January 24th

Today, I'm thinking of the song, I Don't Wanna Talk About It and the memories the tune and words bring back. First let me set the scene of what was happening around the world at the time.

In 1975:

·         The Vietnam War ended,

·         The British Conservative Party chooses its first woman leader, Margaret Thatcher,

·         US Apollo and Soviet Soyuz 9 spacecraft link up in space and Russian cosmonauts and American astronauts shake hands,

·         BIC launches first disposable razor.

In the early 70's, my former husband and I took our three children around Australia in a caravan, looking for a better way of life. When we returned, we bought the house we'd left behind in Robe, South Australia and settled down. He built up a small building business and I ran a craft shop. By the mid seventies, we'd converted the craft shop to a tea room and I baked cakes in the wood stove and grew wonderful vegetables. Our back to the earth lifestyle included raising different types of fowl, geese and ducks and a small flock of colored sheep in the field beside the house. I spun the wool to use for knitting and weaving.

Meanwhile, in 1975, Rod Steward released I Don't Wanna Talk About It. I hid my feelings too. My husband became increasingly obnoxious and I went into denial mode. I'd made a vow to him and wanted to honor my commitment. Yet, he made me desperately unhappy. Rod Steward's song spoke to my heart.

The world has changed drastically since then. I've moved to England and remarried. Some of you weren't even around in that decade.

I'd love to hear if you ever lived a different way than you do now.