Ron at the crease

Today's the day …………………….. to retrieve

There was a message from my sister, Marj, waiting on the answerphone when we got back from a walk this afternoon.  She'd been asked by someone for a photograph of herself when she was a baby or young child.  She realised that in actual fact, she didn't have any such pictures but she thought that I might - seeing as how I was the keeper of the family photographic archives? 

I'm not quite sure how I have landed up with this responsibility - but she was quite right - I do have lots of old photographs from when we were young, taken by my Dad.  He was a keen amateur photographer and as far as I remember, did at least some of his own developing and printing.  

I spent an hour (at least!) happily going through the boxes and found all sorts of treasures including ones of Marj that I will send her.  But I leave you with a classic of my brother Ron - from the days when you really had to dress appropriately for a game of cricket ……………………….