It goes more quickly as we get older, when we have more to compare it with. I still remember the 6 weeks' school holiday in my teens feeling like a lifetime!
6 weeks is actually the norm in England & Wales, Boxtops, but we only got two days off (Friday and Monday) for each half term, so that freed up some spare days for longer holidays elsewhere.
Bloody 'ell, TWR, your memory really is failing you. It was a quid that I borrowed and, as promised, I paid a guinea into your bar account at the Dog & Duck on Monday. I know that beer has just gone up to over a shilling a pint - disgusting! - but it should still buy you a few bevvies ;-)