The importance of good friends

Here is our lovely friend, Sandra, with Mum. Sandra and I shared a flat back in the early 70s when we were at university. Later on, Mum and Dad provided a lot of support when Sandra's parents did not accept her fiance. Mum made Sandra's wedding dress. 36 years on they are still going strong.

Circumstances mean that we do not meet very often. Today S came by train. From the moment she arrived, it was just like old times. She and I shopped and chatted and lunched. This afternoon she and Mum chatted and laughed. We saw the photos from both her daughters' weddings.

A delightful day - although neither was keen to be photographed and this is the best of about 20 attempted images taken by the window as the light outside faded fast.