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Gnosall

Wednesday 30th September 2015.

As we are unsure whether we will seen Andy and Mo again before we leave for London on the coming Friday we stay back to see them before we then drive over to Gnosall, the village where I spent over 10 years during my school days.

The visit this time is a sad occasion as we call in on Gill Farmer who has been a friend for about 60 years.  Gill has recently lost her son Matthew to cancer at the age of 43 years and is understandably going through a very difficult time. However, we spend over half an hour with Gill and hopefully she will gain some comfort from the four grandchildren to whom she is obviously very close.

All we can all do is look forward to next year’s visit under happier circumstances.

Next stop is a visit to my Mum and Dad’s grave where we put in some new  flowers. We are pleased to see that the whole cemetery is looking very well maintained with the grass obviously being mown on a regular basis.

Before we leave the village we visit the 11th century St Lawrence Church where I spent many hours as a choirboy and an altar boy during my religious period. It certainly took me back to see the new first year primary school intake being blessed and prepared for the trials and tribulations of school. This is also the church where Gail and I were married way back in 1973.

Before we drive back to Walton we make a short call in to see our long-time friends Tony and Penny Rogers in Haughton. We are both Liverpool fans so it’s always good to have a chat.

Cheers

The Obese Ferret.