My mother, born Phyllis Maud Brown in 1911 at Eaton on the outskirts of Norwich, is seen here with fellow-teachers at Rackheath School. She is on the left. She used to cycle there from Eaton every day.  I guess the picture would have been taken in about 1933 or 1934.

My father used to drive to meet her on Thursdays, so I am told by Philip Basey, a former pupil who used to admire his car, an MG.

She died in 1994, having been a widow for nearly 40 years.

Today I have been teaching at university. A rather mixed autumn day with elements of sogginess and sun.