We made it!

[dickiesam]

Just thought I would tell the world, especially all my friends, contacts etc on the forum, that today the 29th of December....

My wife and I are celebrating 55 years of marriage.

Not all of those years were on a rose-petaled path. There were bad times and there were very bad times, but with commonsense, compromise, tolerance and forgiveness we are still together and happy.

DS

[MaryA]

Congratulations Dickiesam and long suffering wife!!! No really - that is a wonderful achievement and I'm very happy for you. Give my love to the missus xx

[HOLLY]

Well done you two! As a mere novice of 32 years I understand what the wife has had to put up with!

Congratulations and best wishes for 2012 -

Holly

[Barbara B]

And they siad it wouldn't last......
Many congratulations on a wonderful achievement. Hope there'll be a glass or two raised tonight.
Barbara

[dickiesam]

And they siad it wouldn't last......
Many congratulations on a wonderful achievement. Hope there'll be a glass or two raised tonight.
Barbara

Well my father-in-law-to-be, a Welshman to the very core, said when I asked his permission to marry his daughter that he had hoped she would marry a Welsh poet or a singer... But I held my parents-in-law in the highest esteem. They were both very good people.

And what's with this "long-suffering wife" thing? Didn't I provide a washing machine, a dishwasher, a freezer, a refrigerator, a nice cooker, a colour telly when colour arrived, a rotary ironer, a fabulous kitchen cabinet in our first flat....

Then when our first daughter arrived a beautiful Silver Cross pram. Here it is in Southport, September 1961, with 18 months old Cathryn in tartan pants and 1 month old Helen tucked up inside.



DS

PS: And there are two bottles of bubbly [one each!] in the fridge!

[Hilary]

Congratulations to you both!

Enjoy the bubbly!

[erika]

Congratulations DS to you and your other half, fantastic achievement.
Enjoy your celebrations

Cheers
Erika

[yappie]

Congratulations to you both and very best wishes for th future - marriage is a high mountain to climb but it looks like you have both made it.
yappie

[simone]

Sorry Brian.. missed this

but.. CONGRATULATIONS

here's to the next 55

Simone xxxx

[MaryA]

here's to the next 55

[dickiesam]

here's to the next 55

Oh no! Not another 55? Wait until I tell my wife!

DS

[Tina]

Hi D.S
Sorry I was away for your anniversary.
Well done to you both
Congratulations and warmest wishes.
I hope you had a wonderful day.

Tina

[MaureenB]

January 2012 you have now entered your 56th year
Congratulation to you and Mrs DS.

Regards MaureenB
P S nice photo of southport

[MaryA]

Came across this as I was checking back - many congratulations on yet another year tomorrow Dickiesam - hope you enjoy many more years to come!

[dickiesam]

Another year successfully completed.... Thank you for the thought! Very kind of you and much appreciated. There are two more bottles of bubbly in the fridge ready for tomorrow. All we need is the snow to make the day complete! We had to dig our way into the church the day before the ceremony and clear nearly 2 feet of the white stuff!!

[MaryA]

Lovely pic of the happy day and good memories of mums and dads, thanks for posting.

PS which church?

[Bertieone]

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs DS from Mr & Mrs Bert.


Are You 1b, 221, 1957 ?

[dickiesam]

PS which church?

Salem Chapel, Corris Isaf, Merioneth.

Note: Isaf [pronounced Eesav] means 'Lower'. There is a Corris Uchaf [Eechav - the ch is soft as in Scottish 'loch'], which is Upper Corris at the top of the valley about a 1/2 mile away.

[dickiesam]

Congratulations to Mr & Mrs DS from Mr & Mrs Bert.
Are You 1b, 221, 1957 ?

Nope! Northumberland was too nippy that time of year....

8C - 53 - 1956!

[Bertieone]

DS,
Do you know you are not on Free BMD and you knew you were on a winner marrying a lady with that surname