[NetBehaviour]accident of ArrRghT book

[marc]

Hi james,

 >>>>>>>>>>>>Sidenote: The only point of interest for counting christmas 
cards designed by primary school children: I form impressions of the 
attitude of the teacher towards art. Some of the classes are really 
expressive, bizzare, raw, and individual, while in others, blanket 
uniformity: bright yellow christmas puddings, robins made of circles and 
triangles, angels made of blue hand prints, etc.........

If we're getting in the mode festivity & pain at the moment. Perhaps I 
should share this little morsle of childhood obliviousness.

It was my first (& last) attempt of trying to make some decent cash. The 
plan felt big, as if it was an execution of pure genius.

At Easter, when I was about 7 years of age. For some reason got the 
notion in my head that people would be interested in buying home made, 
crafted easter eggs in 'authentic' nests. The nests were not authentic - 
they were made out of straw...

So instead of doing anything easy, like make cute christmas cards I 
decided create many painted eggs, and nests to go with them.

I would then them all home in a cardboard box. Late in the evening 
around 11 at night I would escape through my ground floor bedroom 
window, and then usually stand in the middle of the roadmaking sure that 
vehicles would stop. Then I would try and sell the driver some of my 
home made easter eggs & nests for 'two & a half pence' - some people 
gave me money (and even took the product), and some asked if I had a home.

It worked out fine for a couple of nights - then a vehicle pulled up one 
evening which turned out to be my father's. I must say, he did not 
appreciate my business venture at all...

To this day, I still do not know what ever happend to those eggs?

marc