…that I met The Missus for our first date. I remember it as if it were yesterday. We arranged to meet at the bus terminal at Stratford Station (no longer there – demolished and replaced with a 21st Century terminus) and have a day out in London town. It was my chance to impress, so I took her on the Docklands Light Railways, which had just been finished, around Canary Wharf, which was still being built and onto Tower Hill. The rest of the day was taken up exploring London and we’ve been exploring ever since.
So I arranged for some roses to be delivered and we had a day out shopping. Many goodies were bought (expensive perfume for her, a replacement wedding ring for him) and we had a great time. It was just like any other day together, really: wonderful.

Me – roughly around the time we started “courting”

Me – after 17 years with The Missus, spirit crushed by the wheels of industry

The Missus with presents
And it was good…

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