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Diary: 28 January 1985 to 31 January 1985

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Monday 28 January 1985

Cold, Windy,
Wrote our spellings, English,
Maths, Music, P.E, Watched t.v.,
Mark’s friend came down.

Who was my brother’s friend who attended this after-school play date? Was I jealous I didn’t have a friend of mine there too? Looking back at the first month of this diary, I had no friends in the house. Perhaps I’ll blame it on the cold and the snow.

Tuesday 29 January 1985

Rained, Windy, got easter egg,
Went to Brownies, Nan came
down, Maths, story, Reading.
Proget. got a tooth care kit

Another Easter egg in January? Perhaps it was a small Cadbury’s Creme Egg. They were introduced in their current form in 1963.

We seem to have started a project on looking after our teeth. Not really compatible with lots of chocolate. When I was 8 I had a general anaesthetic to remove lots of my baby teeth as they weren’t coming out properly. The dentist made the decision my mouth only had space for 28 teeth, not the full 32. I remember waking up with lots of blood in my mouth.

Wednesday 30 January 1985

Foggy, Windy,
Music, Englinsh, Music, Zig,Zag,
Country, Dancing, knitting
Played lego

I never think of fog and wind as going together. I have learnt it is called advection fog. The things you learn when you start a blog.

Thursday 31 January 1985

Windy, Cold
Maths, Singing, S.R.A, knitting
Watched tv, No gym.
Had my hair cut.

Like most schools, the hall had gym equipment attached to the walls which was pulled into position when needed. The hall must have been in use for something else that day.
For some of my childhood my hair was cut by Ann Price, who lived further up Oxford Street on the even side of the road. She had a boy called Kevin who was older than me. She had a daughter who was younger than me, possibly named Jayne. We went to Ann’s house for the cut. It lacked sophistication, but might have been all we could afford.

Diary: 21 January 1985 to 24 January 1985

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Monday 21 January 1985

Raining most of the
day, Stayed home with a
cold. Watched television.
Played lots of games

I don’t remember many days off school due to illness. I loved going to school. Some children enjoy school because they get to play with other children. Part of me was like that, but mostly I loved to learn.

Tuesday 22 January 1985

Sunny, got easter egg
Stayed home from School.
Nan came down. Mum went to
work. Played a lot of games
Watched t.v.

An Easter egg in January. Why? Easter Sunday wasn’t until 7 April. That’s so random. Did my nan bring it with her? She must have looked after me when my mum went to work. My mum worked at the church centre in Northwood (later demolished to build houses) preparing the Meals on Wheels for Cowes and Gurnard. It’s only taken me three weeks to mention my mum.

Wednesday 23 January 1985

Sunny, Cold,
Went to school, Music, Maths,
SRA, Watched Zig Zag, Coloured.
No country dancing.

Did I miss the country dancing? It must have been notable that we didn’t do it.
Zig Zag was part of the BBC Schools programming strand. I found these episodes on YouTube. Massive flashbacks. A television set was wheeled into the classroom. The first episode is about the Norman Conquest. The Bayeux Tapestry as a comic strip. Genius. I do like Sheelagh Gilbey’s jumper but I wouldn’t wear it myself. I’ve always been fascinated by the Battle of Hastings and the Bayeux Tapestry. My interest must have started with this programme.

Thursday 24 January 1985

Raining, Windy,
Colourin, Maths, Read an
S.R.A Story, English, Played
Kick Donkeny, and Robin-hood

I’m feeling such joy that I mention Kick Donkey. We couldn’t afford Buckaroo so we had Kick Donkey instead which was the cheap version. In the sitcom Father Ted, Buckaroo is Father Dougal’s favourite game but Ted hates it and wants to play chess instead. My favourite piece was the water bottle (canteen.)