"Neil Arlidge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : Steve Haywood wrote: : > On 24/11/06, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : > wrote: : >> : >> We passed : >> through Bourton Lock but of course there was no face at the window. I : >> heard that the lady who use to live there use to write to Finch : >> while he was inside. : > : > : > : > Yes, Irene passed away earlier this year, a sad loss to anyone who : > values women of strong character, or eccentric nature. She was a :snip : > Steve : : She was indeed a grand old lady. : Glad to say we never had any run-ins with her, though she often came out to : check up! :-)
She did instruct me in the correct way to use a lock and stop revving that noisy engine in my early days of shared ownership -- Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/ :
