9th April, 2009 - Ten Random Thoughts About Primary School #7

I remember the heatwave. It must have been about 1975 or thereabouts, and the world was scorching. We seemed to spend weeks being taught in the shade in the playground, while the sun beat down on the tarmac.

I think we were drawing. I remember carrying the seats outside. I remember the wrinkled plastic of the little chairs and the rubber stoppers on the bottom of the legs.