Some partying was formal
- off to a Round Table do
- off to a Round Table do
The Angel of the North is a much safer
place to take her....
place to take her....
Royal British Legion work...
Dot (she was on the committee)
takes local members around
my factory in 1984
Derby & Jones Club
She was also
the Leader in the
Halifax Club, here taking
everyone (and me) to
Bridlington
The Gambler !
Here she is trying
her luck in Las Vegas
back in '86....
TV in 1987
Dot (& me, I am always behind the camera!)
catch the Intercity to London so we can appear on TV (long story)....
Dot (& me, I am always behind the camera!)
catch the Intercity to London so we can appear on TV (long story)....
Retirement
It is 1988 and my first (of three over the next 20 years!) retirement parties....
It is 1988 and my first (of three over the next 20 years!) retirement parties....
Retirement?
Not a real retirement - I become a consultant
and start with a coast to coast lecture tour of
the USA...here we are in San Antonio
Not a real retirement - I become a consultant
and start with a coast to coast lecture tour of
the USA...here we are in San Antonio
A new decade
The 90's arrive - and Dot enjoys
the Californian sunshine in LA
....and I take her to her favorite place:
Blackpool Tower.
Blackpool Tower.
Darby & Jones
Dot was leader of the Halifax
Derby & Jones Club and took them - and me - on trips to Blackpool too (and many other places)
Dot was leader of the Halifax
Derby & Jones Club and took them - and me - on trips to Blackpool too (and many other places)
The good life....
On a Butlins ride..we often took all the family to Butlins all over the UK
1990s also saw us gaining weight.
Time for dieting....
Time for dieting....
A Shared Love of Plants
I put (and care for) aquatic plants
in my dozens of laboratory and
home aquariums, Dorothy fills
the home with house plants - also
well cared for....
Bognor in '91
Dot and her very own Jazz Band!
Dot and her very own Jazz Band!
This was the Dot & Dave Show
During the 90s we toured with the Aquarian Advisory Service. Dot would man the stand leaving me free to wander around the various Shows - thanks!
During the 90s we toured with the Aquarian Advisory Service. Dot would man the stand leaving me free to wander around the various Shows - thanks!
Australia'93
I visited the fish on the Great
Barrier Reef - but Dot was
more interested in the Kangaroos
and Wallabys....
I visited the fish on the Great
Barrier Reef - but Dot was
more interested in the Kangaroos
and Wallabys....
Dot meets President Bill Clinton in Hawaii 1993 (in the crowd anyway)
My secretary continues to follow me around the world!
Here she is in Cyprus in '96
Dot in Central Park - that was
New York, not Halifax
New York, not Halifax
June 2022
The famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant
in Hong Kong sinks!
After 2 years of non-use (due to Covid)
it sprung a leak - then sank.
Sad that! We visited back in the 70s and
had a meal and saw a Show.