J's timeline

1956 (February 16): Born, Wallasey.
1960 or 1961: Holiday to Ireland.
1963 (summer): First canal holiday Gailey-Ellesmere and return.
1964 (summer): Moved to 124 Grove Road.
1968 (Easterish): Second holiday abroad, to Amsterdam and Netherlands on cruising Botel.
1973 (summer): Last-but-one family boat holiday.
1974 (30 March): Final day at school.
1977 (summer): Last family boat holiday, Nantwich-Stourport and return. News that Elvis Presley had died while we were at Stewponey Lock.
1978 (June/July): Graduated, Liverpool Polytechnic.
1979 (December): Moved into first house, in Silverlea Avenue, Wallasey
1982 (November 6th): Married Brenda, Wallasey Register Office.
1984 (May): First major holiday abroad, to 'celebrate' Brenda's 40th birthday, fortnight to Sorrento, Italy
2002 (March 30th): Brenda passed at 1605, St Johns Hospice, Clatterbridge, Wirral.
2005 (March 19th): Met Sara for the first time - to Saltaire and Shipley Glen Tramway
2005 (April 27th): First posting to this blog!!
2005 (Nov 19th): Appeared at Waterways Workshop, Whitchurch