On time this week! Yay! This is a wooden toy Flintstones car I made in woodwork classes at school. One other girl and I always got the best marks in woodwork and metalwork, which the teachers loved because it made the boys try harder, but frustrated them because they knew there was little chance we’d make use of these skills later in life, and certainly weren’t going to have a career using them. (It was the 80s. That we were allowed to learn these subjects at all still felt like a recent advance for us girls.)

I wish I could go back in time and reassure the woodwork teacher that I’ve used the knowledge he gave me many, many times, either making, restoring or recycling furniture and other objects. At the very least, it certainly helps when putting together IKEA furniture.