Second hand Rose

Before I looked to see who our contributor was, I started to read the article, wondering who to blame - my shortlist was Ruth, Pete or Will. Lo and behold it was Will and I spent a very interesting few minutes reading it and marvelling at it. Would that I could write like that. I sometimes read contributions in Saga magazine by Keith Waterhouse, who I used to imagine was at school with me in 1938 as there was a Keith Waterhouse in my class.. It later transpired that the a/mentioned was born in Leeds some 10 miles away, about the same time as I was, and probably never went to Thornes House Grammar School in Wakefield. Another of my favourite columnists is the ex M.P Freud, whose first name I cannot remember. Not Sigmund, not Anna. not Lucien -- there are over 7000 Freuds in the Google, which did not help much. So far as I am aware he never owned a 2nd hand book shop, but he could have done. He is or was a slow speaking lugubrious man with a beard. Mum, Mum, there is a man at the front door with a beard! Go back and tell him we don't want one as your dad already has one. (Old English joke) I loved the story 84 Charing Cross Road - about a second hand bookshop. I mentioned Pete among my guesses as he loved to go to Hay-on-Wye - renowned for its s.h.b.shops. Hay Ho what a lovely day Love to all fom Dad. ps I hope your car had not been damaged, Steve and that you got home safely.