He had worked since he was 15, rising from a travelling salesman (in the days when he really did traipse around the countryside, flogging his wares to little shopkeepers around the country) ... to being one of the Directors of South Africa's premier retailing organisation (Pick 'n Pay) There he was General Manager of a Hypermarket (huge, super-sized supermarkets selling everything from peas and fresh meat to camping equipment, furniture, clothing and audio-visual equipment.
He and Mum retired to a sea-side cottage (well, quite a big house that he had built on the side of a lagoon actually!) and settled into a less busy lifestyle. I suppose that applied to him more than my mother, who still cooked, cleaned, maintained his home, fed the cat & dog, etc....!
One of Mum's letters talks about his burgeoning friendship with a 'Wag-tail' that became tame enough to eat from the table inside the house...!
It also includes another of Mum's recurring themes - the Gnomes!
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