Friday 29th July 2016

Having sent my Eriba paintings to the Camping & Caravan Club (C&CC) magazine as a matter of interest, I have just been interviewed by their ace hack Sheila Kiggins to talk camping and painting. That was easy but I wanted to interview the formidable lady herself as her interest factor was off the scale compared to mine.

We are on grand daughter duties as it's school holidays and love having Maddy the nine year old waterbaby she is.
“Wow! Look at that car,” she exclaimed, at the front window on duties at my instructions to look out for a lady driving slowly looking for our Eriba Puck L. I had earlier seen a very elegant mature lady in a smart two tone Mini Cooper drive past.
We had received a phone call from Sheila to say she was delayed with traffic on the A34 (so whats new on a Friday afternoon?) travelling from Coventry.

I had heard the car go past and then Maddy shouted “It's turned round and coming into the drive Grampy.” It was small but not a Mini.

This tall, helmeted, booted, biker type blonde clambered out of a bright blue, open topped, 3 wheel 2cv kit car not leaving Shaky her seatbelted, three legged rescue dog behind. She removed the SatNav that had brought her to our modest door on her way to visit the Photography group of the C&CC at Roundhills in the New Forest. A tent, dog biscuits and presumably her makeup were somehow secreted in what looked a modest space.

Interview taken in commendable shorthand and recorded on a digital device, we had a cup of tea, a photo with my wife and the Eriba in the drive then off she roared in her impressive quirky machine.

It is scheduled to be published in the October issue. It's a pity the EOC doesn't have a website which accomodates member photos and stories as I could post my pics on there.

Did you get a pic of her and her car?

Thanks ex friends

OK wise ones, open the new edition of the C&CC mag and turn to the inside back page.

Thanks mate

What a nice article.
They sound like a nice couple. 😄

Good work getting the plug in for Eribafolk.

Nice article. No mention of it on the other forum..... so I did!

Could be interesting!

Ian

Nice One great work (in more ways than one) Derek

Lovely article Derek, so pleased you have found a way to continue painting

Denise & Phil