I never thought I’d turn into a hoarder, but I have.  I simply can’t resist collecting bits and bobs and now I’ve run out of space to store them all. It all got serious a couple of summers ago when I started collecting vintage Topsy and Tim books on eBay. The weather was wet which meant I didn’t go out much so I had more time to spend on the computer. I found out that there were a hundred titles of the vintage Topsy and Tim books, and by vintage I mean with the original illustrations, and that got me addicted. Of course I had to collect them all! The illustrations are so cute and although the series started in 196l, the pictures still have very much a fifties feel to them.

Here are Topsy & Tim.

Here is Topsy and Tim’s Uncle Frank, smoking, with a friend.

The milkman

Housewives

District nurse on scooter (without crash helmet).

Scary dentist

Topsy & Tim at the bank

The stories are charming but so many years later it would be tempting to write new titles for the series to bring it up to date.  Of course these would be tongue-in-cheek, such as:

Topsy and Tim go to Glastonbury

Topsy and Tim stay with Eric and Frank (uncle Frank has now come out and is married to Eric)

Topsy and Tim Surf the Net

Topsy and Tim Swap Clothes

Goodbye to Topsy and Tim and Thank-you to Jean and Gareth Adamson for creating such wonderful books!