Month: February 2024

Diary: 11 February 1985 to 14 February 1985

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Monday 11 February 1985

Very Cold
English, Maths, Singing,
P.E, Reading, Watched t.v.
Dad stayed at home

According to my dad’s diary, he was on a course of antibiotics.

Tuesday 12 February 1985

Very Cold, But Sunny
Wrote are spellings, English,
Maths, Music, Project,
No Nan, Went to Brownies

Brownies took place in the Church Centre. Our Brown Owl was called Jayne. I can’t remember many of the activities, but I do remember some kind of “emergency” pack, containing 10p for a phone call and a piece of string. I had no use for the pack, but at least I was prepared.

Wednesday 13 February 1985

Very Cold.
Went to Cowes to practice our
music festival, Progect, Watched
Zig Zag, Country Dancing.

One thing I have never possessed is any form of musical talent. My contribution to the music festival must have been limited.

Thursday 14 February 1985

Cold.
Spelling test, Maths, Late home
for dinner, games, Reading,
Knitting, Watched t.v.

Did the spelling test include the word ‘project’? On Tuesday I got it right. On Wednesday I lapsed back to progect.

Diary: 8 February 1985 to 10 February 1985

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Friday 8 February 1985

Rained. Nans Birthday
Spelling test, Maths, Libary,
Singing, Drawing, reading,
Watched television, Jumble Sale

My nan Connie Jones was born in 1919, making this her 66th Birthday. She is buried in Carisbrooke (Mount Joy) cemetery, alongside my grandad Bob Jones, who died in 1981 when I was 5.
What Jumble Sale was that? Did I but anything? There were often jumble sales at the Scout Hut on Wyatts Lane.

Saturday 9 February 1985

Snowed,
Dad went shopping in Newport.
Played with Mark. Read a book
Watched television.

Sounds like my dad went shopping by himself, without me or my brother or my mum. It’s hard not to read too much into this, given how their marriage ended.

Sunday 10 February 1985

Still Snow, But icey.
Went to Sunday School
Played with Scrabble and Sindy
Watched t.v. Read a book

My brother, Mark, had an Action Man and I had a Sindy. At some point we swapped them. We were both satisfied with the swap and never swapped back. Sindy was a British rival to the American Barbie.