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Memory
24/06/2026
I learned French not by studying it, but by living it.
Jonathan Vernon
24/06/2026
Sedbergh School: Tolpuddle Martyrs, Athletics Training and the Summer Heatwave of 1976!
Jonathan Vernon
23/06/2026
Swimming, Latin and Jethro Tull: A Sedbergh Schoolboy’s Day in June 1976
Jonathan Vernon
23/06/2026
Curiosity, Boarding School and Becoming JV: The Boy at the Top of the Waterslide:
Jonathan Vernon
22/06/2026
Inside My Creative Vortex: From Nabokov and Ballard to Bowie and Björk
Jonathan Vernon
22/06/2026
Breaking School Records: A 14-Year-Old Swimmer at Sedbergh in 1976
Jonathan Vernon
21/06/2026
Conform, Rebel or Disappear? Lessons from a 1976 Boarding School Diary
Jonathan Vernon
20/06/2026
Roman Polanski’s Macbeth: The Film That Sparked My Love of Shakespeare and Acting
Jonathan Vernon
20/06/2026
Heatwave Sundays at Sedbergh: Big Bananas, Hymns in Chapel and The Battle of Britain on TV
Jonathan Vernon
19/06/2026
A common misconception is that happiness is a destination
Jonathan Vernon
19/06/2026
Swimming, Silas Marner and Saturday Classes at Sedbergh School, 1976
Jonathan Vernon
18/06/2026
From Punk Dreamer to Aging Rocker: The Performer I’d Always Wanted to Be
Jonathan Vernon
18/06/2026
Dreaming of a Wider World Beyond the Fells around Sedbergh School in 1976
Jonathan Vernon
17/06/2026
A mid-June 1976 snapshot of life at Sedbergh School: classroom tests, Cadet Corps humour, Grubber sweets, and the grinding routine of prep.
Jonathan Vernon
16/06/2026
What Would I Tell My 20-Year-Old Self? The Problem With Knowing Too Much
Jonathan Vernon
16/06/2026
From Master to Esquire: How Boarding Schools Taught Class, Manners and Identity
Jonathan Vernon
15/06/2026
Navigating Life at Sedbergh: Rankings, Subjects, and Friendships in 1976
Jonathan Vernon
14/06/2026
Eggy Bread, Expeditions and Shakespeare: A Monday at Sedbergh School in June 1976
Jonathan Vernon
13/06/2026
From Dawn Patrol to County Champions: A Saturday Morning Poolside
Jonathan Vernon
13/06/2026
Escaping Sedbergh: Exploring the World from a Boarding School Bed and beyond this Sunday in the Summer of 1976
Jonathan Vernon
13/06/2026
Glacier Meltdowns in the Alps
Jonathan Vernon
12/06/2026
What Am I Passionate About? A Life Driven by Curiosity
Jonathan Vernon
12/06/2026
Sedbergh School 1976: A Young Swimmer Breaks the 50m Record
Jonathan Vernon
11/06/2026
Spring or Autumn? Finding a Favourite Season in an Unpredictable Britain
Jonathan Vernon
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