Hi all
It's a very small world!
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Tomorrow is a sad day for me as I am in attendance at another Crem' funeral tomorrow. Mixed emotions for me too, as the deceased is the younger sister of my first ever sweetheart, Marilyn. Marilyn was my Sunday-school sweetheart. I have not physically seen Marilyn since the age of 16, as she moved house with her parents & I went to Leeds Uni.
It was over a month ago that Marilyn (who lives on the south coast) made email contact with me (making sure that I was who I am) asking if I could help make identification to folks on a photo, where her little sister Anita was a bridesmaid, sixty years ago. Now as odd as it may seem, when I was shown a picture of Anita from just a decade ago, I recognised her as being a water company employee doing a business study class at Tile Hill college where I was teaching. I had no idea about who she was at the time.
So real mixed emotions for me, meeting up for the first time in over fifty years, with the first young lady who made my heart miss a beat.
In life or death, we just don't know, hey!
Marilyn & me yesterday after the funeral service.
Marilyn with her sister Anita during happier times.
In a packed chamber, a lovely tribute was given for his life, a lot of nice words, as we might expect, but what I can endorse, David & Kath, being our next door neighbours for over 48 years, was his devotion to his roll as hubby & dad to his daughter & son, as well as Pop to his grandchildren.
Not all families enjoy that privilege.
Joyce had been my gardening mentor, years ago she taught me how to grow tomatoes in the open. She had been poorly following on from a stroke, but was an aged gracious lady.
The odd nature of our gardens. I have eight neighbours, Joyce's bungalow being a long walk from our house, us having such a long garden. We enjoyed many a chat over the garden fence.
A very sad loss.
