Star, I love it when you show off!
I love it when Abbey tells her tales (and goes to her corner!).
I love the humor on this board.
And I love this board, and the whole "family."
And Marguerite, yes, when I say "satchel" I remember mine, made out of leather, with leather straps and buckles, on my back. Oh my, I am really old, even ancient. Do you know, my first few years in grammar school (aged 11 +), we had inkwells in our desks at schools, and an ink monitor who used to be responsible for getting the ink jug filled with ink, and would go round all the desks and put ink in the inkwells, and we would use our nib pens, dip them in again and again. And we used blotting paper!!
My grandchildren (and even my children) just can't believe it when I describe it to them. I remember when having a fountain pen was a great honor, and they would not allow us to use biros in school because they were a modern invention, they smudged and made a mess!!!
Oh dear. Well, I have seen some changes in this world, and I'm not really all that old yet (I'm just 63).
I think I am making myself depressed, so I shall stop now.
Love, Esther