A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon - The Woody Back to School Unit

A Life in the Day of Nixdown Nixon
team that swept the continent winning trophies and
rosettes wherever we went. ‘We’ being Penny Ann,
Jojo, Claire Brooks and I.
Penelope Ann Evans was the eldest amongst
us and the Captain of the team. She was always quiet
and reserved but she was a fabulous rider and led by
example.
What a team we were. My dearest, life-long
chum Jojo was the heart and soul of the team. On the
rare occasions things were not going too well she
would rally us and inspire us with her fearless
performances.
Claire Brooks always looked as if she had
stepped off the cover of Country Life. Long and lithe,
pristine and elegant, and then she would open her
mouth. Claire’s mother used to attend most meets
and I can’t tell you how many times we witnessed
poor old Claire being unceremoniously yanked across
her mother’s knees to be soundly spanked with a
wood-backed hairbrush for potty-mouthing,
regardless of the audience.
I was the problem-child of the team due to the
fact I was often between schools due to my
unfortunate habit of being expelled.
When I was unavailable our first reserve Sarah
Forsham-Smythe would take my place. Sarah of
course is the daughter of the billionairess Melissa
Forsham-Smythe. Melissa was always apoplectic that
her off-spring was not a first choice and it is only
recently that we have learned the extremes that she
was willing to go to in order for her daughter to get
to ride in the Olympics.