Don's visit.

Today I had a visit from an old mate -Don. We have known each other for about sixty three years, since he moved to the infant school I attended. We have been firm friends since that first day. As he lived near me we saw a lot of each other in fact I probably saw more of Don than I did my own brother at times.

We passed through junior school together but when it came to secondary I went to Grammar School and Don went to Technical. I went on to be a teacher and Don an electrician. Soon after I qualified he joined the merchant navy. When I was getting married he was able to be at the wedding because 5 days later he was to fly out to Canada to get married and begin work in a ship yard. He has been there moving up through various electrical/naval posts until retirement. As he has still got family in Cumbria he makes periodic visits home.

As you can imagine today has been a bit special not to mention busy. Talking with Don left me thinking of my years at home and when he had gone I realised I hadn't a shot for today. So what is the capture for today? It is a detail of carving on a draw from the sideboard made by my Granddad, one of the things I chose not to part with when we had to break up Mum's house when Dad died and she came to live with us.