TEKS YER BACK

This past week we visited friends and relations from way back, and reminisced about events which occurred before there were blog sites to record or distort the truth.

On the male side my childhood was spent at Sycarham Farm near Cloughton with Uncle Arthur (see October item on Monte Cassino) and Auntie Ivy, and cousins Derek and John.

Derek was a game shooter and horseman - see early photo of Derek on his thoroughbred. This was the horse which escaped down the main road into Cloughton which I managed to capture. Derek in the middle of the road with arms raised high - me leaping over a stone wall providing petrified support.

John was, and is, an accomplished painter. (see one of his early oil paintings of work horses.

On the female side, Kerry has fond memories of her school,Malton Grammar, (now Malton School) where her father attended as a pupil for five years, and after completing his degree at Leeds University, taught for forty years. His contribution is recognised each year with trophies which are presented to students for sporting accomplishment.

The awards night was held on 8th November and was organised and presented by the students. This year the Bruce Rolls trophies were expertly presented by Kerry, the daughter from far away Australia. We had a lovely evening. Earlier in the week we had a grand meal with family friend Audrey and her mate Joan. Audrey was a pupil of Bruce Rolls' and has visited us in Australia several times. She is now 85 and still very chirpy.

Events of note was a dinner with Dave & Jane, Butch & Alison, Ray & Janet, at the Stone Trough Kirkham.

On a lesser note, was a trip to Bootham Crescent with John, to watch York City get turfed out of the FA Cup by a team I have never heard of. Kerry noted that the language was not as colourful as the language in Macclesfield! Comments here have to be carefully crafted, as I am aware that John has now cracked the blog code and is developing advanced hacking skills.