Photos of John – ‘chatty man’!
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Our ‘Chatty Man’ was always chatting about becoming an artist. On this rare occasion, his birthday in October 1978, dad really does put pencil to paper and creates some great art! For the following decades he just chatted about painting rather than actually doing any!!
John at his Ruby Wedding anniversary with Irene does get a few words in edgeways around my ‘speech’! May 1993
Alan Featherstone, another chatty man! In May 1993 at John & Irene’s 40th wedding anniversary meal…
John and the family came back to visit dartington hall in 1999. John loved his time here as a music student
John caught chatting as usual! This time to the driver of the steam train we have just had a ride on at Bressingham Steam railway, Diss, Norfolk
John chatting away at lunch in The Ratcatcher’s with David, around 2013
John is the ‘guest-of-honour’ at his friend Frank Burton’s 60th wedding anniversary, around 2013
Dad chats to Frank and Mary Burton at their 60th wedding anniversary, around 2013
A birthday teatime surprise for John with Jeny and Bill Firmin, around 2014
John with the cake what Jeny Firmin made! Happy Birthday! 2014
John making up a (lengthy!) off-the-cuff speech on the occasion of his 80th birthday in 2004
John’s 80th birthday celebrations…2004
John and David waving! at dad’s 80th birthday celebration, 2004
John cuts his cake, 80th birthday! I think I can feel an anecdote coming on! 2004
Typical John! Bumps into folks he vaguely knows and he is off, chatting away! Street party, 2012
John always loved cooking. usually a slow process, with many pauses and chats between starting preparations and actually serving the food! North Walsham, around 2013
John at the Poppy Line Steam Railway in Sheringham, around 2011