemon made by Nan Toft, Janets was white and we got that dress from the bridel shop somewhere in Hanley along with mine,come to think of it the shop was where you come out of the shoping C. at the bottom of Huntbatch St.
Dads taking his daily doze I tried it before doing this but Im hopeless trying to sleep in the day.
See you soon lots of love to both of you L M xxxxx

Anonymous said...

Kingsley's wild and foppish hair, topped by a well placed turret is mesmerising...

Jean xx

Anonymous said...

That is a huge achievement!
Lovely pictures and it is so graet to share them like that with us!
Congratulations and lots more of happiness!

Anonymous said...

I think you may find that it isn't actually a turret, I believe it may have been the consequence of Kingsley dabbling with a new and innovative fashion

Anonymous said...

Dear Susan,thanks for the
photo display,I have a smile every time I see Kingskey's hair and mine
It got very windy that day.and the diferance from the first pic;with Kingsley,and the other
show's it .

Thank's to all the family who left a message on here to us .

Many thank's also to all the good people keep making all the comments on your blog,you all know how I go for possitive thinking and it is paying good dividend's.

We all expected further
treatment to be needed so it is all going to plan.

We will all have a good time at the caravan the
boys are still marking the days of,but now they are especialy happy to
be able to see you and Brigid Mark Tracy and Luke,all together,I think it may be the first time we have been all together,looking forward to it all .

Mark your card's have just been deliverd at
4-30, they are both lovely cards,a special
thank you to Luke,yours is very speciall,thank you,lots of love grandad
Toft.

We made an attempt to go out but we only wemt to Tesco's for food and came home to put ot away and didnt go out again ,the weather kept changeing,and your Mum said she had pains in her tummy so she went for a rest on the bed and tried to go for forty winks,no luck there.
So we havent realy been out'as Tesco's is a daily event.

We are going to an Itallion restraunt latter with John Julie
Toby and Joe,so that will be good .
love to every one,
Dad xx

Anonymous said...

Susan,That cake stand as seen many wedding cakes,
and your auntie Barbara has it still in nerw condition .
love Dad xxx

Anonymous said...

You both look so beautiful in the Wedding photographs Dad. See you later, love Julie xxxxxxx

Anonymous said...

Best wishes to you both on 50 years. The cake stand had a recent airing for Robert and Shelley's wedding - hopefully it will be out again next year for our Ruby (40th). Love to You all. See you Tuesday Sue. Aunty B xx

suze said...

I agree with Julie - mum and dad, you both look fab in these pics, and I used to love looking at them in the album as a kid .. it's great to have them on-line now!

I think I had that cake stand at my first wedding too ?

--- we had a massive box of chocs instead of cake at our Civil Parternship!

see you on Tuesday, Barb

suze said...

When I'm on the other computer
I'll upload the pic of Kingsley with smooth hair at the start of the day!

meanwhile we went up 'anley duck and it was a bitter cold wind blowing 50 years later too .. you must have been frozzen in them lacey frocks!

Anonymous said...

They're lovely. I'm so glad you're getting on this nostalgia vibe Suze. I love photographs of bygone days...

A little round of applause for Kodak if I may.

Anonymous said...

Crikey Dad, Mum went off to bed on your anniversary and gave you 40 winks...

How much of a clue do you need?

Get in there!

xxx

Anonymous said...

Mum and Dad,

Does one person deliver ALL the mail in Dorchester? I am amazed your cards didn't arrive until 4.30 pm. Better late than never I suppose.

What time was second delivery until it was scrapped by Royal Mail?

Incidentally, anybody still using recorded delivery should stop doing so. Royal Mail now treat this as first class, nothing is 'recorded', so you are wasting your money. If you want something to be (fairly)sure to arrive always use Special Delivery.

x x x

Anonymous said...

Lol. Subtle change of topic and top tip - thanks Mark!

Julie - I'm still smiling at your helpful point of information. Fashion dabbling seems to run through your family ... *insert pic of gaudy jacket here*

Big love to Suze and B - hope all is well.

Jean xx

suze said...

HAHA - you could insert almost any pic of any of us here for humour in the fashion tispta line!

Anonymous said...

Hi Sue, Well what great photos & just to see how my own relations looked back then is interesting. I would be 8yrs old at the time & BOTH my parents alive. We lived in Ossy (land of Gobbins)then. No cloggs, but the dark mills were alive & well.
I do hope your mum & dad have a very happy anniversay & I'll try & visit this week. I'll give you a ring in the morrow.
Lots of love. Cousin Pauline xx

Anonymous said...

Sue was trying to blog this morning bbut the comment thing wouldnt come up.
I was looking at the pictures this morning and i just had to laugh It looks like our hats are plates balanced on our heads.
Pauline just sent a E Mail the speaker was on so loud it nearly blew my ear drums out.
Hope you are O K today, this time next week you will be in our neck of the woods looking forward to that.
Bye for now L M xxxxxxx
Dads looking for something in the bedroom
that goes onto his camera, its that longg ago since he used it he aint got a clue where it is. xxxxxxx

Anonymous said...

Sue I recall spending many an hour looking at the wedding album too - and I even remember the feel of the cover. I'd like to say the celebratory outing passed without hitch, but in true Mum and Dad style we got split up and lost between here and the restaurant last night. It's hard to imagine HOW when you consider the restaurant is as close to us as your oatcake shop is to you. But there you go. However once we all met up again we had a good time. I think the cost made Mum and Dad a bit weak - wait till we hit Hell Farm!!!!

Anonymous said...

Dleightful... Saturday was my 23rd anniversary so we have a bit of catching up to do :-)

Hugs & kisses from the big old softie at Sixth Form

Anonymous said...

Mum and Dad are threatening to hit me in response to the above comments. Am I too old to call the NSPCC Seems that they are both experiencing a sense of humour failure (not unlike their navigational failure on Sat night) Sorry to both of you for any intentional or unintentional offence.

Liz Kirby said...

Those photos look just like the ones of my Mum and Dad's wedding...... maybe it is something to do with the fashion sense that is current in the Midlands (they were from Birmingham). Congrats to LM and Dad. A big achievement. Didn't you get your CP corset affair from the same shop as LM's dress then Suzi??
love and hugs to you both Lx

Anonymous said...

Who you know Susan our Julies a cheeky monkey,it wasnt the price of the Italian food it was the meger amount.That and me being a good English food disher up,with plenty on yer plate.Last night we had lamb roast it was a meal to die for well you know what I mean, good stuff.
Well enough of myy braging hope you are both O K. lots of luck with the chemo tomorrow and the next three days hope it wears off quick so you are able to enjoy your stay in Devon,cant wait to see you both lots of love L M xxxxxx

suze said...

@ Liz - no it wasnt the same shop, sadly!

Anonymous said...

Susan,

I will be thinking of you plenty while you are on your residential course at The Nuffield Hotel.

See you, and everyone else, very soon.

x x x x