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ndani kyema, My Story - Ray Moore 110
The effect of my years spent away from my family at an impressionable part of my
life, was that I really did not know or experience
what family life could be. I was definitely more
comfortable in the setting of a boarding school.
I know why families were When I came home to Australia, I was a fairly
created with all their socially isolated, even lonely person, although I
imperfections. They fitted in with the young people’s group at the Kew
humanize you. They are Baptist Church OK. I had never been a person to
made to make you forget make one or two close friends, and was obviously
yourself occasionally, so more comfortable in the larger group situation
that the beautiful balance where I could be part of the crowd and not draw
of life is maintained-- attention to myself.
Anais Nin
A happy family is but an Until I met Bev. And then I experienced
earlier heaven. something that I think we all look for – the sense
of belonging. I also became part of her family and
-- John Bowring found myself under the protective wings of her
mother and father. Here was a reasonably
No matter what you've functional family which I felt secure in. They
done for yourself or for became an integral part of my life from then until
humanity, if you can't look they died many years later.
back on having given love
and attention to your own After our six year courtship – ‘cementing the
family, what have you relationship’ we called it – we finally celebrated
really accomplished? our wedding in the Kew Baptist Church. It was a
wonderful day and left, in my mind, nothing to be
-- Elbert Hubbard desired. We were supported by many friends and
family, and the only thing that put a dampener on
The family you come from the festivities was the weather. We had to resort
isn't as important as the to having our main wedding photos taken in the
family you're going to church hall instead of in the nearby gardens.
have.
We spent our first night of marriage at Upwey in
-- Ring Lardner the home of Bev’s Auntie Nell, who had kindly
offered it to us. Then, piling everything on to our
"I don't care how poor a motor scooter we headed for Port Melbourne
man is; if he has family, where we boarded the Princess of Tasmania, a
he's rich." - Dan Wilcox vehicular ferry which took us across to Devonport
and Thad Mumford in Tasmania.
We had a wonderful time in Tasmania which lived
up to our dreams and hopes. Diana Durkop, our
scooter, did us proud.
On the next page I have inserted some pictures of
our wedding and honeymoon.
The effect of my years spent away from my family at an impressionable part of my
life, was that I really did not know or experience
what family life could be. I was definitely more
comfortable in the setting of a boarding school.
I know why families were When I came home to Australia, I was a fairly
created with all their socially isolated, even lonely person, although I
imperfections. They fitted in with the young people’s group at the Kew
humanize you. They are Baptist Church OK. I had never been a person to
made to make you forget make one or two close friends, and was obviously
yourself occasionally, so more comfortable in the larger group situation
that the beautiful balance where I could be part of the crowd and not draw
of life is maintained-- attention to myself.
Anais Nin
A happy family is but an Until I met Bev. And then I experienced
earlier heaven. something that I think we all look for – the sense
of belonging. I also became part of her family and
-- John Bowring found myself under the protective wings of her
mother and father. Here was a reasonably
No matter what you've functional family which I felt secure in. They
done for yourself or for became an integral part of my life from then until
humanity, if you can't look they died many years later.
back on having given love
and attention to your own After our six year courtship – ‘cementing the
family, what have you relationship’ we called it – we finally celebrated
really accomplished? our wedding in the Kew Baptist Church. It was a
wonderful day and left, in my mind, nothing to be
-- Elbert Hubbard desired. We were supported by many friends and
family, and the only thing that put a dampener on
The family you come from the festivities was the weather. We had to resort
isn't as important as the to having our main wedding photos taken in the
family you're going to church hall instead of in the nearby gardens.
have.
We spent our first night of marriage at Upwey in
-- Ring Lardner the home of Bev’s Auntie Nell, who had kindly
offered it to us. Then, piling everything on to our
"I don't care how poor a motor scooter we headed for Port Melbourne
man is; if he has family, where we boarded the Princess of Tasmania, a
he's rich." - Dan Wilcox vehicular ferry which took us across to Devonport
and Thad Mumford in Tasmania.
We had a wonderful time in Tasmania which lived
up to our dreams and hopes. Diana Durkop, our
scooter, did us proud.
On the next page I have inserted some pictures of
our wedding and honeymoon.
