Well done, Brian (and Vivienne, of course).
I'm glad that you had a good time, John. I expect that you found a
few changes, not least because Liverpool was European Capital of
Culture this year and loads of building has been going on.
My son went to Liverpool John Moore's University and he had a
wonderful time there, having met his new wife in the library as well.
We enjoyed visiting him there, much to our surprise ...
Chris
On 31 Jul 2008, at 18:41, John Hudson wrote:
>
> Ahead of leaving for the UK earlier this month, list member Brian Gray
> kindly suggested that he and his wife meet me for lunch one day in
> Liverpool
> to be followed up with chatter on all things Olympus, a downtown
> walkabout,
> an at-home evening meal, an overnight stay and a hearty breakfast the
> following morning. Who could resist such an invitation? I didn't.
> That such
> an invitation could be thrown to a complete stranger is an
> indication that
> this OM list is a family of mature and friendly people all sharing a
> common
> bond of integrity and honesty.
>
> This trip to Liverpool was only the second visit in over 30 years
> after
> having graduated from the U of L in my late 20s. Brian and his wife
> Vivienne
> [also my wife's name] helped me retrace some of my steps from the
> 1970s and
> also for some of those of our son who learned to walk on the Mersey
> promenade.
>
> It is very heartening and gratifying that there is still enough
> trust and
> respect in the world for complete strangers to welcome other
> strangers into
> their midst with the only common denominator being their membership
> of an
> internet discussion list and the associated trust that such a
> membership can
> engender.
>
> I should like to tip my hat to Vivienne and Brian Gray for being such
> welcoming, kind and graceful hosts and also for providing some
> relief from
> the anxiety of visiting my mother, 94, recently widowed after 65
> years of
> marriage, recently out of post-op at a major hospital, physically
> frail and
> in decline, but as mentally sharp as ever.
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