Bredonborough Morning reading Off to
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Bredonborough.
Morning reading…
Off to our crumbling office along a Wiltshire lane.
12.09 DGM HQ
Leaving home c. 09.45, en route popping into Romain’s Emporium Of Ancient Wonders, to deliver Mr. Romain the latest Country Life magazine.
Arriving at DGM, Landlord Fry (the former Butcher Fry) appeared, as is conventional whether retired or in active employment.
Now, to Wimborne.
16.51 First destination: The Quarter Jack aka Alan Cosgrove Estate Agency, the former Fripp World HQ (1979-87) I…
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… where Sistery Patricia was already in conversation with Cozzer. Suzie Wyatt appeared, and then to the second destination, Prezzo, for lunch I…
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A good meeting of Winburnian chums, during which Alan announced his intention to retire.
Au revoir to our pals, Sistery suggested a visit to the Minster I…
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… where I was confirmed in the Anglican faith by the Lord Bishop of Sherborne on
8th. March 1959. For a while, I also showed visitors around the Minster.
Then c. 14.30 a Fripp Kids’ visit to Central Avenue, Corfe Mullen I…
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… to find Number Four, my first Fripp Family home and Patricia’s second. Developments and extensions made this a difficult task.
Then to our second shared home, Ommaney, Whitehouse Hill (which became re-named Oakley Hill) I…
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From here to the place of our arisings, Bear Cross nursing home. Now demolished and replaced by flats and house, it was somewhere over there…
All these visitings accompanied with re-telling of family stories, to keep them fresh and alive within our memories.
Returning Patricia to her friend’s house at Merley, back to DGM HQ arriving c. 16.45.
Alex was just leaving, giving me the responsibility of running out The Road To Red – Pittsburgh, to save the file and close the computer.
20.12 A calls from the Minx, at the V&A where a costume of hers in the
Club To Catwalk exhibition.
And a call from the Sistery Person, who has enjoyed her day.
Here, an evening computing underway.
