Att: Nicky

[SUe Hodgson]

Hi Nicky
Hello  - and where are you today in this world? Stephen is in Cape Town as well as Jaqueline - she has a son and Stephen is still a bacholar   you can email me on flowerpo@mweb.com.na and I will give you his address and telephone number  -  Where are your parents now? You guys used to be quite a gang with tennis, boy scouts, parties, hydroponics (smoking) !!!   and of course   the girls, girls girls in Oranjemund .  The park at the back of the Youth Club and piling over the swmmming pool wall  was your usual sites for getting up to mischief!! Take care

[Nicky Hodge]

Hi Sue,
Great to hear from you, and thanks for replying! Yes, I'm still kicking, and have often wondered how you all are, and what you have been up to over the years. So you can still remember " The Gang" and what we all used to get up to all those years ago. I hope you don't remember too much.....Lol. Thanks for posting your email address. I will send you a PM shortly.

[barb (Fry)]

with referance to afrikaans teacher, sadly I have all my old school reports and have looked up his name, Aucamp
shamedly I must confess his comment was "swak moet verbeter"

[Nicky Hodge]

Hi again Barbara,
Ha that's classic ...... Mnr. Aucamp ..... I had actually forgotten all about him. I don't know why, because he was pretty strict. Certainly not the sort you wanted to upset. Thanks for stirring those dead grey brain cells.

[barb (Fry)]

some things probably best left forgotten ?
He was differant, don't think he stayed long.

[Nicky Hodge]

Yeah, I guess!

[barb (Fry)]

sorry, what about prize giving.  Any memories there ?

[Nicky Hodge]

Only of all the other kids getting prizes ... Lol.

[barb (Fry)]

Yea I know about that.

The only certificate I got was my ticket out - on completing std 5.

[Nicky Hodge]

I'm sure Margaret got some prizes .... wasn't she a boffin?

[barb (Fry)]

She was good at most things, yes.  Boffin, I guess.
I did come third once in backstroke AND diving.

[Nicky Hodge]

The only thing I was ever good at was chatting.Lol. Hey, how come Margaret doesn't feature on this site? She may have another slant on things. Might have some interesting stories of her own to tell. Barbara, don't mean to be rude, but I am going to have to log off now, as I have just been reminded that the computer is not just for my use !!! Teenagers....... !!!!!! Catch up with you tomorrow? Have a great day.             

[barb (Fry)]

no problem ...
see ya later.

[Patrick McCarthy]

Nic - Going through these names you guys mentioned brings back a lot of memories. I remember all of them. I remember I had a major crush on Paula Wallace (anybody know where she is????). I got my first serious from Vivienne Stanbridge. Kevin Laubser used to work for De Beers as far as I can remember. I don't know if you guys remember the Warren Summers incident - sies. I remember things about Stephen Brownless I would rather not repeat. I last saw Delia Munn when I was in High School, she was a drum majorette (wow what a sight) and I played in a high school band. Anybody know anything about Alyson Bennet - I'm sure you do Nic (nudge nudge say no more say no more). I definitely remember Stephen Hodgeson, we were good friends, I also remember his sister Jackie (wow). Wayne Boltman used to live in Goodwood, Cape Town but has probably moved by now. Do you recall a girl by the name of Sharon Justice (daughter of Ernie), I would love to see her again. I'll see if I can find my photographs and post it on the site.

See ya

Patrick McCarthy

[barb (Fry)]

Patrick, whoa boy

Alison Bennett is in Cape Town, my mom sees her mom Ina, regurlarly, generally returning with all manner of news about O/M  births deaths and other interesting stuff, whoosh.  Anyway ali is married and mother to two kids, big age gap.

Your boet i have memories off, visiting our house for coffee.