A Visit To Another Dear Friend And Her Family
Friendships last, and stand the test of time. Many years ago, we met a delightful couple who were visiting the West Somerset Railway; he was from England, his wife born and bred Australia, and, like us, they were keen steam railway enthusiasts. Right from the start, we already had a lot in common.
Another great thing to learn was that Brian also had a sister living literally around the corner from us; when we all returned home, they visited us and we had more lovely meetings.
We also promised that if we visited Australia, we would see them again in their home town, which was not too far from Perth. Sadly, Brian died the year before we arrived on this trip, but Wendy and I had already factored in a longer stay in Perth, so that we could visit everyone, and what a lovely day we enjoyed with them.
We met more members of the family, too, as well as their very friendly dogs, who I think consider themselves to be more human than canine! We loved the amazing garden our friend had created, with plants and sculptures and models of animals and birds - including an emu family. She is so imaginative - and very independent; she does most of the work (and some of it is very heavy!) herself.
We spent happy hours reminiscing about England, gardening, sports pursuits (they were both very keen swimmers) and of course steam trains!
The hours flashed by; at last we had to leave, and we were very sad to go back to the city, but we were so grateful for the chance to catch up again with a lovely family and establish our bonds of friendship anew.
"Welcome to my garden"
The emu family (and Michael Parkinson's bete noire on television with Rod Hull!)
Tranquil pathways
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