Brownies

I must confess the edible kind of brownie is my favourite these days, but as a child I loved Brownies as part of the Girl Guide institution, and both my girls followed in my footsteps.

D#1's second-hand Brownie uniform was handed down to her sister and all her badges unpicked from the sleeves, only to be replaced by new ones as they were earned.

This was another recent find in the attic, along with the envelope of D#1's badges. Of course, the Brownie uniform has changed in the last 30 years to move with the times, just as when I was a Brownie we wore a tie which had to be folded and tied with a reef knot. It doubled as a sling for treating someone with a broken arm, I seem to remember.