Wild Dingo
8th March 2007, 01:08 AM
Gidday
Now all this time I had this feeling that my FIL didnt believe my boat lust desires today he proved me wrong... giving me a wonderful antique brass yacht as a gift :2tsup:
Its solid brass abut 9 1/2inches LOA x 1 1/2in beam annd 18in from base to top of mast
Its story is "It was a gift to my grandfather from some high dignitary of the Rhodesian government at a dinner party in London a long time ago and was the reason behind my father moving there in the months before I was born. the last time I saw it I was 4 years old and my father took it from me saying "Now young Ric I had best take that and put it away till your more of an age to appreciate it" they moved from Rhodesia to Australia before the "troubles" that changed it to present day Zimbabwe while FIL was still a young boy his father passed away 40 years ago and his mother 10... it has only come to light now as he has just sold the family home and in packing and sorting MIL found a tin of notes from his mother one of which said to make sure Ric got the items in the sea chest in the roof... a lucky find by MIL she usually just throws out old tins that she finds over there... but among those items in the sea chest was the boat below
His veiw is this "While father did not think I was of an age to care for it then I have no doubt he would probably think the same now" FIL is 76 :U
I feel quite priviliged to have been given this by him as over the years he had given the impression that he did not believe how serious I was about boats as his son and other son in law have little interest... but as he said "After your sister gave you that beautiful painting for your birthday your face told the story its not the boat you can sail but we are still using that for a few more years yet so this will have to do for now" :2tsup: A more friendly happy and approachable time has not happened before today usually its very tense between us :C
Finally after 24 years I think we have finally come to like each other :2tsup:
Cheers
Now all this time I had this feeling that my FIL didnt believe my boat lust desires today he proved me wrong... giving me a wonderful antique brass yacht as a gift :2tsup:
Its solid brass abut 9 1/2inches LOA x 1 1/2in beam annd 18in from base to top of mast
Its story is "It was a gift to my grandfather from some high dignitary of the Rhodesian government at a dinner party in London a long time ago and was the reason behind my father moving there in the months before I was born. the last time I saw it I was 4 years old and my father took it from me saying "Now young Ric I had best take that and put it away till your more of an age to appreciate it" they moved from Rhodesia to Australia before the "troubles" that changed it to present day Zimbabwe while FIL was still a young boy his father passed away 40 years ago and his mother 10... it has only come to light now as he has just sold the family home and in packing and sorting MIL found a tin of notes from his mother one of which said to make sure Ric got the items in the sea chest in the roof... a lucky find by MIL she usually just throws out old tins that she finds over there... but among those items in the sea chest was the boat below
His veiw is this "While father did not think I was of an age to care for it then I have no doubt he would probably think the same now" FIL is 76 :U
I feel quite priviliged to have been given this by him as over the years he had given the impression that he did not believe how serious I was about boats as his son and other son in law have little interest... but as he said "After your sister gave you that beautiful painting for your birthday your face told the story its not the boat you can sail but we are still using that for a few more years yet so this will have to do for now" :2tsup: A more friendly happy and approachable time has not happened before today usually its very tense between us :C
Finally after 24 years I think we have finally come to like each other :2tsup:
Cheers