Lighthouse

It's our anniversary at the end of the month. I won't say which one because I have an age complex. I knew Cag wanted a ring, so I loaded the Master Card into to my wallet and prepared to be shocked.

The good news is, the choice was made at the first jewellers. The bad news, it was the most expensive on the tray................ but I expected that. Past experience played a part. It's unusual, four separate bands in white gold, randomly set with diamonds and rubys.

Of course, there has to be an adjustment to the size. Cag has such small fingers. A two to three week delay, but that O.K. Better the job is done right than rushed.

It took only minutes after we arrived home for the jungle drums to sound, or rather, a telephone call to a sister. It makes me smile, because I know my wife can't keep a secret. She's an open book, which is rather refreshing these days when so many have so much to hide.

The one thing I can be sure of, by the time we collect the ring, she will have forgotten exactly what it looks like, so she will have the same joy all over again.