That’s a lovely story of how you met. It’s always good to start off as friends, and if they’re willing to see you through a rough time, then they’re in it for the long haul. I’m sorry to hear that your father has passed but it’s good to hear that you had some support through that time

No..lol -I didn’t know my husband when he was a biker.. just aswell as he wouldn’t have appealed to me in the slightest especially in the skinny-leg jeans I’ve seen in photo’s. He looked so much older and just too “rough and rugged” back then but now, he’s far more handsome.

We met online at a site called “Singles Who Click” (we each had a profile on there as it happens). I had moved to Brisbane, but my father died suddenly 2 weeks after my girl and I arrived - and to cut a long story short, the two of us were driving back to Victoria and had stopped in Sydney (Parklea) at my sisters for a couple of weeks before heading further south. It was around my birthday and I received an email from Paul. It just didn’t seem to be the right timing.. penpals at a sad time when I had so much going on and needing to be sorted out.

Anyhow, we kept in touch via email and 4 months after the first email I agreed to meet him.. and the following year we were married. Our second marriage for both of us. Have been married for 3 years.

Oh he sounds like he was serious-you wouldhave to be if you had a custom made outfit and a beard down to his belly. Did you know him when he was like that?

It’s indeed hard to find here for some reason. I do love a good creamy chowder though and it’s fairly hard to screw up so I always order it if I see it. The lamb sausages looked great but they really needed something added to it.

Yes reading material can really help, especially if service is slow. More places should have things to read-although going out for dinner with friends might seem a little odd then

My husband (clean shaven, church going, cardiac nurse) used to be somewhat of a biker (with a beard down to his belly.. leathers etc years ago)..and he owned a custom made “outfit”.. being a motorbike with sidecar (I didn’t know the term for that until I met him).

Anyway.. he seems more into racing cars on the telly these days.

I’ve always wanted to eat a good clam chowder and never have. Never, ever eaten clam chowder at all from memory! Which I’m shocked about actually. I’ve made all sorts of chowders but never clam for some strange reason. The bread rolls look good..but I can see what you mean by it being too much for the filling. The picture of the lamb meal looked much better than the actual tasting as it happens. Oh well.

I also like places that have lots of things to read!

Will have to visit for a bite to eat!