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Diary: 18 January 1985 to 20 January 1985

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Friday 18 January 1985

Snowed all day.
Made giant snowman.
Played with Mark. No school.

It wasn’t usual for the school close due to bad weather. It sounds like we made the most of it. My style so far in the diary has been understated, to say the least. If I describe the snowman as giant, it must have been big.

Saturday 19 January 1985

Some Snow Cold.
Built a snowman, watched
television, Caught a cold.

I have access to a diary my dad kept for the first part of 1985. We built this snowman in the school grounds. My memory is nothing better than hazy. I imagine children who lived nearby joining us to build the snowman.
Oh dear, I caught a cold. All that play outside in the snow came at a cost.

Sunday 20 January 1985

Very cold.
No Sunday School. Played
with Mark, Dad stayed home.

The church was St. John the Baptist on the outskirts of Northwood. The children were taken into a room to one side while the adults attended the church service. I have few memories of what we did. I imagine there was colouring in and making cards for special occasions. Did we not go on this day because it was too cold to walk there?
Why did I feel the need to say that my dad stayed at home? Where would he have gone without us? Having checked his diary, he worked most Saturday mornings and the occasional Sunday. He was a maintenance worker at Parkhurst Prison. Jobs he was doing this week include digging out footings and rebuilding walls.

What happens to the colours on the colour wheel when you twist the loop? Does it go white?

Diary: 7 January 1985 to 10 January 1985

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Monday 7 January 1985

Very Cold,
Went back to school,
done Math, English, P.E
Drawing. Watched T.V.

The first day of term at Northwood County Primary School. This was my final year at primary school. In those days, on the Isle of Wight, you went to primary school until you were aged 9. (We call this Year 4). Then you transferred to a middle school for four years (Years 5 to 8). In 2011 the Isle of Wight reorganised its education provision to a two-tier system and did away with middle schools.

Tuesday 8 January 1985

Snowed.
Made a Snowman, School.
Maths English Drawing
Watched t.v. Spellings.

It implies I made a snowman before going to school. Did I make it in the small front garden or the larger back garden? I imagine waking up, opening the curtains, and seeing the ground covered in snow. Not a sight we ever took for granted.

Wednesday 9 January 1985

Cold but dry.
Drawing, English, Maths,
Watched t.v. played a
game.

The lack of detail is killing me. What was the tv programme? What was the game? Who did I play it with? Who won?

Thursday 10 January 1985

Cold, Dull.
English, Poem, knitting, Maths,
Played Dominos.

Did I write a poem? Or read someone’s poem?
Looks like we were knitting in school. I had knitting paraphernalia at home too. My nan (Connie Jones) was a keen knitter. For many years she knitted our school jumpers. I remember being measured up in the summer holidays, and new school jumpers would be ready for the start of term in September.
That should be spelt Dominoes of course. Were they a Christmas present?