Growing up together, eloquence escapes me. Suffice to know our families have history and we shared lots of things...

Including our bath, 1min 30 was my washing record; his, 1:29 - I obviously let him win. He probably beat that as a teen!

The dogs kennel. Tattis was a small terrier, I still have no idea how we managed it! Thankfully the roof came off so we could extricate ourselves.

Our desperation to be chosen to drink our milk at lunchtime out of the one red grape glass. The Minshulls had this glass all 4 of us coveted, now, as an adult I'd fight not to have it. It resembled a bunch of piles!

Grandma's mulberries off the tree in Harare.

A really grown up trip to 'Pluto' (around the block in Avondale). We were 9- MJ, 7- me, 6- Mark & 4- Pips.

French cricket on the lawn

Grandad Minshull's 80th at Granada, where M-J made the speech.