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Jenny Ley-Meek “Mrs Elliott spends
£4,000 or more with me each time.
‘Do you do Weymouth?’ she asked.
‘Weymouth?’ I gasped, disappointed”
W
hen my neighbour came the restaurant so she approached him,
knocking recently I felt explaining what she had overheard and
pangs of excitement. When the significance of the town for her.
Mrs Elliott goes on holiday, It transpired that this gentleman had
she really goes on holiday! not only grown up there, but he had
A widow for more than 20 years, she also attended the same school.
travels alone at least twice a year and They spent the rest of the
spends £4,000 or more with me each evening talking of mutual
time. So dropping everything, I friends and teachers, and
plonked a select few brochures reminiscing about
down on the coffee table and places where they
rushed to the door. used to hang out.
After our usual chitchat On the last night they
about her geraniums, the new exchanged contact
vitamins she is trying and the details and promised
upset her hairdresser had caused to keep in touch.
her that week by giving her a “tight Her face beamed with joy
perm” instead of her usual “bouncy when she told me they had al-
waves”, we finally came around to talk ready seen each other twice since
about her holiday plans. coming home. He had picked her up
“Do you do Weymouth?” she asked. and driven her back to Caerphilly, where
“Weymouth?” I gasped, disappointed. they had fish and chips from the very
“Yes,” she said, continuing to tell me same shop they used to go to as children.
she wanted a five-night coach trip to In these trying and tough times, this
Weymouth, staying in a good half-board heart-warming story has kept me smiling
hotel. all week, knowing that I had a helping
As always, after her holiday she popped hand in their reunion. In times like these,
over to give me some feedback. it was just the kind of positive story I needed.
What she told me was more gratifying
than any amount of commission and pound
signs that had danced in front of my eyes
the week before.
During her stay, she had noticed a group
of very well-dressed gentleman at the
hotel bar talking about Caerphilly, the
town where she was born.
The following night, she noticed one Jenny Ley-Meek works for homeworking
of the gentlemen standing alone in company Superior Travel
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