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Lovely story, Terry. Thanks for sharing.

"I didn't have a pen on me." This really made me grin.

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Thanks, Nathan. Yes, It's great, isn't it?

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Terry, this is wonderful - thank you for a real treat of a read!

This part really made me laugh: "I came back from a lecture once to discover a note wedged in my door — a note with nothing on it. I knew straight away it was from Yvette. “I didn’t have a pen on me”, she told me later."

It's always lovely to be on the same wavelength as someone special! Brilliant stuff.

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Isn't it?! What's more, she KNEW that i would know it was from her! @kathleen Waller liked that bit as well. 😊

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“I didn’t have a pen on me.” !! 😍

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😆

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Very nice, Terry and very relatable. You never forget those magical times.

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Indeed, Jim, and so fortunate to have experienced them 🙂

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A charming and wistful memory, Terry. A time so illustrative of how youth feels -- and never to be forgotten. T'would bring a tear tae a glass eye. I just loved it.

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LOL Thanks, Sharron!

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Lovely snippet about long lost friends. Have you ever googled Yvette?

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Thanks, Carissa. Not too mushy I hope, seeing as I identify as tough:😎

Yes, but came up blank. She probably got married and changed her name.

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What’s wrong with mushy?

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it doesn't go with my tough guy image: see my self-portrait at the top of this post: https://terryfreedman.substack.com/p/start-the-week-87-d77

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When my dad referred to a love scene, “Aw that’s mushy stuff.”

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Chortle. He was right! Or was he a closet softie as well?

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Tough! ha ha ha. You old softy.

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er, sorry, but what's with the "old"???

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ooops.

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🤣

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