Rayleigh Church, 1964

Ruth and me - with my habitual unattractive squint into the sun and wearing that hated coat again.
Mike 8y
Don't forget, one sock at half-mast!!? ;)

Richard Eric 8y
You were correct about that coat. A character-builder, for sure.

scientific country (deleted) 8y
Like someone auditioning for the Sound of Music, very sweet. Bad luck on that coat by the way

Deborah Lundbech 8y
OK, Abaraphobia - I wasn't going to list ALL the pathetic things about me but yes, the half mast sock and while we're at it, the trodden down shoes and the damn bangs or fringe cut by my mother -as usual crooked and way too short!
Richard Eric - "I know, right?"
(As everyone seems to be saying these days.)

Deborah Lundbech 8y
Celia - do you mean the part where the Captain asks where Maria got her clothes - and Maria says from the poor donation box - and he says "What about the coat?" and she says "The poor didn't want this coat."
Well, I've fumed about it already in another photo so I'll move on now!
Forgiveness is a good thing.

Richard Eric 8y
You survived it brilliantly.

Fevan51 8y
Lovely old Rayleigh church. I went to Sunday school here. Had a wonderful Sunday school teacher who had a deformed hand. He told bible stories so well. Wish I had told him that at the time.
I remember Ruth's coat with the bobbles. What was the occasion? Do you remember?

Deborah Lundbech 8y
It is a lovely old church - they used stones from the old castle on Rayleigh Mount as part of the building material. I think it dates from the 14th century - at least part of it.
The first time I ever realized that gravestones had people buried underneath was on a walk with your mum in this graveyard.
The whole notion seriously freaked me out.
I'm still bitter about Ruth's awesome bobble coat so I can't comment on it.
: )
I think we might have been to the market across the street (remember that?) And I think my mother took the picture.