Sierra Leone was granted full status as an independent member country of the British Commonwealth on 26 April 1961. In April 1971 it became a Republican State. As it celebrated 50 years of life as an independent nation feelings were mixed as to how successful, or progressive things had turned out to be. The author therefore took the opportunity to encapsulate in a semi-fictional Trilogy some random thoughts of ordinary people, who still think of the good old days as they wrestle with the continuing difficulties being experienced in the ordinary aspects of daily life whilst striving for a better future.