An Advent Calendar of Stories
December 17 2014
Football
Results
Roger
Noons
A
cup of Camp coffee made with powdered milk
My mother was a trained
dressmaker and tailoress. In December 1947, when either she, or one of our
neighbours, could acquire a remnant of material, she would run up a blouse,
sometimes a skirt. She would also create the pattern using newspaper. I would
sit in the corner of our living room playing with whatever toy was my current
favourite. On a Sunday afternoon, after my father had come home from work, he
would sneak a look at Nellie Cotton’s bosom and smirk, as he read, Arsenal 2
Portsmouth 3, on the front page of the Sports Argus.
About the Author
Roger Noons is perhaps one of our most prolific
contributors and while not overtly festive I liked the nostalgia in this piece.
You can read many of his stories here as well as in The Best of CafeLit series.
