On this day in 1937, two young students’ eyes met across a crowded cafeteria at Manchester University as my Mum noted in her diary. She was doing a special qualification in the teaching of deaf children and Dad was, that year, President of the Student Union and her diary records their meeting almost every day for months. They married on September 2nd 1939 and their four children had 12 children between them who have gone on to have another four, That’s twenty humans on this planet as a result of that chance meeting – love at first sight! The diary is, of course, a family treasure.
On This Day……
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utesmile
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 pm
What a special diary… knowing what happened next. ♥♥♥
mybeautfulthings
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 pm
A delight to read and to picture those two beautiful young people at the start of their lives together. 🙂
Hils
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 am
What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing x
mybeautfulthings
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 pm
Isn’t it? The following entries make such a lovely story of their growing love, just one word, David, being written day after day with JCR (Junior Common Room), flicks, coffee to speak of their meetings. 🙂
mcmcneil1
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 pm
What a treasure !
mybeautfulthings
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 pm
It is and the subsequent entries tell such a lovely story. 🙂