One Night
Wet and bedraggled Buster sought shelter for the night. An ancient Bedford bus won the competition. The trouble was that there was not much left of the bus. If you have ever seen untreated wood and aluminium that’s been left outside completely at the mercy of the elements. You will understand the state of what had once been a grand chariot. A chariot that oiled the wheels of codebreaking.
After cleaning his paws, Buster crawled under the remnants of a seat. Tonight his dreams where full of men in khaki and a girl called Jean. Traveling to somewhere called Bletchley Park.
Footnote, In memory of Lady Trumpington.
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Nice tribute
Thank you Neil, it seems that history is littered with interesting people.
I think the future may be too
I am sure that it will be.
Dear Michael,
Well you sent me to You Tube where I found an interview with Lady Trumpington. I’d never heard of her. What a fascinating lady…certainly worthy of tribute. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS Did you mean Buster sought rather than sort. Or is this a colloquialism I’m not familiar with?
Thank you as ever Rochelle. I felt that [sort] was incorrect, but my mind would not allow me to find the right spelling. With your help I have now corrected sort to sought.
A timely tribute to a very special person indeed.
Thank you Keith, there where so many gifted individuals who found roles in the Second World War. I find myself wondering what many of them would think about the current Brexit debacle.
I can’t imagine.
A lovely worded story and tribute to Lady Trumpington.
Thank you Brenda,
One of those rare politician’s who was able to cross party divides and be respected by all. An extraordinary life.
Certainly she made sure that she lived life
I had to look her up, so thanks for giving me someone to learn about. I love learning new things 🙂
So pleased you looked her up, the trouble is that there are so many extraordinary people, many of whom just get on with life and often stay under the radar
So true. And some who become bright stars really haven’t done much of anything except get notoriety on social media 🙂
Notoriety that’s a key I will leave on the shelf hopefully.
I enjoyed the fact that you had the dog dreaming lovely dreams.
And he even cleaned his paws, clever dog. Thank you Alicia
Memories are such story-givers, and keepers of life…
They certainly are, thank you Magaly
A great tribute, Michael. I’ve watched the series The Bletchley Circle, so know about the place and its history, but wasn’t aware of the lady and so googled.
I am pleased to add a little to the story. Buster seems to be taking me on a journey
At least Bedford found a night shelter. Not idea, but a shelter nevertheless. Tomorrow is another day.
Another day, and another few miles to travel. Thank you Abhijit
Once again I have learned something new. Lovely tribute Michael.
Thank you Jo. If we stop learning, I think life would be boring.
She was a great character, and this is a lovely tribute.
I am glad you approve, thank you Sandra
The Bedford bus got my attention. I watch alot of masterpiece and same bus shows up again and again in different series portraying the war era! My story started with thoughts of a car too.
Reading this, i absolutely assumed it was a man, hard on his luck until you said paws!
Thank you Andrea. At the moment I am writing a series of flash stories about a dog called Buster, not sure where it will end up taking me. But I feel the need to try. However I will attempt to ensure that each story stands by itself.
Good luck!
Thank you
Beautiful tribute.
Thank you so much.
Excellent piece, Michael, bravo!
This is a comment which is very much appreciated, thank you
IT’s always a good sign when your readers are willing to go look stuff up. What a woman and a lovely tribute, indeed.
Thank you Dale. I find that it is often worth studying individuals.
At least Buster got a place to rest out of the elements.
Thank you Stuart, I wish that I had a picture of the bus, there very little shelter, but Buster says it was better then nothing
Timely, well written and an opportunity for me to learn a little bit about Lady Trumpington.. Thank you MIchael.
I was pleased to read your comments, thank you Violet
A clever tribute to a unique lady. 🙂
It is one of the pleasures of writing, to receive such feedback, thank you
You’re welcome 🙂
A tribute to Baroness Trumpington. Charming and elegant. I love it.
It is a pleasure to write when one receives such feedback.
“A chariot that oiled the wheels of codebreaking”: what a great expression. Really enjoyed this creative take on the prompt.
Thank you so much Magarisa
Lovely tribute Neil. There must be so many people that need to be recognised that we simply don’t know of. Thanks for bringing Lady Trumpington to our attention.
Sorry Michael I don’t know where Neil came from. Lovely tribute Michael.
Thank you Irene, I guess penning a tribute is as old as the hills, but it felt right to do it. As Lady Trumpington was working to helping her country survive