Eve Farrant (nee Lisher) who started life on 30th January 1917, living with her parents, Frank and Annie Lisher, in Lancing, tells us about one of her holidays with her husband, Bernard and children, Colin and Lynda.

'In September 1949, when Lynda was two months old, we went, in our Austin 16, to Peter Tavy near Tavistock for a week's holiday. Having the two children we felt we needed the pram, so strapped it on the back of the car, which had a convenient boot that dropped down.

We stayed on a farm and travelled around, visiting Bude, Clovelly, across Dartmoor, and down to the southern coast. I was breast feeding Lynda, which I did for three months, so this made feeding very easy, not having to worry about bottles. However, one difficulty was her dirty nappies when we were out, as there was no such thing as disposables in those days.

The Dodd family at the farm were most hospitable and insisted on feeding us up with lashings of Cornish cream. I subsequently had to start keep-fit and go on a diet on our return. We kept in touch with this really Christian family, and they would send us a Christmas chicken.

Shortly after this holiday we invested in a washing machine. We had been walking round Bentall's one Saturday when Bernard suddenly asked if I would like one. It made such a difference with the nappies, etc. It was a Goblin machine. All the clothes had to be removed after washing, rinsed in the sink and then put through the ringer. Although still hard work, after having done everything by hand, this was just wonderful. Later Bernard got me a fridge and a three-piece suite. We considered ourselves very fortunate.'

How simple life sounded then, when you considered yourself fortunate to have the things that we, today, would consider basic essentials.