Friday the Thirteenth 1959.

Good Evening a few weeks ago Jeannette asked us to write how we met our husbands so here is my story. It is fitting that I write this today as it is 49 years ago today that we started our long romance. I first met Stuart on the day I first started working at a Printing Works in Dundee that was 6th January 1958. On the first lunchtime I was introduced to Stu by a older lady workmate and I thought straight away how nice he looked (dishy in todays language) he was 18 at the time me a mere 15 a big age gap at the age. All the girls knew how I felt and used to make excuses for me to visit his department but Stuart always says he never knew ha ha. After I had worked there a year I arrived one morning to find the printing works had burned down. I found another job straight away as my parents thought I would have been out of a job, it turned out I could have stayed as everybody was found work in other print shops. I did see Stu now and again during 59 at the dancing and did dance with him once or twice but that was all. On the evening on Friday the 13th November 1959 I was going to a cycling club supper dance that I knew he would be attending so I made a special effort that night but the weather was dreadful it was foggy and raining (just the same as it is today) and I had to walk with my friend to get to the hall where the dance was to be held. I had a new home perm at the time an it went frizzy with the damp so I did not like myself very much that evening. Have you heard of a Paul Jones. Gents on the outside of the circle ladies on the inside circle going in opposite directions well I got Stu on the first turn and that as they say was that, he maintains to this day he planned it with all his cycling buddies and I suppose after all this time I believe him. He asked to take me home that night and that was the start of our life together. We celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary last month so here we are after all this time retired very happy (most days) and still together. Don't have a good picture of us together as they are usually taken by a waiter in an hotel or on the timer and that always makes me laugh. (this is the second time I have made this entry and I think this time is it so different from the first time and I am still fizzing at loosing the first one. Till next time. Love Joan

Just us today as it is very special.