Chris / Butch / Paddy Wilson

A day or two ago I was looking through a box of letters and cards that my mother had kept over the years from mainly her four sons, but also a few other people. This was mainly from the late 70's and into the 1980s before we had cell phones, internet etc. The picture shows a page and a half of quite a long letter I had written to mum in October 1982. I was on holiday working on a mates farm out of the city. At this time, I was still flatting with Chris in Wellington, and my letter to Mum explains how Paddy went to the States for the first time. Of course, when he got there, I then started receiving collect phone calls in the middle of the night that invariably went on for an hour or so...such great memories to look back on. After rediscovering this old letter, my daughter came home from town saying that she had just been past a busker in town that day who was strumming and singing "Seven Spanish Angels"...of course that brought back more memories. I certainly miss him but have enjoyed reading all these memories too. Thanks to Bernie for setting up the Mykeeper page and I hope you all keep adding to it....