RE:Peter

While after next week where we are treated to a repeat of Joel's last challenge and see if he does get replaced, Blue Peter takes a break on CBBC for the summer returning in September.

Given the sheer number of Blue Peter related entries on this blog and the other I can't say for certain where exactly it is but there are a series of posts related to Blue Peter Books, issued in time for Christmas that very late in the day got titled as "annuals".

Annuals as any Brit knows are a massive thing and not just for Children although that was always the bigger market.

RE:Peter is about this borrowing the title given to re-runs of classic 70's esposides shown in the 1990's because we are stepping way back in time as the series I have runs from Book Four around 1967 to 1998.

I don't have personal memories of the earliest episodes although it would of been on for my older brother who around this period would of been six or seven years old but it was before what many see as the classic John,Peter and Val team came together.

While Val is on the left the man on the right is Christopher Trace, the first ever male presenter the show had who left at some point in the mid to late 1960's.

The first ever and harder to find Blue Peter book came out in 1964, a little late in the day and not as fully BBC controlled as later editions were to become but in an age without video recorders at home never mind the iPlayer it was a useful reminder of what you'd seen, a bit more about topics from the show  and things you can do.

This proved to be such a success that the second volume was issued in 1965 for 1966.

The then trade mark Blue Peter pets star on the cover while the contents are a resume of highlights from past shows, short stories and quizes.

By the time the third book came out in 1966 things were beginning to change, not least the set attire was more casual, no ties for men, Valerie can wear a dress showing her arms reflecting changes in british fashion and social ideals.

We also see on the far left a youthful John Noakes who had just joined and was to make a large inpact on the show as the years went by,

Programming while still very much scripted was a little less school Marmish and  overly educational  although factual content continued but represented to appeal to a more modern and less regimented child and as ever it featured pieces about much loved show episodes, stories, puzzles and makes to have a go at.

A common issue with the earliest books is the spines soon show damage to both the printed card  with the title on and the actual binding being handled not always with the care a book should as much as that child clearly loved having it.

Seeing these books gives me an idea of what my Brother saw back then and how the show was developing into what has become the longest running childrens tv show in the World.

For now this is the end of my collection annuals that means something to me

Being out

 Well, it looks like we're set for another scorching week here so best get things done first thing before we start to flag.

We established an Imaglr given another social media site wasn't working very well and while there won't be lots of posts on it most will be originals rather than  my curated collection of other folks posts.

Going off with a mate to play and have fun together was always a part of this life even though modern day gaming was very much in its infancy with small 8 bit consoles that hooked up to your tv and computers were not Personal more corporate back then.

It is interesting that some see our life as a shut in fantasy world but actually with a bit of care you can be quite open about it, even going out in public so long as you do think a bit about just where you are goind and be prepared to talk with people.

Here I was in a bit of woodland after a three mile round trip walk one morning, just getting on with being me with a couple of friends in tow, cars passing down the road, talking with people as we encountered them and it was just fine.

Just don't put anything "adult" in public spaces

The thing we need to break is this cycle of "only real boys/gurls do" which places artificial limits and often gives comfort for homophobic, transphobic and sexist hating attitudes and aggression.

Girls and Sissy Gurls game too.

BP Presenter leaves

Friday saw Joel MaWhinney's final Blue Peter show where he attempted with varying degrees of success to do everything on the show.

For this final show he scaled Spinnaker Tower using suction cups as part of Superhero Challenge which was fun.

Joel was Blue Peter's 41st presenter, and he has brought a touch of magic to the show! He first came in as a guest on the show back in 2018, and by Decemeber 2022 he was officially part of the team.

Born in Northern Ireland in 1997, Joel isn’t just a magician - he’s a creative powerhouse. Whether he’s making things disappear or stunning stars with his tricks, he’s always is practising to 'wow' the Blue Peter audience.

And when the magic curtain closes, Joel swaps playing cards for piano keys, winding down by playing music.After all he's been doing magic shows for years so knows how to handle nerves.

Joel presented this year His Majesty King Charles III with a BP Gold Badge for his work inspiring people to care for and protect the environment.

Joel’s passion, positivity, and love of learning make him the perfect member of the Blue Peter gang taking part in many memorable activities such as absailing, traing with the Royal Marines, bob sleighing  and the like.

While some new trends on the show aren't to my tastes, I feel he did the job of relating  to and inspiring children explore themselves and achieve well.

Presentation 2026 style

This last week has been trying from the very hot weather to losing a friend who was more on the little girl side of things bordering on parts of the sissy aesthetic but not that way when it to sense of gender but by the same token not transexual either as they didn't see that would you'd gain by that really played out in terms of how they were.

With me there are two sides to matters, the more adult side of sissy that's talked about on another blog openly and with respect and what is really more the LG side of Sissy which is about being more of that child, having a childhood in this moment now so much of the other just isn't appropriate in that headspace.

Looking at bits around this presentation would seem to me be good way to mark their sad passing although they liked more frilly dresses and petticoats.

The school look is common in the UK, aided by being a point many of use realized we were not like those of the same sex as us and that we really wanted to wear the girls uniform and this is easy to get without lots of questions asked whereas more "replica" uniformed presentations with unique badges and branding some more on the school role playing side favour.

