I met lots* of old family members, now passed away, via the efforts of my uncles as youngsters taking up the new and exciting hobby of photography and home developing* of the prints. I met a few children I ought to know very well* but who now seemed rather distant. They were, in fact*, actually us as babies, toddlers and young ones, captured in our adventures by our ever present amateur photographers, always on the look-out for a snapping opportunity. There I was, smiling happily in my pram (baby carriage), being held by admiring grandparents, getting chased along a beach by someone with a bucket of seawater, and sitting on that wonderful tricycle in a stripy jumper. Yes, it certainly was me but not as anyone knows her now, she was a fresh unwritten sheet, entirely without all the decades of happenings and memories. There seems to be* an enormous gap between us, but in fact* there isn’t, and it is a marvel and a wonder that time and experience of life has been continuous and unbroken from there to here. I can hardly believe it!
* "lots" "masses" Always insert the vowel as these are similar in outline and meaning
* "developing" The contraction is for the noun "development" but safe to use for the verb as well
* Omission phrases "very (w)ell" "in (f)act" "there seems (to) be"
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