London Nostalgia Buff Gifts

'This isn't the Avenue of Stars - I think you'll find that's a vindaloo.'

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

Balloon Kids

'A Ball at the Mansion House'

Only a penny! A sensible and ingenious toy for children.

"It's probably just seasonal."

"I said remember those extra years we added to our lives by good clean livin'?"

'Want a mudpie? It's organic!'

The Epsom Derby - Omnibus in Motion

"When I was your age, I had to ride fifteen miles on a little stationary bike while disco lights flashed and E.D.M. played in the background."

Celebrity Phrenologist.

'I just want to be sure to get this right. You met again your imaginary childhood friend and then happened WHAT?'

Like many kids, Bobby had an imaginary friend. Unfortunately for Bobby, he was a critic.

Elephant rides.

Uncle Mort, you fought in Korea, right? You think that war will start up again? Not if I can help it. It was the morning of July 27, nineteen hundred and fifty-three. I was pinned down on Pork Chop Hill. My bazooka had run out of ammo. All I could find to load into it was a stuffed panda bear. I loaded it and fired that bear into the maw of the enemy. It struck one of them atop the noggin. Moments later, the armistice was signed. Every July 27th, I awaken at dawn and chuck that same panda at the

"Looks like somebody brought a blanky to a pillow fight."

Elephant and Castle

Sketches by Boz - Monmouth Street

Sorry about the odor --- Phone booths have gone out of style so I had to change in a dumpster.

"You see? There are no vacuum cleaners under your bed."

"Whatever happened to throwing Frisbees around?"

Beefeater

Flava Superba

Today on the Ask Sadie Show, we'll be addressing one single topic: Wondering. In my day, when a body said I wonder why dust bunnies are called dust bunnies, it led to all sorts of delightful speculation. We could while away hours debating whether it was a marketing ploy by big broom ... or whether it dated back to Napoleon, who had a fetish for dirty rabbits. And if we were lucky, opinions could get so heated that fisticuffs would ensue. Wondering is just one of many lovely human experiences utt

"Grandma, where did people get all their fake news before social media?"

'It's tough doing what's right when you see what's left.'

"The video of our wedding now includes commentary."

''To listen to the sea, press 1...'

Industry and Idleness - The industrious apprentice, Lord Mayor of London.

'And this is Great Grandpa Bobo. They say he slipped on a banana peel and died, but I think it was just a heart attack.'

"I wanted a balloon puppy, not a balloon vision of my sad corporate future."

'The London drive-thru experience.'

"I guess when you run out of Tooth Fairy teeth, you gotta go get a job!"

"I'm sure you want little Jimmy to have a complete set of 'Muscular Heroes of the Cosmos,' now, don't you, Mr. Bennett?"

'My first tattoo...'