Thank you. You and your family must have some interesting stories to tell about Tilbury and all the changes to shipping and commerce on the Thames during the past fifty years, or longer.

I thought you might be interested in this article I wrote with the help of retired waterman and lighterman, Eric Carpenter: thetidalthames.com/2020/05/24/m...
We met just before the UK went into lockdown during covid. We've kept in touch ever since and he's helped me on many occasions.

Ditto. Have a good night x

ps There's so much history surrounding the Thames; I'm always learning.

We hardly had any rain.

That's very kind. Thank you. I enjoyed working on it.

There's a similar town in France called Bécherel, a medieval village, population roughly 650 with thirteen bookshops.

So nice to see and hear this again. Thanks. 💕

Yes very itchy! It must have been interesting working on the trees and you probably know far more about them than I do.
If you're interested I wrote a piece on Riverside trees for my blog last year: thetidalthames.com/2024/11/03/r...

Thank you for sharing your story. That's very interesting to know.