Random Acts Of Kindness

[paulllambert]

I took Dad (80 years old) to London today. It was a sort of trip down memory lane, as he's been unwell lately, and I thought it might cheer him up. We visited Battersea, where I grew up, and where he owned a newsagents (we lived above shop). I was taking a few photos (the shop is now a house), when a lady came out of the front door. I told her the story, and why I was photographing. I couldn't believe it when she invited us in, and showed us around the house. I could see tears in my dad's eyes, and I was filling up too. We could have been anybody. That act of kindness made his day, and certainly mine. Has anybody else witnessed such an act of kindness lately?

[humbersloop]

yay jack, so glad to hear that and that you're around

my kindle profile (tragically) tips up all the 99p reads, and no chick/ lit among them - what on earth are you buying?

[humbersloop]

doh, flippin' heck, yo balders

ho yus -you too I hope

[Baldric]

Yep, all good here thanx

[Psybbo]

What a lovely day you had, will you send her a thank you card - a gem of a lady in London

[atalanta]

Oddly enough, I did a similar thing a few months ago. I had business in a certain part of London near where I went to primary School, and just round the corner was the old home. I knocked on the door, told the youngish woman of the house my story, and she, too invited me in to see how it looks now. She was astonished ( and then some !) when I told her that my father had bought the place just after WW2 for £200 because of the bomb damage. It must now be worth over a million. I'm glad to say it is now vastly more comfortable and more cheerful than it used it be. I, too, thought she was very kind to a total stranger, who could have been anyone.

[paulllambert]

Thanks for your responses, agree about house prices atalanta. The only thing that I found disappointing, was that MY pear tree hadn't survived. I spent hours going up and down that old thing.

[paulllambert]

Oh, sorry psybbo. Yes, I think dad is going to send her some flowers.

[Peter Pedant]

// What a lovely day you had, will you send her a thank you card - a gem of a lady in London //

good point - I failed to send the lady on X ville beach a post card - [ but she wouldnt have known that at the time ]