Received some sad news today, about my very old friend Christine Paine – her husband Clive called me this evening to let me know that Christine had had a major stroke in January and was now more or less bed bound at home – things don't sound too good at all.
Christine very kindly gave me a roof over my head, when I found myself in a very difficult situation in my early twenties. I was working at The Lavenham Press Ltd at the time. I was desperately looking for somewhere to live, as I urgently needed to get out of a situation I was in. Someone told me that a lady in Lavenham sometimes has lodgers and I was directed to where she lives. It was pouring with rain and I was soaked and on my bicycle (didn't have a car then). I remember feeling quite scared about knocking on someone's door who I didn't know, but Christine greeted me with a big beaming smile, invited me in for a cup of tea and was so kind and friendly. She was an extremely trusting and lovely person and did me a huge favour at a very difficult time.
I lodged with Christine for quite a while in her little cottage in Hall Road, Lavenham, Suffolk. Very fond memories there and of her gorgeous cats Garfield and Marmaduke. We used to have some fascinating chats. Christine was very religious, a passionate gardener and was extremely interested in history and particularly her family tree. Happy times long ago. I recall Christine coming to my wedding with her first husband in 1992. Sadly her husband died a few years later and further down the line, she married the true love of her life Clive and they have lived in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk since they have been together. I would like to go and see her, but as you all know, its not simple getting off Shetland. 😢
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