Shirley and Denny’s aka Henry home was a place where artistic talents were never discouraged, Ian had proved this when he painted his own masterpieces on the doors in his room. ( don’t think Winchester Council were impressed) This was the 70s and tie dying and batik was in vogue ,Eleanor and I decided that we could easily produce original beyond words exclusive Garments and set to work in the bathroom ………. However the purple powder got everywhere ,the towering curtains especially looked rather fetching as we tried to sponge it off a sort of ombré swirls comes to mind . Eventually bleach lots of water and elbow grease cleaned things up a bit . Shirleys reaction was “ Oh “ nothing more was said . If that had been my Mum I would still be grounded to this day !, x