Hey there, friends! I hope you all had an amazing week!
I’ve been all over the place with blogging lately. I haven’t really been posting regularly or following any kind of schedule or pattern. But I’m glad to be back today to link up with Erika and Andrea for Friday Favourites.
I joined the Share Our Lives link-up on Monday and chatted all about my favourite current music, so I didn’t do my weekend recap. I thought I’d do that today and share what we got up to last Saturday.
Last Saturday was the 150th anniversary of Hurstville Public School, and to celebrate, they had a big fair.
My husband went to Hurstville Public School, so we were excited to go along with our son and his girlfriend and see the place where so many of his childhood adventures took place. Over the years, we’ve heard plenty of stories about his school days, and some of them have become family favourites that we still tease him about.
I’ll just say that he was more mischievous back then than he is now. Our sons find this particularly hilarious because anyone who knows him today would probably describe him as a bit of a goody-two-shoes! But we know better. Haha!
First stop was the school hall, where they had all the school memorabilia on display.
When we spotted the naughty book with all the students’ names who had been given detention, you should have seen Steve’s face!
Luckily for him, the last entry was 1966 — way before his time. I’m guessing they must have had another system by the time he was at school.
There were quite a few food trucks, and the smells made us hungry, so we stopped for an early lunch.
Then wandered around all the stalls.
We checked out the grounds and saw one of the original buildings. I think there are quite a few original buildings, along with some newer additions, but they were all blocked off.
Seeing this building made me wonder what it must have been like 150 years ago. There must have been so much open land around back then, and it’s so different now with all the high-rise apartments in the area.
We live about a seven-minute walk from the school, and I’d never actually been inside the grounds, so I was surprised by how big it was.
Spotted a few vintage cars they had on display.
Saw the ponies.
We sat down for a while to watch the current students perform dances and play in the bands. Before we knew it, we’d been there for hours and decided it was time to head home.
On the way out, Steve bumped into a friend he didn’t even know had been in the same Year 6 class as him at Hurstville Public School. Oh my goodness, we were in stitches hearing all his stories!
I won’t go into detail, but they involved the principal, the cane, his mum at the principal’s office, and then having to face his dad when he got home. And it was all over footy cards!
I mean, it sure must have been traumatic for him at the time. But on this day, hearing him tell us the story, we were all laughing so hard. Poor guy!
Sounds like school was way stricter back then. Do you think so too?
Anyway, it was a fun way to spend last Saturday. Reminiscing and laughing about school days. Time goes way too fast, doesn’t it?
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Happy Friday 😊
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