"Joe?" So, she wanted details that only a mother could give.  The sought knowledge of her beloved from a time long before the young couple were known to each other as husband and wife.

"Well, as a tot, he was such fusspot; he always wanted to be picked up or put down soon after. Cried a lot. Thought I'd go mad, but he settled into a good lad." She considered the events of their first meeting.  Pearl's account matched how Joe had described the events.  "I'm not surprised he came to yer rescue. As a lad he was always playing umpire sortin' out teams fer games, lookin' out for little 'uns, makin' sure children who wanted ta play were included. He used ta get in trouble tryin' ta stop fights all the time. John thought 'im too. How those two fought..."

Lottie tilted her head as wandered through the mists of time.  Her journey took her back to the present and she considered her new daughter-in-law's pedigree. "I know yer family by reputation. I'm told they're in the paper alot, but I never learnt to read so I judge a person by what's on the inside, not how much money they 'ave down the bank. From where I sit, Looks like you're pretty shiny."