About forty-eight years ago, Scrobs was surveying a building in Church Square, Rye - No 50 actually. The owner was a well-respected musician and conductor, and a great bloke all round! His wife was charming too!
In the first floor bedroom, overlooking the square, the dimensions, joinery, decorations etc., were pretty well unchanged from what they would have looked like in the 17th Century, and the one abiding detail I remember so clearly, was that the window seat in that bedroom was extremely worn down, because if one mistily recalls early drawings and paintings of life back then, there was always a face at the window, probably to gain the fresh air, or just to chat with passers by, or even to get away from the kids and I still retain a vivid memory of what that person would have seen outside, while perched on this robust and slightly uncomfortable seat!
By coincidence, had the young lady looked a little harder several hundred years later, she would have spotted Scrobs with his new bride, standing in the October sunshine, relieved to have got out of the church after several hymns, seeing lots of happiness at us being married and signing the register to prove it!
Yup; It's our Golden Wedding Anniversary today, and our celebrations will be at home with a special hamper and Prosecco!
Seems like only yesterday...
12 comments:
A fine story that - and congratulations. Enjoy the hamper and Prosecco!
Rye ia lovely. Happy anniversary!
Congrats! We've just had our 40th and it's a testament to the memsahib that she's put up with me for so long.
We did indeed, AK - thank you!
I recommend Dukeshill https://www.dukeshillham.co.uk/and lots of chums here do as well!
It is indeed, Sackers! and thank you!
I lived most of my mis-spent youth in 'The George', 'The Old Bell', 'The Ypres' and the rest of the pubs there...
(Although I've never been in 'The Crown' for some reason)!
And congratulations to you as well, TheJ!
I admit to looking at Senora O'Blene sometimes and wonder what made her do it...
Well done Scrobs and congratulations.
Oh, congrats, sir!
Thank you Tammly!
It really was worth all that rigmarole all those years ago...
Many thanks James - Senora O'Blene doesn't seem a day over - er - what she was back then!
sorry I'm late to this party but long life and happiness to you both.
That's nice of you Thud, thank you!
Quite a bit of life in the old dog yet..;0)
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