Its cold and frosty but at least it isn't raining.
Its cold and frosty but at least it isn't raining. Its cold and frosty but at least it isn't raining.
looks like this is a great improvement, won't Joyron and Skylark be surprised when they return? Good morning EL not leaving you out 
It doesn't take much to keep us happy, squiggle.
That's an improvement. It doesn't take much to keep us happy, squiggle. Discrimination against Smileys - it's not fair.
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Its not the greatest smiley EL its supposed to be me trying to puzzle out the widget mystery Not a bad day here, at least the rain is off.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Sandy and Beryl Harding today, above and how they were, below.
The couple, from Longlevens, will celebrate their blue sapphire today after meeting when they were just six years old.
Sandy, now 87, said: "We met a long time ago, you have to go right back to 1929 on Christmas Day. We were both six years old and I had a tricycle as my Christmas present.
"I took it round to my neighbours' house to show it off and Beryl opened the door.
"Our parents were friends and continued to be for many years afterwards and obviously we have always remained very close."
The couple, who are originally from Bexhill-on-Sea in Sussex, drifted apart as their families moved away but got together during the war years. They were married in 1946.
Sandy said: "I was in the RAF and my wife in the National Fire Service in Southampton and we got back together.
"I was serving in India at the time and we had mid tour leave for a few people, but it was a bit of a lottery. It gave 28 days leave and I was one of the lucky ones who was granted it.
Cable
"So I sent a cable to Beryl and asked if she would marry me when I got back and she did."
They were married in Crowborough, Sussex, during Sandy's 28 days' mid-tour leave on February 2, 1946.
But 16 days later, Sandy was off again to India where he served another year before returning for good two days before their first wedding anniversary.
Sandy went on to work in local government and retired as chief executive of Rother District Council in East Sussex in 1984. Beryl worked as a hairdresser.
The couple have five children, Lorna, Barbara, Carol, Michael and Ian, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and moved to The Avenue in 2003.
To celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary Sandy and Beryl said they will go on an excursion to Bath.
Sandy said: "We had a very good party for our 50th and 60th anniversaries and we are having a big wedding in the family in July when everyone will be together, so we are celebrating as just us two.
"We are going to Bath for a few days, which we are really looking forward to. We have always wanted to go."
I hope she doesn't lurk on this forum, El. It's not ridiculous at all, Squiggle. It's not ridiculous at all, Squiggle. In fact there was a story in the paper the other day about this couple who had been married for a long long time, the husband was taken ill with chest pains and was taken off in an ambulance, his wife was phoning the children to let them know. The husband died in the ambulance and his wife was found dead in the hall with the phone still in her hand by the children (they were grown up). I found myself thinking how wonderful that neither was left to carry on without the other. Hard for the children though, but they were happy to think they had gone together.
Time for my bed methinks ! And what is a widget??
Glad you had a good time, welcome back 
