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THE TAX MAN COMETH #29

...ottles of champagne that my dad had been saving for years!   The year was now 1980 and we set a date in August, a couple of months before my dad had to leave.  It was strange having to meet up with the vicar who we had had such a fall out with when we were youngsters, when we had lit all the candles in the church one day to brighten it up.  I hoped he didn’t remember!  I also hoped he didn’t know that it was Gavin and I who had sabotaged the many Christmas and Easter high teas at the vicarage after the church services, when we would take the sandwiches apart and put them back together with a different half! We also had the added problem of my parents �...

Race Day Parties! #25

...ottles of champagne which were squirrelled away in the car, “for when you get married Viv” he would tell me. He had a whole rack of them in his bedroom all ready for my wedding! To get to this event we had all squeezed ourselves into my dad’s Lotus Elite, which he had recently bought as a way of cheering himself up, and it did suit the occasion nicely!   Dad and I with the BRM   These racing events always attracted famous people – naturally there were many well known racing drivers there but also pop stars and TV personalities. I once had my photo taken with Alvin Stardust (the singer) and Joe Bugner (the boxer) – also “Jaws” from the fam...

What the Butler Saw! #42

...g up more champagne for the party, he heard a lot of giggling coming from one of the store rooms.  As he peeked through the door he saw one of the young gentleman of the house in a passionate embrace with one of the housemaids! Let’s hope the butler didn't see anything else!   Don’t miss next week’s instalment:   'Gardeners World at Hoar Cross'   If you would like to follow my story from the beginning, click here and please feel free to share with your friends. Follow me around my childhood home in my 'Tour of the Hall' – click here to view and subscribe to my YouTube channel. OUT NOW!!  'My Dad Bought a Mansion' book is available on Amazon.A...

Here comes the Bride (Part 2) #31

...ottles of champagne that he had been saving for all those years and put them on our table.  After a while he noticed that everyone was happily drinking the cheaper pomagne, which we had bought for the toast, so he took all the bottles back upstairs to his room!  We didn’t even get one for ourselves! Later on we had the speeches and, as I said, our best man was in the entertainment industry and did a magic act.  As he did his speech, he incorporated some of his tricks into the talk and guests were treated to bunches of flowers being pulled from his sleeve and strings of hankies appearing from nowhere.  Finally a dove magically appeared from a hat and flew...

Here Comes the Bride (Part 2) # 28

...ottles of champagne that he had been saving for all those years and put them on our table. After a while he noticed that everyone was happily drinking the cheaper pomagne, which we had bought for the toast, so he took all the bottles back upstairs to his room! We didn’t even get one for ourselves! Later on we had the speeches and, as I have said before, our best man was in the entertainment industry and was a professional performing magician. As he did his speech, he incorporated some of his tricks into the talk and guests were treated to bunches of flowers being pulled from his sleeve and strings of hankies appearing from nowhere. Finally a dove magically ap...

Get me to the church on time #31

...ottles of champagne that he had been saving for all those years and put them on our table. After a while he noticed that everyone was happily drinking the cheaper pomagne, which we had bought for the toast, so he took all the bottles back upstairs to his room! We didn’t even get one for ourselves Later on we had the speeches and, as I have said before, our best man was in the entertainment industry and was a professional performing magician. As he did his speech, he incorporated some of his tricks into the talk and guests were treated to bunches of flowers being pulled from his sleeve and strings of hankies appearing from nowhere. Finally a dove magically app...