Downstream

from their house. I was
eleven years old, and the
thought of turning that big
wheel to open the lock was
very intimidating to say the
least! The lock keeper was
quite surprised that he was
chatting with a former lock
keeper’s granddaughter, one
all the way from Canada, and
offered to me, the eldest of
five little girls there and
standing shyly by my mum,
the opportunity to work the