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Monday 15 December 1986
…This afternoon we had to write a poem about “what Christmas means to me” and what’s more you could only have two words on each line. I got my piano exam result. 114 out of 150. Stupid… It wasn’t, but...
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Tuesday 16 December 1986
…It was the traditional Christmas lunch at school with turkey, potatoes, stuffing, carrots, sausages and gravy with, what else, Christmas pudding to finish. In the afternoon and evening we had the...
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Wednesday 17 December 1986
…As it was the infants’ party in the afternoon, we had the afternoon off. But in the time we were at school, we did some most strange things. We had to make our own percussion instruments, either using...
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Thursday 18 December 1986
…This morning we played Call My Bluff. This afternoon we had our school Christmas party. We played a newspaper game, a passing-string-up-and-over-people’s-jumpers game, a game where you passed a ball...
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Wednesday 24 December 1986
…Twas the night before Christmas and in the past day, Lots of things happened and I’ve had to pay. Finished my shopping with no money left; And now I can’t think of any more rhymes. Yes, that old...
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Friday 26 December 1986
…I woke up at 7am and started to read Yes, Prime Minister. I was so engrossed in it that I didn’t realise Muppet Babies had started. Shock! Horror! I only missed about two minutes luckily. I had a...
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Tuesday 1 December 1987
…Today was a terrible day. It was my grade 4 piano exam and it was terribly nerve-wracking. But I hope, at least I think, it went all right. I had to sign in and out of school, which was a bit silly as...
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Saturday 5 December 1987
…We went out this evening, which is a rare thing. There was a Christmas concert at the town hall. It was compered by Richard Baker – the man from the Proms. He did a reasonable job… Hark at her!
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Wednesday 9 December 1987
…Got back ache again when we had to do woodwork. I do not see the point of this. I am never going to be doing woodwork in my life. I really hate it and it tires me out. This afternoon I was trying and...
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Friday 25 December 1987
…What links the following? A French dictionary, a £2 WHSmiths gift voucher, a geometry set, some storage files, some subject dividers, a calculator, a book called The World’s Greatest Mysteries, a...
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