That's a Navy-Blue one which is a colour very popular in UK schools.

Black was common place at a number of state high schools but has been dropped off for plaid prints and branding as part of the upscaling of awareness by modern Academy groups and also has been part of secretarial wear for girls in their first job.

For school wear high schools are moving more towards 40 denier tights while knee or ankle length socks still prevail in junior or primary schools, some of which may feature bows.

I'd wear more patterned lacy socks with them for a more little sissy presentation on ankle socks with pretty bows while length just below the knee remains decent  for play while on the floor or climbing things.

Haircut 100 are back!

1982, the year Status Quo named an album after it it was that cool with all sorts of music from Post Punk via Funk and New Romantics to Heavy Metal vying for your wallet and chart positions, a World Cup like this week and a conflict thankfully won in the South Atlantic.

 Was it really all those years ago the original chapter of Haircut One Hundred beamed briefly yet brightly not to be seen after October as we followed the solo fortunes of Nick Heyward?

Haircut 100 achieved the kind of success that they could have only dreamed of: four UK Top 10 hits, all of which were definitive '80s classics - 'Love Plus One', 'Fantastic Day', 'Favourite Shirts (Boys Meets Girl)' and 'Nobody's Fool' - followed by a debut album, 'Pelican West', which peaked at #2 during an eleven week run in the Top 10, in the process reaching Platinum status.

I remember well tuning in on Radio One for the premiering of that album and been amazed at the musicianship, tight, mainly recorded live to digital tape performances and, not for the first time, going with the influences of the girls I knew for tips on hot musical acts.

That was 42 years ago and where have those heady years gone? 

But now after a lengthy absence, Haircut One Hundred are back fuelled by the power of friendship, a love of adventure, and the simple joy of seeing wherever their unexpected next chapter will take them. 

Their return now gathers pace after releasing their first new music in 40 years with the new single 'The Unloving Plum', more new music and this album in released last Friday.

An advantage of sorts is having this long for a reunion is following on a few years ago from the release of a BBC concert recording from 1982, this their new album is on vinyl too and cheaper than many other new releases.

'The Unloving Plum' sparkles with the exuberant joy of a band loving what they do. The joyous, brass-assisted, instantly unforgettable pop that they're best known for is still their most compelling trait, but it's a natural evolution that takes in touches of jangly, Beatles-esque pop and an anthemic Britpop-flavoured power. 

While vocalist/guitarist Nick Heyward explains what it means to him, it also speaks to the universal experience of something great in life emerging from what you initially thought was the worst possible outcome.

Musically this album follows a similar freespirit jazz-funk lead feel as that debut filtered though a pop presentation, mature pop without being too pretentious, easy to hum along or start moving to but having substance.

Playing it was a blast!

This has been something I've been so looking forward to.

Interuptions

I was reading on site about the second time a Sissy in their late teens got rumbled by Mum where hur stash of clothes and other accessories tm was found in the wardrobe of the guest rooms when this room seldom gets used.

To me the easier thing is get the point you manage your own room and Mum agrees to ask first before entering it. I mean respect of privacy really ought to be a given at that age.

Sadly some Mums and Dad's too think they can "barge in" whenever they like as you're "under their roof" in which instance a situation like that can easily happen and whatever your folks own views, you should be able to dress as you're comfortable in your own space.

Other rooms in the house and situations like coming down for evening meals can be more awkward as they just say "We're not comfortable seeing you like that" and in practice unless you can stopover with a mate or have Uni accommodation there's little you can do about that.

Being sissy 2026 style

 It's the second longest battle I have fought over identity issues over the one bought what my real age is and its implications when it comes to what I can be expected to do and and the degree of supervision I need in everyday life is when essentially you're still a child. 

Having the confidence to express how you feel not just in words but also in how you present such as your dress and for it to be respected is very important. 

It does not matter how much I have masculine traits, how happy I was to play rough and tough with the boys I have a sizable feminine side running through me that at the time was never able to be let out as the whole me.

Within age dysphoric life inclining playing I need to be able to play feminine games and undertake those activities as a part of being still a child amongst children.

I need full access to the whole range of children's clothes of my era and specific time devoted to being in skirts and dresses and more feminine underclothes not just to express the here and now of my gender but as a therapy for past issues.

I struggle with stockings but these would do the trick being more a patterned stocking but in below the knee which goes will just over the knee skirts or dresses, more down the sissy side without getting into ything overly bedroom fun and games.

I think there are some just over the knee ones too - I probably need to look more into that - but given these days I'm in satin and frilly panties this sort of dressing makes sense where if I'm just playing dashing about cotton socks with cute characters are great and school wear is all big proper knickers and three quarter length black, white more often or grey socks as a matter of course.

As a little sissy gurl, it matters to me that I express this side of me, being more open about as some have tried to say I can't be a little as an age regressed adult and even bullying me over it.

I can be cute as a feminine little sissy gurl in a pure age regressed side with nothing sexual in that space and I have every right to be that person. 

That's what matters.