Yesterday once more....

I heard the mellow tones of Karen Carpenter singing “Yesterday Once More” earlier today and was immediately transported back to the ‘70s, a school “disco” (terribly avant-garde for Layton Hill!!) and the yellow and brown floral maxi dress mum had made following my impassioned pleas that “everyone else had one”.  Thankfully the photographic evidence has long since disappeared as I was never too keen on either the wide belt or the nylon lace that adorned the bell shaped sleeves!!  But as I listened to Karen’s velvet voice, my nostalgia was tinged with sadness as I remembered her tragic, untimely death