My wife and I and our seven kids lived on Muller Rd in Blenheim for eight years, 1969 to 1977. Although we have had a great many wonderful years since then, that eight years was certainly some of the best. If it wasn't for wanting to give the kids back their grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles, we probably would still be there.
We are still very interested in what is going on in Blenheim. With Google Earth we can watch the development, and through your paper we can keep in touch with what is going on. We found New Zealand to be a wonderful country and Blenheim to be a great town to live in.
When we moved to Blenheim, milk was still 4 cents a pint, delivered to the door, and we bought our house at 81 Muller Rd for $5000. When I read about Blenheim now, the price of houses has sure changed.
The Gilchrist family ran the piecart at the corner of Scott and Main sts, across from the old Palace Theatre. We have never been able to find a sausage quite like those ones they did up. My wife, Trudy, and Shirley Gilchrist were great friends.
These are just a few things that sort of put a date to the time we lived in Blenheim. It was a wonderful time. Our kids still think of Blenheim fondly and have never fully forgiven us for taking them away even though it has worked out well for all of them.
Our oldest boy, Barry, stayed in New Zealand and married a lovely lady and has a family and is now living in Westport. So we still have a direct contact.
So, this is just a short letter letting at least one person know how we still feel about New Zealand and especially the lovely borough of Blenheim.
LYALL ERIKSEN, Victoria, Canada
No comments:
Post a Comment