tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173664211983530549.post6716515377853127557..comments2022-10-26T12:49:26.738+01:00Comments on Passionate About the Past: Another blast from the pastAnne L Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669443897089579119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173664211983530549.post-49625747936129450332014-11-14T11:00:07.761+00:002014-11-14T11:00:07.761+00:00Chris, I was very lucky as a former boss of my par...Chris, I was very lucky as a former boss of my parents had set up a small trust fund which enabled us to purchase my uniform. Even though, by that time, they'd left his employ there was nothing he could do about it! It lasted until I left school which, sadly, I did before taking my 'O' levels because of domestic circumstances. Another blog there, I think!Anne L Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669443897089579119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173664211983530549.post-12640593030085786292014-11-13T21:06:18.455+00:002014-11-13T21:06:18.455+00:00Am still horrified at how many people (older than ...Am still horrified at how many people (older than me) tell me how they had to *somehow* fail the 11 plus because of family and lack of income. How different this country could have been...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173664211983530549.post-42428118527319034522014-11-05T13:48:06.027+00:002014-11-05T13:48:06.027+00:00Thanks, Chris, for your kind comment. I'm foll...Thanks, Chris, for your kind comment. I'm following your Funnylass blog too, always good for a giggle. And your book is on my TBR list!Anne L Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669443897089579119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173664211983530549.post-62668903455319605542014-11-05T13:02:40.958+00:002014-11-05T13:02:40.958+00:00Smashing blog Anne! And I want to know WHAT NEXT! ...Smashing blog Anne! And I want to know WHAT NEXT! Stories of the 11 plus never fail to horrify me (my own Ma failed it on purpose because her parents were so poor they couldn't afford the uniform :-( )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com