Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Had another thought, in my album it says May but we are still in winter uniform so it must have been early May. Didn't we have short sleeved cotton blouses which we wore for a short time in spring and autumn between the summer dresses and the thicker long sleeved blouses? yes, Katharine, we did - b...

urgent

I remember always taking back a set of clothes + makeup and shooes to change into on LongSats - strictly forbidden to change out of uniform, but we did it anyway. Also remember the ordeal of having books vetted - and the frustratrion if one of them did not pass muster ! Marmite, of course, and also ...

enamourified
( I can neologify too !)

Hey, since I was at Hertford from 63 to 70, I must have been in your '64 group .... tee hee ! I remember the punting, but not for the life of me much else - although I do remember that our undergrad ( not necessarily you, Michael) would not let us have a go with the punt - he thought that we might f...

I'm desperately trying to think of some "normal" things that I have never done , in vain - so either I far too much of a sheep, or else I have had a very active existence....

but I can put together a list of somewhat outlandish things that I HAVE done...

In Denia, the undertakers/crematorium is called " Siempre Vivo" , which means "always alive" .... one would hope not !

Not only at Horsham, David - I can remember several occasions in my UVI having to take a IIIrd form french lesson, when the teachers were unavailable ( probably during strep-throat or flu periods).
We also took junior prep as a matter of course.

I would add " La Vita e Bella " , for the optimism it delivers - when I saw it at the cinema, almost the whole audience sat choked-up for a couple of minutes at the end.

Congrats on all fronts, Munch - that's brilliant !

And just think, once you have recovered from the current stress and strain of selling-up, moving-out and moving-in, you can move joyfully on to the stress, anxiety and general hairpulling-outness of organising said daughter's wedding ...

B

sulphur

iniquitous
( as in taxes...)

keratotomie

beholder

circus