Your post is making me hungry! And my dinner is in the oven - sadly a shop-bought quiche, as I agree that nothing can beat home cooking, and I really try to make my own meals from natural ingredients as much as possible!
That radiogram unit certainly brings back memories - probably from visiting friends' homes. I don't think our family had one.
I have to say I don't miss childhood much, even though it was mostly pretty happy. But I was ill a lot, seriously ill in my younger childhood. And I hated school. I've always been an independent soul, so I couldn't wait to get out and start earning and living my own life!