Louise

Mum with Louise after her baptism at St Chad's 2/12/79

In August we bought our first car for £900 from our doctor Tom Duffy a blue Ford Escort with good radio. We went to visit the Things (John was in my class at school) at Crowthorne. At that stage John was still happily married and their sons were born later.  Liz spent time in hospital and Louise Ann was born on October 13. I described it as a thrilling experience. Everyone was delighted at a girl! She was named after Lord Louis Mountbatten who was killed that year and of course Ann. In November I sang at Canterbury with Alan Wicks It is amazing the number of operas and concerts on BBC2 in those days. The second part of this year I did not go to chorus much. I was very happy to be looking after Dennis and Louise.