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my old school desk with lift up lid and inkwell

did you have a satchel?

Ha ! They used to strap onto your back like this

Pen and ink



progressing to Quink

Free school milk and bows in our hair.

I do Granny and if you were picked to be a milk monitor you felt so important. It was always warm that milk but still we enjoyed it.

Don't forget the big navy blue knickers we had to wear for gym..

I can remember something like this in my Grans house.

And the never forgotten 'school cane'. In our school it was usually administered at the end of assembly on the stage in full view of the whole school. After we finished our hymns and prayers, hitting our consciences to make us better girls and boys. (In more ways than one)

You can get these vintage knickers on ebay (we were highly embarrassed , particularly if we had a period)

I always ended up covered in the stuff

These fellas will take all your rubbish no question ..

Erm - Ive still got a Long John sideboard in my diningroom !!! AND its still got a bottle of Quink in it and a pen! (albeit a manuscript pen)

As for those satchels, no-one with any street cred would have dared to wear one using both shoulders, would they !

The milk -- ugh, warm and disgusting .

Maybe you should get in contact with Beethoven and compare. I think he's into flying ducks and pineapples, Venice. Interested ?

This makes me laugh. Children who could climb trees and have some fun ! (broken arms and all)