Yesterday morning a friend came for coffee, we were in school together when we were 7 and altho her family moved away for a few years we kept in touch.
We came from vastly different back grounds. Her father had two shops in the town, news agents, one was in the village just outside of town which she managed. I used to call in to see her with my children, when we lived there in the sixties and she used to spoil my children allowing them to chose a book or a small toy as well as giving them sweets.
We laughed and laughed yesterday., when I used to threaten her with the dentistry bills I might have to pay out with all the sweets they ate from her.
I do have some lovely photo graphs of my two children and her outside the shop in the brilliant sunshine, I must look it up and others.
I always said my second child's labour and delivery was easy, because she had driven me in her little mini at top speed to the hospital over every bump there was on the road!
It was lovely chatting yesterday and remembering those sunny days when we were young. We've known each other for 75 years!
Chrisxx
It's great to be friends with someone you have history with and good memories. I'm still friends with a childhood friend. Her family emigrated from England to Aus when she was 8. Her father was brought out here to be chief engineer for the MTT now Transperth (bus company). They moved in next door to my grandparents in their triplex, she was an only child so we became good friends, always excited when we visited. Both our mothers passed away recently and she was an enormous help during that time.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to meet up with such a friend.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to catch up with old friends!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful time together - good memories!
ReplyDeleteOld Friends-- When I was 4 yrs old, H and I started school together. At age 7 I met S at school. Fast forward - emigrated to Canada at age 12, in 1954, and have been writing to H and S for 70 years. Getting ready to send them Christmas cards this week.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun and what a great way to share memories.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good time yesterday, catching up with your friend. You must have so many good memories to share with each other.
ReplyDeleteOld friends like that are special gifts from God. :). So glad you two had a happy day.
ReplyDeleteI too am fortunate to have old friends from childhood days.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan