The Anderson Shelter

Hilda: "It's funny to think there's no shelters this time. We had an

old Anderson in the garden. I can see it now. We had stertians

growing all over it, and we painted the front green. Painted it

looked quite pretty. Next door grew cabbages on theirs.

Jim: "Yes, we had a Morrison. I used to sleep in it. Mmmm. I stuck

pin-up girls all over the inside. Betty Grabel, Ann Shelton, Patricia

Rock. The roof got all smoky, 'cause I used to read in bed with a

candle."

Hilda: "Yes, it was nice at the war, really. The shelters, the

blackouts, cups of tea..."

Jim: "The A.R.P., the evacuees, London kids seeing cows for the

first time...."

Hilda: "Old Churchill on the wires..."

Jim: "Those were the days."