Denise lived two doors down and knew the street already. This gave her authority.
Portchester
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We moved to Portchester in August 1969, a few weeks before my seventh birthday and before I started at Castle Lane Junior School.
Mum walked me to Castle Lane on my first morning. Denise came with us and behaved as though she were showing two visitors round.
Decimal Day was Monday, 15 February 1971. I was eight and had been told that money was changing, although the pound was staying the same. This seemed an unnecessary way to organise it.
The tutor at evening class said I needed to practise at home if I wanted to improve my speed.
Mum treated her bus pass as proof that the buses were there for her personal use.
Mum had a stroke on Tuesday 27 September 2016.