A Family Visit
The last family member we visited was Gordon Arnot, cousin Margaret’s younger son. It had been over 35 years since Joyce and I had last seen him when we stayed at a hotel (the name escapes me) in Forres during our second honeymoon.
It should be noted that Joyce had never met my family; nor had I met hers, before we married. All Joyce’s family were back in Virginia and mine were in Scotland; so we had very small wedding with close friends on either side; mine being the Herberts and their two sons.
While we were in Forres, cousin Margaret and Gordon joined us in the residents lounge and we had one of the greatest nights full of laughter and reminiscing about the good family times.
This most recent visit with Gordon was a similar occasion; as briefly referenced in an e-mail he sent us - ” Linda and I thoroughly enjoyed our evening with you, Joyce and Drew - I can’t think of a better way to do justice to a bottle of scotch! Keep in touch - hope you are enjoying home comforts and the Californian sun!”
Fond memories