Today I worked a little more on A Knight’s Tale. I took advantage of Becky’s presence to obtain her help with laying out iMac’s Pages.
Some text was taken from my recent post “Come And Meet My Grandmother”.
September 1925: Trapeze artists Jack and Betty Riskit perform a gymnastic feat. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
I was also able to add this image from Getty Images to my post “Holly”. My great aunt and uncle here perform a different feat. I assume Betty was Holly’s stage name.
I extracted further material from my posts ‘Directions’, ‘Shirley Oaks’, An Attachment To The Gates’, and ‘Meandering Through Soho’.
This image was taken from ‘Shirley Oaks’.
More than fifty years to go.
This evening we dined on Christmas dinner soup followed by turkey, chicken, and bacon pasta bake. Jackie, Becky, and Ian drank Don Cayetano Sauvignon Blanc 2018, and I drank more of the Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
Great old photos, always interesting to look back, and oh what a dashing young man…Derrick
Very many thanks, Ivor. š
I remember taking that photo Ivor. we were both so young, I was 17 and D was 23, aaaah happy days.
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You come from such athletic stock Derrick – and weren’t you just the heartthrob! We were all once so pretty but also pretty senseless – and now that we have sense…… the knees are shot š
š Many thanks, Pauline
Wow Derrick. What a stunner! And today’s post led me down such a burrow. Very interesting stories about the homes, a version of which, as you know, was occupied by my mother and aunt for several years in the 1920s.
Very many thanks, Gwen. Gratefully accepted. š
Iām seriously jealous now. You should have been Bond.
Many thanks, Dad. I couldn’t have competed with Sean. š
Oh my, you should have gone to Hollywood! On second thought, we’re glad you didn’t! š
Many thanks, Jill. Me, too. š
Agree with the above comments about your photo. It sounds like you got a lot accomplished today!
We did, Merril. Many thanks š
Wowsah, Derrick!!!
Thanks very much, Laurie š
Is your great uncle actually wearing a suit, complete with pocket ‘kerchief?
No sparkling costumes back then, it would seem, for trapeze artists
I was pretty surprised at his outfit, too, Brian. Thanks very much
Oh, my. You look like trouble.
š Thanks very much, Jodie
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He was Jodie.!!!
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I am confident of your melifluous sailing through the long journey. I am waiting for the book.
Many thanks, Uma
What wonderful photos! AND you were (and still are!) a very handsome fellow! I imagine you had some groupies! š If not, you should have! š
You’ve lived an interesting life and thank you for sharing your stories. I do think your book A Knight’s Tale will be a masterpiece to all who read it.
(((HUGS))) š
Very many thanks, Carolyn. Actually, I had no idea, and was very shy. X
Youāre setting hearts a-flutter across the globe with that photo, Derrick. Fanning myself here in the great white north.
Are you writing a memoir? I missed that nugget in earlier posts. Bravo! Have you heard of software called Scrivener? Iām investigating for something Iām writing which has turned into a large shaggy beast and needs taming. It has come recommended by a few writers.
Very many thanks, Susanne. Much appreciated :). Yes, ‘A Knight’s Tale’ is a memoir prompted by a number of my readers. It’s all there in the posts – just needs to be dug out and edited
That is a great photo of you from 50 years ago, Derrick! I know your memoir will make an interesting read, too.
Many thanks, Lavinia
That’s quite the sultry look you’re throwing at the camera. š
At the photographer š Thanks very much, Widders
You look very āHollywoodā here, Derrick.
Many thanks, Cheryl. I think š
Yes, that was a compliment! š
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Fabulous photos.
Smouldering…..
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Many thanks, Melanie š X
Incredibly stunning photos!
Thanks very much, Deboemman
Dashing for sure!
Thanks very much, Lynn
OMG! What a pic!
Many thanks, Maniparna š
Oh Jackie thank you for the visit, great to hear from you. It’s a charming picture šš