Dad always use to cycle to work just as I do myself, and having now reached the age of (nearly) 54, I can understand why he moved on to a moped in the early 80s when he was around my current age (the muscles recover more slowly these days lol)
Dad later passed his driving test again (having driven before I was born) and left the moped behind for a car. But here's a photo of Dad with his moped at his workplace at Wrightsons in Alperton.

should read Great Grandad now Dad with little Tristan, Harmony & Scarlett your first Great Grandchildren,,,,I know you'll be watching over them x

 My first Father's Day without Dad :(

 We watched him suffer, day by day;

One year, Nan and Grandad took me and my sisters on an autumn holiday to the Isle of Wight. One day, we went to Sandown, where we started the day with mini golf, and then cream cakes in the cafe. We then made our way to the arcade. Grandad lent me his cap so that I wouldn't catch the sun.

We arrived at the arcade, and split up in order to go on the machines we wanted. After about half an hour, we left, and walked towards the zoo. When we got back to the car to go home, Grandad asked me for his hat back. This was when I realised I'd left it in the arcade. We went back and looked, but never found it.

I remember when dad,mum,dawn & me used to go to our nan's on saturday afternoons, we would leave the house for the short walk to the bus stop,and me and dad would always race ahead of mum and dawn,was never quite sure wether it was we were quick or they were dawdlers, but me and dad were always about 50 yards ahead and I used to make out that we were athletes in a race and we were the leaders,mind you I was having to take a couple of steps to his one to keep up myself. Of course when we got to the bus stop we were stuck,because we couldn't get the bus until they caught up. I can remember this seemed to happen on holidays as well, dad was one of the fastest walkers I think I've ever known.

thanks for the memories dad, miss u forever xx