Thursday was Dr Deborah Woodward’s 39th birthday so Stuart Cameron took her out for dinner to celebrate at the Orangery at the Beaumont Manor which was where he gave Deborah her present.
“I thought I said no present”
she said
“I know but I already had
this by then” he said, so under protest she opened it, and it took her breath
away.
Back in June on one of their
walks when they were crossing a stream, he caught sight of something glistening
in the water, so he knelt on the bank and reached down and picked it up an
irregular shaped piece of aviation Perspex about the size of a cigarette
packet.
He assumed it originated from
a German World War Two aircraft, a Messerschmitt probably, and likely fell to
earth as a result of cannon fire or flak.
Following the find Stuart
began fashioning it into two items, one of which he had given her and the other
one he was keeping for Christmas.
“It’s beautiful” she exclaimed
as she took the perfectly crafted Dolphin from the box.
“What is it made of?” she
asked
“The Aviation Perspex I
found” he replied, and she gasped
“You made it?” she asked in
disbelief as she studied the Dolphin.
“I needed help with the
mounting” he replied
He had done everything he
could do himself, but he needed help from one of his patients, Daniel White, at
Longlake Farm, who made jewellery as a hobby, so one Sunday he drove out to his
farm so that he could finish off the pieces with gold mountings so they could
be worn on a chain.
“I’ve never received such a
special present” she said and kissed him “Thank you”
She would have liked to give
him a more special “thank you” but they hadn’t got past the friend’s stage, but
she still had hopes.
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